Up with the Lark! Launette takes time out from her day job as a chocolatier to play from her treasured vinyl collection. She will also be joined from time to time by carefully chosen guests. Happy Sunday!
Translating literally as “Shibuya-style”, named after the shopping district of Tokyo, which during the ‘90s was the epicentre of the kitsch and Western retro throwback aesthetic, Shibuya-kei bands drew heavily from easy listening pop movements of the 1960s – bossa nova, psychedelia, yé-yé and more.
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Kicking the year off with a Japanese special! Anu delves into all corners of Japanese music from dub to punk to J-Pop, ranging from the 70s all the way to 2017. Focusing on the 90s hip-hop boom through excerpts from HIPHOP NIGHT FLIGHT - a 1995 show on Tokyo FM & through a deep dive on East End x Yuri - who sparked the Hip Hop movement in Japan.
Kicking the year off with a Japanese special! Anu delves into all corners of Japanese music from dub to punk to J-Pop, ranging from the 70s all the way to 2017. Focusing on the 90s hip-hop boom through excerpts from HIPHOP NIGHT FLIGHT - a 1995 show on Tokyo FM & through a deep dive on East End x Yuri - who sparked the Hip Hop movement in Japan.