Virtual Dreams II: Ambient Explorations In The House & Techno Age, Japan 1993-1999

Virtual Dreams II aims to shine a light on this unique moment when ambient music threaded through the emerging club culture in Japan. This period saw the birth of many great Japanese techno labels, such as Sublime Records, Transonic Records, Syzygy Records, Frogman Records, and Form@ Records, which followed in the late '90s. The compilation features ambient, chill-out, and intelligent techno from these leading labels alongside lesser-known but equally influential imprints, as well as ambient deviations from Japanese house producers. Much of the music has only ever been released on CD.

Virtual Dreams II is compiled by Eiji Taniguchi and Jamie Tiller, who previously collaborated on Music From Memory releases such as Heisei No Oto and Dream Dolphin - Gaia. This project is especially poignant as it is the final one Jamie Tiller worked on before his tragic passing in 2023. Jamie had been researching, planning, and compiling this edition of Virtual Dreams even before the first chapter was released, believing that many great tracks in Japan fit the series' concept. Knowing how much love and energy he put into this compilation gives it a special place in our hearts.

TRACKLIST

1 Dub Squad - Blown Fruit
2 Akio / Okihide - Phoenix At Desert
3 Palomatic - Flutter
4 Virgo - Prelude
5 Ambient 7 - Escape
6 Web - The Cycle Of Seasons
7 Yukihiro Fukutomi - 5 Blind Boys
8 Katsuya Hironaka - Pause
9 Riow Arai - 1969
10 Modern Living - Snow Bird
11 Missing Project - Poisson D'Avril (Galaxy Dub)
12 Drawing Future Life - 1969