The Best in Asian jazz,fusion,
Smooth jazz, Blues, and other genres.All forms of fusion,
Comments,requests, and contributions[of music] are welcome.Lossless and Lossy posts..
01 Green Monster 4:42 02 Toward the G.T 2:56 03 Get Closer 4:33 04 The Motorious City 2:35 05 Joy of Garage 3:30 06 Freedom to Win 6:09 07 A Man of the World 5:34 08 Final Lap 7:46 09 More Than Loving 4:31 10 Moon Over the Castle (The Theme of Gran Turismo) 4:25 Disc length 46:41
I have been listening to this band the last couple of months. It took a couple of times to listen to the releases to appreciate them. Here is the 3rd release. Thanks to ROIO for all of them. I hope you enjoy them as well.
Studio Album, released in 1997
Songs / Tracks Listing
1. Odd-job 2. Kagee ga kieru 3. Shortwave from outer space 4. Frost and fire 5. Récit 6. Kinzoku no taiji( live)
Rick Braun has built his career as a contemporary trumpeter based on the basic concepts of predecessors like Herb Alpert, Chuck Mangione, and Tom Browne. Dependent on urban R&B beats, Braun can only marginally be called jazz, but does own an appeal to the smooth music crowd that this produced recording will only reinforce. Teamed with keyboardist and producer Philippe Saisse, Braun follows a path of least resistance in terms of the calculated nature of his music and the simplicity of his melodies. Saisse adds synthesized sounds for the most part alongside Braun's overdubbed flügelhorn and muted trumpet to create soundscapes made of clear plastic and reflecting some prismatic colors. There's not much to distinguish one track from another except slight midtempo changes and some Latin rhythms. "Christiane" uses the two-horn approach effectively in a fairly lyrical setting, "She's the One" is easy-beat funk with plain synths and percussion, "Sleeveless in Seattle" sports a retro sound with handclaps, and "I Got Your Back" offers assimilated horn backing in more substantive ways. On the salsa side, "Tijuana Dance?" is a romp-and-stomp funk with some elegant acoustic and electric guitar, while "Puerto Allegre Jam" is a Latin disco number. "Freddie Was Here" might be appropriate for a film score in a slowed late-night dramatic or perhaps romantic theme. Perhaps the most interesting music crops up during the heavier "Ever Changing World," with Braun's two horns stretching ever so slightly from his lyrically urbane sound. Fond of fluttery notes in introductions, Braun's self-absorbed, passive playing speaks to an urban crowd seeking predictable music, and in this regard he succeeds, remaining in the so-called pocket, not as syrupy as most, but sugary sweet like cotton candy.
1 Tijuana Dance?-- Braun, Saisse-- 5:30 2 Puerto Allegre Jam -- Braun, Saisse - 5:40 3 Christiane -- Braun, Lorber - 4:45 4 All It Takes -- Saisse - 4:59 5 She's the One-- Braun, Gant - 4:09 6 I Got Your Back -- Braun, Saisse- 4:32 7 Ever Changing World -- Braun, Saisse - 5:04 8 Sleeveless in Seattle -- Braun, Saisse - 4:33 9 Berlin-- Braun, Saisse - 3:43 10 Freddie Was Here -- Braun - 5:00
2005 release. The second studio project from this popular Japanese funk fusion band featuring the bass player from T-Square, Mitsuro Sutoh, and the drummer from Casiopea, Noriaki Kumagai. This band is clearly one of the best fusion groups in Japan today. Takeshi Hirai, guitar; Hiroshi Kubota, keys; Mitsuru Sutoh, basses; and Noriaki Kumagai, drums.
