TM NETWORK - GET WILD (FINAL MISSION -START investigation-)

I have loved TM NETWORK for 20 years. Get Wild, most famous in the sons of TM NETWORK, was changed in various styles by Tetsuya Komuro. EDM (Electronic Dance Music), especially Dubstep sound, is the main theme of the new version in 2013. Impressssssive!

TM NETWORK - GET WILD
(from the concert "TM NETWORK FINAL MISSION -START investigation-" in 2013)

Stay The Night Remixes

Stay The Night, originally produced by Zedd and Hayley Williams, is reproduced by some talents. You can listen to the tracks remixed by Nicky Romero and Schoolboy.

I like the brilliant sound of Nicky Romero remix. It will make you happy.

Schoolboy remix makes the song more powerful and amplifies the EDM (Electronic Dance Music) attractiveness of the original.

I add one more track. Tiësto made the exciting remix of Stay The Night. Love this one!

Rainie Yang and Mika Ninagawa

Rainie Yang, famous actress/singer in Taiwan, appears on the cover of the latest issue of VOGUE Taiwan. Taken by Mika Ninagawa, famous photographer in Japan. You can watch the video of shooting on YouTube. I had an impression of the red world produced by two artistic talents. The photographs has a strong presence. Very beautiful, very cool.


VOGUE Taiwan - 七個不同的楊丞琳，你喜歡哪一個？

bohemianvoodoo - Adria Blue

The sound is tranquil, but emotional too. The quartet "bohemianvoodoo" is a jazz band in Japan. Four sounds, a piano, guitar, bass and drums, form a square, rectangle or trigonal pyramid. We can dance with their performance. We can sit down and listen to the sound. We can enjoy their transmuting sound.


bohemianvoodoo - Adria Blue

fox capture plan - RISING

Music video by fox capture plan performing RISING. Fox capture plan is a young, powerful band in Japan. Its sharp sound consists of a piano, bass and drums. You will be moved by the trinity sound.


fox capture plan - RISING
If you get an interest in the band, you should watch their music video, Particle of impulse (衝動の粒子 in Japanese).
STORYSAILING: Playwright Creates the New Impression

Sputniko! - The Moonwalk Machine -Selena's Step-

This video is a part of Sputniko!'s installation exhibited at Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo. Beyond my understanding... But impressive for me! I recommend this video to you. How do you feel about her steps?


Sputniko! - The Moonwalk Machine -Selena's Step-

MAUSI's Mixtapes: Poolside Mix and Nightdrive With You

You can listen to several cool songs in the mix tapes. One is named Poolside Mix and the other is Nightdrive With You. The former will rewind your summer in this year and the latter may bring your mind back to some landscapes which you have already seen in the car. These tracks are selected by MAUSI, the band that makes impressive dance music.

blondfire - Waves

Erica's voice sounds like a pure girl and sometimes like a sultry woman, I think. Attractive and mysterious. On the other hand, the sound makes me feel nostalgic. It is caused mainly by the acoustic guitar.

In the video, the desert may express the traces of "Waves". Especially, I love the scene of the sundown: Erica walks on the ridge line made by the desert and dusk sky. Very beautiful.


blondfire - Waves

MAUSI - Body Language

Let's clap hands! Let's dance!MAUSI's new song "Body Language" can be viewed on YouTube. When listening to it first, I got an impression of the sound constructed mainly from the various synthesizers. I have an upbeat mood and feel a little wistful. You will want to clap your hands. You will want to dance. And also you will go into the world of the impressive sound.


MAUSI - Body Language

Zedd - Stay The Night [feat. Hayley Williams of Paramore]

You can watch the video of Zedd's exciting song "Stay The Night." Hayley Williams, a vocalist in Paramore, sings in Zedd's EDM (Electronic Dance Music). Her voice matches electronic sound with four-on-the-floor. Zedd's sound develops the appeal of Hayley's vocal. Hayley's vocal plays a role of a bridge for the sound to jump out. The sound and vocal brings out each other.

