Kuniyuki Takahashi - Early Tape Works 1986 - 1993 Vol. 2 (2018)

After a revelatory 1st volume, Mule Musiq supremo Kuniyuki Takahashi (Koss) digs deeper into his archive, comes out with some sweetly gauzy gems on Early Tape Works 1986-1993 Vol.2

Tessellating perfectly with Music From Memory’s catalogue of obscure riches, this set unfurls seven works ranging from the faded seaside scenery of Island to romantic, chintzy downstrokes on Your Home, and stripped down Sakamoto-esque gestures on Asia. At its apex, Echoes Of The Past blushes a totally sublime colour of Adult Contemporary synth-jazz, leading to the Lynchian atmosphere of Ai Iro, and cascading harps and water sounds in Sakura No Mizu, and closes out with the cinematic panorama of Imagination, which strongly recalls the finest moments of Ensemble Economique, or what he was referencing, at least.

Like the first set, we advise you not to sleep on this stuff.

Tracklist:
01. Kuniyuki Takahashi - Island
02. Kuniyuki Takahashi - Your Home
03. Kuniyuki Takahashi - Asia
04. Kuniyuki Takahashi - Echoes Of The Past
05. Kuniyuki Takahashi - Ai Iro
06. Kuniyuki Takahashi - Sakura No Mizu
07. Kuniyuki Takahashi - Imagination