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Anri — Shyness Boy

Name: Shyness Boy
Description: Anri was produced by Toshiki Kadomatsu, whose approach to J-funk borrowed heavily from American session musicians and LA studio culture without trying to imitate it. Timely!! captures a moment when Japan's bubble economy meant that musicians could afford full string sections, horn players flown in from New York, and unlimited studio time. The result was a sophistication that still sounds current.

Timely!! · 1983

Label: For Life Records · Genre: City Pop / J-Funk / City Pop · From: Osaka, East Asia

Anri was produced by Toshiki Kadomatsu, whose approach to J-funk borrowed heavily from American session musicians and LA studio culture without trying to imitate it. Timely!! captures a moment when Japan's bubble economy meant that musicians could afford full string sections, horn players flown in from New York, and unlimited studio time. The result was a sophistication that still sounds current.

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