❝ Characterized by a spare electronic palette and carefully arranged synthesizers, the genre’s minimalism stood in contrast to the rampant consumerism of the time. As the fluorescent colors of arcade houses and anime films illuminated the country, Yoshimura rendered his work in earth tones. Although his music was in part a response to Japan’s financial boom and its cultural reverberations, his artistic motives extended beyond the scope of the economy… Rather than pacify his audience with soothing harmonies, Yoshimura opts for a more expansive emotional range. There are moments of calm, but there are moments of possible calamity, too. ❞ *

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