Shibuya-kei
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| - | '''Shibuya-kei''' is a [[microgenre]] of [[pop music]] or a general aesthetic{{sfn|McKnight|2009|p=451}} that flourished in the mid to late 1990s. Emerging as Japanese retail music from the [[Shibuya, Tokyo|Shibuya]] district of [[Tokyo]], artists purveyed a cut-and-paste style that was inspired by previous genres based on [[kitsch]], fusion, and [[artifice]].{{sfn|Tonelli|2004|p=4}} Shibuya-kei inherited musical characteristics from earlier 1980s Japanese [[city pop]], while incorporating strong influences from 1960s culture and Western pop music, especially the orchestral domains occupied by producers [[Burt Bacharach]], [[Brian Wilson]], [[Phil Spector]], and singer [[Serge Gainsbourg]]. | + | '''Shibuya-kei''' is a [[microgenre]] of [[pop music]] or a general aesthetic that flourished in the mid to late 1990s. Emerging as Japanese retail music from the [[Shibuya, Tokyo|Shibuya]] district of [[Tokyo]], artists purveyed a cut-and-paste style that was inspired by previous genres based on [[kitsch]], fusion, and [[artifice]]. Shibuya-kei inherited musical characteristics from earlier 1980s Japanese [[city pop]], while incorporating strong influences from 1960s culture and Western pop music, especially the orchestral domains occupied by producers [[Burt Bacharach]], [[Brian Wilson]], [[Phil Spector]], and singer [[Serge Gainsbourg]]. |
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| + | It has its origins in [[pop]], [[indie pop]], [[city pop]], [[orchestral pop]], [[soul]], [[lounge music|lounge]], [[French pop]], [[sunshine pop]], [[yé-yé]], [[hip hop]], [[house]], [[jazz]], [[funk]], [[bossa nova]] and [[Italian soundtracks]]. | ||
| - | Unlike other Japanese music scenes, Western audiences did not necessarily cross over into [[anime fandom]]s, but rather [[indie pop]] enthusiasts. This was partly because many of its bands were distributed in the United States through major [[indie label]]s like [[Matador Records|Matador]] and [[Grand Royal Records|Grand Royal]]. [[Flipper's Guitar]], a duo led by [[Kenji Ozawa]] and [[Keigo Oyamada]] (Cornelius), formed the bedrock of the genre and influenced all of its groups, but the most prominent Shibuya-kei band was [[Pizzicato Five]], who fused mainstream [[J-pop]] with a mix of [[jazz]], [[soul music|soul]], and lounge influences. Shibuya-kei peaked in the late 1990s and declined after its principal players began moving into other music styles. | ||
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Shibuya-kei is a microgenre of pop music or a general aesthetic that flourished in the mid to late 1990s. Emerging as Japanese retail music from the Shibuya district of Tokyo, artists purveyed a cut-and-paste style that was inspired by previous genres based on kitsch, fusion, and artifice. Shibuya-kei inherited musical characteristics from earlier 1980s Japanese city pop, while incorporating strong influences from 1960s culture and Western pop music, especially the orchestral domains occupied by producers Burt Bacharach, Brian Wilson, Phil Spector, and singer Serge Gainsbourg.
It has its origins in pop, indie pop, city pop, orchestral pop, soul, lounge, French pop, sunshine pop, yé-yé, hip hop, house, jazz, funk, bossa nova and Italian soundtracks.
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