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Japanese air conditioner music - pls send

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💙 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZUfKPw8eoWM And a bit of context from an article I wrote about its reissue in 2018 ✨ “The Japanese approach to sound is all encompassing – fictional characters, brands, ideas, even inanimate objects like printers and whiskey have their own theme tunes and original music created specifically for them. This is referred to as an image album, an audio impression designed to give a multi-sensory experience. In 1987, Japanese composer and environmental sound designer Takashi Kokubo was enlisted to create the music for a new line of high-end Sanyo air-conditioners. Though his name might be unfamiliar, alongside his anime soundtracks and avant garde projects, Kokubo has also crafted music that has impacted virtually all of Japan, from national mobile phone earthquake alerts to contactless card payment jingles. Originally released as a promo album under the name Get At The Wave, the album was designed “to transport the consumer into a parade far away from the heat and hurry of urban life.””