In the muusic video, performance by two dancers, lighting, stage set, and video editing are amazing. They are mixed with the sound and vocal. The dynamic story in 3 and a half minutes will makes you move and impress you! Enjoy the great work.


Zedd - Stay The Night [feat. Hayley Williams of Paramore]

AVICII - TRUE

AVICII's first album TRUE was released in the world! The sound is unique, I think. It includes acoustic guitar, organ and trumpet and we can hear sound like a flute. Is this EDM (Electronic Dance Music)? Yes. I can say that it is EDM including pops or pops with elements of EDM. At any rate, we can dance, we can enjoy it.



AVICII - Dear Boy [feat. Karen Marie Ørsted]
Of course, all of the song recorded in TRUE moves me. However I especially love Wake Me Up, Dear Boy, Liar Liar, Shame On Me and Long Road To Hell. In Wake Me Up, EDM stands in with country music. Acoustic guitar has a presence in this song. Karen Marie Ørsted sings on exciting EDM track in the song, Dear Boy. Her song is beautiful and wonderful.



AVICII - Liar Liar [feat. blondfire and Aloe Blacc]
Blondfire, one of American duo, join the song, Liar Liar. I love Erica Driscoll's voice. Tender and sweet, but wet and pathetic. I am absorbed by her voice. Shame On Me has passion of rock and charm of jazz, I think. Snare/bass drum and bass sound are very impressive. You will want to dance when listening to this song. In Long Road To Hell, we can listen to the exciting sound of piano and horn.



AVICII - Shame On Me [feat. Sterling Fox and Audra Mae]
No doubt that TRUE moves many EDM lovers--or music lovers. TRUE goes beyond the border of EDM. Recommend it for all of the music lovers! ◢ ◤

AVICII Show at iTunes Festival 2013

AVICII Show at iTunes Festival 2013
2013-09-14 at Roundhouse in London, UK
AVICII, one of famous DJ/Producer, performed at iTunes Festival 2013. He played his impressive tracks, such as You Make Me, Levels and Wake Me Up, in seamless manners. His EDM (Electronic Dance Music) is wonderful. It excited the audience in Roundhouse and viewers in real time on iTF app, of course included me! By the way, His debut album, True, will be released in a few days. I will be able to listen to EDM in AVICII style. Looking forward to it. ◢ ◤

Paramore Show at iTunes Festival 2013

Paramore Show at iTunes Festival 2013
2013-09-04 at Roundhouse in London, UK

Grow Up / Fast In My Car / That's What You Get / Decode / Ignorance / Interlude: I'm Not Angry Anymore
NOW / Daydreaming / When It Rains / Last Hope / Brick By Boring Brick / Interlude: Holiday
crushcrushcrush / Ain't It Fun / The Only Exception / In The Morning & Landslide (Cover)
Pressure / Misery Business / Part II / Interlude: Moving On / Still Into You
Great!!! Paramore appeared on the stage at iTunes Festival in London. I could view their performance in real time using iPad with the app for iTunes Festival. Half of the songs are recorded in their latest album "Paramore." The other half were selected from their old album except the cover song. Ignorance, Brick By Boring Brick, Ain't It Fun and Pressure are good for me. I wanted to listen to these songs and glad to listen to them in real time. Download the app and enjoy the video of the impressive show!

And... I hope that someday I will say following words as audience: WE ARE PARAMORE!!!

.@paramore is rocking the #iTunesFestival. Watch it live on iTunes or with the Festival app. http://t.co/1soSZlv2za pic.twitter.com/q9iX1sIbcu
— iTunes Festival (@itunesfestival) September 4, 2013

Paramore - Emergency

Hayley's song is daynamic, powerful...in addition, includes characteristic pathos. It makes me move. "Emergency" is 2nd single of Paramore's debut album. We can feel their attraction from this song. Very impressive.


Paramore - Emergency

AVICII - You Make Me

We can listen to AVICII's new song "You Make Me" on YouTube. Very cool! I'm interested in his first album "True."

