Low Key Techno circa 1999? Bedroom Mix – miked (oursoundtracks)
So initially I bought turntables to play techno music. This was the final mix I made while still living at my parents house – wow – so long ago. I moved out around ’99 or so so this mix must be from around then. You can tell it’s dated by the fact that it was recorded in two 45min halves in order to be put on tape. I initially played fairly aggressive stuff, but this mix marked my departure into a bit mellower realm of techno…heavy on keys. This mix probably consists of 50% or more of california artists (such as..Kit Clayton, John Tejada, Dean DeCosta), but also includes a healthy dose of others. There are quite a few tracks from Force Inc’s “Force Lab” series, some Robert Hood, Jeff Mills, Chain Reaction..etc. Side B gets a little more aggressive. As with all of my mixes on here, they were practice mixes, not intended for sharing, but so much time has passed, and I never got around to re-attempting any of them…so enjoy the good sounds along with the mistakes (like messing around with doubles for too long at the end of side B).
Side A starts with a long intro of an old Kit Clayton track that goes into a Mouse On Mars track, then back into another Kit Clayton track off the Plug Research “Lunch Box” series..before we start getting into some beats.
僕 は元々テクノを回すためにターンテーブルを買いました。 このmixはまだ実家に住んでいた頃作りましたので、たぶん １９９９年のも のだと思います。 カセットに録音できるようにside A/Bに分けてあります(笑)。元々ハードテクノ回したけど、このmixからもうちょっとdeepな感じのテクノを回し始めました。 このmixは練習の たみに作ったので、ミスとかがありますが(例えばsideBの最後の方doublesで遊び過ぎとか (笑) )懐かしい〜く聴いてみてください！
LowKey Techno 1999? side A (mix by miked)
LowKey Techno 1999? side B (mix by miked)
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！！
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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Asakawa Maki Tribute mix – live @ dublab studio Dec. 2010
So I’m jumping the gun a little bit on this one. This mix was recorded for release on dublab, but I’m gonna go ahead and post it before they do (hope they don’t mind). When I went back home to CA for xmas I dropped in to the dublab studios to record a couple sets of Japanese music that I’ve picked up along my stay here. One of the two was this Asakawa Maki tribute set, and the other a Japanese music sampler of sorts which I WON’T be posting here until it’s been up at dublab. The only reason why I’m choosing to post this ahead of time is because I wanted to make sure this was up for the 1 year anniversary of her death, January 17th. THANK YOU DUBLAB for the chance to record this and share with an infinitely larger audience than happen to look under this rock.
このミックスはDUBLABの放送のために作ったミックスで、これからそちらで放送しますけど、今日は浅川マキさんの命日なので今日こそ出さなくちゃっと思って 〜 アップします。マキさんがいなくなってからずっとこのミックスを作りたかったんだけど、ライフが忙しくって、なかなかできなかった。そうしてこの間アメリカに帰っていた時DUBLABスタジオに行くチャンスがあって、ちょうどいいチャンスと思って浅川マキのミックスを作ることにした。実はミックス二つ作りました、このマキミックスと色々なJapanese musicミックス。そのミックスはDUBLABで放送するまでここでアップするのは待ちます〜Dublabのおかげでこのサイトより世界中の人たちが浅川マキさんの世界に触れることができる。
Asakawa Maki (Maki Asakawa) has over time become one of my all-time favorite Japanese artists whose records I keep going back to, with whisky in hand, over and over again. The jackets are amazing, Maki looks amazing, she sounds amazing, the musicians… uh, just what you would want a record of a 70s avant-garde, jazz singer from the Tokyo underground to be. You can check her discograpy here at Discogs where you find this short bio of her:
“Japanese female jazz and blues singer, lyricist and composer. Born in January 27, 1942 in Ishikawa-ken. Died January 17, 2010 in Nagoya.
Sang at US Army bases in Japan before getting her big break in a series of concerts organized by underground playwright Shuji Terayama in 1968.”
日本にきてから色んなJapanese musicを探し続けた、本当に「いいなと思った音楽が探すのは本当に難しかった。だんだん発見が増えながら本当に大好きな一つは浅川マキさんでした。彼女のレコードを探すのはいつも楽しみでした。ジャケ、センス、雰囲気、歌詞、声、他のミュージシャン、すべてが吃驚するほどカッコイイ！ ベストオブウィスキーアンドたばこがに合う人！
I first realized that she had worked closely with Shuji Terayama when I noticed that he had penned many of the lyrics to her songs – in the early era. Terayama is a massive name in the avant-garde, underground art world in Japan. The fact that Maki had worked so closely with Terayama intrigued me more than I already had been and made the already perfect picture complete. Definitely check out the world of Terayam Shuji (youtube and otherwise), it can also lead you to the intertwined otherworld of JA Seazar (worthy of another post).
