Zach's 刑事音楽

Requests & Goodbyes....For Now

2012-02-14T00:25:00.000-06:00

Well I guess this is it for a while. I had a blast with blogging and I hope I can continue it in some fashion soon but with the uncertainty of the future of the internet & my own future, I have to put a hold on it. I really appreciate being able to be apart of this community and my life has changed for the better because of it. Included are Anzen Chitai's studio albums 1-12, Akina Nakamori's Destination & DIVA and two of Yoko Minamino's Best of's (one courtesy of Fen!!!, THANKS!). Sorry corwyn, I ran out of time with uploading all of her others but I am including two links that have working links too all of them! I am keeping everything up for now, so if somebody is still interested in an album they can post in the request section. Thanks again everyone and I wish you all the best!

Yoko Minamino Albums Here

Also Here!!!

NANNO - Singles (1988) & ReFined-Songs Collection~NANNO 25th Anniversary (2011)

Destination (2006) & DIVA (2009)

安全地帯~Remember to Remember (1983) & 安全地帯II (1984)

安全地帯III~抱きしめたい (1984) & 安全地帯IV (1984)

安全地帯V (1986) Disc 1 Disc 2

プルシアンブルーの肖像 (1986) & 安全地帯VI~月に濡れたふたり(1988)

安全地帯VII〜夢の都 (1990) & 安全地帯VIII〜太陽 (1991)

安全地帯IX (2002) & 安全地帯X〜雨のち晴れ〜 (2003)

安全地帯XI ☆Starts☆「またね…。」(2010) & 安全地帯XII (2011) (2 links)

Akiko Yano: Akiko [REPOST] & 音楽堂

2012-02-11T19:17:00.007-06:00

Akiko upon request and 音楽堂, a cover album, with some interesting stripped down piano renditions. Check out her cover of Weezer's "Say It Ain't So"! Enjoy

akiko (2008)

1. When I Die

2. Evacuation Plan

3. The Long Time Now

4. Song For The Sun

5. Whole Lotta Love

6. しまった

7. いいこだね

8. People Are Strange

9. The Wall

10. 変わるし

音楽堂 (2010)

1. グッドモーニング

2. へびの泣く夜

3. 椅子

4. 春風

5. 犬の帰宅

6. 嘆きの淵にある時も

7. おかあさん

8. Say It Ain't So

9. きよしちゃん

10. My Love

11. 右手

12. Vincent

13. さあ冒険だ

14. Green Tea Farm

15. いい日旅立ち

IF YOU WANT REPOSTS...

2012-02-05T19:03:00.004-06:00

Let me know! Since multiupload has pretty much discontinued their services and I wont have steady internet in the near future, if anybody would like something posted with a mediafire link...just let me know on this posts' comments section. Ill keep up the original links as well but this will keep the options open at least for a little while...

***Also...it looks like btjunkie just voluntarily shut down and many other sites are being seized and shut down....I think its safe to say that 2012 will mark the year the internet died for many of us....

Sandy Lam: The Power of Music: 林憶蓮

2012-02-03T12:49:00.013-06:00

I hate to say it but this will probably be one of my last posts for a while. With basically many hosting sites becoming unresponsive and a new career beginning soon, full time blogging will probably be on the back burner at least for a little while. Music hunting is too big a part of my life to quit though, so I am currently brainstorming some new ideas outside of blogger. I don't have many followers but I get a good amount of traffic and I am grateful for that! Featured is an awesome Sandy Lam collection I found when I was visiting California. Sandy is an excellent artist whose approaching upon an outstanding 30 year career! She has one of the best voices in Chinese pop and has branched from her Hong Kong Canto-pop roots to a fairly successful career all throughout Asia! This collection features hits from 1985-2002, mixing together the best of her Canto-pop & Mandarin works. Since it is a Chinese release, none of the album information was available so I did the painstaking task of hunting for every song title listed on the album! Luckily I know some Kanji so it was slightly easier to find the corresponding "Han", but if there are any mistakes, let me know! The collections title "The Power of Music: 林憶蓮" is my creation, if anyone knows the real title, I'd love to know lol! In addition, like many artists of her time in Asia, many of her early songs are re-worked covers, so I included many of the originals as well! I actually prefer her versions most of the time! This is a great collection and comes HIGHLY RECOMMENDED! Enjoy! Side note: I did a scan of the album cover which has a smooth blue fabric on it that attracts lint, so thats what you are seeing in the picture lol, sorry!

The Power of Music: 林憶蓮

Disc 1

1. 灰色 (Heartache by Pepsi & Shirlie)

2. 激情 (Take My Breath Away by Berlin)

3. 早晨... (Love Is You by Santana)

4. 放縱

5. 匆匆 (No One In This World by Cover Girls)

6. 講多錯多 (Don't Rush Me by Taylor Dayne)

7. 三更半夜

8. 心野夜 (Mercy by SANDii)

9. 一分鐘都市、一分鐘戀愛

10. 愛的廢墟 (Beauty or the Beast by Marilyn Martin)

11. 下雨天

12. 長街的一角 (泣きまね by Shoko Minami)

13. 微涼 (And So It Goes by Roberta Flack)

14. 最佳男主角 (You're So Vain by Carly Simon)

15. 我仍說願意

16. 傾斜 (On the Strength (with Tony Taylor by Flame)

R.I.P. Bill Tung & Lydia Shum 灰色 starts @ 3:45

Disc 2

1. 依然 (I Still Believe by Brenda K. Starr)

2. 你令我性感 (サムシング・アバウト・ユー (Something About You) by Yoko Oginome)

3. 滴汗 (Are You Ready For Love by Robbie Dupree)

4. 瘋了 (Crazy 4 U (feat. Salt-N-Peppa) by Sybil)

5. 推搪

6. 燒

7. 只要我活過哭過

8. 此情只待成追憶 (And When She Danced by David Foster & Marilyn Martin)

9. 沒有你還是愛你

10. 你是我的男人 (You are My Man by Viktor Lazlo)

11. 愛情 I Don't Know (天使のウィンク by Seiko Matsuda)

12. 天大地大 (Gotta Learn My Rhythm by Damian Dame)

13. 太陽傘下

14. 搖擺口紅 (Rock'n Rouge by Seiko Matsuda)