Source is the track that radio played. I first meet the music played by traditional media as radio and officially uploaded on YouTube. Online and traditional medias form a united front.


AVICII - You Make Me (Pete Tong Radio 1 Premiere)

Zedd - Clarity [feat. Foxes]

How beautiful! The melody of Zedd's song "Clarity" is very impressive. It is delivered by Foxes' voice. I love her beautiful voice. Of course, you can enjoy it as one of exciting EDM (Electronic Dance Music). Recommend this song for you.

Zedd - Clarity [feat. Foxes]

MAUSI - SOMEWHERE

We can listen to MAUSI's new song! Good electronic sound. In "SOMEWHERE" bass drum is very impressive. Heavy but comfortable, so I love it. And, Daisy's vocal is very cool, sometimes strokes listeners' heart gently. Recommend it for you.

MAUSI - SOMEWHERE (MAIDA VALE session)

Immigrant's Bossa Band "NEWDAY" Release Live

Immigrant's Bossa Band held the show in remembrance of the new album "NEWDAY." It was hottest day in Japan in this summer, the show, however, delivered hot and dense music to the audience. We could enjoy samba, Latin, and jazz music. Six talents made the impressive sound: vocal, guitars, percussion, keyboards, acoustic/electric bass and drums. We can "touch" the music. The venue was very small, so we can directly take "music shower." IBB's music suits for bigger place, I think. But in this show, they said "Here is our origin. We restart here." In 2013, IBB will conduct a tour in Japan. IBB kicked off their tour in this show. We can have many opportunities for enjoying IBB's music!

Immigrant's Bossa Band "NEWDAY" Release Live
2013-08-10 at a-bridge
You've Got To Have Freedom / La Isla Bonita / NEWDAY / Interlude #1 - Re: Reality / HOLIC / Trigger / Taj Mahal / Skindo Le Le / Reason (Something to know) / Immigrant's Samba Dois - Samba De Bejio (Kiss Of Life) / Phantom / Solitude / Esperanza / Bonito / Do U Remember? (in random order)

Immigrant's Bossa Band - NEWDAY

Avicii - Wake Me Up

Cool sound is delivered from Sweden! I love Avicii's impressive song "Wake Me Up." Very characteristic is EDM (Electronic Dance Music) with sound of acoustic guitar. You should watch this video and will be excited by the sound!


Avicii - Wake Me Up

Party the Playwright

Party the Playwright at SHINJUKU LOFT
Music event "Party the Playwright" was held in Tokyo on July 7, 2013. Performed by four bands: fox capture plan, bohemianvoodoo, Tres-men and Immigrant's Bossa Band. They belong to the label "Playwright" in Japan. All performances were wonderful and impressive!

The following is their recorded music you can listen to on YouTube:


fox capture plan - 衝動の粒子


bohemianvoodoo - Adria Blue


Tres-men - WHY [feat. orange pekoe]


Immigrant's Bossa Band - NEWDAY

Selena Gomez - Slow Down

The EDM (Electronic Dance Music) sound is heavy and powerful. I like the bridge part of this song "Slow Down." Builds up the sound energy to release it in bursts on chorus part. The sound will make you DANCE DANCE DANCE!


Selena Gomez - Slow Down

That was Paris

Beautiful time-lapse motion picture. We can enjoy various expression of Paris. I love some silhouettes of people against a big clock. People are a part of time, moved by time.


That was Paris

y0c1e - With You [feat. Rie fu]

Rie fu, a singer-songwriter in Japan, meets EDM (Electronic Dance Music). She can sing in Japanese and English. Her impressive voice has a presence in aggressive EDM sound.

Clean Bandit - Dust Clears -Mausi Remix-

Beautiful dance music! Clean Bandit's song "Dust Clears" is remixed by MAUSI. Recommend this remix to dance music lovers. No doubt you enjoy this song. You can watch the video on Vimeo. Nice is the scenery and people in Milan. CIAO CIAO!


