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Beast of the Yellow Night - GJD
I feel like I say this every post, but it has been a real long time since posting anything up here. Once again have been moving (still in Nagano, but moved into a house. yay.) and a million other things. Hope to have more stuff coming your way soon, but I’m making no promises.
Writing stuff in two languages for the mixes is usually what takes the most amount of time, so this next mix is perfect for this season of little free time.
I don’t have so much to say about this mix other than it is really really good. I’ve listened to it a ton and love it. A super super nice fellow from Australia, Will, I randomly met at an outdoor electronic music festival here in Japan made good on his promise to keep in touch and sent along this mix as a recommendation for the site. It’s actually from a friend of his and this is the message Will sent along with the mix:
Here is a mix by my friend Glenn. He describes it as being Surf/Amazon/Zombie music. It is quite entertaining. Purpose wise it sums up some of the shenanigans that have occurred around at his place over the last few months.
It’s a lovely mix of underground Surf/Rockabilly/Tv/Country…HIGHLY recommend for those of you who love obscure sounding underground gems. Not my area of expertise here, so I’m not quite sure how rare or not these tracks are..but they are outstanding none the less.
最近また引っ越しとかいろいろあって、このサイトを全然いじるチャンスがなくって、ひさしぶりなアップデートになったんです。これからも頑張ります～
今回のミックスは今年のLabyrinthというフェスタで出会ったオーストラリア人からのミックスです。 彼の友達が作ったミックスだそうです。 私このミックスを何回も聞いたんだけど、まだまだいけそう。 とってもとっても面白っくて、私のタイプばっちり！ミックスを作った本人がSurf/Amazon/Zombie musicって説明したらし。。。そのとおり、変なRockabilly, Surf,Tv, and Country…
ぜひぜひきいてみてください！！！
Here lies the mix! (click & save)
No tracklist…sorry
Filed under: International-Intergalactic Sounds, minimal | Tags: silent servant
Silent Servant mix for Sonar ’11
While reposting some older Silent Servant mixes I thought I’d pass along one of his more recent mixes made for the Sonar Festival site. Again, J. Mendez giving us an Oh so enjoyable peak at his records and influences. ENJOY
Sandwell District - Untitled
Horrid Red - Pink Flowers
Nine Circles - The Rose
Chrome - Animal
Collin Gorman Weiland - Price of leather
Factory Floor - Lying
Chris Carpenter - Waterfalls
Peaking Lights - All the sun that shines
Collin Gorman Wieland - Curse
Maurizio - M7
Derrick May - Relic I
Raymond Scott - Nescafe
Throbbing Gristle - Distant Dreams II
Tropic of Cancer - A Color
Various Artists - No.3 (Debit)
Svreca - Obscur
Regis - Blinding Horses
Crescent - This World Is Not Our Home
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Below is as written for the original post in 2008.
(Can’t remember if this mix is from THIS Re_Invent party or not. Check here for some other fliers)
The latest great selection of old and new minimal tracks. Absolutely delicious sounds as usual coming from Silent Servant. There are some Silent Servant/Jasper tracks mixed in there as well. Keep an ear out. THANKS again Mr. Mendez.
ま〜〜、またSilent Servantのミックスです ；） 今回はイベントのライブミックス。とってもいいミニマルテクノです〜〜
live @ re_invent mix - uploaded 07/15/08
**Posting some mixes I put up a long time ago, but weren’t switched over when I changed the format of this site.**
**昔アップしたミックスFormat変えてから見れなくなったので、もう一回あっぷしています～**
Silent Servant mix from a while back
a lowkey nodding mix of some classic minimal goodies (basic channel/chain reaction/maurizio etc..) No play list, sorry… This mix wasn’t made for Oursoundtracks, but I think this is the only place you’ll find it. Was passed over to me maybe about 4 or 5 years ago, not sure when it was recorded though (Uh..right, as it says on the mp3 title, was recorded in April 07). Enjoy and spread the word!
４年前もらったSilent Servantミックスです〜〜 Oursoundtracksのために作られたミックスではないけど、ここでしか聴けないと思います! 曲名はないけど、Basic Channel, Chain Reaction, Maurizio など、ミニマルな美味しさたっぷり〜〜
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Tribute to ROOTS TANK and Dub Smokin
日本語版下へ
Dub Smokin was a great monthly event I used to play at while living in Tokyo. The event got started before I came along, but I was later asked to become a regular dj for the evening. The event was held every 4th Saturday at one of my all-time favorite reggae spots that was in Shibuya – Roots Tank. To our dismay, Roots Tank was closed a couple years back and that eventually brought an end to this event as well. The place was a relatively low-pro gem of Jamaican gettaway. Great atmosphere on the 4th floor, LOUD system till morning, cheap drinks, usually no entrance fee, and an overall “anything goes” mentality made the place home to many a lawless night of fun.
