Re: Michiru Akiyoshi

From: John Book (johnbook@yadig.com)
Date: Tue Feb 27 2001 - 22:56:01 CET

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    ('binary' encoding is not supported, stored as-is) >Shinichi Osawa's new single..
    >r u refering to Bird's mermaid 3000??

    Here's the description at Dusty Groove:

    Shinichi Osawa & Hiroshi Fujiwara with Crystal Kay -- Lost Child (original, orchestra version, radio edit, inst)
    SMEJ (Japan), 2001 Condition: New Copy

    Sweet and lovely soul from the genius behind Mondo Grosso! Japanese producer Shinichi Osawa is working here with singer Crystal Kay -- one of the new breed of Japanese soul singers in the mode of Bird or Monday Michiru. Like Bird, Crystal mixes together Japanese and English lyrics -- with a soulfulness that's universal, a fact that's driven home even further by the track's complicated jazzy R&B backings! The original mix blends together strings, keyboards, and beats -- and the
    orchestra version is sparer, with a complicated sound that shows that Osawa's turning out to be one of Japan's top producers!

     ===

    >Good luck with michiru Akiyoshi, what's the cover looks like and album title?... I wish you the best of luck...I'll consult with my Japanese source.<

    It's MANGETSU, released by Virgin in 1991. I'm looking forward to it because she does a cover of one of my favorite Todd Rundgren songs, "Pretending To Care". Here's a link:

    http://sendai.cool.ne.jp/okaz8/mangetsu.htm

    >I just got a Monday Michiru: falling forward. : ]
    >
    >can't wait for "Real 2 Step vol.2"...releasing 01-02.28
    >
    >Track listing
    >01 Life feat. bird [R2S Remix] / Mondo Grosso
    >02 All Good H [MJ Cole Remix] / De La Soul feat. Chaka Khan
    >03 mermaid 3000 [Wideboys Full Vocal Remix] / bird
    >04 Something's Got Me Started [Wideboys Dub] / The Wideboys feat. Rusty
    >05 138 Trek / DJ Zinc
    >06 True Step Tonight [12" original] / True Steppers feat. Brian Harvey .amp; Donell Jones
    >07 Your Mind, Your Body, Your Soul [MJ Cole Remix] / Leee John
    >08 With My Best Friend / Berry Black
    >09 Free [ELM Vocal] / Sutra
    >10 Messin Around [Wideboys Remix] / Once Waz Nice
    >11 Oh No (Sentimental Things) [Oxide Remix] / So Solid Crew
    >12 Computa Luv feat. Celetia and Kappa Da Chino / Y-Tribe
    >13 Kinda Funky / Jammin
    >
    >sz~~
    > ----- Original Message -----
    > From: John Book
    > To: acid-jazz@ucsd.edu
    > Sent: Tuesday, February 27, 2001 3:27 PM
    > Subject: Michiru Akiyoshi
    >
    >
    > Via the evil known as eBay, I was able to get the debut CD from one Michiru Akiyoshi. For the resident Monday Michiru fans on this list, what should I expect from this? Seriously bad J-pop or are there shades of what she would become?
    >
    > On a slightly related note, anyone heard the new Shinichi Osawa single?
    >
    >
    > p.e.a.c.e.
    > -John Book
    >
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    p.e.a.c.e.
    -John Book

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