15. 心碎巷 (Never Say Good-Bye by Kahoru Kohiruimaki)

16. 前塵

Disc 3

1. 愛上一個不回家的人

2. 情人的眼淚

3. 薔薇之戀

4. 黃昏

5. 不必在乎我是誰

6. 願

7. 寵愛

8. 再生戀

9. 不捨不棄

10. 震撼 (Gorgeous by ZOO)

11. 野花

12. 自製空間 (眠れないダイヤモンド by Junko Ohashi)

13. 命運是否這樣 (Where Do Broken Hearts Go by Whitney Houston)

14. 當愛已成往事

15. 醒醒

16. 兩個女人

Disc 4

1. 至少還有你

2. 紙飛機

3. 回到原來

4. 夜太黑

5. 鏗鏘玫瑰

6. 遠走高飛

7. 等你說愛我

8. 重遇

9. 飛的理由

10. 属于我

11. 沒有人抽煙

12. Better Man

13. 明明

14. 非愛不可 (Mandarin version of 天大地大)

15. 傷痕

16. 玫瑰香

BONUS

from Leslie Cheung's The Hottest

From Now On (feat. Sandy Lam)

from 林憶蓮超級精裝珍藏版 Sandy Lam Super Gold Collection

決絕

夜行人

灰色化妝

東方西方

Shonentai(少年隊): BEST OF 少年隊

2012-01-19T00:05:00.002-06:00

Found this one on the web and wanted to share it with more people. All credit goes to an unknown uploader. Enjoy!

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

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The Smiths: Meat Is Murder & The Queen Is Dead

2012-01-18T00:00:00.003-06:00

Meat Is Murder (1985)

1. The Headmaster Ritual

2. Rusholme Ruffians

3. I Want The One I Can't Have

4. What She Said

5. That Joke Isn't Funny Anymore

6. Nowhere Fast

7. Well I Wonder

8. Barbarism Begins At Home

9. Meat Is Murder

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The Queen Is Dead (1986)

1. The Queen Is Dead

2. Frankly, Mr Shankly

3. I Know It's Over

4. Never Had No One Ever

5. Cemetry Gates

6. Bigmouth Strikes Again

7. The Boy With The Thorn In His Side

8. Vicar In A Tutu

9. There Is A Light That Never Goes Out

10. Some Girls Are Bigger Than Others

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Japan: Quiet Life & Gentlemen Take Polaroids

2012-01-17T12:00:00.001-06:00

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)

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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)

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The Smiths: The Smiths & Hatful of Hollow

2012-01-16T22:40:00.005-06:00

These are courtesy of an unknown torrent uploader. I'll be posting six more of theirs over the next week. Enjoy!

The Smiths (1984)

1. Reel Around The Fountain

2. You've Got Everything Now

3. Miserable Lie

4. Pretty Girls Make Graves

5. The Hand That Rocks The Cradle

6. This Charming Man

7. Still Ill

8. Hand In Glove

9. What Difference Does It Make

10. I Don't Owe You Anything

11. Suffer Little Children

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Hatful of Hollow (1984)

1. William, It Was Really Nothing

2. What Difference Does It Make (John Peel session, 5/18/83)

3. These Things Take Time (David Jensen session, 6/26/83, *)

4. This Charming Man (John Peel session, 9/14/83, *)

5. How Soon Is Now?

6. Handsome Devil (John Peel session, 5/18/83)

7. Hand In Glove (single version)

8. Still Ill (John Peel session, 9/14/83, *)

9. Heaven Knows I'm Miserable Now

10. This Night Has Opened My Eyes (John Peel session, 9/14/83)

11. You've Got Everything Now (David Jensen session, 6/26/83, *)

12. Accept Yourself (David Jensen session, 8/25/83, *)

13. Girl Afraid

14. Back To The Old House (John Peel session, 9/14/83, *)

15. Reel Around The Fountain (John Peel session, 5/18/83)

16. Please, Please, Please, Let Me Get What I Want

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Ippu-Do: Night Mirage, Japan: Tin Drum & Yellow Magic Orchestra: BGM

2012-01-11T19:55:00.015-06:00

Here are 3 of my favorite albums from 3 of my favorite artists. Pioneers of the New Wave movement, these three groups collaborated with one another throughout their careers and most definitely influenced the progression and style of each others music. YMO adopted Japan, Japan adopted Ippu-Do so to speak, resulting in some of the best progressive synth-pop music ever written. Oddly enough, all three groups basically spilt in 1983 but most of the members continued to collaborate with one another over the years and reinvent their styles. I plan to post a few of these efforts and if you have never heard of, or only a little familiar with each, I strongly urge you to check them out. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED! Enjoy!

Ippu-Do - Night Mirage (1983)

1. Plants' Music

2. African Nights

3. Rain in My Heart

4. Water Flower

5. Lonely Sea Lion

6. Sorrow

7. Dream of the Gypsies

8. Sail On

9. Moon Mirage

10. Crystal Leaves

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

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Japan - Tin Drum (1981)

1. The Art Of Parties

2. Talking Drum

3. Ghosts

4. Canton

5. Still Life In Mobile Homes

6. Visions Of China

7. Sons Of Pioneers

8. Cantonese Boy

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BGM (1981)

1. Ballet (バレエ)

2. Music Plans (音楽の計画)

3. Rap Phenomena (ラップ現象)

4. Happy End (ハッピー・エンド)

5. 1000 Knives (千のナイフ)

6.Cue (キュー)

7. U•T (ユーティー)

8. Camouflage (カムフラージュ)

9. Mass (マス)

10. Loom (来たるべきもの)

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JULLAN Discorgaphy

2012-01-08T14:46:00.004-06:00

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)

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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)

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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

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Toshiyuki Honda: 「マルサの女」オリジナル・サウンドトラック

2012-01-04T19:18:00.004-06:00

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

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Kenji Kawai: 龍虎門 & Ip Man [SOUNDTRACK]

2012-01-04T18:14:00.007-06:00

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

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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

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HELLO SOUTH KOREA & Girl's Generation: 다시 만난 세계

2012-01-02T22:37:00.008-06:00

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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Mariya Takeuchi: Expressions

2011-12-30T23:00:00.005-06:00

As the year comes to a close, I made time for a final 2011 post. This year has gone by too fast but it has been a rough one for many, so hopefully 2012 brings some piece of mind and fresh starts. The greatest hits compilation in this post features 42 tracks spanning Mariya Takeuchi's career. Takeuchi is a fantastic singer-songwriter, whose songs are probably more well known for their renditions done by other artists. Takeuchi has written several hits for some of the top idols of Japan like, Akina Nakamori, Miho Nakayama, Seiko Matsuda, Yukiko Okada and more. Many of these songs were recorded by her as well and with most of her arrangements done by husband, singer Tatsuro Yamashita. However, Takeuchi has had her fair share of hits as well, many featured on dramas and commercials. Her career may not be as recognizable as some of the artists she has written for, but her music is just as great! Enjoy and HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!

