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SALT... meets ISLAND CAFE –Sea of Love 3 V.a. RSD 2026 Japan Import edition
SALT... meets ISLAND CAFE –Sea of Love 3
V.a.
To all who love the sea.
A compilation of all-new recordings by genre-defying artists who love the sea, curated by beach lifestyle magazine “SALT...”, arrives on LP!
Featuring 14 tracks including debut contributions from MONKEY MAJIK, Leola, GIRA MUNDO, TOSHIKI HAYASHI(%C), maco marets, t.r.a.n.e, Half Mile Beach Club, LEO, and Natsu Summer. This is the perfect companion when you want to feel the sea.
■ Supervised by beach lifestyle magazine “SALT...”, the new release “Sea of Love 3” from SALT... meets ISLAND CAFE arrives! Featuring 14 new tracks in various styles themed around the sea, feel the beach time flavour.
■ DJ HASEBE and MONKEY MAJIK's collaboration, centred on the theme of “the sea”, has finally materialised! This dream collaboration between two artists who have been at the forefront of their respective scenes, united by the common threads of “the sea” and “surf”, has arrived!
■Features the first collaborative track between Leola, the singer-songwriter known for releasing ocean-inspired works, and GIRA MUNDO, producer behind Kimaguren, Aimyon, and numerous other J-POP artists! Lyrics evoking beaches, waves, and sunsets, paired with a mellow, 90s city pop sound!
■Includes a chill summer tune perfect for the beach by rapper maco marets and beatmaker TOSHIKI HAYASHI (%C) present a chilled-out summer tune perfect for the seaside, Natsu Summer. The beach-ready, feel-good lovers' reggae is produced by Kunimondo Takiguchi (RYUSENKEI). The organic and chilled instrumental number comes from the four-piece Half Mile Beach Club, hailing from Zushi, who craft feel-good dance music centred around Balearic sounds, evoking seaside scenes. The up-and-coming new soul band t.r.a.n.e (Train) contribute a soulful summer tune themed around the sea. Shonan-based singer-songwriter LEO's first recording is an acoustic track brimming with beach vibes. New recordings from these first-time contributors are also packed with substance.
■Liquid Stella, HANAH SPRING, DJ Mitsu the Beats, and Shimon Hoshino return from the previous release, writing original beach tunes exclusively for Sea of Love!
Tokimeki Records feat. Hikari, Lisa Halim, and Yosuke Konuma – artists indispensable to Sea of Love – contribute fresh cover tracks!
■The artwork features artistic surf photography by surf photographer Zack Balang, who also contributed to “SALT...”.
| Media | Music VINYL LP (Vinyl) |
| Number of records | 1 |
| Composer | Hmv |
| Released | April 18, 2026 |
| EAN/UPC | 4580278269522 |
| Label | INSENSE MUSIC WORKS |
| Genre | Downbeat |
| Dimensions | 320 × 325 × 6 mm · 350 g (Weight (estimated)) |
Track list
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- DJ HASEBE / Pink Skies feat. MONKEY MAJIK
- Tokimeki Records feat. ひかり / 堤防
- TOSHIKI HAYASHI (%C) / Naminokoe feat. maco marets
- Liquid Stella / twilight
- Leola & GIRA MUNDO / Under The Sunset
- T.r.a.n.e / Sunshine New Wave
- Natsu Summer / Beach Girl
- HANAH SPRING / Lovin’ Me
- LEO / Close Your Eyes Feel
- Lisa Halim / 満ちてゆく
- Shimon Hoshino / Tide & Time
- Half Mile Beach Club / Translusent
- DJ Mitsu the Beats / a day on Moorea
- 小沼ようすけ / Don’t Dream It’s Over