Tokyo's Coolest Sound

Here comes a massive compilation of the Non-Standard label, which was produced by Hosono Haruomi (YMO) during the 80's. With genres covering techno-pop, ambient and improvised music, the label featured artists such as World Standard, Koshi Miharu, Mikado, Urban Dance, Hosono's unit Friends of Earth (F.O.E.), Shi-Shonen, and of course Pizzicato Five.

This compilation was selected and supervised by World Standard's Suzuki Sōichirō. Among the large number of essentials and rarities that are featured, included are three previously unreleased Pizzicato Five demos ("Vacance", "Algonquin Hotel" and "dōbutsuen no wani" (later sung by Togawa Kyōko)) and two outtakes of Hosono's "S-F-X". Coming as a limited edition of 4 CDs packaged in a large 144-page book, the compilation is said to be great of course for those who were fans back in the day, but also for those who missed experiencing the label in real time.

Check out label Teichiku's official release page.

Various Artists "NON-STANDARD collection - Non-Standard no hibiki -"
オムニバス 「NON-STANDARD collection -ノンスタンダードの響き-」

Disc 1
(Title / Artist)
1. goaisatsu / Ibu Masato (Promo recording)
2. Non-Standard Mixture / Hosono Haruomi
3. Mariange / Koshi Miharu
4. yoake no iro / Mikado
5. Boy Meets Girl / Pizzicato Five
6. seishun gunzō / World Standard
7. mizu no shazō / SHI-SHONEN
8. HAMMER / Urban Dance
9. fuyu no Naufrage / Mikado
10. Androgena / Hosono Haruomi
11. nobara / Koshi Miharu
12. The 59th Street Bridge Song <Clubmix '87・Bitter End> / Pizzicato Five
13. Medium Composition #2 / Hosono Haruomi
14. Pasio / World Standard
15. Lovely Singin' Circuit / SHI-SHONEN
16. Right Place, Wrong Time / Friends of Earth
17. Remaking of Non-Standard Music / Urban Dance

Disc 2
1. 3・6・9 / Hosono Haruomi
2. tanpopo no osake / World Standard
3. bara no Emilia / Urban Dance
4. 2001nen no koibitotachi / SHI-SHONEN
5. Dance Hall / Friends of Earth
6. Body Snatchers <Japanese Version> / Hosono Haruomi
7. Action Painting <1985.9.29 Mix> / Pizzicato Five
8. Si tu m'aimes / Mikado
9. hashire usagi / Koshi Miharu
10. hito koma no ame / Urban Dance
11. teami no tenshi / SHI-SHONEN
12. Let's Go Away For Awhile / Pizzicato Five
13. La pagaj / World Standard
14. 5kaime no Kiss / SHI-SHONEN
15. Interlude / Ibu Masato (Promo recording)
16. TV-CM "Pal Sweet Slim" / Mikado (Promo recording)

Disc 3
1. Strange Love <Fonk Version / Other Mix> / Friends of Earth (Previously unreleased)
2. kanashimi no Carnaval / Mikado
3. September Song <manufacture mix> / Pizzicato Five
4. subete wa himitsu no yoru / Urban Dance
5. Lip Shütz / Koshi Miharu
6. ongaku ressha / World Standard
7. kare to koinu to watashi / SHI-SHONEN
8. akuma no hatsumei / Hosono Haruomi (Previously unreleased)
9. Ceramic Love / Urban Dance
10. Audrey Hepburn Complex <billy wilder mix> / Pizzicato Five
11. watashi no unmeisen / World Standard
12. Ave Maria / Koshi Miharu
13. Dark Side of the Star / Hosono Haruomi
14. Sex Machine / James Brown & F.O.E
15. Sex Machine <instrumental> / James Brown & F.O.E

Disc 4
1. La fille du soleil <taiyō no Duo> / Mikado
2. Mademoiselle Juju / Koshi Miharu
3. SFX / Hosono Haruomi
4. Camp / Urban Dance
5. Bye Bye Yuppie / SHI-SHONEN
6. taiyō wa oshiete kurenai / World Standard
7. What's New Pizzicato? / Pizzicato Five
8. Vacance / Pizzicato Five (Previously unreleased)
9. Algonquin Hotel / Pizzicato Five (Previously unreleased)
10. dobutsuen no wani / Pizzicato Five (Previously unreleased)
11. Kitchen Music / World Standard (Previously unreleased)
12. dai 3 no sentaku / Hosono Haruomi
13. hokkyoku / Hosono Haruomi
14. hitomi wa Sunset Glow / SHI-SHONEN
15. Camera Obscura / Urban Dance
16. taiyo to Dahlia / World Standard

Non-Standard / Teichiku TECI-1624
Out 3/27, ¥12000 (excl. 10% tax)
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