Various Artists - Denshi Ongaku No Bigaku (The Aesthetics of Japanese Electronic Music Vol 1) 2LP

Still on and about after years of the most intense crate digging, gem mining, desperate head-scratching and avid schooling, thirsty as ever for the next musical thrill to wrap our ears and brains around, here comes the fruit of Cosmocities' life-long love story with Japanese electronics, Denshi Ongaku No Bigaku Vol. 1 and Vol.2. From the soul-fulfilling first crush felt upon hearing the iconic soundtrack of Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence by Ryuichi Sakamoto onto the label's release of Inner Science "Cosmo Tracks," through the life-affirming sets of Laurent Garnier at Dijon's seminal club, l'An-fer, the influence of Japanese music was paramount to the development of Cosmocities catalogue, whether directly or indirectly. This first volume features K. Inoue, Gabby & Lopez, Inner Science, Aquarium, Naohito Uchiyama, Keta Ra, Yuu Udagawa, Noah, Sauce81, Keita Sano, Waltz, Kuniyuki, and Ken Ishii.

• A1. Kaoru Inoue - Em Paz
• A2. Gabby and Lopez - Drive From Miracles (Kaoru Inoue remix)
• A3. Inner Science - Alight
• B1. Aquarium - Rainy Night in Shibuya (deepspace slow down mix)
• B2. Naohito Uchiyama - Shugetsu
• B3. Keta Ra - Equals
• C1. Yuu Udagawa - Infinite Possibility
• C2. Noah - Gemini -- Mysterious lot (written and produced by Noah, taken from the album Noire)
• C3. Sauce81 - Sign Of Secret Love
• C4. Keita Sano - Tai + Dai
• D1. Waltz - Folkesta
• D2. Kuniyuki - Free
• D3. Ken Ishii - Can You Feel It (feat. Metropolitan Harmonic Formulas and Naruyoshi Kikuchi)