tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-45013264184275141832024-02-23T18:03:39.910-08:00WAX MASKGregory Josephhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10028442903379055090noreply@blogger.comBlogger117125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4501326418427514183.post-71963253667293544062015-02-08T16:00:00.002-08:002015-02-08T16:09:42.813-08:00Hiroshi Sato - Super Market (1976)<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Some readers may know the late Japanese pianist <a href="http://www.discogs.com/artist/259143-Hiroshi-Sato">Hiroshi Sato</a> from his excellent <a href="http://www.discogs.com/Hiroshi-Sato-Wendy-Matthews-Awakening/master/793346"><i>Awakening</i></a> record with <a href="http://www.discogs.com/artist/259136-Wendy-Matthews">Wendy Matthews</a>, or his work with folks like Haruomi Hosono and Tatsuro Yamashita (who, according the Japanese Wiki, called him Japan's greatest pianist). We have some other great, if more subdued albums of his however, starting with <i>Super Market</i>, his 1976 debut. There are some funky jams here, but nothing approaching the heights of the best Boogie or City Pop sounds that would appear in the next few years in Japan, in our opinion. What we're really digging are the Wilson-influenced, lightly fusion/"island sounds" rays caught from tracks like "<span class="tracklist_track_title" itemprop="name">レインボー・シーライン" and "Night in L.A.".</span><br />
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<span class="tracklist_track_title" itemprop="name">While it's difficult to find a detailed list of contributors without a physical copy, such notables as Shuichi "Ponta" Murakami, Ryuichi Sakamoto, Minako Yoshida, Kenji Omura, Yoshida Minako and <br />Kenji Takamizu appear on the record.</span><br />
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<tr class=" tracklist_track track" itemprop="track" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/MusicRecording"><td class="tracklist_track_pos">A3</td><td class="track tracklist_track_title "><span class="tracklist_track_title" itemprop="name">F. W. Y.</span></td><td class="tracklist_track_duration" width="25"><span></span></td></tr>
<tr class=" tracklist_track track" itemprop="track" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/MusicRecording"><td class="tracklist_track_pos">A4</td><td class="track tracklist_track_title "><span class="tracklist_track_title" itemprop="name">用意はいいかな</span></td><td class="tracklist_track_duration" width="25"><span></span></td></tr>
<tr class=" tracklist_track track" itemprop="track" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/MusicRecording"><td class="tracklist_track_pos">A5</td><td class="track tracklist_track_title "><span class="tracklist_track_title" itemprop="name">Night In L.A.</span></td><td class="tracklist_track_duration" width="25"><span></span></td></tr>
<tr class=" tracklist_track track" itemprop="track" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/MusicRecording"><td class="tracklist_track_pos">B1</td><td class="track tracklist_track_title "><span class="tracklist_track_title" itemprop="name">High Times</span></td><td class="tracklist_track_duration" width="25"><span></span></td></tr>
<tr class=" tracklist_track track" itemprop="track" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/MusicRecording"><td class="tracklist_track_pos">B2</td><td class="track tracklist_track_title "><span class="tracklist_track_title" itemprop="name">いとしのマリー</span></td><td class="tracklist_track_duration" width="25"><span></span></td></tr>
<tr class=" tracklist_track track" itemprop="track" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/MusicRecording"><td class="tracklist_track_pos">B3</td><td class="track tracklist_track_title "><span class="tracklist_track_title" itemprop="name">スーパー・マーケット</span></td><td class="tracklist_track_duration" width="25"><span></span></td></tr>
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<span class="tracklist_track_title" itemprop="name"></span><span class="tracklist_track_title" itemprop="name"></span>Gregory Josephhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10028442903379055090noreply@blogger.com15tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4501326418427514183.post-34169140760671116752015-02-08T15:07:00.003-08:002015-02-08T15:07:56.006-08:00"The Essential… Yellow Magic Orchestra"<span class="the-author">Mikey IQ Jones has written a really nice primer on YMO and YMO-related music at FACT. Just the tip of the iceberg to be sure, but still worth a read. Even includes an obtuse reference to this blog at the end--I think.</span><br />
