We think that techno is happy. Cheerful. But, to maintain + continue this
happiness, serious efforts was needed. B-2 Dep't (Kato Mickio + Nakamura
Shigeru) had been keeping it. This is a compilation of their past works, from
their own label,
Omni Data.
We can recognize by it, that they had been
supplying 100% pure happiness that is essentially be able to give once in a
life. Nippon-jin often descrobe techno 'Piko-piko'. It has image that is
childish but happy (= flower-tech). It might be what they had ever been doing.
B-2 Dep't have turned their direction. They gave up familiar melodies, are
making 'acid ambient flower-tech' now. In this direction, their brilliance
will be heard soon.
Suzukiski is Suzuki Takahiro who lives in Yokosuka city (known by U.S.
navy's base). His 1st album "Thought"(DMCD-1016) was astounding. It was made
by only poor synth + sampler, but has very refiened rhythms (Rhythm is a weak
point of most Nippon artist, but he has prevailed it), and with minimum notes,
it constructed itself 'music'. It told us 'Less is more'. He has real genious,
and probably was taught music by the Lord of Techno, we thought.
This is his 2nd album from his private label, also only 500 copies. In comparison with the 1st that was made by his talent and was fluent, this seems that human hands crafted it. The 1st was godly, but "Big Tomorrow" is much humane.
And strange is, both of them are good if when it was played low. If play it loud, it is not interesting at all. His music must be the same as sounds of computer's fan, or buzz of motorcycle across the city of night. Someone (or no one) may be listening to them, and music of Suzukiski is in it. Listen hard, then it would be heard.
Announced before, but not released their 1st album, it has come at last.
Tanzmuzik are Sawaki Okihide + Yamamoto Akio, and is the strongest unit in
Kinki region (it includes Osaka). Combination of melodist Sawaki's romaticism
+ noise oriented Yamamoto's fierceness was ideal at their "Tan Tangue
EP"(RSN 88). And here, it seems that Sawaki's taste is featured than ever.
"Sinsekai" means 'new world', but it is also the name of Osaka's some downtown,
the place that is forgotten by common people, and is where blue-collar
workers + unemployees wander, enjoy, cry, buy something and sell himself, to
survive. Tanzmuzik made poems from it. It is not adolescent music. Sleeve
photo also remind us the small ironworks. And the music sounds like steel that
rings in the town, and voices of the people living there, and their own
dreams that each of them has... "Sinsekai" was produced by Tanzmuzik, it is
surely theirs, but is 'voice of Osaka', real 'popular music' and ours. We are
just proud of it.
This LP is recommendable for only A1, MK2(Ooura Yuichi)'s beautiful 'ask me' That is filled with pathos, longing & love. And this LP contains songs of CuePlus (nice track, but their live PA is much better), Dentak, DAT Zoids, Telescorpion, Painter System, Natsuko Uppercrast, Medicine Case, Neuron & Chiba Rader.
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