01 kURI,kURI 02 Gokurousan 03 FIRE 04 Grass Island 05 Otaru 06 Punch Line 07 Rosso Liquido 08 Malaga 09 Road Star 10 Bon Voyage
King Records
Composed by ::: Yuzo Koshiro / Mieko Ishikawa / Hideya Nagata /
Arranged by ::: Ryo Yonemitsu / Hayato Kanbayashi /, Yuzo Hayashi / 林 Michio Fujisawa / Hiroshi Shinkawa / Tomohiko Kishimoto /
Performed by Naoki Watanabe / M.FUJISAWA & SCORE SET, Shoko Minami / J.D.K. Band
Disc 1
01 FEENA 3:29
02 FOUNTAIN OF LOVE 2:32
03 THE SYONIN 3:16
04 TEARS OF SYLPH 1:43
05 FIRST STEP TOWARDS WARS 3:06
06 PALACE 2:46
07 HOLDERS OF POWER 2:26
08 PALACE OF DESTRUCTION 2:02
09 BEAT OF THE TERROR 3:10
10 TOWER OF THE SHADOW OF DEATH ~ THE LAST MOMENT OF THE DARK 3:53
11 FINAL BATTLE 2:13
12 REST IN PEACE 1:56
13 THE MORNING GROW 2:14
14 SEE YOU AGAIN 3:12
Disc length 37:58
Disc 2
01 Alone Battle 4:47
02 FEENA 3:58
03 RUINS OF MOONDORIA 3:34
04 Baroque Intelligence 6:00
05 Listen to Satie afterwards 5:34
06 Time for Afternoon Tea 5:08
07 Endless History 4:57
08 PALACE OF DESTRUCTION 4:04
09 TOWER OF THE SHADOW OF DEATH 3:23
Disc length 41:25
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Ys: Ancient Ys Vanished, Ys II: Ancient Ys Vanished - The Final Chapter
Disc 1: Special Arrange Version
Arranged by Ryo Yonemitsu
Disc 2
Track 1: Vocal Version
Vocals by Naoki Watanabe
Arrangement by Hayato Kanbayashi
Lyrics by AZUSA
Tracks 2, 3: Super Arrange Version
Sound Produced & Arrangement by Yuzo Hayashi
Synthesizer Programming: Kanichiro Kubo
Guitar: Jun Kajiwara
Drums: Masaharu Ishikawa
Sax: Osamu Koike
Tracks 4, 5, 6: New Age Music Version
Arranged by Michio Fujisawa
Performed by M.FUJISAWA & SCORE SET
Track 7: Vocal Version
Vocals by Shoko Minami
Arrangement by Hiroshi Shinkawa
Lyrics by Yoshihiko Ando
Tracks 8, 9: J.D.K. BAND Arrange Version
Arranged by Tomohiko Kishimoto
Performed by J.D.K. Band
The following tracks on the second disc are arrangements of respective tracks:
Track 1: SUBTERRANEAN CANAL (Ys II)
Track 4: TEARS OF SYLPH (Ys)
Track 5: FEENA (Ys)
Track 6: SO MUCH FOR TODAY (Ys II)
Track 7: THE MORNING GROW (Ys)
All tracks were composed by Yuzo Koshiro
except FOUNTAIN OF LOVE
SUBTERRANEAN CANAL
SO MUCH FOR TODAY composed by Mieko Ishikawa
and RUINS OF MOONDORIA composed by Hideya Nagata
Here is the video in audio form. I have taken out all the gibberish between some of the tracks. This is great music, but watching, [to me] gets a little boring.
01 Double Up (Mitsuru Sutoh)--7:25 02 Fire (Noriaki Kumagai)--6:15 03 Luna Park (Takeshi Hirai)5:15 04 Adios (Noriaki Kumaga)--6:24 05 Solitude (Noriaki Kumagai)--8:23 06 Recollection (Noriaki Kumagai)--8:32 07 MA-TSU-TA-KE (Hiroshi Kubota)--6:38 08 ?????Z (Noriaki Kumagai)--4:13 09 ?????? (Noriaki Kumagai)--5:34 10 Puma ~Bass Solo ~Drums Solo (Noriaki Kumagai)--16:38 11 Passion (Noriaki Kumagai)--6:40
90s Japanese band surfing on the psych-kraut / free jazz / electro-droning waves. Some very inspired moments and a good sense of interpretation. Snuff Box Immanence, Tune In, Turn On, Free Tibet and Ghost are all accomplished, colorful stoned rock essays.
5 of 5 stars [prog archive]
Studio Album, released in 1994
Songs / Tracks Listing
1. Moungod Radiant Youth 2. Guru in the Echo 3. Under the Sun 4. Moungod Asleep 5. Freedom 6. Rakshu 7. Blood Red River 8. Orange Sunshine 9. Giver's Chant 10. Sun is Tangging Line-up / Musicians
We have just posted the 500th musical post. It may not sound like much, but with the help of a few others, I'd never thought it would last this long. I am glad it has, and look forward to more.
