| 1. Yamasuki |
| 2. Aisere I Love You |
| 3. Kono Samouri |
| 4. Yamamoto Kakapote |
| 5. Okawa |
| 6. Aieaoa |
| 7. Abana Bakana |
| 8. Seyu Sayonara |
| 9. Yama Yama |
| 10. Fudji Yama |
| 11. Yokomo |
| 12. Kashi Kofima |
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Finders Keepers. 2005.
It's worth the price alone for the songs "Yamasuki" and "Abana Bakana." "Yamasuki" has to be the weirdest song I've ever heard. While what sounds like Japanese schoolkids sing beautifully, a karate dude screeches in the background like he's killing multiple enemies. Bizarre. "Abana Bakana" sounds like nothing else on the album, but it's alive with energy.
Inside the CD's booklet, this album is called "educational-bubblegum-multi-cultural-psycho-rock-opera," but I'd just call it an offbeat gem.
My gratitude is extended to Finders Keepers for reissuing this.
So here's how it went down, a 70s French pop duo creates a song/dance called the Yamasuki that's a mix of the smooth funk/pop elements of the time with Japanese choruses singing the melodies, a Toshiro Mifune screaming along to the freakout bits, and hints of oriental percussion (woodblock anyone?), the kids go crazy for the single, so the duo figures why not make an album? While the kitsch of it all wears thin by the end of its 12 tracks, each song on here deserves at least one good listen.
Put this in and watch your friends' expressions at the sheer coolness of "Kono Samouri" with its matched wails of some Tatsuya Nakadai-aping Japanese cat and the funky wa-wa pedal. Odds are their faces will show a mixture of confusion, awe, and a struggle with the urge to dance. Give it a shot, see what you think!
Finders Keepers. 2005.
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ASIN: B0007XTOI4 Release Date: 2005-04-11 |
Tracks:
- Yamasuki
- Aisere I Love You
- Kono Samouri
- Yamamoto Kakapote
- Okawa
- Aieaoa
- Abana Bakana
- Seyu Sayonara
- Yama Yama
- Fudji Yama
- Yokomo
- Kashi Kofima
Album Description
Finders Keepers. 2005.Album Details
After a Dazzling Critical Acclaim of Jean Claude Vannier's, Serge Gainsbourg Related, Rarity 'l'enfant Assassin Des Mouches' LP, April 4th, 2005 Will See Your Manchester/London Based Purveyors of Obscure and Undiscovered Vinyl Treats Consolidate their Healthy Obsession with Funked-up French Concept Albums by Releasing the Mind-boggling "Yamasuki" LP by Daniel Vangarde and Jean Kluger. This Pseudo-japanese Concept Album was the Brainchild of Prolific French Production Duo Jean Kluger and Daniel Vangarde. Based on a Dance Named the "Yamasuki", it was Originally Released in Very Small Quantities on the Independent Label Biram in 1972, Inadvertently Becoming a Useful Educational Tool for French Students Keen to Learn Japanese. "Yamasuki" is a Collection of Beautiful Pop Songs, Sung by a Japanese Choir, Offset to Pounding Drum Patterns, Vibes and Fuzz Guitar Work-outs.Customer Reviews:
A perfect album!.......2006-07-05
Awesome........2006-04-05
It's worth the price alone for the songs "Yamasuki" and "Abana Bakana." "Yamasuki" has to be the weirdest song I've ever heard. While what sounds like Japanese schoolkids sing beautifully, a karate dude screeches in the background like he's killing multiple enemies. Bizarre. "Abana Bakana" sounds like nothing else on the album, but it's alive with energy.
Inside the CD's booklet, this album is called "educational-bubblegum-multi-cultural-psycho-rock-opera," but I'd just call it an offbeat gem.
My gratitude is extended to Finders Keepers for reissuing this.
kitsch freakout music.......2005-11-17
So here's how it went down, a 70s French pop duo creates a song/dance called the Yamasuki that's a mix of the smooth funk/pop elements of the time with Japanese choruses singing the melodies, a Toshiro Mifune screaming along to the freakout bits, and hints of oriental percussion (woodblock anyone?), the kids go crazy for the single, so the duo figures why not make an album? While the kitsch of it all wears thin by the end of its 12 tracks, each song on here deserves at least one good listen.
Put this in and watch your friends' expressions at the sheer coolness of "Kono Samouri" with its matched wails of some Tatsuya Nakadai-aping Japanese cat and the funky wa-wa pedal. Odds are their faces will show a mixture of confusion, awe, and a struggle with the urge to dance. Give it a shot, see what you think!
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