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"<em><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_Movida_Madrile%C3%B1a">La Movida Madrileña</a></em>" refers to the mid-to-late 70s flowering of subcultural rebellion in post-fascism Spain. With Madrid at core, the movement inspired the creation of liberated music, cinema, comics, literature, etc. By the 80s, the music had mutated beyond punk into various zones and waves. This mix spans the decade, representing new wave and synth pop, power pop, and general upbeat weirdness and provocation. '83 seems to be the peak of creativity, considering how many tracks on this mix were released in that year. I've included some tunes which sound more old-garde classicist pop (Parchis, Jeanette), as well as some late decade, mild mainstream jams. While I stand by all the music on a sonic level, I imagine that the orchestral pop hits here provided the space to move "from" for <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alaska_(singer)">Alaska</a> and the other scene stars of the movement, with lush production and simple love-song themes. Landing full circle, the jams from '85 and beyond (a decade post-Franco) perhaps represent the dilution of earlier transgressive material. I encourage readers to research individual artists, as riches will surely be discovered. I don't speak Spanish, and I am by no means an expert on this music or its context, so this broad selection will likely seem odd and unfocused to the expert listener. That said, this is an incredibly thrilling 24-track survey of some brilliant music, I can promise that.<br />
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I'm very psyched to present the first in a series of Wax Mask era-specific mixes. I put a lot of work into this, so check it out! While a lot of this music I found trawling forums and Filestube, I want to specifically thank the blogs <a href="http://nuevaola80s.blogspot.com/">Nuevaola 80s</a> and <a href="http://todamimusik.blogspot.com/">Toda mi Musik</a>.<br />
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The seminal VGM podcast, <a href="http://legacymusichour.blogspot.com/">The Legacy Music Hour</a>, has just ended. It's a great show, and has turned us on to a lot of tremendous, obscure video game music in the past year or so. <a href="http://legacymusichour.blogspot.com/2013/02/episode-122-mahjong-games.html">Episode 122: Mahjong Games</a> is a personal favorite, and we owe Rob and Brent big time for leading us to the haunting, experimental soundtrack for Super Famicom game <em>The麻雀・闘牌伝</em>/ <em>The Mahjong Touhaiden</em>. The first track the show played from Mahjong Touhaiden, "Mister Diviner" (or "Mr. Oracle") is an odd, transfixing blend of buried spoken-word vocals, Reichian minimalist composition--<em>Music for 18 Musicians </em>is referenced explicitly--Noh percussion and orchestra hits. Other standouts are "Female Pope", "Dancing Princess", "Dark Side King", "Match 2" and the sublime "To the Waves". To our ears this music recalls at times Saeko Suzuki's score for Jun Ichikawa<em>'s <a href="http://waxmask.blogspot.com/2011/02/saeko-suzuki-no-raifu-kingu-no-life.html">No Life King</a></em>.<br />
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Developed by Micronics and released on April 16 in 1993 by Video System/Khaos, <em>The Mahjong Touhaiden</em> is one of many anonymous mahjong games which never stood a chance to be localized for any market outside of Japan. LMH lists as composers Soushi Hosoi and Pirowo. <a href="http://snesmusic.org/">SNESmusic.org</a> doesn't list any other credits for either composer. The SPC file, from which I've ripped these tracks, can be found <a href="http://www.zophar.net/music/spc/mahjong-touhaiden-the.html">here</a>.<br />
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01. Opening (1:30)<br />
02. Gambling Place (1:12)<br />
03. Item Shop (0:34)<br />
04. Great Rocker (0:57)<br />
05. Force of the Tiger (3:52)<br />
06. Mr. Oracle (4:56)<br />
07. Female Pope (3:55)<br />
08. Dancing Princess (4:43)<br />
09. Good Luck Queen (4:33)<br />
10. Dark Side King (3:17)<br />
11. The Star (4:17)<br />
12. Naniwa no Mahjong Shokunin (2:55)<br />
13. To the Waves (5:10)<br />
14. Path of Royalty (7:57)<br />
15. Match 1 (2:22)<br />
16. Match 2 (3:27)<br />
17. Match 3 (0:47)<br />
18. Match 4 (0:38)<br />
19. Match 5 (1:13)<br />
20. Match 6 (0:37)<br />
21. Match 7 (1:57)<br />
22. Match 8 (1:10)<br />
23. Match 9 (0:38)<br />
24. Fanfare 1 (0:05)<br />
25. Fanfare 2 (0:04)<br />
26. Fanfare 3 (0:09)<br />
27. Ending (0:49)<br />
