VA - Yaruo (Beat Kaigi): Crystal Light City
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| Artist ..... : VA |
| Album ...... : Yaruo (Beat Kaigi): Crystal Light City |
| Year ....... : 2016 |
| Label ...... : Twilight City Records |
| Cat.No ..... : TCR 003 |
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| Genre ...... : Funk |
| Tracks ..... : 01 |
| Duration ... : 62:10 min |
| Source ..... : CDDA |
| Street Date : Jun-13-2016 |
| URL ........ : www.discogs.com/release/17275279 |
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| Release Size : 122.9 MB |
| Ripping Tool : EAC |
| Encoder .... : Lame 3.100 -V0 |
| Quality .... : VBRkbps / 44,1kHz / Joint-Stereo |
| Rip Date ... : Aug-20-2026 |
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| 01. Yaruo (Beat Kaigi) - Crystal Light City 62:10 |
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| Total: 62:10 |
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| TRACKLIST: |
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| 01 - Junko Ohashi - Senchimentaru Redi |
| 02 - Hitomi "Penny" Tohyama - Love Is The Competition |
| 03 - Hitomi "Penny" Tohyama - Let's Talk In Bed |
| 04 - Kanako Wada - Party Town (What Can I Do For You) |
| 05 - Kanako Wada - Tanjobi Wa Mainasu Ichi |
| 06 - Junichi Inagaki - Jajauma |
| 07 - Kengo Kurozumi - Juggler |
| 08 - Naoya Matsuoka With Minako Yoshida - Lovin' Mighty Fire |
| 09 - Marlene With Seawind - Summer Nights |
| 10 - Kimiko Kasai With Herbie Hancock - As |
| 11 - Kay Ishiguro - Ame |
| 12 - Masaki Ueda - Onna Wa Kotoba Ja Tsujinai |
| 13 - Miyuki Kohsaka - Falling Night Falling Love |
| 14 - Chie - Long Afternoon |
| 15 - Norio Maeda & The Playboys - Sunny |
| 16 - Africa - Think Love Think Death |
| 17 - Kimiko Kasai - Chameleon |
| 18 - Paul Jackson - Eight Ways Of Love |
| 19 - Mari & Bux Bunny - Nettaiya |
| 20 - Tomuya Endo - Senchimentaru Jani |
| 21 - Takeshi Kaga - Habaraito |
| 22 - Noriyo Ikeda - Summer Orange No Koi |
| 23 - Judy Anton - Living In The City |
| 24 - The Platters - I Know Paradise |
| 25 - Mayumi Asaka - Hold On Me |
| 26 - Yoko Maeno - Winelight |
| 27 - Frank Nagai - Mahogani No Kaunta |
| 28 - Keiko Goto - Dear Samba |
| 29 - Noriyo Ikeda - Koi No Jairo |
| 30 - Miharu Koshi - Karudia No Umi |
| 31 - Johnny Yoshinaga - Arigato |
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| Following his acclaimed first Mix-CD "On The City Tokyo" which brought |
| fresh attention to the world of Japanese Light Mellow, Yaruo returns |
| in 2016 with "Crystal Light City" -a carefully curated journey through |
| Japanese Boogie and Rare Goove. Blending well-loved classics with |
| forgotten gems rescued from obscurity, Yaruo's unique selection and |
| mixing style reveal the elegant shine and deep soul hidden within |
| these tracks. Smooth, unexpected, and full of character, this unique |
| mix balances beauty and strangeness in a way that only Yaruo can. |
| Going beyond the boundaries of a typical Japanese music mix, "Crystal |
| Light City" delivers a surprising and adventurous listening experience |
| that will appeal to groove lovers of all backgrounds. Step inside |
| Yaruo's world and discover the sounds of "Crystal Light City". |
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| Yaruo (Beat Kaigi) is from Tokyo. He got into DJ culture at the age of |
| 15, when he began working as an assistant to a well-known local DJ, |
| helping him with tasks such as carrying record cases and equipment. At |
| the same time, he started DJing himself, initially focusing primarily |
| on Hip-Hop. After his mentor advised him to move away from playing |
| Hip-Hop and focus instead on Japanese music, Yaruo moved into Wamono. |
| He began searching for and collecting Japanese music on vinyl, and |
| playing these records in his DJ sets. After a ten-year break, Yaruo |
| returned to DJing. He began putting his mixes online as free-to-listen |
| releases, but kept them available only briefly, taking them down |
| shortly after upload. This approach helped build his popularity and |
| got more listeners interested in his mixes. When one of his online |
| mixes caught the attention of a well-known figure within DJ circles, |
| gained his approval and reached a wider audience, some Japanese record |
| shops also took an interest in Yaruo's mixes. They asked him to make |
| mixes for them, which they could then offer to their customers as |
| physical releases. At first, the mixes appeared as CDR's in very small |
| runs. Then, in 2015, Yaruo received an offer from the Japanese record |
| label "Twilight City Records", leading to the release of his first |
| officially pressed Mix-CD. When it comes to his Wamono mixes, Yaruo |
| does not confine himself to any particular genre, instead weaving |
| together a wide range of Japanese musical styles, including: City Pop, |
| Enka, Blues Kayo, Folk, Boogie, and Jazz. This eclectic approach has |
| shaped a distinctive style of his own, earning him a strong reputation |
| among Wamono enthusiasts.He is also a long time member of the Japanese |
| group of DJ's and diggers called "Beat Kaigi". |
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