A wonderfully surreal title: "music for varnishing owls." What's inside is groovy, top-shelf library funk. Dynamic yet relaxing, it strikes a beautiful balance between the polished elegance of the city at night, a tense and melancholy wistfulness, and bright, pastoral scenery. It also calls to mind the pinky-violence soundtracks of '70s Toei and Nikkatsu films. A treasure trove of pre-hip-hop beats. (Original Japanese text by Adachi)