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Haruomi Hosono's Hosono House is more popular now than it has been at any point since its release in 1974. It has been re-released, re-recorded (backwards, as Hochono House) by Hosono himself, and held up as an all-time classic by artists on both sides of the Pacific.⁠ ⁠ Now it has been reimagined again, as Hosono House Revisited, this time by many of the musicians whose art Hosono has inspired. Revisited features a diverse range of artists that reflects the breadth of Hosono House’s influence, including his contemporary and collaborator Akiko Yano, lead cheerleader in North America Mac DeMarco, Flipper’s Guitar co-founder Keigo Oyamada a.k.a. corneliusofficial, and jazz-funk artist johncarrollkirby. It is a fittingly kaleidoscopic tribute.⁠ ⁠ Particularly striking, however, is one of the two songs re-recorded in English. Sam Gendel’s spare acoustic cover of “Koi wa Momoiro,” is totally enthralling. Translated fully into English and renamed “My Love Is Peach-Colored,” it is, Hosono wro...

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