Underground sounds · Alternative vibes

The Japan Groove Library

Neon-soaked synth to alleyway punk — the alternative sound of the city.

Going underground

Forget City Pop—we're going underground.

This isn't your standard J-Pop playlist. We've curated a mix of oddball, alternative, and high-energy tracks recorded during the Olympic fever. It's a collision of eras and styles, featuring the frantic punk of Otoboke Beaver, the "Neo-Kawaii" power of CHAI, and vintage techno-pop from Plastics.

Plus, we've got some rare gems, including Lene Lovich singing in Japanese.

From neon-soaked synth to alleyway punk, this is the alternative sound of the city.

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Cover art for The Japan Groove Library :: The Groove Library Vol: 3

The Japan Groove Library :: The Groove Library Vol: 3

1h 43m
32 plays
Tracklist (27 tracks)
  1. 1
    Olympic Fanfare — Olympic Fanfare
  2. 2
    Perfect Mother — Dark Disco-Da-Da-Da-Da-Run
  3. 3
    Holy Toy — Down in Japan
  4. 4
    D-Day — Sweet Sultan
  5. 5
    Videotapemusic — Tokyo Luv Story (Souvenir Version)
  6. 6
    Tazumi Toyoshima — Machibouke
  7. 7
    Takami Hasegawa — Koneko to Watashi
  8. 8
    Fulgeance — Tokyo Blue Nostalgia (Yosi Horikawa Remix)
  9. 9
    Colder — One Night In Tokyo
  10. 10
    Bill Laswell — Tokyo (Shinjuku Flashback Mix)
  11. 11
    Welder — Japan
  12. 12
    Kyoko Furuya — Tokyo
  13. 13
    Chocomates — Alright
  14. 14
    Puffy — Can-Nana Fever
  15. 15
    Otoboke Beaver — Introduce me to your family
  16. 16
    CHAI — ACTION
  17. 17
    Tomoko Soryo — I Say Who
  18. 18
    The Fusion Experience — Tokyo Blue
  19. 19
    Fumihiro Murakami — Miko
  20. 20
    Mkwaju Ensemble — Tira-Rin
  21. 21
    ᴘₒʟʸɢʟᵒᴛ — Daley Thompson
  22. 22
    CHAI — END
  23. 23
    Swindle — Tokyo
  24. 24
    Slime Girls — Neo-Tokyo Sunset
  25. 25
    岩本清顕 Kiyoaki Iwamoto — Love Will Tear Us Apart (千紗子と純太 Rework)
  26. 26
    Plastics — Back To Wigtown
  27. 27
    Lene Lovich — I Think We're Alone Now (Japanese Version)