(This drastically reworks an earlier song, with typical aplomb. With a little help from Saito Neko, her George Martin, perhaps.)
― R_S (RSLaRue), Sunday, 28 January 2007 14:29 (seventeen years ago) link
I'm still completely addicted to 'Konoyo Yo Kagiri'. Seemingly so happy but with some real poison in the lyrics and the harmonies. The other two songs are an alt arrangement & an instrumental of tracks from the new album -- the instrumental of 'Temporary Virgin' is on the soundtrack of what R_S just linked, sounds like an ultra-ornamented take on Astor Piazolla circa the late 80's Kip Hanrahan productions like Rough Dancer and the Cyclical Night.
Apart from the first verse of 'Konoyo', all the lyrics are in English. And this is the first ever single of hers that's been available on iTunes UK. The five clips of songs from the new album are mostly in english. The push is coming. All those people too busy complaining about the lack of substance with Norah Jones, this album is looking right over your shoulder waiting for you to turn around.
Those five clips are something -- the whole album is arranged for 70 piece orchestra by Saito, but there's still some strange KZK-ish production on the third clip, 'Firstlove Prostitute'. I am counting the seconds until 2/21.
― milton parker (Jon L), Monday, 5 February 2007 21:16 (seventeen years ago) link
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4_ej5t2vC7E&eurl=
― milton parker (Jon L), Monday, 5 February 2007 21:21 (seventeen years ago) link
You can’t get enough of abusing othersThat is, you have to serve your opponentI REALLY REALLY DO
― milton parker (Jon L), Monday, 5 February 2007 22:57 (seventeen years ago) link
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I'm into this version of 'Sakuran'. She's playing it straight, so her style sticks out, not a smooth fit. I'd be scared if it were a smooth fit though, and I like the song (if it's not her best).
I don't listen to the first album much at all. 'Tsumiki Asobi' is grade A inexplicable pop though, playing it for my friend Keith & his comment when it got to the middle: "well I guess you could call that a guitar solo"
― milton parker (Jon L), Monday, 5 February 2007 23:31 (seventeen years ago) link
Straight, huh? To me it just seems too mannered (though no doubt you could make that complaint about her singing in lots of songs by her that I like).
I sent a link for the "Konoyo Yo Kagiri" video to someone at work on whom I have historically inflicted a certain amount of unwelcome music sharting (we were kind of friends at one point) and I was relieved that she liked it. I was pretty sure she would though.
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if the other stuff measures up, or even tops this (as apparently it does), i'll be extremely impressed
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― Rockist Scientist, Hippopoptimist (RSLaRue), Tuesday, 6 February 2007 13:09 (seventeen years ago) link
amazed at how prolific she is, still being under 30 and all.
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