Expressions (2008)

Disc 1

1. 戻っておいで・私の時間

2. グッドバイ・サマーブリーズ

3. ドリーム・オブ・ユー～レモンライムの青い風～[Single Version]

4. 涙のワンサイデッド・ラヴ

5. September

6. 不思議なピーチパイ

7. 象牙海岸

8. 五線紙

9. Morning Glory

10. 僕の街へ

11. ボーイ・ハント (Where The Boys Are)

12. 恋のひとこと (Something Stupid)

13. Never Cry Butterfly

14. Let It Be Me [Studio Version]

Disc 2

1. リンダ

2. もう一度

3. マージービートで唄わせて

4. 本気でオンリーユー (Let's Get Married)

5. プラスティック・ラヴ

6. 恋の嵐

7. 元気を出して

8. 色・ホワイトブレンド

9. けんかをやめて

10. 駅

11. Forever Friends

12. シングル・アゲイン

13. 告白

14. マンハッタン・キス

Disc 3

1. 家に帰ろう (マイ・スイート・ホーム)

2. 純愛ラプソディ

3.毎日がスペシャル

4. カムフラージュ

5. 今夜はHearty Party (Single Mix)

6. 天使のため息

7. すてきなホリデイ

8. 真夜中のナイチンゲール

9. 返信

10. みんなひとり

11. チャンスの前髪

12. うれしくてさみしい日 (Your Wedding Day)

13. 幸せのものさし

14. 人生の扉

Anzen Chitai: 安全地帯XII & 安全地帯XIII JUNK

2011-12-24T00:01:00.003-06:00

Merry Christmas to all my friends from afar and to everyone else, here's one you get early! Enjoy!

安全地帯XII (2011)

1. ムダな汗 (Instrumental)

2. R-『★』指定

3. STEP！

4. ビリケツ×ケチャップ

5. MANGO

6. なにもないイス

7. いつもいつまでも

8. ラッタッタ

9. なかなかベイビ-

10. 無力の劍

11. 本氣モ-ド

12. 結界

13. 淸く正しく美しく

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安全地帯XIII JUNK (2011)

1. カリント工場の煙突の上に

2. JUNK LAND

3. MR. LONELY

4. しあわせのランプ

5. 田園

6. Honeybee ～松本史郎歌謡ショー・ロイヤルゼリー～

7. CAFE JAPAN

8. 太陽さん

9. 闇をロマンスにして

10. All I Do

11. プレゼント

12. メロディー

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Low: Christmas [EP]

2011-12-23T00:01:00.004-06:00

One of my favorite bands. Powerful minimal alt rock with two breathtaking vocalists. Check out their albums, you wont regret it!

Christmas [EP] (1999)

1. Just Like Christmas

2. Long Way Around the Sea

3. Little Drummer Boy

4. If You Were Born Today

5. Blue Christmas

6. Silent Night

7. Taking Down the Tree

8. One Special Gift

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'N Sync: Home For Christmas

2011-12-23T00:01:00.003-06:00

Ultra guilty pleasure time. 15 years later these guys aren't nearly as horrible as I used to think. Yearning for childhood nostalgia prevails once again! I hope I finally get "Darrin's Dance Grooves" on VHS this year for Christmas. I wonder if anyone will get that joke...

Home For Christmas (1998)

1. Home For Christmas

2. Under My Tree

3. I Never Knew The Meaning Of Christmas

4. Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays

5. The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire)

6. I Guess It's Christmas Time

7. All I Want Is You This Christmas

8. The First Noel

9. In Love On Christmas

10. It's Christmas

11. O Holy Night

12. Love's In Our Hearts On Christmas Day

13. The Only Gift

14. Kiss Me At Midnight

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This video reminds me that the world is way too serious right now! Santa, Gary Coleman horrible green screens and a boy band....thank you 90's!

Mariah Carey: Merry Christmas

2011-12-22T00:01:00.001-06:00

Like it or not, these are phenomenal renditions that only her voice could carry.

Merry Christmas (1994)

1. Silent Night

2. All I Want For Christmas Is You

3. O Holy Night

4. Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)

5. Miss You Most (At Christmas Time)

6. Joy To The World

7. Jesus Born On This Day

8. Santa Claus Is Comin' To Town

9. Hark! The Herald Angels Sing/Gloria (In Excelsis Deo)

10. Jesus Oh What A Wonderful Child

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Kenny G: Miracles: The Holiday Album

2011-12-21T00:01:00.000-06:00

While probably the most cliche Holiday album ever, his rendition of "Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas" is hands down a classic. I wonder if Kenny G randomly still serenades babies during the holidays? Enjoy!

Miracles: The Holiday Album (1994)

1. Winter Wonderland

2. White Christmas

3. Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas

4. Silent Night

5. Greensleeves

6. Miracles

7. Little Drummer Boy

8. The Chanukah Song

9. Silver Bells

10. Away In A Manger

11. Brahms Lullaby

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Cocteau Twins: Snow

2011-12-20T00:02:00.001-06:00

Amazing group meshing their signature style with two Holiday classics.

