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The Dutch tag Music From Memory, which has been driving the recent global revival of New Age and obscure, has released a historic compilation album titled 'Virtual Dreams II - Ambient Explorations In The House & Techno Age, Japan 1993-1999' ('24), which takes a look at Japanese ambient techno from a musical perspective after the New Age revival, and this compilation is attracting a lot of attention. Meanwhile, Rika Kayama, a psychiatrist working at Hobetsu Clinic in Mukawa-cho, Hokkaido, who is also famous for her political and social criticism activities, has handled the commentary, supervision, and music production of this legendary 1990s Japanese ambient techno masterpiece, which has miraculously been officially released on vinyl!The word 'Technostalgia' is a combination of TECHNO, which means 'science and technology,' and NOSTALGIA, which means 'nostalgia. ' Yukihiro Takahashi of YMO, who wrote the liner notes at the time (and who Kayama himself is a self-proclaimed fan), also praised the album, saying, 'There is not even a trace of the intrusive 'vulgarity' of 'Come on, I'll heal your hearts. This work, which fills the missing piece of Japanese techno, which is being rapidly unearthed, is now being reissued for the first timewith Kayama's approval! The 1990s was the heyday of the 'healing boom. ' Kayama was approached to produce a number of healing CDs, which are now called 'popular ambient' in recent years, but he repeatedly refused due to his position and deep love for music. This work, which motivated him, clearly presents his own musical tastes and stance, and reconsiders 'healing music' through the prism of club music, which was the cutting edge of music at the time. The main composer and arranger is Sakamoto Masayuki, a renowned producer, arranger and keyboardist known for his album 'PSYCHE' ('87), which is also famous in the modern new age/left field sce