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By request. <a href="http://www.mediafire.com/?i5kbha14ktakflb">ENJOY</a>.Gregory Josephhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10028442903379055090noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4501326418427514183.post-48709757725116327262013-01-13T17:13:00.001-08:002013-01-13T17:14:00.193-08:00A Few ThingsCheck out Pajjama, a good Norwegian band that takes influence from Technopop and game music. The album Starch is well worth owning. Grab the cassette <a href="http://www.orangemilkrecords.com/pajjama---starch.html">here</a>, or a <a href="http://pajjama.bandcamp.com/">digital copy</a>.<br />
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Jeff over at <a href="http://convertibletoyokohama.com/">Convertible to Yokohama</a> has been doing some amazing work, check out his <a href="http://convertibletoyokohama.com/page/3">Dip in the Pool mega-post</a>, which I provided some materials for. The blog's really got me beat in both design and research. It's the best.<br />
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Found these originally on the VAULT (RIP). J approves any re-posting of his ups.Gregory Josephhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10028442903379055090noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4501326418427514183.post-24175985575410741672012-09-26T17:48:00.000-07:002012-09-26T17:55:11.057-07:00Chris アーティスト - Poodle (1984)<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGfH-ZUXmG8zLndxYezM7DADGhmXfRcpl9spbxUzIoQsCZEtrnoJ5KDopSJICOWVl7L-qCHT1qoroM71y67DXmL6pngMbfJ5em-Xezm4lDcMH0iurDoWLvO6WyiI1y359aVnb5HXHWtnDI/s1600/chris.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGfH-ZUXmG8zLndxYezM7DADGhmXfRcpl9spbxUzIoQsCZEtrnoJ5KDopSJICOWVl7L-qCHT1qoroM71y67DXmL6pngMbfJ5em-Xezm4lDcMH0iurDoWLvO6WyiI1y359aVnb5HXHWtnDI/s200/chris.jpg" width="199" /></a>
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Here's an album from Chris, with some of the Moon Riders as back-up band. Not bad. The sugary 50s-worshipping pop jams are more successful than the more rock-influenced tracks. More info here:
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01.春のめざめ
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作詞:柴山俊之 作曲:PANTA 編曲:岡田徹
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02.夏にLai Lai I Like You
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作詞:高橋修 作曲・編曲:岡田徹
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03.あこがれファンタジア
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作詞:鈴木博文 作曲・編曲:鈴木慶一
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04.似てない似顔絵
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作詞・作曲:近田春夫 編曲:白井良明
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05.プードル
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作詞:高橋修 作曲:鈴木慶一 編曲:白井良明
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06.クリスの日曜日
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作詞:高橋修 作曲:鈴木慶一 編曲:岡田徹
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07.クリスはサーティーン
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作詞:KURO 作曲:西岡恭蔵 編曲:白井良明
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08.家には帰れない
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作詞:柴山俊之 作曲:PANTA 編曲:岡田徹
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09.ミッドナイト・ロックンロール・パーティー
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作詞:梅本洋一 作曲・編曲:鈴木慶一
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10.クリスのララバイ
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作詞:KURO 作曲:西岡恭蔵 編曲:岡田徹
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01. Spring Awakening
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Lyrics: Shibayama, composer: PANTA, arranger: Toru Okada
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02. Summer, Lai Lai I Like You
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Lyrics: Takahashi Osamu composed/arranged by: Toru Okada
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03. Longing for Fantasia
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Lyrics: Masami Suzuki, composition, arrangement: Keiichi Suzuki
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04. Do Not Like the Caricature
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Lyrics/music: Haruo chikada arrangement: Yoshiaki Shirai
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05. Poodle
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Lyrics: Takahashi Osamu music: Suzuki Keiichi arrangement: Yoshiaki Shirai
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06. Chris Sunday
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Lyrics: Takahashi Osamu music: arranged by Suzuki Keiichi: Toru Okada