I really wanted to get a few mixes from the regulars of the event, especially the organizer and dear friend Nametake, but for various reasons no one has pulled through thus far. I was lucky enough, however, to get a super solid mix coming from Tetsu-san, who joined the event the last few times before Roots Tank closed; though his record collection outshines all of those whose names are on the flier ; )
We usually all played 2 45min to an hour sets. I intended to make two mixes for this tribute, but have so far had only time for this one. This mix represents what I might play towards the latter half of the morning, when peoples heads and feet have gotten a bit heavier. The mix I still haven’t made yet would be more upbeat, perhaps with some funk thrown in etc… So don’t get the impression that the evening was always this heavy. This mix is basically heavy after heavy. The beats are heavy and the lyrics are heavy. Heavy on Rasta/Black liberation (to Zion). I LOVE every track on here.
(Side note: One of my American friends that I sent this mix to in the past once said “love the mix, but what the hell is that “nigger” track??” Yes, there is a dub version of the song called “Every Nigger is a Star”. Yes, there are songs about being black and black liberation. Yes, I am as white as they come. I make no claims to understand what it is like to be black and in no way consider myself to be an “honorary brother” of any kind. I am also, obviously, not a Rastafarian. All I can say is that this music, musically/lyrically/production-wise, moves my soul. I only aim to share music that I love and that moves me, in hopes that it does the same to you. I would be a greatly saddened if I ever offended anyone in the process.)
Tetsu’s mix is an excellent mix of 80s Roots original 12″s. As I’ve mentioned before on two other posts from Testu (see: Wackie’s Origingal 45s Vol. I & Vol. II), the man has an insane record collection…a handful of some of his treasures would definitely be worth more than most of my entire collection. In this mix you can enjoy the reggae 12″ single style of the original version followed by either the “DJ” version (where a “dj” mc’s over a dub of the original track) or a “dub version” of the original. Dub, in case you may not know, was the product of the producer taking out most or all of the vocal tracks, messing with the all the other tracks and adding delay etc…to create a bugged out instrumental version of the original track. The “DJ” style basically grew out of actual mcs at soundsystem parties mc-ing live over these dubs. This was a hit at the dance parties and was then recorded in the studio. To see some original dub production in action check out one of the masters at work HERE.
Dub Smokin Mix – miked
Bush Weed / Pauline / Uhuru 7″
Lambs Bread Collie / Light of Saba / Honest Jon’s 12″ single
Step It Out Of Babylon / Palmers Brothers / Hawkeye 7″
(Version B side) Exiting / Roots Radicks
Full Warning / I Roy / Fe-Me-Time 7″
Higher Field Marshall / The Wailers Band / PK 10″
My Guiding Star / The Heptones / Impact 7″
Jah Is My Guiding Star / Tappa Zukie / Stars 7″
Things Felt Right / Oj / Half Moon Records (PK9) 12″LP
Let’s Go To Zion / Winston Francis / Studio One 12″
Set Me Free / Dill Smith / Half Moon Records (PK9) 12″LP
Conquering Lion / Yabby You / 12″LP
Yabby Youth / Big Youth & Yabby You / Vivian Jackson 7″
Judge I Oh Lord / Tappa Zukie / Ivanhoe 10″
Freedom, Justice & Equality / Stranger Cole / Half Moon Records (PK9) 12″LP
Higher Field Marshall (Version) / The Wailers Band / PK 10″
Revolution / Leroy Sibbles / Wackie’s 12″ single
This World / Leroy Sibbles / Wackie’s 12″ single
Live And Love / Wayne Jarrett / Wackie’s 10″
Satan Side / Keith Hudson & Chuckles / Duke 7″
Peter & Judas / Earl Flute & Horace Andy / Mafia 7″
Every Dub Is A Star / Harry J’s Studio / Jamaican Recordings
Black Is Our Color (Version) / Wayne Wade / Vivian Jackson 7″
Black Is Our Color / Wayne Wade / Vivian Jackson 7″
80s Roots 12″ Original Press SIngles – Tetsu
1.THE LOVE OF MUSIC/JOHNNY OSBOURNE
2.HELP THEM PLEASE/MICHAEL PROPHET
3.NICE TIME(LATE NIGHT BLUES)/DON CARLOS
4.NOW I KNOW/ANTHONY JOHNSON
5.DREADLOCKS MAN/BARRINGTON LEVY
6.YOUTH MAN/NOEL PHILLIPS
