← City Pop / Harmony Style

1982 · THE LISTENING ROOM

INTERCITY RENEGADE

Blend

The review

A London-connected trio built around singer John Stanley, Blend bring an R&B-informed approach to Japanese AOR. A1 has the gleam of contemporary American pop, yet the interplay of the three players gives it a character of its own.

Recommended tracks

  • A1

Vinyl

Casablanca / Polystar · 28P-28

Kaze · UMIKAZE ↗Kaze · MOONY NIGHT ↗Shozo Ise · NAGISA YUKU ↗Shozo Ise · SMOKED GLASS NO KESHIKI ↗Kosetsu Minami · SEASIDE STORY ↗Off Course · FAIRWAY ↗Off Course · WE ARE ↗Yasuhiro Suzuki · LONG SLOW DISTANCE ↗Iruka · FOLLOW ME ↗Kei Ogura · YUMEOIBITO ↗Buzz · BUZZ AGAIN ↗Signal · TRIPLE MIND ↗Kazushi Inamura · FREE FLIGHT ↗Kazushi Inamura · NETSUTOU GENSHOU ↗Fujiro · I'M IN LOVE ↗Hiroshi Kamayatsu · WALK AGAIN ↗Hiroshi Kamayatsu · UP IN THE PINEAPPLE ↗Kyozo Nishioka · NEW YORK TO JAMAICA ↗Makoto Iwabuchi · SUPER MOON ↗Kintaro Nakamura · MILD ↗Takao Kisugi · ZIGZAG ↗Takao Kisugi · YUHODO ↗Takao Kisugi · ROMANTIC CINEMATIC ↗Yasuhiro Kido · KID ↗Masami Yoshida & Chabozu · TREE OF LIFE ↗Masami Yoshida · MY TUNE, MY TURN ↗Jin Kirigaya · JIN ↗Tatsuhiko Yamamoto · SUDDEN WIND ↗Tatsuhiko Yamamoto · MEMORIAL RAIN ↗Toshiro Masuda · CROSS BREED ↗Bread & Butter · BRUTE EAST FAMILY ↗Tatsuhiko Yamamoto · MARTINI HOUR ↗Tony · BLUE GRAY ↗Tatsuhiko Yamamoto · MEDITERRANEE ↗Lorelei · TELEPHONE GAME ↗Tatsuhiko Yamamoto · LA PLAGE ↗Michihiro Kobayashi · NICE TO MEET YOU ↗Masahiro Taniguchi · COMMUNICATION ↗Jin Kirigaya · VERMILION ↗The King Tones & Marie · RESURRECT ↗Tatsuhiko Yamamoto · PLUM 1982 / THE HARUHIKO ↗Time Five · TSUBASA O KUDASAI ↗Lou · LOU ↗Time Five · GENTLE BREEZE ↗Takuya Takahashi · FEEL SO COOL ↗Higurashi · KIOKU NO KAJITSU ↗Naomi Sugiura · NAOMI FIRST ↗Super Pumpkin · PUMPKIN PARADISE ↗Toru Yazawa · VARIETY TOUR ↗Junko Yamamoto · OASIS ↗Hi-Fi Set · LOVE COLLECTION ↗Hi-Fi Set · FASHIONABLE LOVER ↗Pal · CATCH ME ↗Crest Four Singers · SWING AGE ↗Hi-Fi Set · THE DIARY ↗Circus · NEW HORIZON ↗Hi-Fi Set · SWING ↗Circus · WONDERFUL MUSIC ↗Hi-Fi Set · FLASH ↗Circus · FOUR SEASONS TO LOVE ↗Hi-Fi Set · QUARTER REST ↗Hi-Fi Set · PASADENA PARK ↗Hi-Fi Set · TENDER LOVING CARE ↗Kazumasa Akiyama · DIG MY STYLE ↗Pedro & Capricious · OASIS ↗Partner · NEXT MORNING ↗Ryo Kawasaki · MIRROR OF MY MIND ↗Soap · SOAP! 1ST HARMOTOPIA ↗Yoshiaki Masuo · GOOD MORNING ↗ITS · RAINBOW ↗Motoaki Masuo · NATURAL MIND ↗Special Jam Company with Shun Sakai · CITY VIBRATION ↗Terumasa Hino · CITY CONNECTION ↗Casiopea · SUPER FLIGHT ↗Himiko Kikuchi · DON'T BE STUPID ↗Carioca · SNOOZE ↗Prism · PRISM ↗Curtis Creek Band · LOVE SONGS ↗Native Son · NATIVE SON ↗Toshiyuki Honda · BURNIN' WAVE ↗Toshiyuki Honda · OPA! COM DEUS ↗