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07. Chris is Thirteen
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Author: KURO composer: Nishioka, storage arrangement: Yoshiaki Shirai
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08. Go Home
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Lyrics: Shibayama s., composer:PANTA arranger: Toru Okada
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09. Midnight Rock 'n' Roll Party
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Lyrics: Y. Umemoto, composition, arrangement: Keiichi Suzuki
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10. Chris Lullaby
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Author: KURO, composer: Nishioka, brewery arranger: Toru Okada
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<a href="http://www.mediafire.com/?qzu3bpkeb6a5bdb">PLEASE ENJOY</a>Gregory Josephhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10028442903379055090noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4501326418427514183.post-3543305064338538232012-09-17T16:42:00.007-07:002012-09-17T16:57:43.014-07:00Moon Riders Mega-PostUsed to be you could find these albums in a bunch of different places on the web. Now it seems like a lot of the blogs are gone and the leftover links dead. Here's a bunch of Moon Riders records. Not too much for me to report here, the Riders seem reasonably documented elsewhere.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?5z4iwj4q5p9rbim">MODERN MUSIC (1979)</a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6aO_PMU8tVeiZSOejmeuN0a_3VXwf-U9a0aE1rwx4H3HrSCiMLZNhHdpdybrxon2pmQjhor2PBMRPWcjTadSBMGkopUUYG-NWltKtFPAvuaZAsyGKz0J3N7HOf3eoirt5gUVhyphenhyphengI2XN7z/s1600/cover.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 397px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6aO_PMU8tVeiZSOejmeuN0a_3VXwf-U9a0aE1rwx4H3HrSCiMLZNhHdpdybrxon2pmQjhor2PBMRPWcjTadSBMGkopUUYG-NWltKtFPAvuaZAsyGKz0J3N7HOf3eoirt5gUVhyphenhyphengI2XN7z/s400/cover.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5789297365245671186" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?o1g1p6m157r9935">CAMERA EGAL STYLO (1980)</a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5ctTTa2ZYQyWE-ju1AOTSkJiOp5PscvZvBerbBN8aYOC6oYIF1BZC9QoW7TLcnaefRRQxBlLdDf7HsGG3mQrJaVzJhWoHVlwe_07s6VkkZPnwTxSaY4VXo4QhhBc3Q_tB99ldJWHCRNi_/s1600/mrces.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 394px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5ctTTa2ZYQyWE-ju1AOTSkJiOp5PscvZvBerbBN8aYOC6oYIF1BZC9QoW7TLcnaefRRQxBlLdDf7HsGG3mQrJaVzJhWoHVlwe_07s6VkkZPnwTxSaY4VXo4QhhBc3Q_tB99ldJWHCRNi_/s400/mrces.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5789297747683679666" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?b1ilvadznp8e1ef">MANIA MANIERA (1982)</a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKPgQV5vZHeom2KGTOTGEsUCFc0YNq9ITdVdMjfkKB1Zg41sTG7FIjEtV_ZHubRF4t-CHSpGqfafm4fjWbF_0fiK-MijqBxxx5oBUtlOTwSHCzEmgUANdkTzhaUgVKYIJ-rBMwMkSjTj0R/s1600/cover.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKPgQV5vZHeom2KGTOTGEsUCFc0YNq9ITdVdMjfkKB1Zg41sTG7FIjEtV_ZHubRF4t-CHSpGqfafm4fjWbF_0fiK-MijqBxxx5oBUtlOTwSHCzEmgUANdkTzhaUgVKYIJ-rBMwMkSjTj0R/s400/cover.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5789298155922754834" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?aof2cx4yk5e4ap0">AMATEUR ACADEMY (1984)</a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsoJwQU3MhVi84YFsTWVvgGAaUfvKbwvmjAhv_uzTOTTCrtLF9wpf3s-AcWqjxAzCg9PorhOtp-H_ZSrATbZoEsMLxTVDof9fJcqSksEMXe7F6w0RlQEVTUpfMK9Npsnjds0dwyUJKZuaw/s1600/mraa.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 398px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsoJwQU3MhVi84YFsTWVvgGAaUfvKbwvmjAhv_uzTOTTCrtLF9wpf3s-AcWqjxAzCg9PorhOtp-H_ZSrATbZoEsMLxTVDof9fJcqSksEMXe7F6w0RlQEVTUpfMK9Npsnjds0dwyUJKZuaw/s400/mraa.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5789298472794923266" /></a>Gregory Josephhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10028442903379055090noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4501326418427514183.post-48303702776552330862012-09-17T13:41:00.002-07:002012-09-17T13:42:59.526-07:00Baltimora - Jukebox Boy<iframe width="420" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/b6XztCYDcX8" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br /><br />Lots of new stuff coming soon! Moonriders! Chris Mosdell! Meanwhile, enjoy this Baltimora music video.Gregory Josephhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10028442903379055090noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4501326418427514183.post-21510284244442409072012-09-06T18:08:00.005-07:002012-09-06T18:36:35.785-07:00Tamao Koike - Unreleased Materials [REQUEST]<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggfofn7utJ0KdZYhO7PCowUmyLcniXKifb7z1wXJOWTzZj8nocOh7ndAPBWtGgQKwBhQoEdds7rA4ijkRcq_uM5DaApyldeJ51LgY4P7k4o1_u9BYW2EYJueM1_UNDtjyMSXYGQxMk6Y1y/s1600/tk.