ATLAS LP

Barcode: 880319901812 we are proud to announce the vinyl reissue of one of the best and most complex japanese jazz fusion albums, 1987™s breeze by hiroyuki namba, eiji kawamura, and toshiro imaizumi™s band atlas. hiroyuki namba is one of the most important japanese keyboardist of the ™80s with a legacy that in-cludes japanese cosmic classic šwho done it?› and štropical explosion,› a sought-after gem by diggers. in addition to his work with his progressive rock band sense of wonder, he™s also known as a member of tatsuro yamashita™s band. eiji kawamura is a highly respected arranger who has worked on projects by major recording artists like kyoko koizumi and hideaki tokunaga, and atlas™ third member toshiro imaizumi is a skilled studio musician who™s also worked on major projects. the album opens with the soothing sounds of ocean waves that turn into the melancholic fusion num-ber that is šmediterranean breeze,› setting the balearic mood for the whole album. šsimpatia› is an album highlight with a euphoric feel that could be tokyo™s answer to the sounds of ibiza?an obscure japanese gem. šafter brunch with you› is a sunny samba fusion with a playful, bright piano melody, followed by šsum-mer breeze,› an electric fusion jam that sound like holger czukay could have wrote it. a track that was so ahead of its time, i wouldn™t be surprised if international feel picked it up and released it as is. breezy mellow tune šnever come into your eyes› reminds you of the sentimental feeling one gets around the time summer™s about to be over. another album highlight, šindige,› is one of japan™s most unique dance tracks of the time, an electric disco stomper that sound like it could™ve been produced by todd terje. šbreeze for siestaš features toshiro imaizumi™s beautiful piano paying, a relaxing song that wouldn™t sound out of place on ecm. šlove beach› blends prog influences with fusion in a way only hiroyuki namba can. the album ends with šmadrigl,› a magical song with dramatic and melancholic moments, full of quintessentially japanese sense of beauty. 01 Mediterranean Breeze 02 Simpatia 03 After Brunch With You 04 Summer Breeze 05 Never Come Into Your Eyes 06 Indige 07 Breeze For Siesta 08 Walkin™ Around In Summer Sand 09 Love Beach 10 Madrigl