Clean Bandit - Dust Clears -Mausi Remix-

Rie fu - Sing

Rie fu is a singer-songwriter in Japan and sings in Japanese and English. She will release the cover album "Rie fu sings the Carpenters" in September this year. Her voice looks like Karen's. Watch this video and feel the attraction of her song. Very impressive.


Rie fu - Sing
These pictures in the video are painted by Rie fu.

Summer Tones

The exhibition "COLOR-HUNTING" is held at 21_21 DESIGN SIGHT in Tokyo. We can experience various things about COLOR. Titled "Summer Tones," the work is most impressive for me. Wind bells with indigo dyed strips play good sounds and swing in the air. So to speak, I can hear the color, I can see the sound. Color of strips changes from indigo to white by gradation. "Tone" is translated as "音色" into Japanese: "音" means sound; "色" means color. So, we can experience sound and color by several tones. That is the theme of this work "Summer Tones," I think.

Movie uploaded on Vine. Listen to wind bells sound and see swinging strips.

Pictures show the color gradient of "Summer Tones."

TM NETWORK CONCERT -Incubation Period-

TM NETWORK performed on April 24th & 25th, 2012. In this concert the performance based on the original story "Incubation Period" written by Tetsuya Komuro. Sound, staging and lyrics were related to the story. Almost all songs were released in past times, but the selected songs can be interpreted for this story.

"Incubation Period" is SF story. Three aliens--look like the members--set foot on the earth and look around the world. They had viewed many events: friendship, goodbye, love, war, cooperation and disaster. What they have seen is human being.

"Incubation Period" included many riddles. All the riddles were not solved; some remain a secret and others gives way to the new mystery. The story is ongoing. We can imagine the missing pieces of the story watching the video of the concert.

You can watch some videos in the Blu-ray/DVD which records the performance.


TM NETWORK - SEVEN DAYS WAR


TM NETWORK - COME ON EVERYBODY + COME ON LET'S DANCE


TM NETWORK - BEYOND THE TIME


TM NETWORK - I am


Keyboard Performance by Tetsuya Komuro


TM NETWORK - GET WILD


TM NETWORK - WILD HEAVEN In February, the new keyword "FINAL MISSION -START investigation-" was transmitted. On the basis of it, TM NETWORK will perform on July 20th & 21st, 2013. The new story will be told.

She Wants Revenge - Take The World

What story do you imagine from the video of "Take The World"? Four women smiles and attracts someone. But their expressions becomes lost in the darkness. Someone may try to bring all of the women happiness, but as a result, nobody is happy. The world is monochrome and empty, and they are sad and lonely.


She Wants Revenge - Take The World

globe - globe EDM Sessions

"Globe" is one of the famous pop/rock/electro group in Japan. We can listen to the songs remixed by the members in EDM (Electronic Dance Music) style. Track 1-9 remixed by Marc Panther; track 10-11 by Tetsuya "TK" Komuro. The songs by remixed by Marc are similar to major EDM in the world. On the other hand, TK follows his own course. He said that when he was inspired by a certain song, he didn't analysis the song and he composed music along the sound playing in his memory. Well, you can enjoy the original EDM he called "TKEDM."


globe - globe EDM Sessions (Sampler)
Reference:
You can listen to other TKEDM. He and Nick Wood produced this sound.
STORYSAILING: Tetsuya Komuro - DEBF3

What is MAUSI?

We can read the article about the band "MASUI." Daisy Finetto, a vocalist in MAUSI, tells about the origin of MAUSI in her interview. I appreciate knowing what MAUSI is because there is no information about the band in Japan.

THE LINE OF BEST FIT - Mausi
http://www.thelineofbestfit.com/new-music/introducing/mausi-118642

If you can't watch the video in the article, watch the following.

MAUSI - Move
(Filmed in Lisbon)
I recommend this song, too. You will enjoy the pure melody.

MAUSI - Disney Films
Reference:
STROYSAILING: MAUSI - Move

MAUSI - Move

IMPRESSIVE!! I love this melody and refrain of synthesizer sound makes me excited. Music video is directed by Mathy & Fran. The video creates good atmosphere.
BTW, what's MAUSI? I can't collect the information about MAUSI. Mysterious for me, but it's interesting. I can enjoy this song, being free from prejudice.


