Hosono, Haruomi - Paraiso (Limited Edition) SUZ5554.1

Hosono, Haruomi - Paraiso (Limited Edition) SUZ5554.1Following Tropical Dandy (1975) and Bon Voyage Co. (1976), Paraiso is the concluding saga in his "Tropical Trilogy." The album can be seen as a turning point in Haruomi Hosono's career, having been newly signed to Alfa Records by label head Kunihiko Murai. Hosono expands on the Van Dyke Parks inspired tropical funk styles explored in the previous albums, and arrives at a captivating fusion sound that's at times equally earthy and exotic. Hinting at

it is the only studio album credited to the band

Posthumous release from the New Orleans legend

High-fidelity audio with Bluetooth wireless technology

and eloquent meditation on the human experience

and rounding out another remarkable year for the group

far from licking his wounds throughout the rest of this debut

But something magical happened when Matthew Houck picked up stakes halfway through making his new Phosphorescent record

seafaring setting of the island community inspired the recording sessions

while the viola and the cello create the intense bass lines to our favorite hits like “Transatlanticism

I Am The Movie will remind you of whatever you have ever loved about music

with a sonic palette informed by Warp's Artificial Intelligence series

Gorilla VS Bear