マキさんの音楽にはまってから寺山修司が書いた歌詞が曲が意外と多かったことを気づきました。そうでなくとも完璧な絵がさらに完璧になったような瞬間でした。
As that bio states, Maki passed away a year ago today in Nagoya city. She had continued releasing records and live performances right up to her death and was in Nagoya for a weekend of shows when she passed in her sleep in her hotel room. My wife and I were lucky enough to get the chance to see her a few months earlier in September of 09 in Tokyo. I hadn’t heard all that much of her later releases so I wasn’t sure what we would find, but she was as dark and under-garde as ever…a truly powerful performance from a woman who completely and perfectly embodied the character that you imagine when looking at and listening to the records. We were planning on seeing her again when we read the sad news of her passing.
２００９の九月に奥さんと一緒にマキさんのライブを見に行きました。ほとんど７０年代しか聞いたことがない私にとってどれぐらい期待したほうがいいなのか本当に分からなかった。しかし、最高に暗くって、ムーディー、まさにアングラの女王ぽっくて感動しました。本当に最後まで格好よかったです！！
This was an all vinyl mix from the records I happened to have at the time. I brought six of her records with me and played tracks from 5 of them. So, just a selection of some of my favorites that I had on record. For the sake of sanity I’m not going to post the tracklist, just the records I pulled from. Feel free to email me if you have any more specific questions about the mix.
The albums are her 1st,3rd,4th,5th and 10th releases. I didn’t have the second release at the time of this mix, I do now, and wish I had it to mix in…oh well. I brought the 6th release, but didn’t use anything from it. All releases are on EMI Express. Album titles are as follows.
このミックスは当時に持っていた浅川マキのレコードのこの５枚からです。もっともっといっぱいあるので、是非浅川マキさんのことを調べて下さい！
マキの世界 “Maki no Sekai” (The World of Maki) – 1970
Live – 1972
Blue Spirit Blues – 1972
裏窓 “UraMado” (Back Window) – 1973
One – 1980
So, thank you Asakawa Maki. I hope this is one small step in further spreading your work that should have been more widely enjoyed while you were here.
Enjoy the mix – (feel free to fast forward past my embarrassing spoken intro)
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Asakawa Maki Tribute mix – live @ dublab studio Dec. 2010
裏窓 “Ura Mado” (Rear Window) – Lyrics: Terayama Shuji – Ura Mado
時には母のない子のように (Motherless Child) – The World of Maki
セント・ジェームス病院 (Saint James Infirmary) – Ura Mado
For M – Lyrics: Asakawa Maki; Song: Yamashita Yosuke – ONE
(The “M” apparently stands for Malachi Favors Maghostut who was the bass player for the Art Ensemble of Chicago for whom the song was written for out of respect by Yamashita-san)
午後 “Gogo” (Afternoon) – ONE
夜があけたら “Yo ga Aketara” (When day breaks) – The World of Maki
こんな風に過ぎて行くのなら “Konna Fu ni Sugite Iku no Nara” – Ura Mado
難破ブルーズ “Nanpa Blues” (Shipwreck Blues) – Blue Spirit Blues
前科者のクリスマス “Zenkasha no Christmas” (Ex-con’s Christmas) – Lyrics: Terayama Shuji – The World of Maki
ちっちゃな時から “Chichaina Toki Kara” – Maki Live
山河ありき “Yamakawa Ariki” – Lyrics: Terayama Shuji – The World of Maki
奇妙な果実 (Strange Fruit) – Blue Spirit Blues
十三日の金曜日のブルース (Friday the 13th Blues) – Lyrics: Terayama Shuji – The World of Maki
あの娘がくれたブルース “Ano ‘Ko’ ga Kureta Blues – Blue Spirit Blues
赤い橋 “Akai Hashi” (Red Bridge) – The World of Maki
別れ “Wakare” – Maki Live
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AfroNight in Tokyo ＠ Drum Song 下北沢
So now that I’ve moved out of Tokyo I’d like to put up a few entries to say “thanks for the many good memories” to a few Tokyo spots, fellow djs, and people who came out to show their love for the music over the years.
