{"product_id":"casiopea-euphony","title":"Casiopea - Euphony","description":"\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003ciframe width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/KJtTeymBQjU?si=qhe9UgUfTh37_fOl\" title=\"YouTube video player\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003eJapanese crossover and fusion are hot again now. As either an outgrowth of, or a spin-off phenomenon from, the global reappraisal of city pop, Japanese fusion has been rapidly rising since around last year.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eThis was the second release on AURA, the band’s own label established under Polydor, and their 13th studio album overall.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eBecause they had continued recording overseas for some time, they chose not to bring in guest musicians for this album, instead settling into their home base at STUDIO JIVE and creating it solely with the band members.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eAs a result, the album offers a fresh and lively sound that returns to the group’s roots.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eAlongside the live staple \"SUPER SONIC MOVEMENT,\" it is also packed with new attempts, including the Japanese-flavored \"Old Times,\" the techno-driven big band-style jazz track \"SOLID SWING,\" and the high-speed Latin funk number \"RED ZONE.\"\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eThis also became the final CASIOPEA album for the duo of Tetsuo Sakurai and Akira Jimbo.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e(Original release: 1988)\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eRemastering and cutting: Katsutoshi Kitamura (Mixer’s Labo)\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Polydor","offers":[{"title":"Japanese 1LP \"Clear Salmon Pink\" Colored Limited Edition","offer_id":46396601040940,"sku":"UPJY-9570","price":295.0,"currency_code":"HKD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0388\/0461\/9308\/files\/casiopea-euphony.jpg?v=1792056597","url":"https:\/\/whitenoiserecords.org\/products\/casiopea-euphony","provider":"WHITE NOISE RECORDS","version":"1.0","type":"link"}