Three early albums from the fantastic Taeko Ohnuki courtesy if JPDDL. These albums cover the best of the popular genres of the latter 70's and early 80's. Sunshow and Mignonne hold a Jazzy/disco feel with Romantique dabbling in new wave/synth soundscapes while maintaining her jazzy roots. There's upbeat atmosphere in the albums you just don't get anymore and it makes me highly nostalgic for a time I was regrettably not alive in haha! ROMANTIQUE is my favorite of the three but there is something for everyone in these. If anyone has her debut any others that have yet to be posted, please share the wealth! I truly hope all my visitors are well and healthy and I hope to get to requests and such in the near future. Enjoy!
No words to describe, just sit back, listen and enjoy!
We Are Frank Chickens (1984) 1. Cheeba Cheeba Chimpira 2. Mothra 3. Green Banana 4. Madam Fatal 5. We Are Ninja 6. Yellow Detective 7. Shellfish Bamboo 8. Pikadon 9. We Are Frank Chickens 10. Sake Ballad
Solo debut from ex Ippu-do keyboard/violinist, Akira Mitake. The album is very much a continuation of the group's sound with a mix of a Yukihiro Takahashi album. Ippu-do fans keep an ear out for the first track "Violation" which was also performed on the "Live & Zen" LP and also for a great Culture Club cover! It's definitely a vinyl rip and courtesy of the defunct "Music Blog of Saltyka and His Friends". If anyone is interested I also have the soundtrack he did for the Android Kikaider anime series. Enjoy! Out Of Reach (1983)
1. VIOLATION 2. CAN'T TOUCH, EVEN WATCH 3. ロンリー・マン 4. モダン・システム 5. CIRCUS 6. TOKYO GREAT TOWN 7. GLASS TALK 8. ホールド・オン・ミー 9. MR. JUNK 10. 君は完璧さ 11. DAYBREAK PAVEMENT
Hideaki Matsutake, also known under the moniker Logic System, is a synth musician/programer who is responsible for this superb synth masterpiece. Beginning his career working as an assistant under Isao Tomita (Asia's pioneering voice in electronic music IMHO) and then moving onto technical work as an unoffical 4th member throughout YMO's early career, Matsutake not only has talent but the credentials to assure any skeptic of his accomplishments in the genre. Logic System is a somewhat of a solo project for Matsutake, however much of his work is collaborated upon with other musicians, programmers and producers. Venus, Logic's System's second LP, was released only a few short months after his debut album and is miles ahead in my opinion. Don't get me wrong, while I love the self titled debut, his distinct style mixed with an r&b/ital disco flair trumps the prog/spacey/kraftwerk-esque he began with. If you're interested in hearing not only his debut but 3rd release as well, head over to JJ's DOWN TO DA BONE! I found this one on a now defunct blog about 3 years ago and I am really appreciative that I stumbled upon it! I'm pretty sure it's a vinyl rip but it definitely sounds great. I'm a big fan of early electro/dance music and if you're a fan of YMO, I think you'll dig this one too! Enjoy!
Venus (1981) 1. Venus 2. Morpheus 3. I Love You 4. Plan 5. Take A Chance 6. Automatic Collect, Automatic Correct 7. Be Yourself 8. Prophet 9. Metamorphism 10. Equivalent
