Music From Memory%u2019s third 12%u201D release features two versions of the track %u2018On Retinae%u2019 by the Japanese pop duo Dip In The Pool. With support from friend Yasuaki Shimizu (AKA Mariah) on clarinet, the track is pure end of the night pop perfection and something of a lost classic.



Originally appearing on Dip In The Pool%u2019s 1989 LP of the same name, %u2018On Retinae%u2019 was also pressed in Hong Kong as a 50 copies only promo 12%u201D release, the existence of which remained unknown even to the band themselves until recently. True to that original promo release Music From Memory have chosen to present both the %u2018West%u2019 (English Version) and %u2018East%u2019 (Japanese Version) again in 12%u201D format.



Blending a unique sense of music and style, Dip In The Pool created a refined sense of dreamy minimal pop formed by the productions of Tatsjui Kimura and the ethereal, floating vocals of Miyako Koda. Something of a fashion icon and a much-photographed model in Japan, Miyako is also an actress and has appeared in a number of Japanese feature films.



Since their debut LP on the UK%u2019s Rough Trade label in 1985, the group gained something of a cult following and have continued to record and perfom live, with this 12%u201D coming ahead of a much-deserved compilation of the groups work which is to be released by Warner Brothers digitally and on CD later this year.