we went to eat oyster with baron (owns a record store) and feme today. we ate oysters, turban shells and squids, and they were all tasted really great. moreover, it was really cheap!! it was only 1,875yen (briefly $16.00) per person with full of oyesters and shells more than enough for four people. that's really a good deal.
今日は、某レコ屋オーナー夫妻とカキを食べに行ってきました。
カキやサザエ、そしてイカとどれも美味しかったです。
また、お酒や様々な調味料、パンなども持ち込めるのが良かった。
しかも安い!! 4人でたっぷり食べて一人当たり1,875円。
か～なり安い値段です。
i got "bali nuts" as a souvernir. i really like the name as the "bali (bari)" in japanese dialect in some area means "very." so, that means "very nuts." :)
お土産でいただいた「バリ・ナッツ」。 ネーミングが大変気に入りました。
というのも、「ばり」は一部地方での方言では「とても」という意味らしく、
日本語では、「スゲーナッツ」（笑）。
it was kind of warm during the day.....
日中はちょっと暖かかったです。
1. "heat beats" by kidgusto - true groove
2. "dance forever" by gaucho
3. "can i have it like that (push/pull vox)" by pharrell
4. "thrupenny bits (j boogie remix)" by colossus - om hiphop
5. "the magic number (1-2-3 mix)" by de la soul - tommy boy
6. "sometime samurai (don atom 2005 remix)" by towa tei
7. "jacko and jelly" by mike dixon
8. "3am gherkin" by grandadbob - lax recordings
9. "bring it (jay-j's shifted music remix)" by jake child - offset music
10. "i zimbra (peter black remix)" by talking heads
11. "reachin" by phase 2 - ith records
12. "fascinated groove (la paresse...)" by the fascinations
- high contrast recordings
13. "4th floor fiesta" by no comply featuring mark fitzgibbon
- reestyle records
14. "tudo bem (only child remix)" by sasso - raincitymusic
15. "sun ra's stardust from tomorrow (dissociated moods mix)"
by gerardo frisina - dejavu rec.
16. "girassol (tetsu shibuya 'brisa' reprise)"
by 12 fingers featuring viviane cruz - irma
17. "loose caboose (bassbin twinz mix)"
by electroliners - twitch recordings
18. "nightmare of max" by hacienda - eye q records
19. "cornnuts & courvoiser" by coppa - djs joint
20. "keep on" by kaoru inoue - seeds and ground
21. "the dancer" by kaoru inoue - seeds and ground
22. "behind the dunes" by electronic resistance - cyber production
23. "assiko" by flying rhythms - lastrum
24. "cool calm" by kensuke shiina - wall of pussy
(wall of sound / pussy foot)
25. "scent of rockstar" by douglas pagan - voltage music
26. "alcyone (jake childs virgin ears remix)" by kirk degiorgio
- freerange records
27. "tweekers (ext. 12" disco)" by freaks
28. "peter pan (a jackin' phreak acid dub)"
by j-rod & pat nice feat. joe good - brique rouge
29. "a break in the clouds (main mix)" by holden
- border community recordings
30. "i like to move (johnny fiasco remix)" by rob slac featuring elisa
- chillin music
"stop, look and move conga mix)" by planalto - belgique musique
32. "gospel golpe" by simbad - g.a.m.m.
33. "???" by ??? - white
34. "the lost tribes of ibadan (dennis ferrer's sfere mix)"
by orixas revisited - gotsoul records
35. "dreadscapes (dub archanoid trim remix)" by echologist - mule musiq
36. "all right (down under mix)" by johnny fiasco featuring jackie
- tonic recordings
37. "your nativity (native dance mix)" by gu & black mamba
- philosophie music
38. "swiss made" by berger/inc - eat raw
39. badorb.com
40. "dis is how we run things (silverlining dub)" by asadinho
- honchos music
41. "puffin stuff (jt's flashback re-work)" by cpen - utensil recordings
42. indo silver club
43. "in the park" by mike dixon
44. jealous dubbers
45. "free (freaksjacktheboxspeakesy)" by seymour bits - magnetron music
46. "journey of the dragons" by galaxy 2 galaxy - ur
47. "midi merge" by orlando voorn - fragile
the night after tomorrow (friday night) will be.....
