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MER “Cyber City Connection: Urban Synthwave and Electro Funk” Out on Sep 20, 2024

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Categories: MER, Topics, and Model Electronic. Tags: Release and Digital distribution. Formats: Video.

The 8th release under the MER moniker by Tatsuya Oe (Captain Funk / Dark Model / OE) is a compilation/curation album featuring tracks influenced by cyberpunk and sci-fi culture from the 1980s to the present. The album ranges from synthwave characterized by pulsating basslines and vintage synth riffs to romantic electro-funk/R&B and soundtracks evoking near-future sci-fi worlds, resulting in a collection brimming with retro-futuristic vibes.

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  • 1. “Cyber City Connection: Urban Synthwave and Electro Funk” Tracklist
  • 2. Album Info & Credit
  • 3. Album Description
  • 4. Downloads & Streaming Services

“Cyber City Connection: Urban Synthwave and Electro Funk” Tracklist

MER - Cyber City Connection 1. MER – Mirage
2. MER – Neon City Lights (Edit)
3. Dark Model – Time Zone
4. MER – Over and Over
5. Captain Funk – King of the Highway (Dub)
6. MER – So Romantic
7. MER – Flash Love
8. MER – Informer
9. Dark Model – Perfect Enemy
10. MER – Secrets
11. Captain Funk – Metropolis (Synthwave Remix)
12. MER – Big Wave
13. MER – Heartbreaker
14. MER – Crash Love
15. MER – Manhunter
16. Dark Model – Fate (Electro Mix)
17. MER – Masquerade
18. MER – Conspiracy Plan
19. Dark Model – In the Zone
20. MER – Informer (Beatless Mix)


Album Info & Credit

Artist Name: MER
Album Title: “Cyber City Connection: Urban Synthwave and Electro Funk”
Release Date: September 20, 2024
Format: Digital (No physical release)
Product No: MER-3008
UPC Code: 198595222966
Label: Model Electronic Records
All tracks composed and produced by Tatsuya Oe (NexTone/JASRAC)

Album Description

The MER (Model Electronic Records) series was initially produced for the film and broadcasting industry and has been highly acclaimed by music supervisors both in Japan and overseas. To make these releases more accessible to music fans, general distribution on platforms like Apple Music and Spotify began with the release of “Anti-Crime Breaks (MER-3006)” in 2021.

“Cyber City Connection: Urban Synthwave and Electro Funk” is, as the title suggests, a compilation themed around cyberpunk and sci-fi culture that dominated the 1980s and has recently been reevaluated and developed in movies and video games. Inspired by the futuristic worldviews that have spawned diverse forms of expression from novels and Hollywood films to Japanese manga and animation, the album features new arrangements of existing tracks from various monikers as well as new tracks under the MER name. Unlike typical “cyberpunk” works that often focus solely on the dark dystopian worlds seen in foreign films and games, this compilation sets itself apart by incorporating the exhilaration, urbanity, and romantic atmosphere unique to Japanese 80s culture.

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Worldwide

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Amazon US | JP | UK | FR | GR | IT | ES
Spotify
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Japan

AWA
Music.jp
Dwango.jp
Recochoku(incl. Hi-Res)
Mora (Hi-Res)
OTOTOY (Lossless) (Hi-Res)
KKBox
Line Music
Rakuten Music

Other Asian countries

QQMusic
Kuwo Music(酷我音楽)
NetEase Cloud Music(網易雲音楽)
Xiami Music(蝦米音楽)


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