7.ROAST FISH&CORNBREAD/DENNIS WALKS
8.THERE MUST BE ANGEL/LINVAL THOMPSON
9.CASSANDRA/MICHAEL PROPHET
10.FIVE MAN ARMY/DILLINGER,TRINITY,WAYNE WADE,AL
CAMPBELL,JUNIOR TAMLIN
～SEND ANOTHER MOSES/DILLINGER
日本語版
今回のミックスはRoots TankとDub Smokinの思い出ミックス〜〜
閉店する前に渋谷にあったRoots Tankは本当に最高に楽しいレゲーバーでした。音がでかくって、マスター達がスーパーいい人達、朝までやっていて、なんでもありな感じでいつでもアットホームな気分でした。閉店したら、言葉にならないぐらい残念でした。Dub SmokinはNametake-sanがproduceした月一回イベントでした。イベントが始まってから半年から一年後に私がregular djとして誘われて、一年間ちかくdjやりました。本当に本当に楽しいイベントでした！ 音楽のテーマがちょっとHeavyな感じ、dj達が皆楽しいKiller selectionを持ってきてくれたし。。。そうして、よく来てくれたあたたかいお客さんもいっぱいいたので。。。本当にいい思い出になりました！ 皆にありがとう！
今回、Dub SmokinのDJ達にみんなにミックスを頼んだだけど、それぞれみんなが忙しくって、なかなかミックスを作る時間がないので、今回は私とTetsu-sanのミックスしかないけど。。。未来にもしかしたらCAPTAIN Nametake-sanのミックスが出来上がるかもしらないので、その時にまたアップします〜〜
私からのミックスは本当に重い感じで、夜遅い時間にかけるようなミックスで。。。Heavy Heavy Sounds… でも、Dub Smokinはいつもこんなに重いイベントではなかった全然。逆にだいたいいつもかなり盛り上がっていた。もしCaptain Nameのミックスが届いたら、その時に僕のDub Smokin “元気 version”のミックスを作りますので〜〜〜〜〜〜〜
そうして、Tetsu-sanのミックスは80s Roots Original 12” mix です！ 最高！ Tetsu-sanはRoots Tank閉店の少し前にDub Smokin regular djとして参加してくれたけど、Record collector的にキングでした。Tetsu-sanはよくテーマがあるセットを持ってきてくれて、こういう風に勉強になるミックスばっかりでした。過去にoursoundtracksにアップしたのOriginal Wackies Vol. I and Vol. IIもそうでした。是非きいてみてください！！
**Posting some mixes I put up a long time ago, but weren’t switched over when I changed the format of this site.**
**昔アップしたミックスFormat変えてから見れなくなったので、もう一回あっぷしています～**
Cytrax Mix Tape – by J Mendez
To techno/Sandwell District fans:This next mix is really coming out of the vaults. This was recorded from the original Cytraxcassette tape that must have come out around 96 or 97? Side A Jon (Silent Servant) side B (Cytrax label co-founder) Tang. I must say that it was J. Mendez and Tang playing stuff just like this at the SCI-Arc Halloween party, and then later this tape, that launched me headlong into a love for techno music. This tape hits hard and in all the right places – the bpms are true to the era. The sound is quite low-fi (mind your speakers on the low end), but again, it’s coming from one of the most listened to cassettes that I still have.
To friends back in Southern Cal: This is an old techno mix from a friend from the GG/Westminster hood. SoCal never had much of a techno scene (all trance/house etc..) but this guy knew what was up with good electronic music before I was even able to not scoff at music without instruments. We initially connected because we were both massive Smiths fans and realized we had a lot in common music wise. However, Juan was always years ahead of me and had an insanely good record collection…so I was doing way more of the borrowing. As I started getting into the underground dance music scene, around 95 or so, I started to realize, although the parties were a lot of fun…trance was just too cheezy and house had too much singing going on for me, and was therefore ripe to be blown away when I went to go see Juan, and Cytrax label partner Tang play at a SCI-Arc halloween party. From that day on I jumped on Juan to show me all he knew about this minimal techno stuff. I bought turntables and that was that (I became the lifelong closet dj that I am now). The label they started, Cytrax, in Westminster, Orange County of all places, had an early partnership with John Tejada and later partnered up with Kit Clayton, both big names in the scene, for a whole slew of great releases that got their fair share of play and respect in Europe but was virtually unknown in the town and surrounding LA county that it came out of. A few years ago, after a bit of a hiatus, Juan came up under a new name, Silent Servant, and a new partnership with Regis and Function to form one of THE “hottest” labels in the minimal techno scene right now, Sandwell District (still relatively slept on stateside – as is most good techno). A few years ago when Juan passed along some of this new stuff it woke up that love I had for minimal music that had long been asleep in me and I dusted off some of my old records and started looking around a bit at some newer stuff. I was pleasantly surprised at the fact that there was some techno I could really dig on being made again. Anyhow, I’m eternally grateful for all the good music Juan has shared over the years and am looking forward to what’s to come.