MAUSI - Move

Immigrant's Bossa Band - NEWDAY

IBB's new song "NEWDAY" is fresh like cool breeze on a hot summer day! You can watch the video of the song on YouTube. You'll enjoy the hot melody and cool ensemble.


Immigrant's Bossa Band - NEWDAY

Swedish House Mafia - Don't You Worry Child

One of the EDM (Electronic Dance Music) artists. We can know the energy of dance music from this video. The EDM movement first appeared in Europe and then has influenced on the music scene in U.S.A. In Japan, the word starts to come to attention, I think.


Swedish House Mafia - Don't You Worry Child [feat. John Martin]

Paramore - Anklebiters

We can watch Paramore's new video. This animation is funny and surrealistic for me.


Paramore - Anklebiters

IBB is on Stage with Dancers

You can see the performance by Immigrant's Bossa Band and dancers. Sounds intertwine with stream-lined dance.


Immigrant's Bossa Band - Bonito
(with CARNIVAL)

Immigrant's Bossa Band - Calling
(with payday)

Immigrant's Bossa Band - La Isla Bonita
(with CARNIVAL and Takeshi Ogawa)

Immigrant's Bossa Band - Spiritual Love -Immigrant's Cover Collection

Titled "Spiritual Love -Immigrant's Cover Collection," the album was released previous week in Japan. All songs are covered by Immigrant's Bossa Band. If you love jazz, Latin or Brazilian music, you may have listened to these songs in the original version.

You can listen to the album with more care. You can use some songs as BGM. And you can dance with some exciting songs. Especially, I love the songs: "You've Got To Have Freedom," "New Morning" and "That's What Friends Are For."

You can listen to three instrumental tracks on SoundCloud: "Sombre Guitar," "It's You" and "Mas Que Nada."
STORYSAILING - Immigrant's Bossa Band

Paramore's Performance in Japan

You can listen to four songs in following video. Paramore's performance is great. I hope that they will come to Japan again. No doubt their aggressive performance makes me excited if they play on the stage in Japan.


Paramore's performance in Japan (SUMMER SONIC 2009)

TUNECORE

billboardbiz - Tunecore Reports $300 Million in Artist Payments Since Inception

PRWeb - TuneCore Artists See 20% Growth in Earnings and 67% Increase in Downloads and Streams -Top Digital Music Distributor Exceeds $300 Million in Artist Earnings-

The above articles about TUNECORE's growth. Streaming and download are mainstream of digital music distribution system in the world. (But it does not apply to Japan...) The relationship between musician and record company is changing, so the new way to distribute music, like TUNECORE, should be payed attention to.

Sing for Hope Pianos

"Sing for Hope Pianos" is nice activity. Everyone can play pianos that appear here and there in New York. One of Sing for Hope project. New Yorker's blog told me Sing for Hope Pianos. When searching on Twitter, I could find some pictures about it. People play a piano on the street in New York. The sound of a piano can be heard from the street corner―very interesting, I think.

Sing for Hope Pianos
http://www.singforhope.org/about

Taylor Swift - Everything Has Changed

This song "Everything Has Changed" moved me. The melody has tenderness. I feel so good. Some people may feel nostalgic about this melody included in verse and chorus.

Taylor Swift - Everything Has Changed [feat. Ed Sheeran]

Nagashizu Tenugui

"Nagasizu-tenugui Project" was realized in the website "READY FOR?", one of the crowdfunding platform in Japan. In the project, tenugui, a traditional cloth in Japan like a towel, is produced and taken to people in Nagashimizu district in Miyagi Prefecture, Japan, the sponsors and the architects overseas. The district was damaged by Tsunami on March 11th, 2011

I received nagashizu tenugui, too. It is in the motif of wave and its color is vivid. This design empowers me! I have not talked to people in Nagashimizu district. Each time I use it, I will remember that they and sponsors use the same tenugui. It is a landmark for reconstruction, very small but lasting. To be honest, the memory of the disaster will fade away in time, but we can bring back it. I think nagashizu tenugui is a landmark to bring back "3.11."

