Now here is one of my favorite groups. From humble New Wave/Surf rock beginnings to Avantgarde synthpop, Ippu-Do had a short but amazing run from 1979-1984. Under the guidance of Yellow Magic Orchestra and Japan, Ippu-do never achieved fully received the recognition of their peers but left their own imprint in the budding New Wave scene in Asia and Europe. If you enjoyed my earlier posts from the band's vocalist Masami Tsuchiya solo career, then I strongly urge you to check these out. I found these on a now defunct blog a few years ago and I am forever grateful for it! I also have a two albums from the bands keyboard player, Akira Mitake if anyone is interested! Enjoy! Normal (1980) 1. Adventure 2. ブレイクアウト・ジェネレーション (狂育世代) 3. ブラウン管の告白 4. TV SCENE 5. 電気人形 6. PANIC IN THE CITY 7. I LOVE YOU 8. 思春期 PARTⅡ 9. チャイニーズ・レゲエ 10. ESCAPE 11. 心配しないで 12. MORNING FANTASY 13. もっとリアルに 14. DIS-COMMUNICATION 15. ADVENTURE<新宿LOFT 1980年2月9日> 16. ブレイクアウト・ジェネレーション(狂育世代)<新宿LOFT 1980年2月9日> 17. PANIC IN THE CITY<新宿LOFT 1980年2月9日>
REAL (1980) 1. ジャーマン・ロード 2. BROKEN DUMMIES 3. ロンリー・パイロット 4. IN Side/OUT Side 5. ミステリアス・ナイト~OUT Side/IN Side 6. HEIDELBURG SYMPHONY 7. FUNK #9 (A present for disco people) 8. NEU! (Changing the history) 9. HELPLESS SOLDIER 10. LUNATIC GUITAR Radio Fantasy (1981) 1. RADIO COSMOS 2. ふたりのシーズン 3. ラジオ・ファンタジー 4. YOMOTOLO-WAIYA 5. チャイナ・ステップ 6. RADIO JAPAN 7. イミテーション・チャチャ 8. モーニング・メニュ 9. MAGIC VOX 10. スパイ大作戦 11. DUBLING RADIO 12. LISTEN TO ME 13. I NEED YOU 14. LISTEN TO ME (English Version) 15. CHINESE REGGAE (English Version) BONUS (すみれ September Love [SINGLE] 1982) 1. すみれ September Love 2. ルナティック・シャドウズ Featuring "モーニング・メニュ", "ふたりのシーズン", MAGIC VOX, RADIO JAPAN Night Mirage (1983) 1. プランツ・ミュージック 2. アフリカン・ナイツ 3. 僕の心に夏の雨 4. Water Flower 5. ロンリー・シーライオン 6. Sorrow 7. ドリーム・オブ・ザ・ジプシーズ 8. “Sail On” 9. 月の蜃気楼 10. 水晶の葉 11. Alone 12. Things to Worry About 13. Fear for the Future 14. In Time - Out of Time 15. Nightgulls 16. Never Mind 17. ムーンライト・マジック
Live and Zen (1984) 1. 開幕/LISTEN TO ME 2. ふたりのシーズン 3. MAGIC VOX 1 4. MAGIC VOX 2 5. SECRET PARTY 6. VIOLATION 1 7. VIOLATION 2 8. アフリカン・ナイツ 9. RICE MUSIC 10. すみれ September Love 11. ナイト・イン・ザ・パーク
While I haven't had much time for the blog as I would like, I couldn't turn down the chance to post this album! Strangely enough I found it at a library in town and was very happy to do so. Keiko Matsui is a fantastic Jazz/New Age pianist who has had a long career in both Japan and the States. Some of you may be familiar her work as "Keiko Doi" in the all female fusion group, "Cosmos". I love her work with Cosmos and thats all thanks to WAX MASK posting up 4 of their albums. This post consists of a best of album featuring songs from her solo efforts in the 80s and early 90s. I strongly urge everyone to check out both her projects, and if I am lucky, I will be able to track down more albums from her! As a side note, I will be receiving a much sought after album within a few weeks that I am sure many of you will be interested in as well! Look out for it and I will try to get back to posting once my life decides to cut me some slack haha!
Collection (1997) 1. Mountain Shakedown 2. The Wind And The Wolf 3. Under Northern Lights 4. Light In The Rain 5. The Morning Moon 6. Believer 7. Walls Of The Cave 8. Kappa (Water Elf) 9. Secret Forest 10. In The Mist 11. Souvenir 12. The Gate