Masayoshi Takanaka – Brasilian Skies (2025, Clear Blue Vinyl)

📅 Release Date: June 25, 2025 | Country: Japan

✨ About this release

L.A., Rio, Izu. Not a tour — a studio itinerary. Takanaka takes the fusion blueprint and pours it through tropical filters. 1978, but it sounds like today. This repress brings it back on clear blue wax.

🎧 Musical style

Samba, strings, synths, space. “Star Wars Samba” shouldn’t work. It does. Sakamoto drops in on keys. “Disco B” glides. The whole thing feels effortless — but it’s tight underneath. Jazz-funk, bossa, and big hair energy. It just hits right.

Tracklist:

Side A
A1. Beleza Pula
A2. Brasilian Skies
A3. Nights
A4. I Remember Clifford

Side B
B1. Star Wars Samba
B2. Disco B
B3. Funky Holo Holo Bird
B4. Izu Amanatsu Nattou Uri

Shipping & Credits

Shipping from Paris. Carefully packed with tracking. Exclusive Japanese import. Limited quantities.

Label: Universal Music
Catalog No: UPJY-9512/2