"Nobody can hate the sea they are always with." Risa Komuro said. She planned the project. I was impressed by her words and decided to support the project. When applying the words to me, I think my hometown, "Azumino," the land around many mountains in Nagano Prefecture, Japan. If encounter a disaster such as a landslide, do I hate the mountains? I can not answer about it. If that, can I remember what I felt in having a sympathy with the project? I want me to do, now.

(Originally written on September 15th, 2011 and edited for re-post.)

Dia Lights

Impressive lighting. "Dia" of the title "Dia Lights" is the same as "dia" of "dialogue"? The work expresses "dialogue" in various lights?


Dia Lights

Sharp AQUOS Product Video "Impression"

Music is produced by Tetsuya Komuro and video is directed by Daizaburo Harada. "ARASHIYAMA" is the title of the track. It is the name of the place in Kyoto, Japan. Theme of this video is "Japan which is looked at from outside," Daizaburo Harada said. How do you feel when you watch the work?


Sharp AQUOS Product Video "Impression"

Announcement about IBB's New Album "NEWDAY"

Immigrant's Bossa Band will put out the new album "NEWDAY" this summer! You can listen to four impressive songs in this album on SoundCloud. Very cool, very hot. Is this jazz, bossa nova or samba? ALL!


Refer to the article about Playwright label to which IBB belongs.
STORYSAILING - Playwright Creates the New Impression
http://storysailing.blogspot.com/2013/05/playwright-creates-new-impression.html

PERISCOPE

PERISCOPE: http://wearetheperiscope.com/

"PERISCOPE" is the digital magazine on the web and iPad app*. Editors work out of New York. You can read various articles about art, music, politics and business. Some of the articles  stimulate my imagination and thought.

I knew Grace Villamil, an photographer/artist in this magazine. Her photographs show people and landscape in America. Not decorative, but very impressive. Their thoughts at first seem simple, but complicated like a marble pattern by taking a look at the photographs and texts. Texts are written by Yumiko Sakuma, a chief editor of PERISCOPE.

I recommend it to you. Please access this site.

PERISCOPE - Team Periscope is traveling in PRE-ELECTION AMERICA -Cross Country Tripping in Pre-Election America-

PERISCOPE Twitter page: http://twitter.com/weRthePERISCOPE

* The app is released only in Japanese. Today, PERISCOPE said "The English version of our iPad edition is coming really soon." on its Twitter.

The English version of our iPad edition is coming really soon. Stay tuned!
— PERISCOPE (@weRthePERISCOPE) May 29, 2013

Giorgio Moroder - Racer

New York Times featured Giorgio Moroder, a famous music producer. His work had an influence on the dance music. We can call him the originator of EDM (Electronic Dance Music). His new track "Racer" is very good. Present progressive form.



Giorgio Moroder - Racer
He will play in Tokyo on May 27th and 28th.

Refer to the NYT article about him.
New York Times - Revisiting a Breakthrough With Roots in the Disco Floor

Immigrant's Bossa Band

You can listen to three tracks, "Mas Que Nada," "It's You" and "Sombre Guitar." Arranged and played by Immigrant's Bossa Band. Very cool! When touching IBB's music, You can dance, or you will be relaxed. Enjoy their music.


Refer to the article about Playwright label to which IBB belongs.
STORYSAILING - Playwright Creates the New Impression
http://storysailing.blogspot.com/2013/05/playwright-creates-new-impression.html

David Guetta - Turn Me On

David Guetta - Turn Me On [feat. Nicki Minaj]
Very cool EDM (Electric Dance Music). In Billboard Music Awards 2013, David Guetta was chosen as the top EDM artist. Great are his sound and arrangement in the track "Turn Me On." Strong and exciting beats will make you excited. After watching this video, I downloaded 2 types of this track. One is "Extended Mix," the other is "David Guetta and Laidback Luke Remix." Awesome!