This entry in particular is a shout out to everyone who made our tri-monthly event called AfroNight such an enjoyable little night. The spot was an ALL reggae bar in Shimokitazawa called Drum Song.
最近まで東京に三年間すみました。その間色んな人にお世話になりました。色んな人のおかげで色んなチャンスや経験やいい思いができました。DJ的にあるの場所と人に「ありがとう」と言いたいので。。。
今回のエントリは下北沢のDrum Songで行ったイベント「AfroNight」の皆さんへ送りたいです〜
まず、Drum Songのカオルさんにはものすごく感謝しています〜〜 このAfroNightが始まったのに年前からここで月一回ぐらいレゲーを回させました、、簡単な話と言うと、カオルさんのおかげで、僕の東京のDJ人生ができました。 そうして、バリバリレゲーのみの所なのに、たまにこのレゲーじゃないイベントを許してくれたのはありがたいです！ めっちゃ楽しかったです！
The owner, and dear friend, was open enough to warm up to the idea of an OCCASIONAL non-reggae night when the idea was put to him by fellow Drum Song frequenteuer, Nozomi. I think Nozomi was about 19 or 20 when I first met her and was just starting to buy some records, so MUCH props to her for putting together this night – and later this mix. The theme of AfroNight was simply “black music” (that’s actually what the section is called at music stores here) other than reggae, mainly soul, funk etc… These nights were always SO MUCH fun because they were only every 3 months or so, so we got lots of people to come out in force. For me, it was just so much fun to play something other than reggae music. I love me some reggae, but I never intended to be an all reggae dj, but that’s somehow how things worked themselves out while I was in Tokyo. Anyways, thanks to everyone for this night, especially you Nozomi-chan! Thanks for inviting me to play! Thank You Kaoru at Drum Song, Thank You AfroNight crew, and Thank You Tetsu!
このイベントはのぞみちゃんという最高にいい子のイベントでした。 初めて会った時ちょうどレコードを買う始めた所でしたかな、まだdjとかやったことがなくって、なので、このイベントを始まったのは本当にえらいと思います〜 そうして、ありがたい！ AfroNightはレゲー以外のブラックmusicイベントでした；ほとんどsoul,funk,disco,R&B. このイベントまで、東京でレゲーを回すチャンスしかなかったので、とってもとっても楽しかった！ 誘ってくれてありがとう！！
Below are 3 mixes of music typical of the event from myslef, Nozomi, and Tetsu who was our special guest dj for our last event~
下にAfroNightのミックス３つあります。私のとのぞみちゃんのと、special guestTetsuさんのです。 (AfroNightに他のレグラーdjがいましたが、ミックスを手に入れなかったので。。この3つしかない）
AfroNight Mix 1 by me – miked
AfroNight Mix – miked (double click to stream/right click and save as)
This mix is all vinyl of mainly reissues except for a couple originals thrown in at towards the end. A lot of the stuff can be found out about if you fish around the following labels, which I highly recommend you do, Truth & Soul, Now Again/Soul Cal, Daptone, and Numero Group. All of these labels have dug up some rare and amazing gems for reissue. There are also a few tracks that were actually recorded relatively recently…over the past few years there have been some incredible releases in the revival soul/funk scene. As to which songs are reissues and which are actually new recordings…I’ll leave that to you to figure out.
The mix takes you through some banging funk and gritty soul for a while and finishes up with some west coasty 70s goodness. Great for a sunny day off. – - There’s a fair amount of artist repetition going on in here, but the mix was just for fun and there were too many 7″s where I just simply couldn’t decide between side A or B .
このミックスはほとんど再発のレコードです、最後のほうにちょっとオリジナル版も入ってますけど。。 この曲に興味があればこのレブルおすすめです．Truth & Soul, Now Again/Soul Cal, Daptone, and Numero Group. 全部本当に素晴らしい再発版を出しています．
Tracklisting
The Detroit Sex Machines – The Stretch – Now Again
GP Reverbi -Sequence – 36 Funky 45s
Sharon Jones – 100 Days, 100 Nights – Daptone
Inell young – What Do You See In Her – Jazzman
Eddie & Ernie – Bullets Don’t Have Eyes – Ever Soul
Bob & Gene – You Gave Me Love – Mo Do
Eddie & Ernie – You Make My Life A Sunny Day – Ever Soul
Bob & Gene – I Can Be Cool – Mo Do
Bob & Gene – Your Name – Mo Do
Funky Music Machine – Gotta Clean Up The World – Black Top
Timothy McNealy – Funky Movement No. 2 – Truth & Soul
Black Velvet – An Earth Quakes Coming – Truth & Soul
Binky Griptite and the Mellomatics – Mellomatic Mood – Daptone
Pieces Of Piece – Pass It On pt 1&2 – Twinight
Kashmere Stage Band – Super Strut – Now Again
Luther Davis Group – You Can Be A Star – Soul Cal
Kashmere Stage Band – Ain’t No Sunshine – Now Again
Ramp – Everybody Loves The Sunshine – Blue Thumb
Timmy McNealy – What’s Going On – Truth & Soul
Luther Davis Group – To Be Free – Soul Cal
Herbie Hancock – forget which song! – CBS
Sammy Gordon and the Hip Huggers – Making Love – Polydor 7″
AfroNight Mix 2 by Nozomi
It took me a while, but I finally convinced Nozomi to come over to my place and record this mix. She always claimed to be too much of a beginner, but since the event was coming to end and I was moving back to Nagano – she came through. Hope to hang out soon again Nozomi-chan!
