The Milky Way - Summer-time Love Song Listening Party

On July 2 at Berlin’s listening bar Unkompress, come experience the first official reissue of the highly sought-after 1979 City Pop classic, Summer-Time Love Song by The Milky Way from WEWANTSOUNDS (Ryuichi Sakamoto, Akiko Yano).

Originally released on the Seven Seas label in Japan and produced by the legendary Makoto Matsushita—the visionary behind the cult album First Light — the album is a premier example of the sophisticated sound that defined the era.

Featuring the cream of Japanese musicians, including Yasuaki Shimizu, the record offers a superb mix of AOR, jazz fusion, funk, and bossa nova. Remastered for vinyl by Colorsound Studio, this deluxe reissue features the original artwork, an OBI strip, and a 4p booklet with a new introduction by Paul Bowler.

Experience this City Pop masterpiece at Unkompress’s Hi-Fi sounds system with a guided commentary by Teshi from Teshi’s Fine Hour

Date: July 2
Location: Unkompress Listening Bar
Fichtestrasse 23, 10967 Berlin

Door opens: 18:00
Listening starts: 20:00

First come first served. Come early to secure your seat.

About Unkompress:
Unkompress is a listening bar and hangout spot in Kreuzberg offering Berliners a focused listening experience with curated selection drinks and small bites.

About Teshi:
Self-claimed Berlin’s nerdiest music nerd from Japan, Teshi has worked at Kyoto’s legendary Jet Set Records, written for the Fader and the Japan Times, and ran a successful bilingual music blog for over 15 years. Now based in Berlin, he hosts Teshi’s Fine Hour, a monthly listening and talking session dedicated to overlooked and under-appreciated music genres.

About WEWANTSOUNDS:
Paris-based label specialising in reissuing hard to find vinyl albums and releasing curated compilations, officially licensed from the master owners.
The label’s range doesn’t focus on any genre in particular and they have released music from Japan, US, France and Middle East. The audio for all the releases is remastered for vinyl and the label always use original artwork where they can.

Arrangör: Satoru Teshima