{"product_id":"various-soft-selection-87","title":"Various ‎– Soft Selection 84","description":"\u003cp\u003eLabel: Soft – S 001\u003cbr\u003eFormat: Vinyl, LP, Compilation\u003cbr\u003eCountry: Japan\u003cbr\u003eReleased: 1983\u003cbr\u003eGenre: Electronic\u003cbr\u003eStyle: Abstract, Electro, Experimental, Lo-Fi, Minimal, New Wave, Synth-pop\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNotoriously illusive early 80s snapshot of fecund Japanese underground DIY scene on the ephemeral Soft Label. \u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThirteen tracks from nine different artists, all of whom seemed to fizzle into total obscurity after this comp, cementing its cult status.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eSoft Selection 84 is peek into the stranger corners of independent music happening in early 80s Japan, where genres were coalescing \/ mutating, electronic music equipment rapidly becoming more accessible and enthusiasm BOOMING.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eLa Sellrose Can Can’s Aerobicise around the start of the comp kicks off with a squiggly, lopsided synth-pop hit calling for physical training with strange English vocals, whilst Clä-Sick contributes filigree electronics on ‘Mornings In China’.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eThe ultimate stand-out however is Name’s ‘Do We All Need Love’ - an unintentional masterpiece of lonely atmospherics, skeletal drum-work and endearing sense of naive innocence.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eA similar mood of self-deprecation carries through to the amazing insert included where the ‘Public Relations Manager’ gently states that they ‘cannot guarantee the possibility of selling million’s of copies’.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eTotal time capsule release of an era in time still bearing fruit.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eRARE.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003e(VG++ - with amazing promo insert).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTracklist\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA1 Clä-Sick– Morning In China\u003cbr\u003eA2 La Sellrose Can Can– Aerobicise\u003cbr\u003eA3 Linolium– Unit 25\u003cbr\u003eA4 Picky Picnic– Sume Ba Miyako\u003cbr\u003eA5 Pink Label– Good Luck\u003cbr\u003eA6 Name (5)– N.H.K.\u003cbr\u003eA7 Picky Picnic– Kibo No Asu\u003cbr\u003eA8 Rever– Performan\u003cbr\u003eB1 Name (5)– Do We All Need Love\u003cbr\u003eB2 Classic Pearl– Pearl\u003cbr\u003eB3 La Sellrose Can Can– Happy Morning\u003cbr\u003eB4 Clä-Sick– Every Night\u003cbr\u003eB5 Clä-Sick– Black Nile\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ciframe width=\"385\" height=\"240\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/JAF9J66osvo\" title=\"Name - Do We All Need Love?\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ciframe width=\"385\" height=\"240\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/C6viA9Ex5as\" title=\"Soft Selection 84 [Full Album]\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"All Night Flight Records","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58163333923198,"sku":null,"price":190.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0020\/7755\/6791\/files\/IMG_4545_21dcd633-16fa-43f1-a9bc-2266ebf0b9ea.jpg?v=1791297534","url":"https:\/\/allnightflightrecords.com\/products\/various-soft-selection-87","provider":"All Night Flight Records","version":"1.0","type":"link"}