明後日の夜（金曜日の夜）は・・・。
i put some of my records in the shelves but i recently found out that part of the floor underneath the shelves is sinking..... well, what i should do about that.
レコードの一部を棚に入れているのですが、重みで床の一部が沈んでいることに気付く・・・。さて、どうしたものか。
my stomach has been upsetting for the last few days..... is it because i ate too much of instant ramen noodles? maybe, i need more of bifidobacterias :)
ここ数日間、おなかの調子が良くありません・・・。インスタント・ラーメン等の食べすぎでしょうか。ビフィズス菌が必要か（笑）。
towa tei / flasher
released in 2005 (flash directions)
this side
sometime samurai (atfc's bushido groove)
melody (grant nelson's m25 remix)
that side
risk some soul (kneedeep remix)
sometime samurai (don atom 2005 remix)
well, people say this is the one for the floor. i think this is that kind of 12", and aftc's mix is the one for the floor. "melody" is like mid-90s house. i could understand as the mix is done by grant nelson.
"risk some soul" is deep vocal house with synth, guitar and vocals on top of 4/4 beats. i think this can be used in any atmosphere such as clubs, cafes, etc. don atom's remix is the reconstruct version with electro kind of break beats. it's like cute track.
overall, the sound balance for each frequency is really good.
え～っと、フロア向けというんでしょうかね。そんな感じの12”です。aftcのミックスはまさにそれ! そして「メロディ」は90年代半ばくらいのハウスを彷彿させるようなヴォーカル・ハウス。リミックスがグラント・ネルソンということなんで納得。
「リスク・サム・ソウル」は4つ打ちにシンセ、ギターやヴォーカルが絡むディープ・ヴォーカル・ハウスな曲。この曲は、クラブやカフェなど、いろんな場でかけられる曲ではないでしょうか。最後のドン・アトムのリミックスはエレクトロっぽいブレイク・ビーツで再構築した感じ。かわいい感じのする曲です。
全般的に音のバランスが良いです。
kaoru inoue
released in 2005 (sees and ground / crue-l records )
side-a
1. keep on
2. keep on -uzhaan beats-
side-aa
1. the dancer
2. the dancer -poet-
"keep on" is the 4/4-beat track featuring tabla. it's like exotic spacelike sound. it could be felt so good if i hear it outside. the mix version is without synth and more like underground.
"the dancer" is another feel-so-good track, with piano and spacelike synth are featured. and female poetry reading like narrative is used in the track. personally, the point makes me feel a bit disappointed is that the poety reading is done in english and it's gotta bit of japanese accent.....
「キープ・オン」はタブラをフィーチャーした4つ打ちトラック。エキゾチックなスペイシー・サウンドとでも申しましょうか。野外で聴いたら気持ち良さげな曲です。ミックス・ヴァージョンはシンセの音をはずして、よりアンダー・グラウンドな感じに仕上がってます。
「ザ・ダンサー」、これもまた気持ちの良いトラックです。こちらはピアノがフィーチャーされており、そこにまたもやスペイシーなシンセが絡む。そして、女性の語りが入ります。個人的に、ちょっと残念に思うのは、この語りが英語なんですが、若干日本的な発音なんですよね・・・。
pharrell
released in 2005
a. can i have lt like that (push/pull vox)
b. can i have it like that (push/pull dub)
this is dark and heavy track. tempo is higher than the original hip hop beats. personally, these remixes are rather be categorized as break-beat stuff. these tracks make people dance sedulously rather than get everyone so excited.
