To be honest, when I first saw
Especia's videos, I thought it was 80s retro, but if you read
this excellent Japan Times article on them and their new album Gusto, it is the early 90s that is their and their producer Yokoyama's inspiration. With Especia he has gotten the chance to create the sounds fully he could only touch on with famous anti-idols BiS. I just love the laid back style of Especia and can't wait for each new song. It is a welcome pays from the usual high speed type of idol songs you mostly hear from that scene.