Cytrax Mix Tape 日本語版
1995ぐらいから私がテクノやrave パーティにはまって、初めてｄｊの世界に興味をもった。残念ながら、ロスのelectronic musicはだいたいHouseかTranceだった。パーティが楽しかったけど、音楽的にちょっと物足りなかった。そのとき、高校時代の友達が知らない間にminimal technoがdjしていた事が知っていて、彼のイベントを見に行った。その夜から私のテクノやdjの人生が始まった。その友達 (Jasper)がロスで友達と自分たちのラベル “Cytrax“(1996~2003?)を出した。Cytraxのメンバーがもともと四人でした：Jasper (Silent Servant), Tang, Kit Clayton, and Jon Santos. ロスにテクノシーンが全くなかったけど、だんだん CytraxやKit Claytonの名前がEuropeや日本まで広かった。
私的にこのminimal technoが詳しい人が周りにJasperしかいなかった。同じ近所に住んでいたので、よく彼の家にいって、色んな音楽の話をして、ものすごく勉強になった。私が2001-2002年ぐらいから好きなテクノレコードだんだんみつからなくなってきて、テクノちょっと諦めた。
それで、2007ぐらいこのサイトを始まって、色んな古いテクノミックスを聴いていて、またJasperに連絡とって彼の新しいミックスやレコード聴いて、また自分の中のテクノの火が再びに表した。2006か2007ぐらいからJasperが新し名前 Silent Servantで Regis, Female, and Functionのdj/producerの仲間とSandwell Districtというレベルで再びvinylをリリスした。そのSandwell Districtが現在のテクノ世界の中でめっちゃ熱いレベルになっちゃいました。。。
今回のミックスは1996か1997のCytrax mix tapeです。Side AがJasperで、Side BがTangだけど、今私のカセットデッキが動かなくってSide Aしかmp３なってない。この時代からテクノが好きな方に大歓迎！！
Filed under: International-Intergalactic Sounds | Tags: Kollywood, Unconventional Science
Hot Madras – all South Indian 7″s brought to you by Unconventional Science
(All photos, videos, and music, by Nick Everett)
I first became aware of Unconventional Science, Nick Everett, (producer, dj, and vinyl collector “from” LA ) in India by coming across the fact that he was selling some hot records from India that he was digging first hand and shipping back to LA. Being utterly financially unable to buy much myself, I instead wrote asking if he might not mind doing a mix for a stranger with a humble little website. And within a few weeks here we are with some INCREDIBLE, and presumably largely unexplored jams/gems from Southern India. I have been truly LOVING this mix lately….super excited to share it.
I asked the man himself a few questions about Unconventional Science and the mix below:
So what brings Unconventional Science to India? How long will you be staying? Was your purpose vinyl?
大学のためにNaga Rock and Rollを研究中です。一年間いるつもり、来年の一月でビザが終わっちゃうので。目的はインドの音楽を探索して、新しいサウンドを発見することでした。この旅の魂を象る物質が、レコードというわけです。 しかし、旅に完璧にはまちゃって、できるだけ長く旅を延ばしていきたいと思います。
Yea absolutely. I used to DJ on the patio at Funky Sole which always provoked me to keep a diverse crate of records. I’ve been into records since I was 14 which is 12 years ago now. I wouldn’t say that I have the deepest crates but I definitely have a lot of choice cuts and work every day to expand that. I love music and have pretty much dedicated my life to hip hop and vinyl so hopefully I can keep working to find a way to support myself on those things.
もちろん。ロスのFunky Sole（けっこう評判高い）というイベントで回していたので、けっこう深いクレート(コレクション)を集めなければならなかった。今２６歳で、１４歳からレコードを買い始めました。僕のコレクションが一番深いとは決して言えないけど、いいものであることは間違いない。そして、もっと深くて、幅広いコレクションにするために一生懸命頑張っています。僕が音楽が大好きで、ほぼ自分の人生をヒップホップやレコードに捧げたので、できればそれで食べていけるように努力しています。
What’s the overall digging experience in India? Do places tend to know what they have or are you just finding stuff randomly? Any crazy record stories?