Paramore - That's What You Get

Paramore - That's What You Get
Social media brings me into contact with the new music. The band, Paramore, makes a major impact on me. This song "That's What You Get" is the most impressive for me. Well-modulated sound and beautiful voice are their attraction. I want to groove to the song with my friends!

quasimode - The Man from Nagpur

Quasimode is Japanese jazz quartet. They plays a piano, percussion, contrabass and drums. Support musicians often participate by sax, flute, trumpet, trombone, or chorus. "Enjoy dancing with jazz" is the keyword of the band, so we can dance and get excited by quasimode music.

quasimode - The Man from Nagpur

Recommend the track named as "The Man from Nagpur." Very groovy, very impressive. When listening to it, you will feel their attraction and be tempted to dance, dance, dance!

By the way, Nagpur is the city in India. Members were inspired by the episode of a certain Japanese in Nagpur, and then composed "The Man from Nagpur."

Emi Meyer - Galaxy's Skirt

Emi Meyer is a singer-songwriter in New York and Tokyo. Her voice is very tranquil and impressive. Sometimes I heard her song in TV commercial, so I got interested in her music.


Emi Meyer - Galaxy's Skirt
Recently Emi put out her new album "Galaxy's Skirt." On YouTube, You can watch the music video of the leading track--the same name as the album. Her vocalism is very unique and her song is like "gravity," I think. When hearing her song, person may be indicated and starts to walk in that direction.

Playwright Creates the New Impression

"Playwright" is a music label in Japan. Some young groups belong to the label. My favorites are Immigrant's Bossa Band, fox capture plan and Tres-men. Their music centers on jazz and includes other style such as Brazilian music, electro, or fusion. When listening to them, you will be excited and want to dance. The label will bring the new sound, excitement and impression to many jazz music lovers, I think.

Immigrant's Bossa Band - You've got to have freedom -Live at motion blue yokohama-

fox capture plan - 衝動の粒子

Tres-men - Tres-men (Album Sampler)

Refer to the article about Playwright.
The Japan Times: Playwright imprint focuses on newer jazz acts

Rie fu

"Rie fu" acts as a singer-songwriter mainly in Japan. Sings in both Japanese and English, playing the guitar or piano. Her voice is so beautiful. When singing in English, it sounds like Karen Carpenter. The songs she writes are pop, rock, or sometimes folkie, and the lyrics are impressive for me.


BIGGER PICTURE
(in English)
Last year she became independent from Sony Music Entertainment (Japan) Inc. Managing her company, often in a panic, she said, she creates many songs and puts them out at her own pace. Her newest work, titled "BIGGER PICTURE," is the album she released for the first time since flying the nest. You can listen to it and some tracks released in past times on iTunes Store.


LUCKY DAY
(in Japanese)
She organized a concert on January 30th at Shibuya WWW. Played mainly tracks in "BIGGER PICTURE" by herself or with a band. There was a large gap between tranquil ambience and noisy rock sound. According to what she said in a concert, in part of the newest album, she expressed "poison" she hasn't shown. Her poison is expressed by pricking words or heavy-rock sound. You can touch her poison in the music video of "BIGGER PICTURE." In contrast, she sings the bright side of a girl's life in "LUCKY DAY." If you want to know English lyrics, access iTunes Store and listen to the English version. You will be able to feel good.

(Originally written on January 31th, 2013.)

Mario Giacomelli: The Black is Waiting for the White

The exhibition "Mario Giacomelli: The Black is Waiting for the White" is held at Tokyo Metropolitan Museum of Photography. Many photos took me to his monochrome world. When starting to view them, I felt that life may be in death. But, finally, felt death may be in life, being surrounded by his photos.

At first, old people walk, eat, kiss, and sleep, so I imagined presence of life in death near them. When viewing more, my image gradually changed. People smiles, dances, walks, and works. They are living and dying by degrees. The brighter light is, the darker shadow is. Shadow is included in light. Death is in life.

