Nippon Acid Folk 1970-1980 [LP]

Nippon Acid Folk 1970-1980 [LP]

- Mastered by Andy Baldwin at Metropolis Studios, London, UK - Compiled & Designed by Kay Suzuki - Liner notes by Anton Spice & Kay Suzuki - All photographs by Mike Nogami: 2023 Mike Nogami - Coordinated by Ken Hidaka & Kay Suzuki - Vinyl LP with 4 page insert, original artwork, photos A counterculture movement united by an expansive, experimental, and deeply soulful sensibility, Japan's rebel protest music challenged the status quo and changed the country's music industry in the process. The birth of Japan's nascent acid folk scene was rooted in the messy and invigorating political climate of the late 1960s. Hiroki Tamaki - Kawa (River);Happy End - Kaze Wo Atsumete (Gather the Wind);Takashi Nishioka - Man In No Ki (The Crowded Tree);Ken Narita - Gingatetsudo No Yoru (Night on the Galactic Railroad);Hiroki Tamaki - Beautiful Song;Niningashi - Hitoribotchi (On My Own);Tokedashita Galasubako - Anmari Fukasugite (Far Too Deep);Hotaru (Firefly)