Streetlights shining on the avenue tonight
Taxi wheels are burning rivers made of light
Every window tells a story from above
Broken hearts and dreams still falling into love
I hear the city calling out my name
Like every shadow knows why I came
City of lights
Keep shining on me
Through every lonely midnight street
City of lights
I’m finally free
Becoming everything I dreamed I’d be
Rain falls softly on the rooftops far away
Neon colors dancing through the smoky haze
Every stranger moving to a hidden song
Like this restless town knew me all along
I feel the rhythm under every step
Like the night and I are breathing yet
City of lights
Keep shining on me
Through every lonely midnight street
City of lights
I’m finally free
Becoming everything I dreamed I’d be
And if tomorrow changes everything I know
I’ll still remember how this city glowed
The sound of brass echoing through the rain
Telling me to rise again
City of lights
Still shining on me
Even when the darkness speaks
City of lights
You made me believe
There’s still another dream to reach
Streetlights fading into dawn
But the city keeps singing on
- Lyricist
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- Composer
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- Producer
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- Guitar
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- Bass Guitar
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- Drums
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- Keyboards
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- Vocals
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- Piano
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- Trumpet
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- Saxophone
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Listen to CITY OF LIGHTS by Imayuku Detective Agency
Streaming / Download
- 1
BLUE RUSH OP.11
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- 2
GLITCH RUSH OP.12
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CITY OF LIGHTS
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- 4
CITY FEVER JUNGLE
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- 5
LUNAR AVENUE #15
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- 6
MIDNIGHT FRACTURE #16
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- 7
CASE No.17: Tiger Quest
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- 8
CASE No.18: Conan the Break
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- 9
JUNGLE SWING OP.19
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- 10
PANIC PARADE OP.20
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The cases never end.
Every time the night grows darker, another file is opened.
"The Swing Files" is the second album by Imajuku Detective Agency, collecting ten musical case files from a city that never sleeps.
Moonlit streets.
Wailing saxophones.
Explosive brass sections.
Collapsing time signatures.
And a groove that refuses to die.
This is more than a big band jazz album.
From classic swing and jazz-funk to avant-garde experimentation, shifting meters, unexpected modulations, chaos, and celebration, each track serves as an individual case file within a much larger investigation.
In "CASE No.17: Tiger Quest," the adventure begins.
In "CASE No.18: Conan the Break," the mystery itself collapses.
In "JUNGLE SWING OP.19," pure ecstatic energy takes over.
In "PANIC PARADE OP.20," everything transforms into a glorious, uncontrollable celebration.
Order and chaos.
Elegance and rebellion.
Silence and frenzy.
Throughout the album, opposing forces collide again and again.
Yet one thing survives every catastrophe.
Swing.
This is a record of a detective agency.
A record of a city.
A record of the night itself.
There is no need to solve the case.
Just listen carefully.
The next investigation has already begun.
Artist Profile
Imayuku Detective Agency
Imayuku Detective Agency A collective that traces the boundary between urban noise and silence. Rooted in big band jazz, their sound fuses the raw energy of rock, the bounce of ska-funk, and the experimental edge of modern jazz. Centered around a powerful horn section trumpets, saxophones, and trombone their rhythm section drives everything forward with an aggressive, commanding groove. Their music is more than instrumental. Fragmented riffs, sudden silences, and near-collapsing ensembles are presented like pieces of a case, only to align into brief moments of perfect unison. On stage, improvisation collides with structure, ensuring that no performance is ever the same. Imajuku Detective Unit does not simply play music. They document an electric sense of unease hidden within the city.
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