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SHINBANGUMI
Pop · 2024 · 12 tracks · 32m

SHINBANGUMI

Ginger Root

A meticulous recreation of 1980s Japanese TV pop. Funky basslines, shimmering FM synths, and tape-saturated soul for neon-lit city strolls.

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It’s like a funky 80s Japanese TV show in album form, and the basslines are absolutely infectious.

A bright, optimistic blend of retro-funk and synth-pop that feels like a celebratory urban montage.

SHINBANGUMI · vs · Ginger Root
Falsetto+0.9σ

The vocals lean a touch further into falsetto than the rest of the catalogue.

Tracklist · 12 Tracks · 32m
01
Welcome
0:40
02
No Problems
3:45
03
Better Than Monday
2:50
04
There Was a Time
2:49
05
All Night
2:57
06
CM
0:48
07
Only You
3:29
08
Kaze
2:15
09
Giddy Up
3:26
10
Think Cool
0:49
11
Show 10
5:12
12
Take Me Back (Owakare No Jikan)
3:03
Moments Worth Waiting For
The transition from the 'Welcome' intro into the punchy, slap-bass groove of 'No Problems'.
The way the synthesizers swell and shimmer during the bridge of 'All Night', mimicking a 1980s pop climax.
The inclusion of 'CM' as a faux-commercial break that perfectly anchors the album's television broadcast concept.
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