BEST OF 少年隊 (1988)
1. 仮面舞踏会
2. デカメロン伝説
3. ダイヤモンド・アイズ
4. バラードのように眠れ
5. STRIPE BLUE
6. 君だけに
7. ABC
8. 春風にイイネ！
9. ペパーミント夢物語
10. レイニー・エクスプレス
11. 魔法のウインク
12. 雨のスタジアム
13. ミッドナイト・ロンリー・ビーチサイド・バンド
14. 自然にKissして
15. 少年隊メモリアルトーク
16. 少年隊とおしゃべりデート
Thursday, January 19, 2012
Shonentai(少年隊): BEST OF 少年隊
Found this one on the web and wanted to share it with more people. All credit goes to an unknown uploader. Enjoy!
Tuesday, January 17, 2012
Japan: Quiet Life & Gentlemen Take Polaroids
These are the two that defined Japan and marked their shift from Glam to New Wave. David Sylvian's introduction of the lower register vocals, Mick Karn's fretless bass grooves, Richard Barbieri's signature synths and the solid percussion of Steve Jansen. These albums did however, mark the minimization of guitarist Rob Dean contributions to the band (which caused his departure in 1980) but his presence in these albums is key, his instrumental composition "The Width of A Room" and the title tracks of both albums are a testament to that. Some amazing musicianship and fantastic representations of minimalist pop music. This also marks the first collaboration between David Sylvian and Ryuichi Sakamoto on "Taking Islands in Africa". Enjoy!
Quiet Life (1979)
1. Quiet Life
2. Fall In Love With Me
3. Despair
4. In-Vogue
5. Halloween
6. All Tommorow's Parties
7. Alien
8. The Other Side Of Life
BONUS FROM 2001 & 2004 RE-ISSUE
9. All Tomorrows Parties (12'' Version, 1983 Remix)
10. All Tomorrows Parties (7'' Version)
11. A Foreign Place (B-Side Of Quiet Life)
12. Quiet Life (7'' Version)
13. Quiet Life (12" version)
14. Life In Tokyo (12" version)
Gentlemen Take Polaroids (1980)
1. Gentlemen Take Polaroids
2. Swing
3. Burning Bridges
4. My New Career
5. Methods Of Dance
6. Ain´t That Peculiar
7. Nightporter
8. Taking Islands In Africa
BONUS FROM 2003 RE-ISSUE
9. The Experience Of Swimming
10. The Width Of A Room
11. Taking Islands In Africa (Steve Nye Remix)
Sunday, January 8, 2012
JULLAN Discorgaphy
I discovered this little known group on "Music Blog of Saltyka and His Friends" and since the site hasn't been updated in nearly two years and some of the links are expiring, I thought I would share these before they disappear! Jullan is a mid 80's electro-pop duo from Japan very much in the vain of Yellow Magic Orchestra and other synth driven music of the time. In fact, it was Ryuichi Sakamoto who first promoted the group and allowed them to achieve some moderate success in Japan and the UK. They released 3 albums in two years and other than some small amounts on hard to find websites, there is not a lot of information concerning their career. It's a shame because they recorded some very entertaining music and while I would hardly consider them innovators of the genre, they are a great group! Check them out and Enjoy!
IMAGINARY DOLL (1984)
1. ENOUGH TO DANCE
2. BEWARE OF LOVE
3. MISTERIOUS MARIONETTE
4. LIFE WITHOUT YOU
5. IMAGINARY DOLL
6. ELECTRIC DAY
7. THE RIVER FLOWING TO DEATH
8. PASSING GIRL
9. MELODY FOR YOU
10. THE END FOR THE BEGINNING
From IMAGINARY DOLL [SINGLE]
11. IMAGINARY DOLL (SINGLE VERSION)
12. PASSING GIRL (SINGLE VERSION)
ELECTROMANCE (1984)
1. MIND KISS
2. BE WITH YOU
3. THE WINDOW
4. TORN HEARTS
5. YOU'RE MY BABY
6. BECAUSE OF LOVE
7. TO BE OR NOT TO BE
8. HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO MY GIRL
9. HEART OF LOVE
10. TIME TO BE APART
From BECAUSE OF LOVE [SINGLE]
11. BECAUSE OF LOVE (Long & English Version - Because Mix)
12. BECAUSE OF LOVE (Single Version)
13. TO BE OR NOT TO BE (Single Version)
PULSE (1985)
1. DEPEND ON YOU
2. STOP THE RACE
3. THE SHIP
4. SAVE THEM
5. TIME (FOR PEOPLE)
6. LET'S DANCE EVERYNIGHT
7. ELECTROMANCE
8. LOVE SOMEBODY
9. CIRCULATION
From ROUGE TRAIN [SINGLE]
10. ROUGE TRAIN
11. TELL ME TELL ME
12. ROUGE TRAIN EXPRESS (LONG & ENGLISH VERSION)
13. LOVE SOMEBODY (SINGLE VERSION)
14. AFTER LOVE IS GONE
Wednesday, January 4, 2012
Toshiyuki Honda: 「マルサの女」オリジナル・サウンドトラック
Here is Honda's score for the 1987 crime comedy, マルサの女. Enjoy!