Snow (1993)

1. Winter Wonderland

2. Frosty The Snowman

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Kenji Kawai & Hajime Mizoguchi: ケルベロス・サーガ

2011-12-20T00:01:00.005-06:00

Kenji Kawai: 紅い眼鏡 -The Red Spectacles SPECIAL- (1987)

1. 別れ

2. メイン・タイトル

3. 夜行

4. 逃走

5. 紅一とみどり

6. 文明のマンボ

7. C&W

8. 立ち喰いそば屋

9. 疾走

10. Diarrhea

11. 幻のスクリーン

12. 裏切り

13. 宣告

14. 脱出

15. 他人の街

16. 雨

17. 少女のテーマ

18. エンディング・タイトル

19. オープニング・テーマ

20. ソーダ水の泡

21. Le Temps de Reve-夢のとき

22. 新田とみほのテーマ

23. 再会

24. エンディング・テーマ

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Kenji Kawai: STRAYDOG ケルベロス~地獄の番犬オリジナル・サウンドトラック (1991)

1. ストレイ・ドッグ~プロローグ

2. 唐密(タンミー)

3. 追想

4. 漂泊

5. 迷宮

6. 陽炎

7. 黄昏

8. 惜別

9. CM

10. 戦闘回廊

11. ストレイ・ドッグ~エピローグ

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Hajime Mizoguchi: 人狼 JIN-ROH ― オリジナル・サウンドトラック (1999)

1. a monologue

2. Jinroh -Main Theme- (オープニング・ヴァージョン)

3. dark star

4. sting

5. mad black

6. damp

7. gray black

8. blue clouds

9. silence & wind

10. fragrance rain

11. latest flame

12. curse

13. pride

14. unit one

15. long destiny

16. the force

17. keel

18. angel

19. shadows of rainbow

20. seal

21. the top

22. grace ~Jinroh-Main Theme-~ omega

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Boyz II Men: Christmas Interpretations

2011-12-19T00:01:00.003-06:00

Legends with a bold original Holiday album. Legit beyond words.

Christmas Interpretations (1993)

1. Silent Night (Intro)

2. Let It Snow

3. Share Love

4. You're Not Alone

5. A Joyous Song

6. Why Christmas

7. Cold December Nights

8. Do They Know

9. Who Would Have Thought

10. Silent Night

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Brian McKnight & Boyz II Men make Christmas FRESH!

Yoko Minamino: Snowflakes & Dear Christmas [320k REPOST]

2011-12-18T00:01:00.001-06:00

Snowflakes (1988)

1. 七つのスノーフレイク

2.１２月、風の糸で

3. 彼女の銀のブーツ

4. メリー・クリスマス

5. 臆病なトナカイ

6. Happy New-Yearが言いたくて

7. リフトの下で逢いましょう

8. 氷のダイヤモンド

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Dear Christmas (1989)

1. Dear Christmas

2. 宝石だと思う～ノエルの丘で～

3. イヴまでの恋人

4. 聖夜物語

5. 八重歯のサンタクロース

6. メリー・クリスマス

7. 6pm. 24. DEC

8. 恋人達のクリスマス

9. そして、またイヴがきて．．．

10. Sentimental Holy Night

11. 臆病なトナカイ

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Paul McCartney: Wonderful Christmas Time 7"

2011-12-17T00:01:00.002-06:00

Best Christmas song ever written. Thank you analog synthesizers.

Wonderful Christmas Time 7" (1979)

1. Wonderful Christmastime

2. Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reggae

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Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker Suite

2011-12-16T00:01:00.003-06:00

Thank you Fantasia and Home Alone for introducing me to classical music...

The Nutcracker Suite (1892)

1. Miniature Overture

2. March

3. Dance Of The Sugar Plum Fairy

4. Trepak

5. Arabian Dance

6. Dance Of The Reeds

7. Flower Waltz

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Kenji Kawai: 人魚の森 ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK, 吸血姫美夕音楽編, 吸血姫美夕 ― オリジナル・サウンドトラック

2011-12-15T15:33:00.003-06:00

While I have been meaning to post his works for some time, it was JJ's "PATLABOR CONCERT" post that pushed me to dedicated a few of my next posts to one of my favorite composers. Kenji Kawai is one of few composers that can seamlessly transition from composition to composition and sound completely original, while maintaining a touch of his signature sounds. Many composer often attempt to do this but often heavily fall back into a comfortable format. While this first post does not really capture the air I am speaking of, it does demonstrate what Kawai does best, atmospheric suspense and horror. While originally known for his work on the Maison Ikokku & RANMA 1/2 and later for such successes as Ghost in the Shell & Ringu, Kawai has also done some amazing work for some lesser known series and films that are on par with his others. 吸血姫美夕 ― オリジナル・サウンドトラック is one of my favorite soundtracks of all time for a multitude of reasons and just like the others in this post, Kawai melds Japanese traditional and modern music into haunting atmospherics and moving minimalistic pieces. I will be posting more of his works soon, including some mentioned above more! Enjoy!

人魚の森 ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK (1991)

1. 序章

2. 時の漂白 - Junko Hirotani

3. 昭和11年・東京…

4. 姉妹

5. 変形

6. 人魚伝説

7. 能登半島神無木屋敷

8. 登和

9. 彷徨の森

10. 予兆

11. 悪夢

12. 金色の海

13. 右腕の悪魔

14. なりそこない

15. 死闘

16. 狂気の儀式

17. 人魚塚

18. 人喰い人魚

19. 回想

20. もう1人の自分

21. 海へ還る

22. 終章

23. 森をぬけて~ボーン・トゥ・ラヴ・ユー - Eri Fukatsu

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No tracks on Youtube, but Kenji Mase's compostion for the end theme is excellent!

吸血姫美夕音楽編 (1989)

1. オープニングテーマ

2. 女霊媒士・一三子

3. ラヴァのテーマ

4. 哀しい運命(さだめ)

5. 追跡

6. 神魔出現

7. しのび寄る影

8. 古都の街

9. 桂(けい)のテーマ

10. 美少女・爛佳(らんか)

11. 鎧怪人の襲撃

12. 闇の中の炎

13. ラヴァのテーマ・ワルツ

14. 神魔レムレス

15. 鎧怪人の最期

16. 終結の時

17. 宿命の母

18. エンディングテーマ

19. 吸血姫美夕 - Namiko Watanabe

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吸血姫美夕 ― オリジナル・サウンドトラック (1997)

1. 神魔の鼓動

2. サブタイトル

3. 宿命のカタルシス

4. 魔手

5. 闇笛

6. 逃避行

7. やすらぎの中で

8. 友達

9. 逢いたい - Hiroko Kasahara

10. 氷の微笑(ほほえみ)