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 399px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggfofn7utJ0KdZYhO7PCowUmyLcniXKifb7z1wXJOWTzZj8nocOh7ndAPBWtGgQKwBhQoEdds7rA4ijkRcq_uM5DaApyldeJ51LgY4P7k4o1_u9BYW2EYJueM1_UNDtjyMSXYGQxMk6Y1y/s400/tk.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5785235645101478882" /></a><br /><br />I <a href="http://waxmask.blogspot.com/2011/07/asami-kado-la-fleur-bleue-1988.html">first mentioned</a> underrated <a href="http://artcontext.com/artskool/jem/yen.html">YMO-associate</a> <a href="http://www.discogs.com/artist/Tamao+Koike">Tamao Koike</a> back in July '11 when I posted Asami Kado's <em>La Fleur Bleue</em> record, which covers Koike's "Automne Dans Un Miroir", which is simply one of the greatest technopop jams of all time. Koike was a model, actor and YMO back-up singer before releasing these songs. According to the <a href="http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%B0%8F%E6%B1%A0%E7%8E%89%E7%B7%92">JP Wiki</a>, Koike worked on an album with <a href="http://www.discogs.com/artist/Toshio+Nakanishi">Toshio Nakanishi</a> for Sony that never came out. Shame! <br /><br /><iframe width="420" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/w2d1nuwdSZA" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br /><br />This odds 'n' sods collection includes several versions of "Automne Dans Un Miroir", along with other assorted singles and compilation tracks. Lots of '80s Japan touchstones here: YMO-assisted technopop, island/fusion, molasses dub, Francophilia, studio collage, idol and Laurie Anderson-style avant-new wave. Check it out!<br /><br /><iframe width="420" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/8f4EorWpMeE" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br /><br /><a href="http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%B0%8F%E6%B1%A0%E7%8E%89%E7%B7%92">JP WIKI</a><br /><a href="http://www.discogs.com/artist/Tamao+Koike">DISCOGS</a><br /><a href="http://www.mediafire.com/?rdsdd3gzl7lzui4">ENJOY</a>Gregory Josephhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10028442903379055090noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4501326418427514183.post-15189924836721745382012-09-04T19:28:00.004-07:002012-09-04T19:45:04.424-07:00Project Green - Green (1981)<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoIlu9FcUwME0idXxiMUAZsKRGz8LrlOdHZh9OZvjYX-ND4KwZkfQSi7ZMC5AzsxGNNRIXYR7w-tDe6MXxMBxQjGhYhYYH_0EkyeCThc035qg8vgw8g9dGJ-GCb_2IpMUXHGCjtUmzP2PW/s1600/green+project+green.png"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 338px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoIlu9FcUwME0idXxiMUAZsKRGz8LrlOdHZh9OZvjYX-ND4KwZkfQSi7ZMC5AzsxGNNRIXYR7w-tDe6MXxMBxQjGhYhYYH_0EkyeCThc035qg8vgw8g9dGJ-GCb_2IpMUXHGCjtUmzP2PW/s400/green+project+green.png" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5784515834687103426" /></a><br /><br />This is a brilliant record. Project Green is a pre-TPO Iwasaki group that I actually prefer to TPO. Read about TPO <a href="http://waxmask.blogspot.com/2012/06/tpo-tpo2-expo-85-1985.html">here</a> and <a href="http://waxmask.blogspot.com/2012/01/tpo-25th-anniversary-edition.html">here</a>. If you dig this please <a href="http://www.amazon.co.jp/GREEN-PROJECT/dp/B0026GVYRE/ref=pd_sim_m_4">purchase the music</a>. Might be on iTunes as well.<br /><br />01. Water Dance and Sun<br />02. Talaria<br />03. Our Day Will Come<br />04. Simon's Favorite Avenue<br />05. God Bless the Child<br />06. Good Old Fellow<br />07. La Costra<br />08. Leonides Stream<br />09. Epilogue<br /><br /><iframe width="420" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/pJ-GBKiH28c" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br /><br /><a href="http://www.discogs.com/artist/Takumi+Iwasaki">Iwasaki Discogs</a><br /><a href="http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%B2%A9%E5%B4%8E%E5%B7%A5">Iwasaki JP Wiki</a><br /><a href="http://www.mediafire.com/?ear767c21ahr2rd">PLEASE ENJOY</a>Gregory Josephhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10028442903379055090noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4501326418427514183.post-16284242267833758212012-08-09T07:06:00.005-07:002012-08-09T07:34:16.507-07:00[REQUEST] Taeko Onuki - Copine (1985)<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwP0axhzgntfhBsdSof9e-IBT3SiDDkORbkmsRGvkQSOCWiJ4AGwNwmlapZAYtcE_9pj-2YkzgppIB77Knn9RR1pWfHN7JS74xxh1tE-lAUK_a4RRkZ1E7A_9C-XCKxJS259aSXF4b60ce/s1600/to.