Akira Mitake “Out of Reach”

Akira Mitake
Out of Reach
Epic (Japan) 1983
28-3H-83 (LP) w/insert.
sleeve : EX-(slightly dirts.)
media : EX+/EX+(some slightly surface noises, still good condition.)

This album was released in 1983 by Akira Mitake, who was a core member of Ippudo with Masami Tsuchiya, and has worked extensively as a composer since the breakup of the group, as well as a solo artist with excellent ambient/new age works. The album was recorded in London with Richard Barbiei of Japan, with whom he had been in contact, as producer, and with overseas musicians such as David Rhodes, Norman Watt, John Doyle, and Connie Filipello. The sound production is mainly new romantic synth-pop in the style of Ippudo, with a lot of electronics, but also includes instrumental tracks with a contemporary feel.