Enjoy all
and Thanks.
PS, This is a non-profit blog.
1--Afternoon In The Park--6:02 2--Splash--4:37 3--Izayoi--4:28 4--Sometimes We Say Monk--3:34 5--Crisis III--5:53 6--Gourd-Top-Mouse--3:59 7--Synapse--2:22 8--Busiest Night--7:11
Thanks to Johny for this, and hopefully he'll send -Upstairs as well.
Tracks: 01. One Night (Introduction) 02. Prussian Blue 03. The Secret Language 04. Ciment Song 05. Upstairs 06. Whispery Voice 07. Diva 08. Tradition 09. Beyond the Border 10. A Wish for You 11. Step It! 12. 4 Corners 13. Encyclopedia
1. Black hole (8:41) 2. The vague image (1:14) 3. The hard image (3:51) 4. Crystal solitaire (3:47) 5. A wandering young man (8:56) 6. Days in the past (4:43) 7. Mirror freak (7:59)
Here's another from them, I will post the others also.
Cosmos Factory biography The starting line-up of this unique Japanese progrock band is: Tsutomu Izumi (keyboards, Moog synthesizer, vocals), Hisashi Mizutani (guitar, vocals), Toshkazu Taki (bass, vocals), Kazuo Okamoto (drums & percussion) and Misao on violin. They made a serie of albums in the Seventies with every time another sound: the debut album "An Old Castle of Transylvania" ('73) sounds like early FLOYD/VANILLA FUDGE, the third album "Black Hole" (75) is more in the vein of complex KING CRIMSON (nerve-racking FRIPPERIAN play), the second LP "The journey.." sound rather weird and freaky and their fourth entitled "Metal Reflection" is, as the title suggests, pure hardrock/metal.
The long title track of their debut album "An old Castle of Transylvania" (around 20 minutes) is a mindblowing blend of psychedelia and progrock with great build ups and eruptions, very moving! The swirling climate also brings the long live tracks from URIAH HEEP, DEEP PURPLE, IRON BUTTERFLY, VANILLA FUDGE and Krautrock like early JANE and ELOY on my mind. It contains sumptuous keyboardplay (Hammond and Mellotron) and biting guitar. The interplay between guitar and organ is like "Set the controls for the heart of the sun" from PINK FLOYD. The other songs are also loaded with Hammond and Mellotron, a real 'keyboard nirvana'.
Studio Album, released in 1973
Songs / Tracks Listing
1. Soundtrack 1984 2. Maybe 3. Soft focus 4. Fantastic mirror 5. Poltergeist 6. An old castle of Transylvania: I) Forest of the death II) The cursed III) Darkness of the world IV) An old castle of Transylvania
Thanks to Johny again, this is another one from him. I,we are looking for the new one from Native, if anyone has it ,it would be appreciated, Thanks.
This is Johny's rip and his links. it is on a premium acct.
1. Diva 2. Ciments Song 3. A Wish For You 4. Great Intention 5. All The People 6. Jazz Rock 7. More Than I Can Say 8. Un Mot Pour Exprimer 9. The South Atmosphere 10. Max 80 11. Whispery Voice 12. Song Of A Way 13. Parma 14. Zoo(Perry Hemus Remix)
01 pearl in the sky 4:15 02 white field 4:45 03 the Infinite earth 5:20 04 lost sea 4:44 05 mahatma temple with hymn 4:14 06 three tree 3:55 07 clowded town 2:21 08 flash train 6:13 09 fake world 4:17 10 crash power plant 4:25 11 amusementive crime 2 4:36 12 more stronger 3:27 13 passage of lotus 3:39 Disc length 56:11
Composer Shinji Hosoe #1, 6, 8, 9 and 12 Ayako Saso #2, 4, 7, 10 and 13 Takayuki Aihara #3, 5 and 11
Arranger Shinji Hosoe #1, 8 and 9 Ayako Saso #2, 4 and 10 Takayuki Aihara #3, 5 and 11 Yasunori Mitsuda #6 and 13 Toshimichi Isoe #7 and 12
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Link in comments:::[someone stated that tracks 10 & 11 skipped. I have reloaded them and put the link for them in comments;;[they are on megaupload
1. Fanfare - Legal Dance (3:28) 2. Love Incomplete (7:52) 3. A Land Dirge (3:14) 4. Super Joker (5:44) 5. A Sea Dirge (4.38) 6. The Nile For A While (21:29) .. a) Chase of infinity .. b) Home forgotten .. c) Dual sight .. d) Colony .. e) Bliss for a day .. f) Beyond the glory 7. Requiem (3:50)
Debut album by keyboard player Jeff Lorber dating back to 1977, released on the Inner City label and featuring Lester McFarland on bass, Terry Layne on reeds and Dennis Bradford on drums. Who would have expected this shy young man to become one of the biggest stars of the Smooth Jazz genre of today?
