MARIKO KATSURAGI - SEASIDE HIGHWAY Vinyl LP KROQ The Mystic Valley Band)

The Mystic Valley Band)

Herein is the threshold of a new explosion of the band’s creativity

Originally slated for release on Brisbane's singular Negative Guest List Records in 2012

The band recruited vocalist Milo Aukerman in 1980 and began establishing themselves as major players in the Southern California Punk movement

MARIKO KATSURAGI - SEASIDE HIGHWAY Vinyl LP KROQ The Mystic Valley Band)With unprecedented prosperity and growing worldwide fame in broadcast, game, and synthesizers, the 1980s Japan entered a golden decade. New genre splashes from technopop, Pacifica, and AOR City pop merged local sensibilities with jazz funk and Latin influences. Spiced in sugary US West coast sparkle and boasting naive lyrics with opulent arrangements and cover designs, it beamed millions of listeners on the cosmic journeys of Japan and its connections