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Radicalization by Youtube recommendations is real, and I'm living proof. My music library is nothing but Japanese jazz fusion and city pop now.

mg74 7y ago
hmm, can you share a good starting place for Japanese jazz fusion?
- slickrick216 7y ago
  YouTube led me to this. Was never a big jazz fan but was listening to some lofi Hip-Hop and this played. https://youtu.be/BFmH7moCL2c https://youtu.be/BFmH7moCL2c Hitoshi Suzuki - romance. After that I listened to the rest of his one and only album great stuff.
- rideontime 7y ago
  The short answer: click any of the links below and let the algorithm guide you. The long answer: Casiopea (https://youtu.be/vKOekWuzk3o https://youtu.be/vKOekWuzk3o) and T-Square (https://youtu.be/3p9L7CV-HcI https://youtu.be/3p9L7CV-HcI) are the standard bearers of the genre. Masayoshi Takanaka's An Insatiable High (https://youtu.be/9cuxrkZeai8 https://youtu.be/9cuxrkZeai8) is one of those albums that the algorithm pushes on everyone, and for good reason. Extremely funky. The Rainbow Goblins (https://youtu.be/MzYD56hKF-8 https://youtu.be/MzYD56hKF-8) is also impressive - a concept album based on a children's book. I'd recommend anything 1985 or earlier from Takanaka - after that, he starts to get a little cheesy. Another personal favorite is Naoya Matsuoka. Everything that comes up when you search his name is great, so here's a live video that won't (unless you search the kanji): https://youtu.be/-yQv7_tK3X8 https://youtu.be/-yQv7_tK3X8 Other favorites: Piper: https://youtu.be/sopcI4vTsuU https://youtu.be/sopcI4vTsuU https://youtu.be/x8NgdjffLIY https://youtu.be/x8NgdjffLIY Makoto Matsushita: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kP6GoSnDKGw&list=OLAK5uy_mS3gdysbxM6a2Dqhdbr5Gz7Y8lNCGNITQ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kP6GoSnDKGw&list=OLAK5uy_mS3... AB's: https://youtu.be/bDaQw8Tw8Jg https://youtu.be/bDaQw8Tw8Jg Noriki: https://youtu.be/HdG-Xg2n108 https://youtu.be/HdG-Xg2n108 Himiko Kikuchi: https://youtu.be/l_4WcHNjjV0 https://youtu.be/l_4WcHNjjV0 And some channels that post a lot of various j-fusion and city pop: Xerf Xpec: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCkfmbKrdAH3_NHkbAZhWqIw https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCkfmbKrdAH3_NHkbAZhWqIw Marcel the Drunkard: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqMLGyzBt5zkPqCLrF5l10Q https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqMLGyzBt5zkPqCLrF5l10Q
  - loquor 7y ago
    I'm surprised you didn't shoehorn Tatsuro Yamashita in despite your username, haha.
    - rideontime 7y ago
      finally someone noticed! but they asked for fusion.
uxp100 7y ago
I mean, I would have gotten to city pop eventually, since I have long liked the Kimagure Orange Road soundtrack, so not to big of a jump, but youtube heavily pushed it. Youtube is honestly more impressive to me than any other recommendation algorithm. I used to like last.fm, which was pretty good, but didn't have the immediacy of just playing a song. Youtube carefully analyzes your consumption and then gives the recommendation that best fits: Plastic Love, An Insatiable High, or Casiopea.

mg74 7y ago

hmm, can you share a good starting place for Japanese jazz fusion?

slickrick216 7y ago
YouTube led me to this. Was never a big jazz fan but was listening to some lofi Hip-Hop and this played. https://youtu.be/BFmH7moCL2c https://youtu.be/BFmH7moCL2c Hitoshi Suzuki - romance. After that I listened to the rest of his one and only album great stuff.
rideontime 7y ago
The short answer: click any of the links below and let the algorithm guide you. The long answer: Casiopea (https://youtu.be/vKOekWuzk3o https://youtu.be/vKOekWuzk3o) and T-Square (https://youtu.be/3p9L7CV-HcI https://youtu.be/3p9L7CV-HcI) are the standard bearers of the genre. Masayoshi Takanaka's An Insatiable High (https://youtu.be/9cuxrkZeai8 https://youtu.be/9cuxrkZeai8) is one of those albums that the algorithm pushes on everyone, and for good reason. Extremely funky. The Rainbow Goblins (https://youtu.be/MzYD56hKF-8 https://youtu.be/MzYD56hKF-8) is also impressive - a concept album based on a children's book. I'd recommend anything 1985 or earlier from Takanaka - after that, he starts to get a little cheesy. Another personal favorite is Naoya Matsuoka. Everything that comes up when you search his name is great, so here's a live video that won't (unless you search the kanji): https://youtu.be/-yQv7_tK3X8 https://youtu.be/-yQv7_tK3X8 Other favorites: Piper: https://youtu.be/sopcI4vTsuU https://youtu.be/sopcI4vTsuU https://youtu.be/x8NgdjffLIY https://youtu.be/x8NgdjffLIY Makoto Matsushita: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kP6GoSnDKGw&list=OLAK5uy_mS3gdysbxM6a2Dqhdbr5Gz7Y8lNCGNITQ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kP6GoSnDKGw&list=OLAK5uy_mS3... AB's: https://youtu.be/bDaQw8Tw8Jg https://youtu.be/bDaQw8Tw8Jg Noriki: https://youtu.be/HdG-Xg2n108 https://youtu.be/HdG-Xg2n108 Himiko Kikuchi: https://youtu.be/l_4WcHNjjV0 https://youtu.be/l_4WcHNjjV0 And some channels that post a lot of various j-fusion and city pop: Xerf Xpec: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCkfmbKrdAH3_NHkbAZhWqIw https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCkfmbKrdAH3_NHkbAZhWqIw Marcel the Drunkard: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqMLGyzBt5zkPqCLrF5l10Q https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqMLGyzBt5zkPqCLrF5l10Q
- loquor 7y ago
  I'm surprised you didn't shoehorn Tatsuro Yamashita in despite your username, haha.
  - rideontime 7y ago
    finally someone noticed! but they asked for fusion.

uxp100 7y ago

I mean, I would have gotten to city pop eventually, since I have long liked the Kimagure Orange Road soundtrack, so not to big of a jump, but youtube heavily pushed it. Youtube is honestly more impressive to me than any other recommendation algorithm. I used to like last.fm, which was pretty good, but didn't have the immediacy of just playing a song. Youtube carefully analyzes your consumption and then gives the recommendation that best fits: Plastic Love, An Insatiable High, or Casiopea.