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as a lens through which to imagine a queer and open future

showing off his ear for both persistent earworms and sonic adventurism

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Haruomi Hosono - Hosono House ladytron readers of the newspaper ElThe unbelievably prolific Haruomi Hosono is one of the major architects of modern Japanese pop music. With his encyclopedic knowledge of music and boundless curiosity for new sounds, Hosono has put his unmistakable stamp on hundreds of recordings as a session player, producer, and auteur of his own idiosyncratic musical world. Born and raised in central Tokyo, his adolescent obsession with American pop culture informed his early forays into country