インドでレコードを発掘するという経験はどういう感じですか？ レコード店自体は、いいものかだいたい分かっている？
There are definitely some disgusting places to dig for records. I had one attic I was going through that was full of all kinds of vermin. All kind of records were eaten away by rats and cockroaches. A few dudes here in Delhi really know their shit but most have a pretty skewed view of whats valuable. Its always a battle with pricing but I’ve found a lot of really amazing stuff that Im super excited to bring back to the states. Really looking forward to going down south in the next month to really dive in deep to the Kollywood record scene.
もちろん店にも行くけど、店だけじゃなくて、たまに本当に汚いところにもレコードを探しにいきます。あるとき、屋根裏部屋へ探しにいったんですが、ネズミとゴキブリだらけでした。レコードまで食べられていました。店の場合は、たまに何がいいか悪いのかがちゃんと分かっているオーナーがいるけど、その場合でも、価値に対する値段の付け方がおかしくて、 いつも値段のことで交渉しなきゃいけないけど・・・。今月南インドに行ってKollywoodのレコードシーンにどっぷりつかるのを本当に楽しみにしています。
This is a compilation of south Indian 7″ records from the late 70s and early 80s, specifically - 1979-1983 in Tamil Nadu. India’s modern music industry has almost always released music in the form of film soundtracks. It is for this reason that the music is so grandiose in nature. The Bollywood film industry was centered in Bombay, which is now named Mumbai, but there were other lesser known industries in Pujab, West Bengal, Rajasthan, Orissa, and more. Most notable of these were the films from the south centered in Madras which is now known as Chennai. They called it Kollywood, this was because of the Kodambakkam neighborhood which served as the center of the film industry of the south. The music is loose and energetic but is also laced with South Indian classical music which added a beautiful depth to the songs. The results were often loud drum machines, low fidelity synths, strings, flutes, and other funky elements put it for good measure. It feels like Bollywood without the kitsch. The epic nature of the compositions remain but the sound is much more raw. The stripped down garage studio sound is juxtaposed by funky arrangements for 20 piece ensembles is a wonderful aesthetic. The sounds are a fusion of musical styles rather than the one after another style found in most bollywood arrangements. This adds a much more consistent tone to the songs and leads to more organic sounding songs. These are a few records from this genre I found in an attic in Delhi. Not sure how rare they are but the music of South India is still largely unexplored. Get down to the funky traditional sound of Kollywood!
Please help support Unconventional Science by picking up his new album here. (Only 7$ for some tight beats!) All money will go directly towards new finds in India ; )
Unconventional Science を応援して下さい！！ ここで新しいアルバム７＄で買えます！
Hot Madras mix – Kollywood 45s!
Download or Stream Mix HERE! ミックスはここです
Tracklist? yeah, I wish too ; )
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Rocksteady & Ska Orig. 45s by Mochi!
Here are a couple new gems from a good friend and Tokyo record collector Mochi. We had the pleasure of playing many a night together at Simokita’s DRUM SONG. Mochi is another guy who always brings a huge box of all original 7″s to the table. Each record costing anywhere from 30 to a couple hundred $$$ Dont know how these guys do it, but I’m sure glad they can. Have a listen and you’ll see why.
Mochi brings us two mixes from his treasure chest of nothing but original Jamaican vinyl. Some delicious old rocksteady and some upbeat ska oldies. Some classics and some rarities! Download, leave a comment, tell a friend, and Enjoy!
THANK YOU MOCHI!!
