Habibi Funk 035 :: Beirut City Pop

In a departure from the usual template of old photos of the artists, the cover of Habibi Funk’s latest reissue features an illustration by Beirut-born, Paris-based artist Raphaelle Macaron. Poolside beach chairs sit empty on the patio of a luxurious apartment complex at dusk, separated by red, rocky terrain from the city skyline in the background. Cool purples, pinks and blues saturate the scene in a clear nod to the style of Hiroshi Nagai, whose work graces the covers of Light in the Attic’s Pacific Breeze City Pop compilations of funk, soul and AOR from 1980’s Japan. But while the references in the album’s title and cover art lovingly highlight the parallels with the City Pop era, the contents of the album highlight the perpendiculars.

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