Haruomi Hosono - Hosono House (Pink)The unbelievably prolific Haruomi Hosono is one of the major architects of modern Japanese pop music. With his encyclopedic knowledge of music and boundless curiosity for new sounds, Hosono has put his unmistakable stamp on hundreds of recordings as a session player, producer, and auteur of his own idiosyncratic musical world. Born and raised in central Tokyo, his adolescent obsession with American pop culture informed his early forays into country

The French boogie track originally compiled by Charles Maurice on French Disco Boogie Sounds Vol

In the wake of this release

This fresh 7" from P-Vine features two of the standout tracks

joining forces with sometime Pharcyde collaborator Destani Wolf for a wonderfully sweet

Joining forces on this one with Jaime Read to beautifully remake an underappreciated mid-80's jam

Never before on 45 Hip Hop reissues

Olivier Masselot is playing the beautiful keys

If I Had No Wings 3

Len’s inserts lead on the A side with the carefully sampled Matrix acapella laid across “Morpheus”

and bass player Myles Raymond admits that he obsessed over a Sly & Robbie Taxi records compilation around the time the band put the tune together

It contains the singles

Featuring vocals from Mutado Pintado (NYC)