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 350px; height: 328px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwP0axhzgntfhBsdSof9e-IBT3SiDDkORbkmsRGvkQSOCWiJ4AGwNwmlapZAYtcE_9pj-2YkzgppIB77Knn9RR1pWfHN7JS74xxh1tE-lAUK_a4RRkZ1E7A_9C-XCKxJS259aSXF4b60ce/s400/to.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5774679859738036962" /></a><br /><br />Close to a year ago, I posted a Taeko Onuki (or Ohnuki) <a href="http://waxmask.blogspot.com/2011/08/taeko-onuki-best-1978-1984.html">best-of album</a>. Today, for my 100th post, I have--by request--Onuki's 1985 record <em><a href="http://www.discogs.com/Taeko-Ohnuki-Copine/release/2556665">Copine</a></em>. This excellent record employs the Francophilia that <a href="http://waxmask.blogspot.com/2011/09/hayase-yukako.html">seems</a> <a href="http://waxmask.blogspot.com/2012/01/rajie-1980.html">to have been</a> <a href="http://waxmask.blogspot.com/2011/07/asami-kado-la-fleur-bleue-1988.html">common in Japanese music</a> during the 1980s, with songs about Tintin (I know Herge is Belgian, but Onuki uses the French title, "Les Aventures de Tintin") and Jaques-Henri Lartigue. Folks like <a href="http://www.discogs.com/artist/Ryuichi+Sakamoto">Ryuichi Sakamoto</a> and <a href="http://www.discogs.com/artist/Kenji+Omura">Kenji Omura</a> play instruments. While I prefer the more technopop jams to the ballads, this is still a good album and I recommend it.<br /><br />From <a href="http://www.discogs.com/artist/Taeko+Ohnuki?anv=Taeko+Onuki">Discogs</a>:<br />"Active since the early 70s, Taeko's first role was as a member of Sugar Babe with Tatsuro Yamashita. In the mid-1970s she began to release solo albums, regularly collaborating with Ryuichi Sakamoto and other members of the Yellow Magic Orchestra. Taeko appeared on Sakamoto's No More Landmine single in 2001 alongside David Sylvian and Cyndi Lauper and in 2010 is releasing an album and touring with Sakamoto."<br /><br /><iframe width="420" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/XE3JtDFQOAE" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br /><br />A1 Les Aventures De Tintin<br />A2 ベジタブル<br />A3 春の嵐<br />A4 Siena<br />A5 Amico, Sei Felice?<br />B1 Out Of Africa<br />B2 Leave Me alone<br />B3 Jaques-Henri Lartigue<br />B4 しあわせな男達へ<br />B5 野辺 <br /><br />Arranged By: Nobuyuki Shimizu, Ryuichi Sakamoto, Yasuaki Shimizu<br />Backing Vocals: Epo<br />Bass: Will Lee<br />Drums: Omar Hakim, Steve Ferrone<br />Guitar: Kenji Omura<br />Keyboards: Ryuichi Sakamoto<br />Piano: Don Grolnick<br />Producer: Shigeyuki Miyata, Taeko Ohnuki<br />Saxophone: Michael Brecker<br />Trumpet: Randy Brecker<br /><br />I should probably post the Onuki albums that were once posted on the departed Japanese Music Vault blog (can't even find it on the Wayback Machine). That Project Green record is still coming.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.discogs.com/Taeko-Ohnuki-Copine/release/2556665">DISCOGS</a><br /><a href="http://www.mediafire.com/?9kxg89ku8gsbwm3">PLEASE ENJOY</a>Gregory Josephhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10028442903379055090noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4501326418427514183.post-49888371311253549672012-06-25T21:17:00.008-07:002012-06-25T21:35:16.985-07:00Reinhard Lakomy - Der Traum von Asgard (1983)<iframe width="420" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/VhVfIFtjwak" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br /><br />Please, WAX MASK visitors, indulge us a dalliance to Germany on this chilly monday night. I've had this record in the vaults for a while, listening, looking at the sleeve, thinking about someday ripping and uploading the thing. Dropped the needle on the impeccable "Orakel" the other night, realized I need to get this one out there NOW and not later. Fans of the Japanese Idol pop and fusion I occaisionally fuck with may not appreciate this, but if you come here for the spacier technopop that's regularly served up, don't pass up this synth sci-fi instrumental classic. It'll be back to business as usual in a few days when I upload that Project Green album I've been teasing. For now, jam on this essential record from Reinhard.<br /><br />TRACKLISTING:<br />A1 Der Traum Von Asgard <br />A2 Die Gotischen Narren <br />B1 Möglichkeit Einer Ouvertüre<br />B2 Orakel <br />B3 Sodom <br /><br /><a href="http://www.discogs.com/Reinhard-Lakomy-Der-Traum-Von-Asgard/master/135692">Discogs</a><br /><a href="http://www.mediafire.com/?xhit79bwb1124z4">ENJOY!