のぞみちゃんは最初ちょっと自信なくって、ミックスを作るのはやってくれなさそうだったけど、やっと、家に来てくれた一発でとってもいいミックスを作ってくれました。そうして、やっとアップしています〜 ありがとうのぞみちゃん！
A great party mix that kept everyone dancing and wanting to drink more!
ダンス、ダンス、ダンス！
AfroNight Nozomi Mix (double click to stream/right click and save as)
The Mighty Tom Cats – Soul Makossa
Copa Salvo – la negra tomasa
Banda Black Rio – Miss Sherry
Experience Unlimited – Hey You
Clarence Reid – Along Came A Woman
Clyde King – Direct Me
Black Ivory – I Keep Asking You Questions
Sly & The Family Stone – Fun
Doobie Brothers – Long Train Running
Gloria Gaynor – I Will Survive
Patti Austin – The Genie
Bumblebee Unlimited – I Got A Big Bee
Salsoul Orchestra – Run Away
Thelma Houston - Saturday Night, Sunday Morning
Kool & THe Gang – In the Hear
The 3 Pieces – I Need You Girl
Curtis Mayfield – Miss Black America
Kokomo – Let Me Have It All
AfroNight Mix 3 by Tetsu
An Oursoundtracks favorite with his selections of all original Wackie’s vinyl, Tetsu-san also came through on our last event as a special guest. He played two sets that night, the first kept the Jamaican vibe of our location while still maintaining the soul for the event. The second was definitely more AfroNight-ish, but unfortunately I only have the first..which is a great set of tunes though..but still more reggae than what one might expect at AfroNight.
Oursoundtracks 人気あるTetsuさんがAfroNightの最後にspecial guest dj やってくれました。 Drum Songのレゲー雰囲気をまもりながら、jamaican soulでAfroNightにばっちりでした！
AfroNight Mix Tetsu (double click to stream/right click and save as)
Alton Ellis – Let’s Stay Together
Lloyd Tyrell – Let’s Get It On
Honey Boy – The Tracks Of My Tears
Ken Boothe – It’s The Way That Nature Planned It
Lloyd Walks – Feelings
Wayne Wade – Lady
Shelia Hylton – Don’t Ask My Neighbors
Marcia Aikens – When I Need You
Junior Tucker – Some Guys Have All The Luck
Horace Andy – Rock Me Baby
John Holt – Yester Day
Annette Clarke – Just One Look
Winsome – Am I The Same Girl
Freddie McGregor – Why Can’t We Be Friends
2 Old Mixes from me – miked
for sunny days off
this mix was in prep for playing at a small event we put on in Nagano a few years ago to see how the tracks went together. luckily it turned out ok enough to keep. old reggae and Jamaican funk. goes from toasted “DJ” style tracks through funk, rocksteady reggae; with a few James Brown tracks thrown in in honor of since he had just passed at the time. i haven’t gotten around to putting the playlist together yet, maybe i will someday, or if asked. this is all vinyl except for the JB tracks. please download/stream and enjoy.
