Somewhere between : mutant pop, electronic minimalism & shadow sounds of Japan 1980-1988

"None of these selections has the high-gloss pop appeal or commissioned utilitarian intent offered on the preceding compilations ... Lovers of left-field '80s music have much to enjoy and further explore here".

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"A wonderfully layered, complex, moody, and atmospheric set of songs that focuses on this era's rejection of packaged pop and AOR in the pursuit of something all the more ethereal and off-the-beaten-track, Somewhere Between continues in the tradition of Pacific Breeze and Kankyō Ongaku by becoming the instantly-definitive take on an era and a sound of Japan's musical history".

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"Following compilations of Japanese city pop and ambient, Light in the Attic unearths a set of songs lying outside familiar genres. It's a vital addition to the label's broader historical project".

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