“Being in Japan was such an adventure. I spent a month there in November 2009 and the whole time I was bouncing around with different groups of friends and musicians. It was beautiful. The weather was just starting to get cold out there, but the sun was still out every morning around 8am. My host went to work pretty early so every few days after he had left I would take time to walk the streets of his area. I had never eaten so well or felt so at peace with a place before. When I came home I made ‘Personal Winter’ and instantly got sucked back into those early mornings…really missing the hell out of that place…” -Teebs
Dublab/VTech field reporter, Frosty, is back with another edition of cultural music this time featuring various sounds from the remarkable nation of Japan put together in his mixtape entitled "Frosty's Sweaty Surfer : Japanese Eleki Boom, Group Sounds & Pink Film Music." Similarly to the previous two field reports, Thailand and Cambodia, I'm sure there will be some remixes out soon for this particular mixtape.
"Each of the musical movements I dove into on my recent Japanese journey: Eleki, Group Sounds and New Rock were directly influenced by foreign forms. Some may write off these Japanese rock sounds as excellent copy cats but they all incorporate sparks of unique fusion. An air of imitation exists but there are magic moments which rise above and burst with energy. Maybe these enhanced, expert imitations are what make this music so special. A candle burning in a chamber of mirrors is beautiful so who cares which flames are real? The infinite refections form a beautiful, new vision."
"I’m always overjoyed to reconfirm Japan’s existence and dig deeper into its layered culture. Iceland is wonderful but I’d rather wander the streets of Tokyo any day."
- Frosty
Track Listing:
1 = Takeshi Terauchi & Blue Jeans / Karajishi Botan / Ereki Ippon Enka De Shobu!
2 = Reiko Ike / Futen Gurashi Part. 1 / Onna Bancho Blues Mesubachi No Chosen
3 = Jackey Yoshikawa and his Blue Comets / Blue Fountain / Original Hits Vol. II
4 – Kazuko Sawamura and Peter Pan / My Boy / Noraneko Rock Nikkatsu New Action No Sekai
5 = Takeshi Terauchi and the Bunnys / Symphony No. 5 / Let’s Go Classics
6 = Jacks / Omae Ni Muchuu Sa / Haragashi Onna
7 = Takeshi Terauchi & Blue Jeans / Tsugaru Jongara Bushi / Let’s Go Eleki Bushi!
8 = Jackey Yoshikawa and his Blue Comets / Linda / Original Hits Vol. II
9 – Hajime Kaburagi / Sex Hunter (BGM) / Noraneko Rock Nikkatsu New Action No Sekai
10 = Hajime Kaburagi / Onna Bancho Blues Mesubachi No Chosen M-8 / Onna Bancho Blues Mesubachi No Chosen
11 = The Mops / Goiken Muyo / Noraneko Rock Nikkatsu New Action No Sekai
12 = Hajime Kaburagi / Yasagure Anegoden Sokatsu Lynch M-6B / Onna Bancho Blues Mesubachi No Chosen
13 = Kyu Sakamoto / Kanashiki Rokujyussai / Seishunka Nenkan Best 30 (‘60)
14 = Salty Sugar / Hashire Kotaro / Seishunka Nenkan Haiban Best 200
15 = Hiroki Tamaki / Boso Shudan ‘71 Bgm / Noraneko Rock Nikkatsu New Action No Sekai
16 = Takeshi Terauchi & Blue Jeans / Moso Bangaichi / Ereki Ippon Enka De Shobu!
17 = Jacks / M-10 / Haragashi Onna
18 = Takeshi Terauchi and the Bunnys / Kisobushi / Let’s Go Eleki Bushi!
19 = Sharp Five Go Go / Kaze Ga Naiteru / Japanese Pops Golden Hits
20 = Kenjiro Hirose / Onna Bancho Taiman Shobu M-3 / Onna Bancho Blues Mesubachi No Chosen
21 = Hajime Kaburagi / Sex Hunter Ps-C / Noraneko Rock Nikkatsu New Action No Sekai
22 = Ken Yamauchi / Ken No Rock / Tokyo A GoGo
23 = The Darts / Kemeko No Uta / 7″
24 = Folk Crusaders (Kazuhiko Kato – the Folk Parody Gang) – I Only Live Twice / 7″
25 = Food Brain / M-7 / Shinjuku Mad OST
26 = Takeshi Terauchi & “Blue Jeans” / Edo Komoriuta / Let’s Go Eleki Bushi!
