{"product_id":"kan-tv-no-naka-ni","title":"KAN – TV no Naka ni","description":"\u003ctable style=\"width: 100%; border-collapse: separate; border-spacing: 0; border: 1px solid #bbb; border-radius: 8px; overflow: hidden; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13.5px; line-height: 1.6; background-color: #fff;\"\u003e\n\u003cthead\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"background-color: #f2f2f2;\"\u003e\n\u003cth colspan=\"2\" style=\"text-align: left; padding: 10px 12px; font-size: 15px; color: #333;\"\u003e📀 Product Details\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/thead\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 10px 12px; border-top: 1px solid #bbb; font-weight: bold; width: 30%; color: #222;\"\u003eYear\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 10px 12px; border-top: 1px solid #bbb;\"\u003e1987\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"background-color: #f9f9f9;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 10px 12px; font-weight: bold; color: #222;\"\u003eCountry\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 10px 12px;\"\u003eJapan\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 10px 12px; font-weight: bold; color: #222;\"\u003eLabel\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 10px 12px;\"\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cspan\u003ePolydor – 28MX1267\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"background-color: #f9f9f9;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 10px 12px; font-weight: bold; color: #222;\"\u003eMedia\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 10px 12px;\"\u003eEX- (Plays EX)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 10px 12px; font-weight: bold; color: #222;\"\u003eSleeve\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 10px 12px;\"\u003eEX (w\/Insert)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"background-color: #f9f9f9;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 10px 12px; font-weight: bold; color: #222;\"\u003eObi\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 10px 12px;\"\u003eEX- \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display: inline-block; padding: 4px 10px; border-radius: 6px; background: #efefef; border: 1px solid #dcdcdc; font-weight: bold; margin: 6px 0 10px;\"\u003eComments\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eJapan Original Pressing.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBefore the polish came the obsession — KAN’s remarkably inventive 1987 debut, packed with programmed rhythms, restless arrangements and flashes of Scritti Politti, Billy Joel and ’80s blue-eyed soul.\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBefore the sophisticated sound of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNO-NO-YESMAN\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, there was \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTV no Naka ni\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e — KAN’s 1987 debut, assembled from songs written during his amateur years and arranged almost entirely by KAN himself. The result is restless, ambitious and wonderfully difficult to categorize: sophisticated pop ideas colliding with drum machines, synths, brass, funk and blue-eyed soul.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e“SPUNKY DANCE” reveals KAN’s fascination with the intricate programmed pop of Scritti Politti, while “Koisuru DISCOMAN” brings a sleek blue-eyed soul \/ funk touch into the album. “TOP SECRET” pushes the studio experimentation further, layering two bass parts and even using reversed chorus effects. Then “MEMORIES OF FUTURE” opens the record outward into something more spacious and atmospheric — its expansive arrangement carrying an almost Balearic quality when heard today.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhat makes the album fascinating today is its imperfections. Nothing has yet been smoothed into a recognizable KAN sound — ideas arrive from every direction, arrangements are almost excessively detailed, and you can hear a young songwriter discovering what a recording studio can actually do.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRawer and stranger than the records that followed, this is where KAN’s obsession with melody and arrangement first became visible — an increasingly elusive 1987 Japanese original LP.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ciframe width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/rJheE6iudhE?si=AYAD_D-9D34ZBymA\" title=\"YouTube video player\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003ciframe width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/TgPnW_sXM-A?si=kITe5J91tlPpaEMK\" title=\"YouTube video player\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003ciframe width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/oeI0dqs4Rr4?si=jnZCF0RW-RT_goB7\" title=\"YouTube video player\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003ciframe width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/w0vYXEsohlc?si=h_xqdgYvoZBtr47n\" title=\"YouTube video player\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"RECORD MONSTER","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43371846566097,"sku":null,"price":60.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0655\/9413\/0641\/files\/IMG_8030.jpg?v=1791540579","url":"https:\/\/www.recordmonster.net\/products\/kan-tv-no-naka-ni","provider":"RECORD MONSTER","version":"1.0","type":"link"}