11. 約束

12. 哀しみの調べ

13. セピア色のロマン

14. 超能力

15. 無尽の振舞い

16. さざ波

17. 死水晶の剣

18. 決意

19. 魔性の影

20. 神魔の闘い

21. 封印

22. 愛する想いに…

23.まんまる手まり歌 - Miki Nagasawa

24. 失くした愛は悲しくて

25. 花園のささやき

26. 女道士

27. 人形師のワルツ

28. 殺風歌

29. 優しさの時間(とき)に

30. 苦悩

31. 空の暗殺者

32. 美闘美

33. 運命(さだめ)

34. 美夕八千夜 - Saeko Suzuki

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Brian Eno: Apollo: Atmospheres and Soundtracks, Steve Roach: Structures from Silence & Jonn Serrie: And the Stars Go with You

2011-12-14T15:57:00.011-06:00

Winter is upon many of us and it just started to snow here a few days ago. One thing that I love most about winter, is that it gets dark early and the night sky clears, making the stars visible. The three artists in this post are regarded for their atmospheric, space inspired music and are a perfect compliment for the season. While not your typical holiday music, it is great for star gazing.

Brian Eno: Apollo: Atmospheres and Soundtracks (1983)

1. Under Stars

2. The Secret Place

3. Matta

4. Signals

5. An Ending (Ascent)

6. Under Stars II

7. Drift

8. Silver Morning

9. Deep Blue Day

10. Weightless

11. Always Returning

12. Stars

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Steve Roach: Structures from Silence (1984)

1. Reflections In Suspension

2. Quiet Friend

3. Structures From Silence

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Jonn Serrie: And the Stars Go with You (1987)

1. Gentle; The Night

2. Fantasy Passages

3. And the Stars Go with You

4. The Far River

5. Stratos

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IU: 너랑 나

2011-12-12T17:27:00.006-06:00

I recently have been mesmerized by K-pop singer IU's lead single,"너랑 나", off her new album, Last Fantasy. While having a typical upbeat/dance feel of many K-Pop songs presently, it is complimented by a superb orchestral arrangement, giving it a very nostalgic and dynamic feel. While I was not as impressed with the entire album, "너랑 나" is definitely worth a listen. Along with the video, it has proven to be one of the most original works of 2011 in K-Pop. Enjoy!

Last Fantasy (2011) [Track 4 Only]

4. 너랑 나

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J-Urban/Hip-Hop

2011-12-09T20:19:00.009-06:00

Like many suburban White kids in the U.S., I have been fascinated by Hip-Hop and R&B from an early age. Growing up in the 90's, I was lucky enough to experience the genres at their peaks and enjoy a diverse and inspiring age before it became over-commercialized, mediocre and insulting. While trying to find solace within underground artists, I eventually became annoyed with the ideology that "good" music should not be meant for the ears of many. Through the recommendation of a classmate in college, I checked out a Korean Hip-Hop trio, Epik High, and my life was completely changed. I became obsessed and from that point, I have happily scoured the internet for Asian Hip-Hop and R&B. While Korea does hold most of my favorite artists, it's Japan that practically pioneered its introduction into Asia and allowed many of favorite artists to exist today. Unlike the states, many artists (not all) have stayed true to the origins of the genres and made their way into the mainstream. This post features five artists from over the last 20 years that I feel represent the growth and roots of the genres. DJ Krush, an ex-yakuza, who became inspired by hip-hop and put the J-urban scene on the map in the early 90's. Coma-Chi, one of the few female rappers/singers to establish herself in Japan. Shingo Suzuki and 45, labelmates who utilize genre blending and musicians from all over the world to highlight the beauty of universal hip-hop. Last and not least, JASMINE, a fantastic R&B singer bringing a mature, soulful flare to modern J-pop countering the stereotypical "cutesy image". There is a whole range of artist, past and present, who have brought their finesse to the genres but I hope everyone takes a listen to these artists and check out their other works. Shingo Suzuki's group, Ovall, is awesome! Enjoy!

DJ Krush - Krush (1994)

1. AM 300 Tag

2. Keeping The Motion

3. Mixed Nuts

4. Roll & Tumble

5. Murder of Soul

6. E.A.R.T.H.-SOS

7. On the Dub-ble

8. Another Day

9. Underneath the System

10. Edge of Blue

11. Big City Lover

12. Down The Drain

13. Into the Water

14. Ruff-Neck Jam

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Coma-Chi - DAY BEFORE BLUE (2006)

1. Intro

2. 放浪

3. skit-Cypher@丸子橋.

4.ミチバタ

5. 夢三夜 feat.ATOM,CRIMESIXXXL（STERUSS)

6. Bye bye my self

7. 夜間遊泳

8. Love music feat.TARO SOUL

9. skit

10. バイブレイション

11. 4seasons

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Shingo Suzuki - The Abstract Truth (2008)

1. Voice Of The World

2. Flyable (feat. Moka Only)

3. Night Lights With Thirdiq

4. Sunrise (feat. Marina P & Blanco Nice)

5. Hi(gh) Music (feat. Blu)

6. Echo From The Sky

7. M.O.G.

8. Livin' Up (feat. 20syl, DJ Green from Hocus Pocus & Ol' K)

9. Inside Your Love

10. A Kind Of Metaphor

11. Red Earth

12. 1000 Nights

13. Eternal Sunshine

14. Shayo (feat. Ol' K)

15. Universe For H

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45 a.k.a. SWING-O - Hello Friends

1. Hello Friends

2. Struttin'

3. Searchin' (feat. Tasita D'mour)

4. The Night Life (feat. Steph Pockets)

5. Underground Superstar (feat. Yuu Sakai)

6. Interlude Italiano

7. Tokyo Jazz Freak

8. Once Again

9. Wa

10. Can You Say Yes (feat. Marcellus Nealy)

11. P.Simon

12. Solitude

13. Hello Friends (Lark Chillout for A.Y.B.Force Remix)

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JASMINE - GOLD (2010)

1. PRIDE

2. sad to say

3. L.I.P.S.

4. Jealous

5. Bad Girl

6. dear my friend

7. stage ～interlude～

8. This Is Not A Game

8. CLUBBIN'

9. 恋

10. what you want?