Jamaican Funk & Reggae (mix by miked)
for stoney days off
this set was recorded while i was living in Oakland. at that time i had recently decided to start buying some reggae, mainly re-pressed 7″s. this was my first ever reggae mix;playing nearly every7″ I had at the time. this set is all 7″s and is mainly heady roots-reggae and some dub. as with the Funk mix above, i can’t mix reggae and don’t have any effects so this is basically just playing one song one after the other with a concentrated effort to make that transition as painless as possible. this set is dedicated to sitting in Golden Gate Park eating avocado/cheese subs from Yellow Submarine with R. Rosen…homesick
Roots Reggae 7″s (mix by miked)
It’s been quite a while since I put anything up here cause I’ve been away for the holidays. I really hope everyone had an enjoyable and safe new year holiday. Hope to have a lot of new mixes coming your way.
miked (oursoundtracks) – Just Because Hip Hop mix
I threw this mix together while trying to figure out what to play at a little party of a friend of mine out here about 2 years ago I guess. It had been years since I tried mixing hip hop (you can find some old hip hop mixes of mine in the hop hop section), it was fun to do again, but as you can hear, I’m always shaky when it comes to hiphop mixing. I never put this mix up cause there was some mixing that I just couldn’t bare at the end, but I just cut that off ; ) Again, I’m no expert dj but I hope you can enjoy the tunes. After listening to this again it makes me want to make another hip hop mix with some newer stuff; hopefully I’ll get around to that someday soon.
The mix starts out with some soul sounds, but moves on quickly enough to the beats. Tons of love goes out to a couple labels “featured” on here: Stones Throw and Fondle Em – and also to the sound of the Visioneers. (I’m sure everyone is hip on the brilliance of Stones Throw Records, but the less known, now extinct Fondle ‘Em Records is also NOT TO BE MISSED check here and here. Kool Keith, Godfather Don, MF Doom, Mf Grimm, Company Flow – they all were there.)
このmixは二年前ぐらい作っちゃった。友達のパーティで回す準備のために出来た物です。僕は二年ごとしかhip hop mixを作らない程度なので、ミスをきたいできます ；） これを聞いて、また作りたくなっちゃうけど。。。近い内にまた出来上がったらいいなと思いますが。。。
Soulでゆっくり始め、そのうちに、気持ちよく、ビートが入ってくる。このmixの中、Stones Throw Records, Fondle ‘Em Records, and Visioneersが注目です！
ENJOY – (If you listen…leave a commet, let us know what you think…please? !!)
The All Vinyl Mix <<<<<<<<
(double click to listen, right click and “save as” to download. PLEASE LET ME KNOW OF ANY TECHNICAL PROBLEMS)
PREVIEW
- from Beat Konducta In India Vol. 3
- from Dilla’s Donut Album
- Roc ‘C’ – Joy N’ Pain
- Yesterday’s New Quintet – Mindtouch (7″)
- Jennifer Lara – off Studio One Presents
- The Sylvers – Only One Can Win (Re Edit)
- Lootpack – Loopdigga
- The Boulevard Connection – Fondle ‘Em Ep
- Juggaknots – A Rainy Saturday
- Beat Konducta – Ashby Road (7″)
- Lootpack – Answers
- Roc ‘C’ – Ox Shit
- Oh No w/ Aloe Blacc – Get Away
- from Dilla’s Donut Album
- The Roots – Push Up Yal Lighter
- Lootpack – Hityawitdat
- Grooveman Spot w/ Med – Turn it Up
- Visioneers w/ Voice – Replay
- Pharcyde Instro
- Visioneers w/ Capital A – Funk Box (J. Jeff Mix)
- Terminator X w/ Juvenile Delinquintz
- Brand Nubians – All For One
- from Beat Konducta In India Vol. 3
LEGOlaB
This mix I put together while my wife was a manager at a LEGO store here in Japan. The store was sent music from the head office, which sometimes worked with the stores atmosphere, but often didn’t. This mix among others we put together became part of the rotation.
We both are big Stereolab fans, so I just grabbed some songs from a few different albums and there you have it. These are not necessarily my “favorite” Stereolab songs of all time, just ones that I thought would go nicely with the store. If you are big Stereolab fan and have most of their albums, this mix won’t do much for you. However, IF you are relatively new to Stereolab, this is a nice mix to start out with. IF YOU HAVEN’T HEARD MUCH STEREOLAB, I URGE YOU TO DO SO. Easily the most consitant band on my top 10 list over the past 15 years or so. A mix of krautrock(NEU!), 60s french pop, and lounge…post-rock icons.
このmixはStereolabと言うバンドのmixです。UKから１９９１最初リリース出した最高ないいバンドです。NEU!と60s french popを混ぜたら、こういうなるかな。。。Vocalは女二人、フランス語+英語で歌います。
MixになぜLEGOlaBという名前を付けたというと、以前、奥さんはLEGOの店の店長でした。その店のBGMのために作りましたので、LEGO+Stereolab=LEGOlaBです。
是非〜Check it Out!
