Japanese city pop, funk and boogie collected on Tokyo Glow compilation

Featuring Hiroshi Sato, Hatsumi Shibata, Hitomi ‘Penny’ Tohyama, Midori Hara and more.

Wewantsounds is releasing a new compilation, titled Tokyo Glow, this December.

Curated by DJ Notoya, the compilation dives into the archives of Japanese label Nippon Columbia — one of the country’s most storied imprints.

Spanning city pop, funk, soul and beyond, the compilation features music from Haruyoshi Yamashina, Hiroshi Sato, Hatsumi Shibata, Hitomi ‘Penny’ Tohyama, Midori Hara and more.

It follows the label’s Tokyo Dreaming compilation in 2020, which focused on both Nippon Columbia and its Better Days sub-label.

Pre-order Tokyo Glow here in advance of its 10th December release, check out the artwork and tracklist below.

Tracklist:

2. Miyuki Maki – Indo No Michibata

3. Haruyoshi Yamashina – Osake To Joke

4. Sumiko Yamagata – Natsu No Hikari Ni

5. Hatsumi Shibata – Party Is Over

6. Makoto Iwabuchi – Moonlight Flight

7. Hiroshi Sato – Saigo No Tejina

8. Arakawa Band – Paradise’s Dream

9. New Generation Company – I Wander All Alone (Part III)

10. Kiyohiko Ozaki – Ojosan Oteyawarakani

11. Kengo Kurozumi – Juggler

12. Ken Nishizaki – Koi No Paradigm

13. JADOES – Simply Another Love

14. Midori Hara – Aamar Jabar

15. Hitomi ‘Penny’ Tohyama – Tuxedo Connection

16. Mizuki Koyama – Oh! Daddy

17. Haruo Chikada & Vibra-Tones – Sofa Bed Blues

18. Mitsuko Horie – Chigasaki Memory