</a>Gregory Josephhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10028442903379055090noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4501326418427514183.post-38561420455722547332012-06-19T19:38:00.008-07:002012-06-20T06:48:58.409-07:00TPO - TPO2: Expo '85 (1985)<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHQIdsWzZGpTvHGX58guhF4m8sflj-eEKyqqWD8m4d8vswnXuBZ6nAIbdPmSTgsIGRmB0ZxUXtTGV6u9bBFAVCMZw2Iz3BUY8Q56rtuhxvPbKK7AUeU8PkCV9cQDiZLvKergfPqiUhcUyc/s1600/tpo2.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHQIdsWzZGpTvHGX58guhF4m8sflj-eEKyqqWD8m4d8vswnXuBZ6nAIbdPmSTgsIGRmB0ZxUXtTGV6u9bBFAVCMZw2Iz3BUY8Q56rtuhxvPbKK7AUeU8PkCV9cQDiZLvKergfPqiUhcUyc/s400/tpo2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5755949498888605602" /></a><br /><br /><iframe width="420" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/WCzQYEKyiYs" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br /><br />One of the most consistently visited posts here at WAX MASK is the <a href="http://waxmask.blogspot.com/2012/01/tpo-25th-anniversary-edition.html">TPO upload</a> from a few months back. Check that post for more information about TPO, mostly hashed out by helpful readers in <a href="http://waxmask.blogspot.com/2012/01/tpo-25th-anniversary-edition.html">the comments section</a>.<br /><br />Here is the second TPO (the formerly <a href="http://park10.wakwak.com/~techno/takumi.html">Takumi Iwasaki</a>-fronted group that grew out of Project Green) record, <em>TPO2: Expo '85</em>, composed for the 1985 World's Fair spin-off, "The International Science Technology Exposition", in Tsukuba. Lots of triumphant, lightly Technopop utopian jams. <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Expo_'85">Wikipedia sez</a>: "The theme of the fair was 'Dwellings and Surroundings - Science and Technology for Man at Home'. Attendance was over 20 million and 111 countries participated."<br /><br />Watch this American documentary about the event:<br /><br /><iframe width="420" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/DAKN3O_5TVY" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br /><br />This record reminds of <a href="http://waxmask.blogspot.com/2010/12/cosmos-musitopia-1983.html">Cosmos</a> and <a href="http://waxmask.blogspot.com/2010/12/cosmic-invention-cosmorama-1981.html">Cosmic Invention</a> in its bouyant, almost <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soyo_Oka">Soyo Oka</a>-esque phrasing. It would be interested to know the exact utility of this score. Were individual pieces composed for specific presentations? Is it merely intended to be a commemorative keepsake? The tracks on the album vary in length, from short sketches to fully realized compositions. The best moments tend to be when jams morph from soaring orchestral fanfare into straight-Technopop instrumentals. Well worth checking out regardless.<br /><br /><iframe width="560" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/d7AUk5EpG08" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br /><br />TRACKLISTING:<br />1. HOSHIMARUアッ! <br />2. 旅立ち <br />3. 流星群脱出~スペースコロニー <br />4~5. ゲーム~月 <br />6. 帰還 <br />7. 母船のテーマ~最初の選択肢 <br />8. スペースシャトルでの実験 <br />9. C & C シアターテーマ <br />10. パラボラアンテナ用レーザーショー BGM Type 1(時報あり)<br />11. パラボラアンテナ用レーザーショー BGM Type 2(時報なし)<br />12. 本編オープニング <br />13. オープニング(テストシステム用)<br />14. 宇宙船操縦席 <br />15. ブラックホールに接近 <br />16. ブラックホール脱出 <br />17. ゲーム~月(テストシステム用)<br />18. エンディングシーン(テストシステム用)<br />19. ゲーム(本編用)<br />20. ゲームシーン流星効果音 <br /><br /><a href="http://bridge.shop-pro.jp/?pid=40967498">MORE INFO</a><br /><a href="http://www.amazon.co.jp/TPO2-%E3%81%A4%E3%81%8F%E3%81%B0%E7%A7%91%E5%AD%A6%E4%B8%87%E5%8D%9A%E9%9F%B3%E6%A5%BD%E9%9B%86~Expo%E2%80%9985-Sound-Track~/dp/B007JLMZW4">AMAZON JP</a><br /><a href="http://www.mediafire.com/?m2cj53t4w3l0zk2">PLEASE ENJOY</a>Gregory Josephhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10028442903379055090noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4501326418427514183.post-85183044866516549562012-06-09T17:06:00.006-07:002012-06-09T17:13:08.040-07:00Forbidden KarateHappened to stumble across a <a href="http://waxmask.blogspot.com/2011/02/strictly-forbidden.html">second track blatantly ripping off</a> Sakamoto's <em><a href="http://youtu.be/x1YkHJJi-tc">Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence</a></em> tune. Sakamoto's influence spans Italo-pop <em>and</em> C64 games, I guess.