下北沢のドラマソングでよく一緒に回したdjと友だちもっちから２つのJamaican Oldies mixを作ってくれました！ 相変わらず、この２つのミックスはオリジナル版のみの７”で出来上がっています〜〜〜最高です！ 聞いたことがない曲ばっかり＄＄ とにかくこのミックスは本当に気持ちがいい、晴れた休みの日におすすめです！
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Rocksteady Mix (click here)
The Jamaicans / Baba Boom
Earnest Wilson / Story Of The Children
The Hamlins / Sentimental Reason
Keith & Tex / What Kind Of Fool
Bobby Winston Francis / Venus
Jackie Mittoo / Summer Time
Kingston Pete Busters All Stars / Little Boy Blue
Pat Kelly & The Uniques / Little Boy Blue
Bob & Marcia / Always Together
Austin Faithful / Eternal Love
Anthony Ellis / I Am The Ruler
Alton Ellis / Try To Reach My Goal
Larry Marshall / Broken Heart
Stranger Cole / Over Again
Winston Sumel / Peace Of Mind
Prince Buster All-Stars / Soul Pressure
Karl Bryan / A House Is Not A Home
Ska Mix (click here)
Granville Williams Orch / More / GWO
Carlos Malcom & His Afro Jamaican Rhythms / Papa Luigi / UP BEAT
Lord Brynner / Teach Me Ska / ISLAND
Cherry Pies (Charmers) / Show Me The Way / WILD BELLS
Lord Tanamo / Mother’s Love / SEP
Shenley Duffs / I Am Rich / ROLAND & POWIE
Byron Lee And the Drogonaires / Dumprins / ATLANTIC
Carlos Malcom & His Afro Jamaican Rhythms / Ghost Riders In The Sky / UP BEAT
Roland Alphanso / Rollie Pollie / SUPREME
Roland Alphanso / Nimble Foot / SKA-BEAT
Jackie Opel / I Am What I Am / RIO
The Checkmates / Invisible Ska / SKA-BEAT
Prince Buster / Linger On / VOP
Buster All Stars / The Tickler / BLUE BEAT
The Skatalites / Black Sunday / ND
Roland Alphanso & The Soul Bros / Something Special / COXSON
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醗酵食品 Jams mix by miked @ Dublab
(Carmen Maki 7″ “Even if I die” – Words by Terayama Shuji)
日本語は下にあります
As I mentioned on the Asakawa Maki post, when I was back home in LA in December I was lucky enough to have the opportunity to record a couple sets at the Dublab studios.
This set, unlike the Asakawa Maki set, was mainly on CDs and relatively void of forethought. Also, this was my first time ever trying to use CDj machines, definitely threw me off…songs starting when they shouldn’t, general mood of panic – basically, flying by the seat of my cosmic pants…But hey, no better place to close our eyes and use the force of our cosmic pants than dublab! At any rate, I just wanted to give a sampling of Japanese music that I’ve really been into over the years since being here in Japan. Before and since coming to Japan, the world of Japanese music has been a relatively tough shell to crack. Of course there are some standard greats like all the Group Sounds stuff of the 60s, Fuzzed out craziness in the 70s (Raillez etc..), Boredoms, Cornelius etc. in the 90s and 00s, but at the same time you can often be quite hard pressed to find stuff that isn’t just crap or nice try, but that was already done before… Of course, the internet has changed the game enormously in recent years, but it took me years before I didn’t feel like finding a truly great Japanese artist was like finding a needle in haystack; or maybe I’m just getting used to needle hunting.
It also can be an extremely tough task to stay objective and distinguish between the truly great and the mediocre that just sounds good because a) you haven’t been able to find much else or b) because I’m more immersed in the culture than those who don’t live here and therefore like inexplicable/untranslatable things about. Who knows. You can be the judge.
Getting back to the task at hand. In this mix I have tried to put together a mix where the audio-aesthetics would be for the most part agreeable to the pallets of lovers of odd music goodness and dublab listeners of course. The first third of the mix is on vinyl the rest on cds. It begins with some earlier traditional and early folk music numbers and works it’s way in out of the 60s, 70s, 80s, 90s, and 2000s… The title of the mix “Hakkoushokuhin” means “fermented foods”. Fermentation is basically the soul of Japanese food (the heart being rice and soy beans). Sake/Shochu, soy sauce, miso, natto, tsukemono to name a few. In the same smelly, dark, and grimy spirit of this fermentation that makes Japanese food what it is and the people who they are I made this mix. (Yes, I’m being purposely ridiculous.) There is still so much more I wanted to play, hopefully I’ll get around to it someday. Till then,
Let’s eat.
Grab the mix here$$$
ps. Thanks to Frosty for turning me on to SOLID RECORDS
TRACKLIST
Ceremonial Imperial Court music called “Gagaku”- Youtube
Akasaka Koume (赤坂 小梅) – Kuroda Bushi (黒田節) – 7″ single – Colombia
Kyoko Saito (斎藤 京子) – Shin Tanto (新タント) – 7″ single – King Records
Akasaka Koume (赤坂 小梅) – Otemoyan (おてもやん) – 7″ single – Colombia
Kyoko Saito (斎藤 京子) – Okosa Bushi (おこさ節) – 7″ single – King Records
Rabbit Dance (うさぎのダンス) – From a 10LP box set of childrens songs – Victor
Jun Togawa (戸川純) – Aru Hareta No Hi (あるはれたの日) – Kyokutou Ian Shouka (極東慰安唱歌) – YEN Records
Jun Togawa (戸川純) – Kyokutou Ian Shouka (極東慰安唱歌) -Kyokutou Ian Shouka (極東慰安唱歌) – YEN Records
Jun Togawa (戸川純) – Akashia no Ame ga Yamutoki (アカシアの雨がやむとき) – Showa Kyounen (昭和享年) – Teichiku
The Violins – Furusato no Nioi (故郷の匂い) – 7″ single – Minoru Phone
*randomly these lyrics were written by my wife’s father
Maki Carmen (カルメン マキ) – Watashi ga Shindemo (私が死んでも) – 7″ single – CBS Sony
*lyrics by Shuji Terayama (歌詞: 寺山修司)
Kaburagi Sou (鏑木創) – ??? – Onna Banchou Blues Mesubachi no Chousen (女番長ブルース 牝蜂の挑戦) – Solid Records
Reiko Ike (池玲子) – ??? – 女番長ブルース 牝蜂の挑戦 – Solid Records
Reiko Ike (池玲子) – Ochou no Blues (お蝶のブルース) – 女番長ブルース 牝蜂の挑戦 – Solid Records
Izumi Masako (和泉雅子) – Odoritai wa (踊りたいわ) – Tokyo A-Go-Go (東京ア・ゴーゴー) – Solid Records
Hibari Misora (美空ひばり) – Omatsuri Mambo (お祭りマンボー) – ?? – ??