LEGOlaB Mix
Track List
Fuses – Cobra and Phases Group Play Voltage in the Milky Night – 1999
Blips Drips and Strips – Cobra and Phases
The Spiracles – Cobra and Phases
The Emergency Kisses – Cobra and Phases
Come and Play in the Milky Night – Cobra and Phases
Brakhage – Dots and Loops – 1997
Miss Modular -Dots and Loops
Diagonals – Dots and Loops
Prisoner of Mars – Dots and Loops
Refractions in Plastic Pulse – Dots and Loops
Parsec – Dots and Loops
Ticker-Tape of the Unconscious – Dots and Loops
Contronatura – Dots and Loops
Olv 26 – Emperor Tomato Ketchup – 1996
Emperor Tomato Ketchup – Emperor Tomato Ketchup
Des Etoiles Electroniques - Mars Audiac Quintet – 1994
The Stars of Our Destination – Mars Audiac Quintet
Watch – NEU! “Hallogallo”
Now Watch Stereolab’s “Jenny Ondioline“
Music To Get Married By
SO, i just got married! here’s a little mix i made in stead of a dj. it was mainly just background music for when all my family members weren’t up there singing and making a fantastic wedding. it probably went largely unnoticed by most…except for a few of the aficionados in the crowd. so, for any who were there and curious about what exactly was playing, and for those who weren’t but enjoy a good mix of early soul, jamaican soul and reggae…here you are.
UPDATE – Based on this mix, the owner of my favorite local reggae dive in Shimokitazawa, DRUM SONG, and I decided to throw a wedding party with the whole night being themed around early soul/jamaican love songs. We then made CDs of this mix (which you can now find below) and passed them out to all the guests. A good good time it was!
Lennie Hibbert – Montego Rock
Timmy McNealy – I Am Glad You’re Mine
Brenda & The Tabulations – Hey Boy
The Rockmasters – Raining Teardrops
Lennie Hibbert – Moonlight Becomes You
Lil’ Bob – My Heart’s on Fire
Dennis Alcapone – The Wedding Song
Jimmy Cliff – Come Into My Life
The Melodians – Come On Little Girl
Alton Ellis – La La Means I Love
The Joytones – This Love That I’m Giving You
Linnie Hibbert – Can’t Take My Eyes Off You
Jennifer Lara – ?? – Off the ‘Studio One Presents’ album
Carlton and The Shoes – Sincerely Yours
Ebony Sisters & Mudies All Stars – Let Me Tell You Boy
Tony Gregory – Get Out Of My Life Woman
Delroy Wilson – Have Some Mercy
Carlton and The Shoes – Love Me Forever
Gregory Isaacs – Darling I Need Your Loving
Jennifer Lara – A Woman
Pat Kelly – It’s a Good Day
Timmy McNealy – What’s Going On
Johnny Osbourne – We Need Love
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miked (oursoundtracks)
music to remember BOB by
i play once a month at a super sweet reggae bar here in tokyo called drum song this place has been my home away from home – Kaoru-san! DOMO DESU!! anyways, on May 11th, 1981 the world lost Bob Marley, and I just so happened to be playing a set at drum song that evening, so here’s what i put together. it’s not all bob marley songs, and only the first half or so is even bob related, but thats just how i kicked off the set. it was quite nice too, everyone had their lighters up for the first song. ha. for you heavy heavy reggae heads, stay tuned for the second half of the set…some wicked wicked tunes if i do say so myself…ahmen to the PK label. all vinyl except the first two tracks. このセットは５月１１日に下北沢のドラムソングで回した。その日はBob Marleyなくなったの日なので。。。ちょっと ”we love you bob”のセットでした。前半だけだけど。 最初の曲からみんな火を上げてください！！
bob marley – selassie is the chapel
bob marley – forever loving jah
the chequers – get up, stand up
jacob miller – i’m a natty
ini kamoze & damian marley – world a jamrock (daddy g remix)
sparky – bring it back
early b – visit of kink selassie
stamma rank – taurus special (cuss cuss) – basic replay label
tappa zukie – jah is my guiding star – stars label
jackie edwards – so jah sey – gordon label
bob marley – satisfy my soul
baba leslie and mark – black horns – wackies label
lloyd charmers – darker than blue – PK label
carl bradney – slipping into darkness – PK
junior soul – super love – PK
leroy smart – love and happiness – PK
every dub is a star / dubbing at harry j’s 1972-75 – Jamaican Recordings label
RIP Bob
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