VIRTUAL DREAMS II - AMBIENT EXPLORATIONS IN THE HOUSE & TECHNO AGE, JAPAN 1993-1999 by VARIOUS

SKU135077
ArtistVARIOUS
TitleVIRTUAL DREAMS II - AMBIENT EXPLORATIONS IN THE HOUSE & TECHNO AGE, JAPAN 1993-1999
LabelMUSIC FROM MEMORY
Catalog #MFM072 / VRD03
Tag
ReleaseW 42 - 2024
FormatVinyl - EU2LP
EAN Barcode0731628580840
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Tracks

  1. dub squad - blown fruit
    https://objectstore.true.nl/rushhourrecords:files/tracks/m/mfm072_virtual_dreams_ii_-_ambient_explorations_in_the_house_techno_age_japan_1993-1999/a1._dub_squad_-_blown_fruit_sc.mp3
  2. akio / okihide - phoenix at desert
    https://objectstore.true.nl/rushhourrecords:files/tracks/m/mfm072_virtual_dreams_ii_-_ambient_explorations_in_the_house_techno_age_japan_1993-1999/a2._akio_-_okihide_-_phoenix_at_desert_sc.mp3
  3. palomatic - flutter
    https://objectstore.true.nl/rushhourrecords:files/tracks/m/mfm072_virtual_dreams_ii_-_ambient_explorations_in_the_house_techno_age_japan_1993-1999/a3._palomatic_-_flutter_sc.mp3
  4. virgo - prelude
    https://objectstore.true.nl/rushhourrecords:files/tracks/m/mfm072_virtual_dreams_ii_-_ambient_explorations_in_the_house_techno_age_japan_1993-1999/b1._virgo_-_prelude_sc.mp3
  5. ambient 7 - escape
    https://objectstore.true.nl/rushhourrecords:files/tracks/m/mfm072_virtual_dreams_ii_-_ambient_explorations_in_the_house_techno_age_japan_1993-1999/b2._ambient_7_-_escape_sc.mp3
  6. web - the cycle of seasons
    https://objectstore.true.nl/rushhourrecords:files/tracks/m/mfm072_virtual_dreams_ii_-_ambient_explorations_in_the_house_techno_age_japan_1993-1999/b3._web_-_the_cycle_of_seasons_sc.mp3
  7. yukihiro fukutomi - 5 blind boys
    https://objectstore.true.nl/rushhourrecords:files/tracks/m/mfm072_virtual_dreams_ii_-_ambient_explorations_in_the_house_techno_age_japan_1993-1999/c1._yukihiro_fukutomi_-_5_blind_boys_sc.mp3
  8. katsuya hironaka - pause
    https://objectstore.true.nl/rushhourrecords:files/tracks/m/mfm072_virtual_dreams_ii_-_ambient_explorations_in_the_house_techno_age_japan_1993-1999/c2._katsuya_hironaka_-_pause_sc.mp3
  9. riow arai - 1969
    https://objectstore.true.nl/rushhourrecords:files/tracks/m/mfm072_virtual_dreams_ii_-_ambient_explorations_in_the_house_techno_age_japan_1993-1999/c3._riow_arai_-_1969_sc.mp3
  10. modern living - snow bird
    https://objectstore.true.nl/rushhourrecords:files/tracks/m/mfm072_virtual_dreams_ii_-_ambient_explorations_in_the_house_techno_age_japan_1993-1999/d1._modern_living_-_snow_bird_sc.mp3
  11. missing project - poisson davril galaxy dub
    https://objectstore.true.nl/rushhourrecords:files/tracks/m/mfm072_virtual_dreams_ii_-_ambient_explorations_in_the_house_techno_age_japan_1993-1999/d2._missing_project_-_poisson_davril_galaxy_dub_sc.mp3
  12. drawing future life - 1969
    https://objectstore.true.nl/rushhourrecords:files/tracks/m/mfm072_virtual_dreams_ii_-_ambient_explorations_in_the_house_techno_age_japan_1993-1999/d3._drawing_future_life_-_1969_sc.mp3

Description

The next installment of MFM's popular multi-artist compilation Virtual Dreams: 'Virtual Dreams - Ambient Explorations In The House And Techno Age, Japan 1993-1999'. As with Part One, released in 2020, 'Virtual Dreams II' shines a light on house and techno-adjacent music that helped redefine the definition of ambient music during the 1990s.

The focus of Part One heavily fell on music from techno and house producers in Europe, eagerly exploring new soundtracks for chill-out rooms and re-imagining the potential future of club culture from new perspectives. For Part Two, we narrow the lens to focus on a unique time and place, namely Japan between 1993-1999. Despite missing out on the 'Acid House Fever', club culture was beginning to take shape in Japan during the early '90s. In contrast to the rest of the world, where ambient techno / IDM emerged as a by-product or response to the scene, 'listening techno', as it is known in Japan, was a central pillar of the culture right from the start.

'Virtual Dreams II' aims to shine a light on this unique moment in time where the thread of ambient music weaved its way through the music of an emerging club culture. This period saw the birth of many great Japanese techno labels such as Sublime Records, Transonic Records, Syzygy Records, Frogman Records, and Form@ Records, following in the late '90s. 'Virtual Dreams II' features ambient, chill-out, and intelligent techno from these leading labels alongside other lesser-known but equally influential imprints, as well as ambient deviations from Japanese house producers. Much of the music featured has only ever been released on CD.

'Virtual Dreams II' is compiled by Eiji Taniguchi and Jamie Tiller, who have worked closely together on previous Music From Memory releases such as 'Heisei No Oto' and 'Dream Dolphin - Gaia'. It is also the final project Jamie Tiller worked on before his tragic passing in 2023. Jamie had been researching, planning, and compiling this version of Virtual Dreams even before the first chapter was released, believing that there were many great tracks in Japan that fit the concept of the series. Knowing how much love and energy he put into compiling it gives it an extra special place in our hearts.

Compiled by Jamie Tiller and Eiji Taniguchi with artwork by Kenta Senekt, design by Steele Bonus and liner notes by Itaru W. Mita,

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