So I'm on more of a track-of-the-year cycle. But this friendly 45 suggested itself so courteously. Picked up in Genova, on (presumably local) label Gevox. Redline rhthym section, borderline harmonica, flatline (and very mono) synthesizer. Rochade .
came across this surfing on amazon.co.jp delving deep into the city pop archives. this is a niagara production featuring a young tatsuro yamashita on vocals. pretty hard to resist the vibe on this. care free good times pop. I like the bit that goes "hooky wookie" ... down town
This lp was at the top of my list for several years. Thanks to Bin I finally found a seller with an excellent copy at a nice price. Jasper van't Hof and Joachim Kühn are top flight keyboard virtuosos and the two of them performing duets on various synths and concert grands had to be satisfying listen. And it is. This is the first track on the B side of the lp. It's full on space jazz up till the last couple minutes when a Zairian (now DR Congo) choir comes in and lends the tune a very surreal quality. Bandundu is a city in DR Congo. The rest of Balloons can be had at the Bin .
Alfresco Chimney: 