<br /><br /><iframe width="420" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/jzlK_JNuOGE" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>Gregory Josephhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10028442903379055090noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4501326418427514183.post-74773479299490986492012-05-21T18:34:00.005-07:002012-05-21T18:38:59.224-07:00The Death LullabyMy number one most wanted flick, this <a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm4444775/">Hiroshi Harada</a> (<em>Midori</em>) jam from 1985. Anyone have any leads on getting a copy of this??? Music is amazing too.<br /><br /><iframe width="420" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/mggMsSBOgJ4" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>Gregory Josephhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10028442903379055090noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4501326418427514183.post-3116634365797154082012-05-02T14:31:00.004-07:002012-05-02T15:39:39.486-07:00E-Pak-Sa - Space Fantasy 2000 (2000) (Korea)<iframe width="420" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/FWysylUytjk" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br /><br /><a href="http://habitofsex.blogspot.com/">Habit of Sex's</a> recent <a href="http://habitofsex.blogspot.com/2012/04/hyone-pokbar-1-chojeon-1-cd-199.html">HYONE post</a> has hipped me to the wonderful '90s K-Pop style, "Pon-Chak", or "Techno Trot". The genre's pioneer is Lee Yong-Seok, or E-Pak-Sa ("Epaksa") or "Mr. E". This <a href="http://www.fancymag.com/epaksa.html">Fancy Mag article</a> is an extensive biography of E-Pak-Sa and well worth reading. Pon-Chak is part E-Pak-Sa's mutation of Korean "Pansori" story-telling, and part vocal glossolalia, smashed against repetitive Casio rhythms. Listening to a Pon-Chak tape is similar to taking in an entire mix of <a href="http://youtu.be/Wjw7m-BKmQ8">"Sleng Teng" versions</a>. <br /><br />E's earlier albums are just a Google away, so I may not bother to post them here. This one seems a bit harder to come by, and is a repackaging of the earlier Space Fantasy album from 1997. This record is essentially E's crossover record for Sony Korea, and sounds more like 90s Idol Pop in most places than Pon-Chak. The obvious stand-out track is the closing medley, the 22-minute "Pon-Chak" which includes "Young Man" and other classic jams.<br /><br />I'm still looking for the unaccounted-for E-Pak-Sa records. Find Encyclopedia of Pon-Chak <a href="http://vitrolaeletronica.blogspot.com/2009/05/e-pak-sa-encyclopedia-of-pon-chak.html">HERE</a>. 5cm Haigher And Rising is <a href="http://vitrolaeletronica.blogspot.com/2010/08/e-pak-sa-5cm-haigher-and-rising.html">HERE</a>.<br /><br /><a href="http://blog.wfmu.org/freeform/2010/03/master-of-technotrot.html">WFMU article</a><br /><a href="http://www.fancymag.com/epaksa.html">Fancy Mag</a><br /><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epaksa">US Wiki</a><br /><a href="http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E6%9D%8E%E5%8D%9A%E5%A3%AB">JP Wiki</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.amazon.co.jp/%E6%9D%8E%E5%8D%9A%E5%A3%AB/e/B002E42PJE/ref=ntt_art_dp_pel_1">BUY E-Pak-Sa</a><br /><a href="http://www.myspace.com/epaksa">E-Pak-Sa MySpace</a><br /><a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Epaksa/34777653741">E-Pak-Sa Facebook</a><br /><a href="http://www.mediafire.com/?9nu7q7cvpln27dq">PLEASE ENJOY</a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjD0KWGC3POE0oAfHdbHqZ5GvPhnbcOdxbK1HMUmFExddulyZXz1q7uTa5blHaeeSU-mPxm5E5Th3rdk6_qHhljify-PPYbA1EFgW8qnJ2wa8LM83QAD5O2_nNV-T0UUWu91jOgtKqQUThx/s1600/epaksa_spacefanasty.gif"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 156px; height: 156px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjD0KWGC3POE0oAfHdbHqZ5GvPhnbcOdxbK1HMUmFExddulyZXz1q7uTa5blHaeeSU-mPxm5E5Th3rdk6_qHhljify-PPYbA1EFgW8qnJ2wa8LM83QAD5O2_nNV-T0UUWu91jOgtKqQUThx/s400/epaksa_spacefanasty.gif" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5738057614068054066" /></a><br /><br />Oh yeah--I've got a month or so between semesters, so I plan on getting a lot of posts up in May, and fixing all the links that are still broken.Gregory Josephhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10028442903379055090noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4501326418427514183.post-80279169689246594602012-04-28T18:09:00.001-07:002012-04-28T18:10:48.428-07:00Pocari Sweat commercial<iframe width="420" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/GsFZwr-M8oA" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br /><br />This seems to be making the rounds... Moebius-designed Pocari Sweat commercial starring Cindy Crawford.Gregory Josephhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10028442903379055090noreply@blogger.com0