Rie Yokoyama (横山リエ) – Koko wa Shizukana Saizensen (ここは静かな最前線) – Tenshi no Koukotsu (天使の恍惚) – – Solid Records
Les Rallizes Denudes – Dansho (2断章2) – Mizutani – ??
Les Rallizes Denudes – Kiretsu (亀裂) – Mizutani – ??
Endo Kenji (遠藤健司) – Curry Rice Live – ?? – ??
Kiyoshiro Imawano (忌野清志郎) – PuriPuri Baby – ?? – ??
Kiyoshiro Imawano Tower Records TV Commercial – Youtube
Lake – echo – Lake – Indies Maker
Kyoko Harada w/ Kiyoshiro Imawano (原田郁 +忌野清志郎) – Gingawa (銀河) – Colombia
Kicell (キセル) – Ne no Ji (ねの字) – Yume (夢) – Victor
Kicell (キセル) – shinnshinn (しんしんしん) – Happy End Parade (tribute album) – Victor
Happy End – Happy End Cont. 続はっぴぃえんど – Happy End – Pony Canyon
Yura Yura Teikoku (ゆらゆら帝国) – 3 am Fuzz Guitar (午前3時のファズギター ) – 1998 – 2004 – Midi
Sou Kaburagi (鏑木創) – NoraNeko Rock Sex Hunter (野良猫ロック セックス・ハンター) – Solid Records
Torihada Minoru (鳥肌実) Akumasutoukingu (悪魔巣取金愚) – Yasumi no Kuni (休みの国) – avex io
Judy Ong & Young and Fresh (ジュディ・オング&ヤング・アンド・フレッシュ) – Seishun A Go Go (青春ア・ゴーゴー) – Tokyo A Go Go (東京ア・ゴーゴー) – Solid Records
Bito Isao (尾藤イサオ) Chigireta Namida (ちぎれた涙) – Tokyo A Go Go (東京ア・ゴーゴー) – Solid Records
Pop & Nono
Kiyoshiro Imawano – Tv Commercial
日本語版
このミックスはこの間アメリカに帰っていた時にDUBLABスタジオで作りました。僕が好きな曲や日本人じゃない方にも伝えられる曲をかけてみました。日本に住んでもう七年過ぎていますけど、いい日本の音楽を探すのは本当に時間かかりました。都会にいないと、面白い音楽が好きとか、詳しい人に出会うのは、何年かけても出会わない可能性が普通〜にある！東京に三年間住んで本当によかった〜はは。 ま、それはそれで、外人にとって日本の音楽とふれあい始めると色んな問題が出てくる；特にちょっとマニアックだとしたら。
なぜこのミックスに醗酵食品の名前を付けたかというのは、日本の料理のソウルは発酵したもの (ハートはやっぱりお米と大豆）だと思っていますので 、この臭い、暗い、汚い、時間のかかる（・・・言い過ぎだけど）でもうまい！醗酵食品を作る気持ちでこのミックスを作りました。普段はレコードでミックスを使っているので、今回初めてCDJの機械を使って、ちょっとめちゃくちゃ感がありますので。。。すいません
ミックスはここ＄＄＄
ps. Thanks to Frosty for turning me on to SOLID RECORDS
Tracklist
Ceremonial Imperial Court music called “Gagaku”- Youtube
Akasaka Koume (赤坂 小梅) – Kuroda Bushi (黒田節) – 7″ single – Colombia
Kyoko Saito (斎藤 京子) – Shin Tanto (新タント) – 7″ single – King Records
Akasaka Koume (赤坂 小梅) – Otemoyan (おてもやん) – 7″ single – Colombia
Kyoko Saito (斎藤 京子) – Okosa Bushi (おこさ節) – 7″ single – King Records
Rabbit Dance (うさぎのダンス) – From a 10LP box set of childrens songs – Victor
Jun Togawa (戸川純) – Aru Hareta No Hi (あるはれたの日) – Kyokutou Ian Shouka (極東慰安唱歌) – YEN Records
Jun Togawa (戸川純) – Kyokutou Ian Shouka (極東慰安唱歌) -Kyokutou Ian Shouka (極東慰安唱歌) – YEN Records
Jun Togawa (戸川純) – Akashia no Ame ga Yamutoki (アカシアの雨がやむとき) – Showa Kyounen (昭和享年) – Teichiku
The Violins – Furusato no Nioi (故郷の匂い) – 7″ single – Minoru Phone
*randomly these lyrics were written by my wife’s father
