Cassette Cultures: Past and Present of a Musical Icon Artist_北村友香 Yuka Kitamura As much as we respect

As much as we respect and embrace the spirit of gamelan and its traditions

COLUMN:昨今のシティ・ポップ・ブームと、新世代シティ・ポッパーたち

originally released on Terumasa Hino's private label Love Records and distributed by a Japanese major label

offering songs to other artists (a total of 130 tracks so far)

their breezin' and transparent sound was highly rated by not only fans of City-Pop

Cassette Cultures: Past and Present of a Musical Icon Artist_北村友香 Yuka Kitamura As much as we respect* full color, English, 21 x 16 cm * 176 pages The cassette tape is an icon of popular culture. From Frank Ocean videos to the Guardians of the Galaxy movie, the tape is prominent in cinema, advertising and visual culture: even Urban Outfitters recently set up their own tape line. Its not just nostalgiaall across the world, new generations are discovering the joys of tape, and adapting this classic format to a contemporary context. More and more record