1 Funky Gospel 2 Glisten 3 Deva Samba 4 Refunk 5 Terry's Lament 6 Lift Off 7 Chinese Medicinal Herbs 8 Water Music 9 River Winds 10 Cousin Stu
While touring between Strikes Twice and its follow-up, Friends, Larry Carlton recorded Eight Times Up live in Tokyo in early 1983. This was his second live album recorded in Japan in under a decade (following 1979's excellent Mr. 335 Live in Japan), and once again found Carlton and band in fine form playing smooth jazz-fusion. Songs from Strikes Twice and Sleepwalk largely comprise this six-song recording. And though the production and instrumentation definitely sound dated, Carlton's guitar playing is once again textbook smooth jazz, and makes up for that slight sonic nuance.
1 Strikes Twice - Carlton 8:58 2 Salud - Laboriel 7:41 3 Blues Bird - Carlton 4:56 4 Black and White - Carlton 5:39 5 Upper Kern - Carlton 7:35 6 House on the Hill - Carlton 7:23
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Link in comments::: [Saw this on Amazon starting at --$100.99] I first posted this Mar.,2008
I have been wanting to post this for a while, so here it is....
The history of jazz includes unlikely but successful collaborations as well as examples of people who should have gotten along but didn't. Miles Davis' economy, restraint and understatement were quite a contrast to John Coltrane's lengthy, stream of consciousness solos, and yet, they made great jazz together. Stan Getz and Chet Baker had a lot in common musically and should have collaborated time and time again; however, they couldn't stand one another. And then there are musicians who know they have a lot of musical common ground and act on that knowledge, which is what guitarist Larry Carlton and singer/guitarist Robben Ford do on this live disc (which was recorded in Tokyo, Japan in September 2006). The fact that Carlton and Ford (who knew each other from Tom Scott's L.A. Express back in the mid-'70s) have a lot of common ground does not mean that their guitar playing is identical; Carlton is essentially a jazzman who has been greatly influenced by rock, soul, funk, and blues, while Ford is essentially a bluesman who has been greatly influenced by jazz, rock, soul, and funk. Neither are purists -- Carlton isn't a jazz purist any more than Ford is a blues purist -- and the fact they have eclectic tastes as well as similar tastes makes them logical allies musically. Live in Tokyo cannot be neatly lumped into any one category; jazz, blues, rock, and funk are all part of the musical equation, and Carlton and Ford clearly enjoy a strong rapport on memorable performances such as Carlton's "Burnable" and Ford's "That Road." Ford doesn't do a lot of singing on this 64-minute CD; in fact, "Talk to Your Daughter" is the only vocal offering on a mostly instrumental disc. Live in Tokyo is a rewarding example of what can happen when two musicians who have much in common musically get together. [allmusic]
1.That Road Ford 7:45 2.Burnable Carlton 11:18 3.Cold Gold Carlton 10:27 4.Rio Samba Carlton 10:37 5.Derrick's Blues Ford 9:33 6.Two Bad Carlton 8:03 7.Talk to Your Daughter Atkins, Lenoir 6:20 8. [Bonus Track] Too Much--6:06
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Links in comments:::[next will be another one of his live-Eight Up]
This is a band from Indonesia, I have never listened to them before this. ROIO send me 3 or 4 total from them. I couldn't find much info on them. but what I did is below. I do know that some of the artists from the old GRP label played with them as well as Bob James and a few others.
