In April 2023, after I’d been listening to a bit of Japanese music during the last stretch of making the game Sparrow Solitaire for Playdate, Apple Music started recommending me Japanese music in the weekly #NewMusicMix playlists. Every week I post my favourite track to social media, keeping the best of each week as curated playlists. You can follow me on Apple Music @mattsephton.
So I thought it would be nice to make a summary playlist of the best of the best! It consists of the tracks I’ve listened to the most, with a couple of other favourites thrown in to help perfect the running order: 18 tracks with a duration of 1h18m46s.
| Song | Artist | Release | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Closer | ROTH BART BARON | 8 | 3:37 |
| All Sunlight Must Fade | Half Mile Beach Club | Glare - EP | 5:33 |
| The Magic of Creation | Bitei Matsuki | THE MAGICAL TOUCH | 3:09 |
| Bloom | Low Fu | Links | 4:16 |
| Distraction Girl | Yuzame Radio | Distraction Girl - Single | 4:15 |
| Halo | Aaanna Japanese Special | Follow Your Heart - EP | 2:46 |
| Caution | Odd Donuts | Caution - Single | 4:10 |
| Train II | Clute | Loomie | 4:53 |
| i&i&i | Thiiird Place | i&i&i - Single | 4:05 |
| Ame ga Sekai o Nadete | MUSEMENT | Song Pavilion | 4:36 |
| Anshin to Manshin | Shima Hitachi | Anshin to Manshin - Single | 4:55 |
| A world of nothingness | Nathalie Wise | Nathalie Wise - EP | 3:43 |
| empty | South Penguin | empty - Single | 3:42 |
| 2010 | Nariaki Komatsu | 2010 - Single | 4:20 |
| Hanagumori | CHIAKI SATO | Hanagumori - Single | 4:03 |
| Porch | Asami Tono | House - EP | 4:43 |
| shira-shira-ake | AOKI & hayato | yoake | 5:21 |
| Some steps under the sky | sphontik | wave wave wave | 6:40 |
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