{"product_id":"sugar-plant-trance-mellow-2018-remaster-limited-edition-cd","title":"sugar plant \/ trance mellow 2018 Remaster Limited Edition CD","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"139\" data-end=\"595\"\u003eOriginally released in 1996 and newly remastered in 2018, \u003cem data-start=\"197\" data-end=\"212\"\u003etrance mellow\u003c\/em\u003e stands as one of sugar plant’s most distinctive and forward-looking works. Since the 1990s, the band have continuously blurred the boundaries between indie rock, ambient, post-rock, deep house, and experimental pop. Among their catalog, \u003cem data-start=\"450\" data-end=\"465\"\u003etrance mellow\u003c\/em\u003e is the album that comes closest to the dance floor—without ever abandoning the band’s signature sense of intimacy and mellowness.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"597\" data-end=\"1078\"\u003eThe year 1996 marked a turning point for Japan’s underground dance culture, symbolized by the emergence of the rave movement around events such as \u003cspan class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"whitespace-normal\"\u003eRAINBOW 2000\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e. Immersed in this moment, the members of sugar plant encountered new values and sounds firsthand. Around the same time, they recorded \u003cem data-start=\"916\" data-end=\"955\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"whitespace-normal\"\u003eafter after hours\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e in the United States, where ambient and chill-out elements were already being subtly woven into their band-oriented sound.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1080\" data-end=\"1440\"\u003eWith \u003cem data-start=\"1085\" data-end=\"1100\"\u003etrance mellow\u003c\/em\u003e, that approach was taken a step further. Gentle, looping rhythms intertwine with overlapping melodic phrases, all placed within a spacious, immersive sonic architecture. The album preserves the sense of mellowness sugar plant had pursued since their debut, while allowing repetition, atmosphere, and texture to take on a more central role.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1442\" data-end=\"1888\"\u003eThe record embraces a wide spectrum of influences, from the chill-out aesthetics associated with \u003cspan class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"whitespace-normal\"\u003eCafe del Mar\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e to the ethereal beauty of \u003cspan class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"whitespace-normal\"\u003eCocteau Twins\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e and \u003cspan class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"whitespace-normal\"\u003eSlowdive\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e. Notably, the closing track “meadow” serves as a homage to contemporary classical composer \u003cspan class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"whitespace-normal\"\u003eGavin Bryars\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e, echoing the quiet gravity of his seminal work \u003cem data-start=\"1859\" data-end=\"1887\"\u003eThe Sinking of the Titanic\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1890\" data-end=\"2146\"\u003e\u003cem data-start=\"1890\" data-end=\"1905\"\u003etrance mellow\u003c\/em\u003e remains a quietly ambitious album—one that captures a fleeting historical moment while sounding uncannily timeless, revealing sugar plant as artists equally attuned to the dance floor, the listening room, and the emotional space in between.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"KiliKiliVilla Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55426683600969,"sku":null,"price":2547.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0964\/9969\/5689\/files\/TranceMellowSmall.jpg?v=1768262332","url":"https:\/\/kilikilivilla-store.myshopify.com\/products\/sugar-plant-trance-mellow-2018-remaster-limited-edition-cd","provider":"KiliKiliVilla Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}