" The band was a fusion jazz band and their last album was called Jezz, 1991. In their final effort they blend fusion/ GRP-jazz with ethnic music. Difficult to explain which ethnic music, as they combined several in one song. FYI, there are hundreds of tribes in Indonesia and each have unique ethnic music. They invited GRP musicians such as Lee Ritenour, Bob James, Phil Perry, Ernie Watts to contribute their talent. The members were Aminoto Kosin (keyboard, now a symphony conductor),Erwin Gutawa (bass,now a symphony conductor, also former bandmates of Fariz RM on TRANSS),Candra Darusman (keys and vocal,now active in Music Copyrights organization), Denny TR (guitar,now active as a session guitarist). As for drums they had 3 different drummers: Uce Hariono(now joined Denny TR session band), Aldy (no info) and Budy Haryono (now active in GIGI, also a rock band).
01 Kharisma - Karimata 02 Terjadi Lagi – Karimata 02 Terjadi Lagi - Karimata 03 Final Chapter – Karimata 03 Final Chapter - Karimata 04 Ketika – Karimata 04 Ketika - Karimata 05 Good Bye Kiss – Karimata 05 Good Bye Kiss - Karimata 06 Sketsa – Karimata 06 Sketsa - Karimata 07 Sahabat – Karimata 07 Sahabat - Karimata 08 Cinderamata – Karimata 08 Cinderamata - Karimata 09 Melangkah – Karimata 09 Melangkah - Karimata 10 Biting – Karimata 10 Biting - Karimata
This cd from sMILES,courtesy of a friend of his. It was posted in FLAC, I will not post any FLAC here anymore, so here it is in 320HQ. Please say thank you to sMILES for this. If you wish the FLAC links, I will ask him if it is ok to post them for him..
T-SQUARE 35th Album!
01. Discoveries 02. Survivor 03. Clappin' 04. Crazy Beach 05. Paperplane 06. Undo 07. All You Need To Know 08. Thought Steady 09. Smile Smile Smile
Playing at New York City's music club 'Tonic' ROVO offer a quite undefinable mix of music styles here - this is eclectic, ecstatic, virtuoso. The band is consisting of seven experienced musicians from the japanese experimental rock scene and the songs put on this double compact disc are representing a best-of from two concerts showing them in excellent condition. The two drummer/percussionists Yasuhiro Yoshigaki and Yoichi Okabe are the backbone so to say caring for an enormous groove which is mostly jazzy accentuated but also alternating with a djembe forced tribal fundament.
The opener Sukhna for example holds a hypnotic bass and violin appearance which is intensifying a trancy feeling. And they are also integrating furious impressions, speed changes coupled with fiery escalating moments. I don't know what could be more suspense-packed as the jam Guiding Star - a great example for their instrumental interaction. As for the jazzy moments I'm sometimes remembered at Stomu Yamashta. Horses shouldn't be missed - another great example of combining psych, fusion and trance.
The musicians are really acting like a collective by the way - which means nobody is ever distinctly pushed into the foreground. The songs are mostly lacking of solos - okay - if you don't count some Jean-Luc Ponty references when listening to Vitamine. Second disc now starts with spacey ambient soundscapes supported by a melancholic violin until the band grooves once more. Cisko is presented in a clear psych/space environment with distorted wah-wah modulated guitars and twittering synths (which you will find all over by the way) evolving to an ecstatic heavy rocking piece in the vein of Hawkwind.
Now I won't forget to mention the lengthy Sinno, originally composed by guitarist Seiichi Yamamoto for a split CD with Date Course Pentagon Royal Garden. Nearly 35 minutes long, showing a long electronical intro, then slipping into something like a trip hop/nu jazz behaviour and later gliding into the orbit with a spacey flow ... open-end! This eclectic suite is really something special. A tough call ... have to listen once more.[Rivertree]PROGARCH.
This was the 1st release by the newly named "Band", also the 1st release on Chick Corea's Stretch label..
1. The Zone 6:08 2. 101 Shuffle 6:18 3. Mud Sauce 6:32 4. Designer Stubble 6:00 5. Someone's Watching 5:25 6. Transition Jam 2:31 7. Rhythm Dance 5:59 8. Access Denied 4:00 9. Song For Claire 6:35 10. Big B Little B 6:31 11. Good Night 0:30
