Hi Folks! I am sending along the translation of the new Commmons Newsletter as it notes a new album with a couple tracks with Ryuichi Sakamoto. As ever, below...
Fun phonetic of Jim O'Rourke ^_^ 6. Bird of passage / + ORUKU Jim KARII Mi Ga-hee ... on another note: I never realized that Hosono did the music for the theme...
David McKenzie
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Apr 9, 2008 11:19 am
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... Just like Hollywood, Japanese films usually tie in a pop song that's not part of the score. Some movies risk putting in an original song just for the film...
AFAIK it's what is considered an "Image Song", with lyrics somewhat relevant to the film written during production of the film. It wasn't used in the film, but...
YT's "Portrait with no name" is on its way to me as I type. I must admit that I haven't been eager to buy this album as the 30 second snippets I've heard...
Well personally this was the release that got me to enjoy Takahashi again after a string of inconsistent "pop" "bubblegum" sounding releases. The production...
Pioneers of electropop, Yellow Magic Orchestra brought synthpop to the world along with Kraftwerk in the 1980s. Now they play their first UK show since 1980. ...
... I consider it a big regret in my life that I missed the Sketch Show concerts in London, when I actually lived in London. So, my response to seeing this...
Ross, Do let us know how the concert went, and it's great that you are going to see it! I now regret not seeing YMO when they did a mini tour in 1979 and...
... are going to see it! I now regret not seeing YMO when they did a mini tour in 1979 and showed up here in San Francisco at what was called the Old Waldorf...
... It's nice to see such a list, but I have to agree with many of the comments that the choices of albums and artists are a bit odd. No Solo (or Sketch Show)...
Yes indeed! But then again it looks mostly like Japan Rock, rather than experimental, I'd like to see mid eighties Hosono "Philharmony" Sakamoto "B2Unit"...
... than experimental, I'd like to see mid eighties Hosono "Philharmony" Sakamoto "B2Unit" Takahashi's "Neuromantic" make a simular list! ... Can we make our...
Well now the tip of the iceberg has shown itself! Great lists from both of you, I might add Hosono's SFX, and Masami Tsuchiya's "Rice Music" Paul/Ross is the...
http://www.ymouk.com/ YMO UK... (website suspended...hohoho) ;-) "In October 1978 young Muslim men gathered in a house in London to bring together a dynamic...
I now have this in my grubby mits. It's better than I thought. I now classify it as part of YT's return to form rather than his early/mid 90s getting a bit...
... both of you, I might add Hosono's SFX, and Masami Tsuchiya's "Rice Music" Paul/Ross is the Takahashi DVD "Boys Will Be Boys" have the little eight minute...
"Rice Music" is like a rawer sounding "Tin Drum" by Japan in some ways. Mick Karn and Steve Jansen feature just about throughout. "Secret Party" and "Rice...
A few additions: L<>R - Laugh + Rough I would replace Utada with Ayumo Hamasaki - I Am OOIOO - Feather Float Tomoe Shinohara - Dream & Machine Metalchicks -...
David McKenzie
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Apr 30, 2008 2:39 am
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Paul, Let me know if you can locate your copy and confirm the clip which is located at the url below. Max http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N2bua1ujDGo ... ...
konn'cha! who be going to YMO in london town? I got the last front stalls ticket...... ps. is this the first time they have called themselves YMO since the ...
I know of about a dozen people are going down, there's also coincidentally a Japan fans social being planned for the Saturday, not a big event, just a bit of a...
I think that's right. Not sure about Yokohama last year - was that as Yellow Magic Orchestra? I would guess they are just using Yellow Magic Orchestra for...
Well im going to get the 9am train from stirling, so will be in london late afternoon. Train back is around 2am though See you all in the bar then Joolz...
... hohoho :) whatever are you suggesting? you do know the cliental that inhabit that area at that time of the day don't you? ;-) ... could you tell us more...
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