Big In Japan

Songs mixed, remixed or featuring artists from Japan, including a Yellow Magic Orchestra reunion of sorts (a tenuous link as they all feature on separate tracks). 

Six songs, just over half an hour and nearly four decades. Enjoy!

1) A Song For Yukiko: TrIcky ft. Yukiko Takahashi & John Suzuki (2001)

2) Voce Seconda (Haruomi Hosono Remix): Ennio Morricone (2003)

3) Out Here (Mix By Susumu Yokota): HiM (2002)

4) Flying Tiger (Zongamin Remix By Susumu Mukai): Dreems (2021)

5) Insect Collector (Remix By Ryuichi Sakamoto): Shonen Knife (1997)

6) 又会う日まで / God Be With You Till We Meet Again (Mixed By Yasuhiko Terada & Yukihiro Takahashi): Yen Artists (1985)

 

1985: Yen Memorial Album: 6

1997: Super Mix: 5

2001: Blowback: 1

2002: HiM Remix Series #1: Japan EP: 3

2003: Ennio Morricone Remixes Volume 2: 2

2021: Flying Tiger EP: 4

Big In Japan (32:36) (KF) (Mega)

Der Trommelschlag Knackt Im Takt

A random selection for Friday, the only connection being that I haven't listened to any of these songs in far too long. The title is a German translation of 'the drum beat cracks in time', a line from The Anvil by Visage, although in the German version of the song the line becomes 'magisch schlagen die trommel' which translates into English as 'beat the drum magically'. 

 

1) Inner City Life (Rabbit In The Moon's Return To Vocalic City): Goldie ft. Diane Charlemagne (1996) 

2) Shining Bright Star (Zongamin Remix): Black Strobe (2007)

3) Kowalski (Automator Mix): Primal Scream (1997)

4) Runark (Jokers Of The Scene Remix): Congorock (2009)

5) Aqualung (Dub): Spooky (1994)

6) Der Amboss (Vocal) (Remix By Visage & John Luongo): Visage (1982)

7) Little Bit (Loving Hand Remix By Tim Goldsworthy): Lykke Li (2008)

8) Laugh (Vox-Reverse Tele) (Remix By DJ Vadim): Low (1998)

9) Teardrop (Scream Team Remix): Massive Attack ft. Elizabeth Fraser (1998)

10) Fast Forward The Future (Buckets & Bongs Mixture By The Orb) (Album Edit): Zodiac Youth (1991)

Der Trommelschlag Knackt Im Takt (1:03:26)