11. No More

12. Dreamin'

13. Why

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Music From the Films of Akira Kurosawa

2011-12-07T22:45:00.005-06:00

Akira Kurosawa is one of the most prolific directors to ever grace the world of cinema. In fact he was named "one of five people who contributed most to the betterment of Asia in the past 100 years". His films were diverse, experimental, enigmatic and highly influential. Classic Westerns like the "Magnificent Seven" and "A Fist Full of Dollars" are undeclared remakes of his films and even George Lucas admits that he when he re-wrote the original Star Wars, he modeled Kurosawa's 1958 film "The Hidden Fortress". Kurosawa was a master at what he did but he also relied on the talents of his casts and crew to carry the films and he often built long lasting working relationships. The scores to his films were no exception and the two albums in this post feature the works of five composer over the span of Kurosawa's last 18 films. KUROSAWA~THE FILM MUSIC OF AKIRA KUROSAWA~, begins with his epic 14th film "Seven Samurai" (although his 13th is in there on track 2) and continues chronologically to 1990's "Dreams" (my personal favorite). Each track is a compilation of memorable pieces from each film and serves as a fantastic musical retrospective. The second soundtrack covers Kurosawa's last 3 films (all composed by Shinichiro Ikebe) and contains the complete soundtrack of "Dreams" and selections from the the others. Highly recommended! Enjoy!

KUROSAWA~THE FILM MUSIC OF AKIRA KUROSAWA~ (1998)

Composed by:

Tracks 1-3 Fumio Hayasaka

Tracks 4-11 Masaru Sato

Tracks 12,15 Toru Takemitsu

Track 13 Isaac Schwartz

Tracks 14, 16 Shinichiro Ikebe

1. 七人の侍

2. 生きる

3. 生きものの記録

4. 蜘蛛巣城

5. どん底

6. 隠し砦の三悪人

7. 悪い奴ほどよく眠る

8. 用心棒

9. 椿三十郎

10. 天国と地獄

11. 赤ひげ

12. どですかでん

13. デルス・ウザーラ

14. 影武者

15. 乱

16. 夢

17. VOICE OF KUROSAWA

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『夢』『八月の狂詩曲』『まあだだよ』(2002)

夢 (1990)

1. タイトル

2. 日照り雨

3. 虹

4. 宴

5. 桃畑

6. 桃の精

7. 雪女

8. 雲間より

9. 鎮魂ラッパ

10. 雨だれ1

11. 雨だれ2

12. 雨だれ3

13. 赤富士1

14. 赤富士2

15. 放射能

16. 廃墟の町

17. 鬼哭

18. 葬列

19. エンディング

八月の狂詩曲 (1991)

20. その心は嘆き（「スターバト・マーテル」より)

21. 野ばら1

22. 野ばら2

23. 悲しみの母は立っていた (「スターバト・マーテル」より)

まあだだよ (1993)

24. ヴィヴァルディ協奏曲集「調和の霊感」より

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Akiko Yano: ホーホケキョとなりの山田くん [SOUNDTRACK] & reverb

2011-12-06T16:56:00.007-06:00

Its been awhile, but here are few more albums from the always wonderful Akiko Yano! reverb is her studio album from 2002 and ホーホケキョとなりの山田くん [SOUNDTRACK], a.k.a. "My Neighbor the Yamadas", features the music from Isao Takahata's 1999 anime film composed by Akiko. Enjoy!

ホーホケキョとなりの山田くん [SOUNDTRACK] (1999)

Composed by Akiko Yano except tracks:

(Disc 1) 4. Masako Ezaki, 5-7. Czech Philharmonic Chamber Orchestra, 11. Hiroko Ikuta, 16. Yamada Family, 21. Wakaya Rakudan, 25. Hungary National Symphony Orchestra

(Disc 2) 3. Ghilbi Women's Chorus, 4. Czech Philharmonic Chamber Orchestra, 5. Ghibli Men's Chours, 10. Masako Ezaki, 14. Yoshiko Kondou & The King Little Dove Group, 17. Yamada Family, Fujihara-sensei & classmates, The Ghibli Combined Chorus

Disc 1

1. テーマ1~お話がはじまるよ

2. 愉快な音楽1~猪突猛進

3. カッコウ1~らしくないメインタイトル

4. ノクターン第1番変ロ短調op.9-1(ショパン)

5. 交響曲第5番第1楽章「葬送行進曲」より(マーラー)

6. 劇音楽「真夏の夜の夢」~結婚行進曲(メンデルスゾーン)

7. となりの山田くんのテーマ(オーケストラ・ヴァージョン)

8. 楽しいブリッジ1

9. テーマによるワルツ(オーケストラ・ヴァージョン)

10. 生き生きBGM

11. 犬のおまわりさん

12. 心配事のBGM1

13. 心配事のBGM2

14. 夕日の疾走

15. テーマ2~よかったね

16. だまって俺についてこい

17. 愉快な音楽2~とりあえず,押さないで下さい

18. カッコウ2~あ,おかえり

19. 楽しいブリッジ2

20. たかしとまつ子のタンゴ

21. ぽんぽこ狸囃子

22. 愉快な音楽3~辛口だね

23. 父親の悲哀

24. 自由の楽園

25. 交響曲第1番「巨人」第4楽章より(マーラー)

26. テーマ3~春の雨

27. カッコウ3~ストロガフガフ

28. カッコウ4~ご名答

29. カッコウ5~はよからボケんといて

Disc 2

1. 忘れ物のロンド1~ミョウガの朝

2. 忘れ物のロンド2~ミョウガの朝

3. さくらさくら

4. アダージョより(アルビノーニ)

5. 若者たち

6. カッコウ6~夏の夢

7. 愉快な音楽5~学園は楽し

8. ドキドキBGM

9. 電話線

10. プレリュードとフーガ(J.S.バッハ)

11. 陽気な音楽3~我が道を行く

12. 忘れ物のロンド~ブリッジ

13. 忘れ物のロンド3~善行のすすめ

14. 月光仮面はだれでしょう

15. 夢破れて

16. 玩具の交響曲第2楽章「メヌエット」(モーツァルト)

17. ケ・セラ・セラ

18. ひとりぼっちはやめた

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reverb (2002)

1. Dreaming Girl

2. You Are What You Eat

3. いないと [It's Us]

4. Walk, Don't Run

5. トランスワールド

6. Let's Hawaii

7. Money Song

8. ウナ・セラ・ディ東京

9. ねこがかくしているもの [What Cats Feel]

