Soul II Soul, and Simply Red reinvigorated the movement in the 80s. As funk and disco lost its appeal in the 80s, soul moved towards R'n'B, and later saw the formation of neo-soul in the early 90s.

In one of the mostly aptly titled compilations released in recent years, We Want Sounds have unveiled ‘Tokyo Bliss’ which, as they themselves describe, features a ten-track compilation of “Japanese ...