Kingo Hamada — midnight cruisin'
Midnight Cruisin' · 1982
Label: Air Records · Genre: City Pop / Funk · From: Tokyo, East Asia
Kingo Hamada made some of City Pop's most purely enjoyable records — clean grooves, excellent production, the feeling of a Tokyo weekend in 1982 captured in vinyl. Midnight Cruisin' is his most celebrated work: nine tracks of late-night funk and AOR that deliver exactly what the title promises. The title track is a perfectly calibrated driving groove that feels designed for a roof-down, highway-speed, city-lights-in-the-mirror scenario.
Did you know: Kingo Hamada's back catalogue has remained consistently in demand among City Pop collectors and diggers, his records appearing on Best Of lists alongside more internationally celebrated names. He remains relatively obscure outside the genre's dedicated fanbase despite making some of its most appealing music.
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