Juana Molina |
A blog must have a clear concept, which is 'on Japanese' about this blog. But allow me to put something other than that sometimes, when I find that something is very, very interesting.
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Posted by ikiru ikiru on Tue, 04 Nov 2008 03:21:00 PST |
DJ-BAKU - DAHRMA DANCE, 2008 |
I try to deal with all kinds of music here if they are just good. This is one of the best dance music I've heard for the last few years. DJ-BAKU. We have to bring him to Europe.
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Posted by ikiru ikiru on Sat, 01 Nov 2008 09:40:00 PST |
Toru Takemitsu - from BBC Visionaries |
OK. I came through some authentic straight pop for some days. Let me put somewhat different today. Toru Takemitsu, regarded as one of the innovative composers in the latter half of the 20th century, h...
Posted by ikiru ikiru on Fri, 31 Oct 2008 03:34:00 PST |
Southern All Stars - Heiwa no Ryuka (Okinawan Peace Song) 1996 |
One more song from Southern All Stars. 'Heiwa no Ryuka' is a very rare protest song for the enetertainer, Southern All Stars. It is about Okinawa. Since the end of WWII, after a severe ground war whic...
Posted by ikiru ikiru on Thu, 30 Oct 2008 07:09:00 PST |
Southern All Stars - Itoshi no Ellie (Ellie My Love) 1979 |
Some more from Southern All Stars.
And this song was covered by the late Mr. Ray Charles. Some of you might have heard the song, not knowing where it came from.
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Posted by ikiru ikiru on Wed, 29 Oct 2008 08:23:00 PST |
Sothern All Stars - Manatsu no Kajitsu (Mid-summer fruit)1990 |
OK. Yuming, that I was refering to for the last few days, should be the most popular and appreciated pop singer in J in a broad sense for some decades. Commercially, culturaly, yet musically as well. ...
Posted by ikiru ikiru on Tue, 28 Oct 2008 11:56:00 PST |
Unknown Artist - Windows XP? start up? |
I happend to find this one, when I was youtubing. I think it is from Japan. Nice minimal music.
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Posted by ikiru ikiru on Mon, 27 Oct 2008 11:35:00 PST |
Yumi Matsutoya - Haruyo Koi (Come Spring) 1994 |
It is difficult to pick up one song from Yuming's (her called name) career, stretching more than 35 years, but this Haruyo Koi should be one of her masterpieces. The East and the West are woven into p...
Posted by ikiru ikiru on Sun, 26 Oct 2008 02:24:00 PST |
Yumi Arai - Hikouki Gumo (Airplains trail) |
For it came to a Yumi Arai's song, let me put her original song. Yumi Arai (Yumi Matsutoya since her marrige) is a national pop singer-songwriter. Everybody in Japan knows her or at least knows her vo...
Posted by ikiru ikiru on Sat, 25 Oct 2008 05:09:00 PST |
Misako Odani & Tata - Hikouki Gumo (Airplane Trail of Yumi Arai) |
A band is a miraculous stuff. In a strange way people meet, and incredible music would be born. Number Girl had that milaculous thing with this amazing guitarist, Hisako Tabuchi. Boys, be jealous what...
Posted by ikiru ikiru on Fri, 24 Oct 2008 12:27:00 PST |
