Hosono's 1973 solo debut "Hosono House" found the artist, fresh off the dissolution of Happy End, exploring a remarkably contemporary blend of funk, disco, and city pop influences, years before they would become widespread. The album, recorded and released entirely by Hosono himself from his own apartment, was a prescient vision of electronic music to come.
- "Hosono House" was recorded and produced entirely by Hosono in his apartment in Sayama, Japan, over a period of three months.
- The album was reissued in 2019 by Light in the Attic Records, introducing it to a new generation of listeners and critics.
- While not an immediate commercial success, "Hosono House" has since been re-evaluated as a landmark of Japanese electronic and funk music.
Haruomi Hosono is a Japanese musician, singer, songwriter, and producer, a founding member of the influential Yellow Magic Orchestra. At the time of "Hosono House," he was already a significant figure in Japanese pop and rock music, having achieved success with his previous band Happy End.
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