Haruomi Hosono | Hosono House | Album
Released in May 1973, Hosono House is a gem of cozy domesticity, genre-bending warmth, and historical weight that launched the solo career of Japanese music icon Haruomi Hosono. Recorded in an American-style military home in Sayama, Japan, the album captures what Hosono famously termed "virtual American country"—a brilliant, slightly uncanny emulation of Americana seen through a distinctly Japanese lens. It stands as a pivotal stepping stone between his legendary folk-rock work with Happy End and the groundbreaking electronic futures he would soon build with Yellow Magic Orchestra (YMO).
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