Donald Byrd

Donald Byrd, a famous jazz trumpeter, passed away. The melody he wrote is very impressive, and his trumpet moves me. I knew his name and tracks when listened to the album "mode of blue," produced by quasimode, a jazz band in Japan. The tracks of Blue Note Record are recorded in this album. "Ghana" and "The Loner" are selected from Byrd's tracks. I had a good vibe when listened to them in quasimode's arrangement. After this opportunity, I listened to the originals included in "Slow Drag" and "Byrd In Flight." The albums are very groovy, and we can enjoy beautiful melody with simple arrangement.

I think that Byrd is professional side man, so to speak, "supporting actor." Even if in his works, Byrd does not have a big attitude, I think. When his sound is added to the track, the ensemble becomes lush, like a expressive face. So, many musicians might want his trumpet. I want to listen to much works which he performed both as a leader and side man. His sound keeps resonating in this world!

(Originally written on February 10th, 2013.)

Frances Cone - Soon

Frances Cone - Soon

http://soundcloud.com/francesconemusic/soon

Downloaded the song "Soon" by Frances Cone, a musician acts in U.S.A. Her voice and her band's sound are very impressive for me. Sometimes her voice sounds like stony and sometimes resonates emotionally. Guitar is pop and drumbeat is bouncing. Imagined that a woman's various emotions are expressed by the song. I can't understand the lyrics, so imagined by my impression acquired by the voice and sounds.

The article about Twitter's new app "Twitter #music" told me her music. In some countries, many users start to use it last week. By using this app, you can share the music you are listening to and soon play or download the music your friends are listening to.

When it was launched, some tweets about this app by famous musicians, such as Mike Shinoda and deadmau5, made many Twitter users excited. Later, Tech Crunch uploaded the article about the musician gathers many buzz by this app, Frances Cone. I listened to her songs on SoundCloud shortly after read the article. Unfortunately, we can't use this app in Japan. However, I am so glad that it expands opportunities for me to meet unknown music.

(Originally written on April 24th, 2013.)

Hiromi The Trio Project featuring Anthony Jackson and Simon Phillips - MOVE

"MOVE" is the latest work of Hiromi Uehara's trio. The trio is named as "Hiromi The Trio Project featuring Anthony Jackson and Simon Phillips." They put out the first product in last year, and "MOVE" is the second. I am so glad to listen to their sound again. In 2011, their exciting performance shook me in two concerts, TOKYO JAZZ FESTIVAL 2011 and the closing day of concert tour in Japan.

First track, the same name as the album title, is started by Hiromi's piano. When the sound of Anthony and Simon overlapping, I am moved to the trio's world. Just like a water slide, cool and dynamic sounds surround me, stimulate me. I am surprised by how the sound is thick and deep. How many sounds are overlapping? We know that they use three types of instruments, a piano, a contrabass guitar, and drums. In spite of that, I feel it's more than number of instruments in reality. The thickness and depth more intensively surprised and excited me in concert.

The word of "move" is interesting and inspires me. I move, move someone, move someone's heart. Hiromi moves around the world and many music fans (includes many jazz cats) are moved by her music. I think "MOVE" expresses her life as musician. By the way, in Japan we can see the trio performance on November and December, 2012. Very happy to touch the impressive play of the triangle again. I am in the joy of my heart and will be moved by "MOVE."

(Originally written on September 10th, 2012)

Tetsuya Komuro - DEBF3

Titled "DIGITALIAN IS EATING BREAKFAST 3" (DEBF3 for short) is the latest album of Tetsuya "TK" Komuro. Sound style is EDM (Electronic Dance Music). TK continued to create dance music using synthesizer in various style as Funk, Euro-beat, House, Techno and Trance. EDM is suitable for him, TK said. I think these tracks should be listened to by all the dance music lovers, and the tracks will excite them, move them, and let them dance dance dance!


Tetsuya Komuro - DEBF3 (Sampler) (Originally written on April 6th, 2013.)

Introduction

Shinya Fujioka

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