10. Good Guy

11. Happiest Drummer

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Akina Nakamori: フォーク・ソング~歌姫抒情歌~, ムード歌謡〜歌姫昭和名曲集, フォーク・ソング2~歌姫抒情歌~ & DIVA

2011-11-30T22:41:00.007-06:00

And so it ends. This is the final Akina posts, for now at least. I have been getting a great response from these and its been fun posting these over the last few months. This final post contains 4 albums, 3 of them covers and the last an original. Unfortunately, I was a little pressured for time and I was unable to compile together the originals of the cover albums. I will post that next when I get the chance, so I guess this wont be the last Akina post lol. Similar to the Enka album, the two フォーク・ソング albums maintain a "folk" theme featuring the works of famous singer songwriters in Japan. ムード歌謡 on the other hand, features Jazz/Big band renditions of popular Showa performance songs of the 60's & 70's. Finally, DIVA, Akina's last studio effort to date, is a heavily modern electronica/pop album that is comparable in sound to the like of J-Pop singers like Ayumi Hamasaki & Utada (but I think Akina is a much better singer!). Thanks again to the visitors of the page, I haven't decided what I will be posting next but hopefully it will be as popular as these have been. Enjoy!

フォーク・ソング~歌姫抒情歌~ (2008)

1. わたしは泣いています

2. 『いちご白書』をもう一度

3. 雨の物語

4. さよならをするために

5. 想い出まくら

6. 22才の別れ

7. 冬が來る前に

8. 無縁坂

9. 時には母のない子のように

10. 戀

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ムード歌謡〜歌姫昭和名曲集 (2009)

1. 氣氛歌謡 Opening (Instrumental)

2. 経験

3. 恋の季節

4. 夢は夜ひらく

5. 他人の関係

6. 面影

7. 雨の御堂筋

8. ラブユー東京

9 .絹の靴下

10. コモエスタ赤坂

11. 非情のライセンス

12. 伊勢佐木町ブルース

13. 氣氛歌謡 Ending (Instrumental)

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フォーク・ソング2~歌姫抒情歌~ (2009)

1. I LOVE YOU

2. 旅の宿

3. なごり雪

4. 心もよう

5. ベルベット・イースター

6. 精霊流し

7. 悪女

8. シクラメンのかほり

9. 神田川

10. 学生街の喫茶店

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DIVA (2009)

Disc 1

1. Going home

2. GIVE TAKE

3. DIVA

4. thinking of you

5. REVERSE

6. 逢えなくて

7. X lady

8. HEARTBREAK

9. with

10. 茜色の風

Disc 2

1. DIVA (Michitomo Remix)

2. HEARTACHE (Michitomo Remix)

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Akina Nakamori: Destination, バラード・ベスト~25th ANNIVERSARY SELECTION~, 艶華~Enka~

2011-11-29T21:47:00.005-06:00

I promised myself that I would finish the Akina posts by the end of this month and this is the second to last! First up is Destination, a solid pop album that sounds like a mix between her previous two albums. While most of the songs are upbeat, some have the down tempo feel of "I hope so". However, all are prominently defined by drum tracks with a strong modern pop/hip hop feel, so I would group this with resonancia. The second album is a Ballad Best of with a collection of mainly re-recordings and one new track. I also included the new tracks from the Utahime Best of released in '07 as well and a few tracks from the Akina Pachinko Game CD. I choose to post the full Ballad Best album out of the three, only because it contained the most new tracks. Finally, and its my favorite of the bunch, is another cover album but this time it is strictly of Enka artists. It maintains the orchestral grandiose of the Uta Hime series but I feel the song selections on this album fit the mood more so then some of the Uta Hime tracks. Don't get me wrong, I love all of the cover albums, but the productions compliment the Enka genre perfectly and complete transform the songs into sweeping epics! Just like the last 3, I included all of the originals in the post. I hope everybody has been enjoying these, I know I have!

Destination (2006)

1. 紅夜-beniyo-

2. 嘘つき

3. Seashore

4. 眠れる森の蝶

5. 鼓動

6. GAME (Album Version)

7. 夜の華

8. 花よ踊れ (Album Version)

9. LOVE GATE

10. 落花流水 (Album Version)

11. Only you

12. Grace Rain

BONUS from 花よ踊れ (single)

1. 花よ踊れ

2. GAME

3. 花よ踊れ (Instrumental)

4. GAME (Instrumental)

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バラード・ベスト~25th ANNIVERSARY SELECTION~ (2007)

1. 難破船 (2007 Ver.)

2. セカンド・ラブ (from Akina Nakamori ~歌姫ダブル・ディケイド~)

3. あの夏の日

4. LIAR (from True Album Akina 95 best)

5. 水に挿した花 (from Akina Nakamori ~歌姫ダブル・ディケイド~)

6. 陽炎 (Single Ver.)

7. 赤い花

8. SAND BEIGE~砂漠へ~ (from Akina Nakamori ~歌姫ダブル・ディケイド~)

9. SOLITUDE (2007 Ver.)

10. 二人静 (from True Album Akina 95 best)

11. 月華

12. 予感 (from True Album Akina 95 best)

13. 初めて出逢った日のように

14. 駅 (from Akina Nakamori ~歌姫ダブル・ディケイド~)

15. 帰省~Never Forget~ (2007 Ver.)

BONUS

from 歌姫ベスト~25th Anniversary Selection~

リバーサイドホテル (LIVE ver.)
チャイナタウン (New Recording)
いい日旅立ち (New Recording)
from AKINA X DAIICHI~中森明菜歌姫伝説
Shojo A~DAIICHI Mix
歌姫伝説~mode medley

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艶華~Enka~ (2007)

艶華I(Instrumental)

天城越え Sayuri Ishikawa (1986)

無言坂 Kaori Kouzai (1993)

氷雨 Mika Hino (1982)

みちづれ Mieko Makimura (1978)

空港 Teresa Teng (1974)

越冬つばめ Masako Mori (1983)

艶華II(Instrumental)

悲しい酒 Hibari Misora (1966)

舟唄 Aki Yashiro (1979)

石狩挽歌 Mirei Kitahara (1975)

矢切の渡し Takashi Hosokawa (1983)

夜桜お七 Fuyumi Sakamoto (1994)

艶華III(Instrumental)

BONUS

氷雨 Akio Kayama (1983)
空港 Sayuri Ishikawa (1975)

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Indie Game Music Bundle

2011-11-26T23:11:00.004-06:00

I stumbled upon this awesome deal while checking for any updates from an indie game music duo called yogurtbox. I fell in love with their album "Tree of Knowledge" (a throwback to PC-98 music and the works of Ryu Umemoto) when it was released a few months ago and it is one of 10 albums from 10 artists offered on this bundle for only $1!!! If you are a fan of video game music and you'd like to hear some original independent artists work, I highly recommend checking this out! If you like what you hear, you can choose to pay $10 or more and get an additional 7 albums! You'll find a direct link to everything on http://www.gamemusicbundle.com/, but don't wait too long because the deal ends on the 28th! The "Tree of Knowledge" alone is worth the money but there is plenty for everyone and it comes highly recommended!