Maki Carmen (カルメン マキ) – Watashi ga Shindemo (私が死んでも) – 7″ single – CBS Sony
*lyrics by Shuji Terayama (歌詞: 寺山修司)
Kaburagi Sou (鏑木創) – ??? – Onna Banchou Blues Mesubachi no Chousen (女番長ブルース 牝蜂の挑戦) – Solid Records
Reiko Ike (池玲子) – ??? – 女番長ブルース 牝蜂の挑戦 – Solid Records
Reiko Ike (池玲子) – Ochou no Blues (お蝶のブルース) – 女番長ブルース 牝蜂の挑戦 – Solid Records
Izumi Masako (和泉雅子) – Odoritai wa (踊りたいわ) – Tokyo A-Go-Go (東京ア・ゴーゴー) – Solid Records
Hibari Misora (美空ひばり) – Omatsuri Mambo (お祭りマンボー) – ?? – ??
Rie Yokoyama (横山リエ) – Koko wa Shizukana Saizensen (ここは静かな最前線) – Tenshi no Koukotsu (天使の恍惚) – – Solid Records
Les Rallizes Denudes – Dansho (2断章2) – Mizutani – ??
Les Rallizes Denudes – Kiretsu (亀裂) – Mizutani – ??
Endo Kenji (遠藤健司) – Curry Rice Live – ?? – ??
Kiyoshiro Imawano (忌野清志郎) – PuriPuri Baby – ?? – ??
Kiyoshiro Imawano Tower Records TV Commercial – Youtube
Lake – echo – Lake – Indies Maker
Kyoko Harada w/ Kiyoshiro Imawano (原田郁 +忌野清志郎) – Gingawa (銀河) – Colombia
Kicell (キセル) – Ne no Ji (ねの字) – Yume (夢) – Victor
Kicell (キセル) – shinnshinn (しんしんしん) – Happy End Parade (tribute album) – Victor
Happy End – Happy End Cont. 続はっぴぃえんど – Happy End – Pony Canyon
Yura Yura Teikoku (ゆらゆら帝国) – 3 am Fuzz Guitar (午前3時のファズギター ) – 1998 – 2004 – Midi
Sou Kaburagi (鏑木創) – NoraNeko Rock Sex Hunter (野良猫ロック セックス・ハンター) – Solid Records
Torihada Minoru (鳥肌実) Akumasutoukingu (悪魔巣取金愚) – Yasumi no Kuni (休みの国) – avex io
Judy Ong & Young and Fresh (ジュディ・オング&ヤング・アンド・フレッシュ) – Seishun A Go Go (青春ア・ゴーゴー) – Tokyo A Go Go (東京ア・ゴーゴー) – Solid Records
Bito Isao (尾藤イサオ) Chigireta Namida (ちぎれた涙) – Tokyo A Go Go (東京ア・ゴーゴー) – Solid Records
Pop & Nono
Kiyoshiro Imawano – Tv Commercial
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Andy Votel – A Bird On The Head Is Worth Six In The Hand – Dublab mix
This one’s just a pass-along from Dublab. One of the more super great mixes I’ve been really enjoying lately. Dig it all, but’ve never heard any of it before. The man has records. Definitely intergalactic.
–From Dublab
We proudly present another masterfully stitched together string of deep gems from the one and only man of a million mystic sounds, Andy Votel. Prior to recording this mix Mr. Votel conjured a flock of ravens to scour the globe for lost musical artifacts with which to brew his sonic spell. As you fall under the hypnotic radiance of this mix click your way into the world ofFinders Keepers and you will be forever set adrift in a zone of musical awe. (The above photo was snapped by the equally far-out Godsy.)
