Pretty mid-tier compilations of City Pop and related music, but at least they're stuff that's not just from the Youtube algo. The instrumental choices are probably better, but I usually get bored of them. A whole comp of them might be better.They're about to come out with a third.
Picking out some of the good songs (NB: first one has the least amount of songs I skip). ? in 'Note' is a maybe:
| Pacific Breeze: Japanese City Pop, AOR & Boogie 1976–1986 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Title | Artist | Original Album | Note |
| I Say Who | Tomoko Soryo | City Lights By The Moonlight | |
| Subterranean Futari Botchi [サブタレニアン二人ぼっち] | Nanako Sato | Funny Walkin' | |
| Sports Men | Haruomi Hosono | Philharmony | Doesn't really fit the comp., but is a real earworm. |
| Say Goodbye | Hiroshi Sato | Awakening | |
| Bamboo Vender | Masayoshi Takanaka | Jolly Jive | ? Maybe just 'cause it's Splatoonesque |
| L.A. Night | Yasuko Agawa | Gravy | |
| Pacific Breeze 2: Japanese City Pop, AOR & Boogie 1972–1986 | |||
| Title | Artist | Original Album | Note |
| Hidari Mune No Seiza [左胸の星座] | Tetsuji Hayashi | Nine Stories | ? |
| Blind Curve | Kikuchi Momoko | ||
| I'm In Love | Tomoko Aran | ? Maybe the most by-the-numbers city pop song though. | |
| Pacific Breeze Volume 3: Japanese City Pop, AOR & Boogie 1975–1987 | |||
| Title | Artist | Original Album | Note |
| Heartbeat | Miho Fujiwara | California Crisis | |
| Scandal Night | Miharu Koshi | Tutu | |
| Tropica Love | Teresa Noda | ||
| Suiyoubi Madeni Shinitaino [水曜日までに死にたいの] | Yukako Hayase | 躁鬱 | ? |