「マルサの女」オリジナル・サウンドトラック (1987)
1. マルサの女
2. ラブ・テーマ#1
3. リフラクテッド・ビート
4. 金に群がる男達
5. マルサの女 (ハードバージョン)
6. 黄昏のワルツ
7. 戦いの前兆
8. アクション
9. ラブテーマ#2
Kenji Kawai: 龍虎門 & Ip Man [SOUNDTRACK]
I am HUGE Hong Kong film fan, especially when it comes to action. While I do feel the HK film industry has lost a lot of its charm over the last decade or so, there are still many enjoyable films, some of which I would consider to be on par with the greats of the Golden Era. When stars like Jackie Chan, Sammo Hung and Chow Yun Fat shifted their attention to the American Market in the 90's, this allowed stars like Jet Li and Donnie Yen to work their way to the top of the action scene. Both龍虎門 (Dragon Tiger Gate) & Ip Man are Donnie Yen films from the last few years and are some of his most enjoyable works. A striking feature from both films, aside from their beautiful choreography, is their soundtracks done by the one and only Kenji Kawai. Kawai began score films outside of Japan in the early 2000's and his efforts in Hong Kong are some of his best recognized. Great films; great music, what more could you ask for! Enjoy!
龍虎門 (2006)
1. 創 Creation
2. 指示 Directions
3. 遇 Encounter
4. 攻 Attack
5. 活 Life Force
6. 反攻 Counter Attack
7. 龍虎門 Dragon Tiger Gate
8. 尋找 In Search of
9. 悟 Enlightenment
10. 痛 Suffering
11. 危 Danger
12. 本 In the Beginning
13. 滅 Destruction
14. 堅持 Persistence
15. 空 Nothingness
16. 痛逝 Loss
17. 燃燒 On Fire
18. 戰 The Battle
19. 圓 Satisfaction
20. 未 Completion
Ip Man [SOUNDTRACK] (2008)
1. Maestro
2. Harmony
3. Challenge
4. Arrogance
5. Insolence
6. Calmness
7. City Of Sadness
8. Lost
9. In Vain
10. Decayed
11. Stuck In A Moment
12. Consequences
13. Battle
14. Sacrifice
15. Ip Man
16. Nirvana
17. Desperado
18. Little Thoughts
19. Entanglement
20. Fearless
21. Going Under
22. Instinct
23. Danger
24. Sinking
25. Tensed
26. Battle For Righteousness
27. Remembrance
28. Harakiri
29. Completion
30. Maestro II
31. Trailer
Monday, January 2, 2012
HELLO SOUTH KOREA & Girl's Generation: 다시 만난 세계
WELL it's official! Starting this February I will be an English Teacher in South Korea. I am very excited and grateful for this opportunity and look forward to all the new experiences I will have over the next year! While the lyrics do not exactly fit my recent news, the single album in this post does deal with new beginnings and was one of my first introductions to Korea outside of textbooks! 소녀시대 or Girls' Generation, debuted with this single album, translating as "Into the New World", in 2007 and have since gone on to become internationally recognized and arguably the face of modern K-pop. This is one of the first songs that got me into K-pop and I can not believe how much it is changed over the last 4 years and how many people now are familiar with K-pop in general. While its not the golden age, I do miss the image and feel of the mid 2000's K-pop but it has been fun watching the progression of groups like Girls' Generation since their debuts. Anyway, enough talk, enjoy and soon I will be blogging from South Korea!
다시 만난 세계 (2007)
1. 다시 만난 세계 (Into The New World)
2. Beginning
3. Perfect For You (소원)
4. 다시 만난 세계 (instrumental)
5. 다시 만난 세계 (Remix)
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