🔬 ROVR Research:: Japanese Electronica
Japan's electronic music culture grew alongside an extraordinary domestic synth industry. Korg, Yamaha and Roland put instruments like the CS series, the SH and Jupiter lines and legendary drum machines into Japanese studios.
Following pioneers like Isao Tomita, electronic sounds spread through jazz fusion, prog, new wave and techno-pop, with Yellow Magic Orchestra putting synths at the heart of modern Japan. Their influence reached British synth-pop, American electro and ultimately Detroit techno.
ROVR Research takes a deep dive into Japanese Electronica.
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