DJ Notoya

𝘼 𝙨𝙩𝙪𝙣𝙣𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙣𝙚𝙬 𝙬𝙞𝙣𝙙𝙤𝙬 𝙞𝙣𝙩𝙤 𝙅𝙖𝙥𝙖𝙣’𝙨 𝙜𝙤𝙡𝙙𝙚𝙣 𝙚𝙧𝙖 𝙤𝙛 𝙜𝙧𝙤𝙤𝙫𝙚, "𝙏𝙤𝙠𝙮𝙤 𝘽𝙡𝙞𝙨𝙨" 𝙩𝙧𝙖𝙘𝙚𝙨 𝙛𝙪𝙣𝙠, 𝙗𝙤𝙤𝙜𝙞𝙚 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙘𝙞𝙩𝙮 𝙥𝙤𝙥 𝙜𝙚𝙢𝙨 𝙛𝙧𝙤𝙢 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙚𝙧𝙖 𝙬𝙝𝙚𝙣 𝙅𝙖𝙥𝙖𝙣𝙚𝙨𝙚 𝙢𝙪𝙨𝙞𝙘 𝙬𝙖𝙨 𝙙𝙚𝙛𝙞𝙣𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙞𝙩𝙨 𝙤𝙬𝙣 𝙨𝙤𝙪𝙣𝙙 𝙤𝙣 𝙞𝙩𝙨 𝙤𝙬𝙣 𝙩𝙚𝙧𝙢𝙨.

Compiled by DJ Notoya, one of the leading figures championing Japanese groove culture worldwide, this essential compilation draws from the rich King Records archive, covering the years 1974 to 1988. Across its carefully selected tracks, it captures the evolution of Japan’s vibrant funk, disco and city pop scenes — from silky boogie basslines and shimmering synths to jazz-inflected rhythms and irresistibly danceable hooks.

"Tokyo Bliss" is more than a retrospective — it’s a vibrant portrait of a unique musical era, revealing how Japanese artists absorbed, reimagined and redefined Western influences into something unmistakably their own. A deep dive into an electrifying and influential sound world that remains timeless today.