Here is a stream of the "Tree of Knowledge" album but you can also listen to the entire albums on the artists bandcamp.com pages also on the site.

<a href="http://yogurtbox.bandcamp.com/album/tree-of-knowledge">Tree of Knowledge ～知恵の樹～ by yogurtbox</a>

Scoobie Do: Beautiful Days

2011-11-24T20:55:00.004-06:00

Merry Turkey Day! Hope everyone has been well. My day has been odd this year but ultimately I did have something to be thankful for! I thought I would post something today that a lot of visitors will enjoy. Scoobie Do is a Japanese Funk/Soul Rock group and no they aren't meddling kids that travel around in the Mystery Machine solving "ghostly" mysteries. Sorry I had to make the joke. Anyway, I discovered this group a few years ago through myspace (when it was useful) and songs from "Beautiful Days" is what I happened to hear. The group has a great vibe and definitely try it out if you are into upbeat "funky" rock. Enjoy!

Beautiful Days (2004)

1. 愛がゆく

2. ラストナンバー (Beautiful Dawn)

3. パレード

4. 名もない朝

5. Urban Souls

6. Beautiful Days

7. 美しい日

8. 無敵のバカ

9. 恋は魔法

10. 風の恋人~Sunset Saudade~

11. 夕陽の進むほう

12. 茜色が燃えるとき

13. また逢う日まで

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Yoshihiro Kanno: Angel's Egg [SOUNDTRACK]

2011-11-24T19:55:00.005-06:00

Angel's Egg is an anime masterpiece from the legendary Mamoru Oshii (Ghost in the Shell, Kerberos Saga, Urusei Yatsura, Patlabor). Along with the beautiful artwork of Yoshitaka Amano (Final Fantasy), Oshii weaves a strange, existentialistic/surrealistic story of a wandering man and a mysterious girl who is protecting an egg she carries with her. What makes the film even stranger is that there is virtually no dialogue, making the meaning of the film that much more ambiguous. However, what takes its place is the hauntingly beautiful soundtrack by Yoshihiro Kanno. The film did not do well upon its release but fortunately enough it had a release of the soundtrack. A majority of Kanno's work has not been released outside of vinyl I believe, but if any one happened to have any, I would love to hear it. Enjoy!

Angel's Egg (1985)

1. Prelude

2. Dreaming Eggs

3. Mechanical Sun

4. Angel's Egg, Main Theme

5. Memory of Water

6. Beyond the Window

7. Town of Sea Bed

8. Fish Hunting

9. Opera House

10. Accumulation of Time

11. Angel's Fossil

12. Night Thief

13. Transmigration

14. Different God

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Zach's 刑事音楽

Requests & Goodbyes....For Now

Akiko Yano: Akiko [REPOST] & 音楽堂

IF YOU WANT REPOSTS...

Sandy Lam: The Power of Music: 林憶蓮

Shonentai(少年隊): BEST OF 少年隊

The Smiths: Meat Is Murder & The Queen Is Dead

Japan: Quiet Life & Gentlemen Take Polaroids

The Smiths: The Smiths & Hatful of Hollow

Ippu-Do: Night Mirage, Japan: Tin Drum & Yellow Magic Orchestra: BGM

JULLAN Discorgaphy

Toshiyuki Honda: 「マルサの女」オリジナル・サウンドトラック

Kenji Kawai: 龍虎門 & Ip Man [SOUNDTRACK]

HELLO SOUTH KOREA & Girl's Generation: 다시 만난 세계

Mariya Takeuchi: Expressions

Anzen Chitai: 安全地帯XII & 安全地帯XIII JUNK

Low: Christmas [EP]

'N Sync: Home For Christmas

Mariah Carey: Merry Christmas

Kenny G: Miracles: The Holiday Album

Cocteau Twins: Snow

Kenji Kawai & Hajime Mizoguchi: ケルベロス・サーガ

Boyz II Men: Christmas Interpretations

Yoko Minamino: Snowflakes & Dear Christmas [320k REPOST]

Paul McCartney: Wonderful Christmas Time 7"

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker Suite

Kenji Kawai: 人魚の森 ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK, 吸血姫 美夕 音楽編, 吸血姫美夕 ― オリジナル・サウンドトラック

Brian Eno: Apollo: Atmospheres and Soundtracks, Steve Roach: Structures from Silence & Jonn Serrie: And the Stars Go with You

IU: 너랑 나

J-Urban/Hip-Hop

Music From the Films of Akira Kurosawa

Akiko Yano: ホーホケキョとなりの山田くん [SOUNDTRACK] & reverb

Akina Nakamori: フォーク・ソング~歌姫抒情歌~, ムード歌謡 〜歌姫昭和名曲集, フォーク・ソング2~歌姫抒情歌~ & DIVA

Akina Nakamori: Destination, バラード・ベスト~25th ANNIVERSARY SELECTION~, 艶華~Enka~

Indie Game Music Bundle

Scoobie Do: Beautiful Days

Yoshihiro Kanno: Angel's Egg [SOUNDTRACK]

Kenji Kawai: 人魚の森 ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK, 吸血姫美夕音楽編, 吸血姫美夕 ― オリジナル・サウンドトラック

Akina Nakamori: フォーク・ソング~歌姫抒情歌~, ムード歌謡〜歌姫昭和名曲集, フォーク・ソング2~歌姫抒情歌~ & DIVA