ダークでヘヴィーな感じ。ヒップホップのビートよりはテンポを上げてます。どちらかと言えば、個人的にはブレイク・ビーツ寄りなトラック。ガツンと盛り上がると言うよりは、黙々と踊るといった感じでしょうか。
de la soul
released in 1989 (tommy boy )
side a
buddy feat. the jungle bothers, monie love, queen latifah &q-tip
side aa
1. the magic number (1-2-3 mix)
2. ghetto thang (ghetto ximer mix)
you know what it is, this is de la soul. i don't listen to hip hop stuff much but they are one of those few favorite groups. i think it is because their style is not so aggressive. let's party party!!
言わずもがな、のデ・ラ・ソウルです。ヒップホップはあまり聴かないのですが、彼らは数少ない好きなグループのひとつです。恐らくは攻撃的な感じがないからでしょうか。パーティパーティ～!!
the fascinations / fascinated groove (la paresse...)
released in 2004 (saravah / high contrast recordings )
a1. fascinated groove (la paresse...)
b1. fascinated groove (la paresse...) iwamura manabu remix
this is the fascination's track which is formed by a vibraphone player, masami watanabe, and vocal and lyrics were by pierre barough. pierre's whispering voice on top of up tempo jazz is really nice. flip side is the 4/4 beats version mixed by manabu iwamura.
ヴィブラフォン・プレイヤーの渡辺雅美によるザ・ファシネーションズの曲で、ヴォーカルと作詞はピエール・バルーが担当。アップテンポなジャズにピエール・バルーのささやくようなヴォーカルが良い感じ。ｂ面は岩村学のミックスを収録。こちらは若干テンポを落とした４つ打ちヴァージョン。
vision questa / hold my heart
released in 2005 (king cobra / nite gooves )
this side
1. six6 vocal mix
2. six6 beats
3. six6 keyapella
that side
1. vision questa original
2. six6 instrumental
i don't know much about but this 12" is by vision questa from japan. probably, this belongs to deep house category. anyway, i like both the vocal version and without vocal version. original tracks emphasizes more of percussion and acoustic guitar, and vocal is added on top of them. remix work is done by frankie feliciano but whenever i hear "feliciano," i always imagine jose feliciano first (by-talk).
詳しくは知りませんが、日本のグループによる作品。おそらくはディープ・ハウスという部類に属する曲なのでしょう。いずれにしても、ヴォーカルあり、なしヴァージョンともに好きです。オリジナルはパーカッションおよびアコギが前面に出た感じで、そこにヴォーカルが絡む感じ。リミックスをフランキー・フェリシアーノが手がけているのですが、「フェリシアーノ」と聞くと、自分の中ではどうしてもホセ・フェリシアーノ が先に来るんでついついそっちをイメージしてしまいます（余談）。
designer music / good girls
released in ???? (planet e )
again, i don't know the original source but this is the reconstruct version of batucada like percussion stuff. the original source is same as the one used in "give it up" by the goodmen released in 1995. i picked up this one because this is the classic i experienced in real time.
元ネタは分かりませんが、バトゥカーダなパーカッションのリコンストラクト物。1995年リリースのザ・グッドメンによる「ギヴ・イット・アップ」のトラックの元ネタと一緒。リアル・タイムでのクラシック・ネタということでの一枚です。
mike dixon / md project pt. 3
released in 2005 (maybe)
this side
1) jacko and jelly
2) songs on the radio
that side
1) burning flame
2) in the park
this is the mash-up done by mike dixon. i think mash-ups are well established by now. those who were used for samples were not so happy about that though. as a result, i won't write details but please guess by track titles. with regard to clearance of copyrights, mike dixson said in the article i read that most of old jazz staff do not have copyrights. also the other artist said that if the artist was sued by infringement of copyrights, then that would be really great as the track got a lot of attention from the public.
マイク・ディクソンによるマッシュ・アップ物。マッシュ・アップも地位を確立した感じがありますね。使われた方はたまったもんじゃないでしょうけど。というわけでネタはあえて書きませんが、タイトルで推測してください。サンプリングのクリアランスに関しては、以前にマイク・ディクソンの記事の中で、昔のジャズ物は著作権がないので、使い放題だと言ってました。また、他のアーティストは、もしもサンプリングによる著作権の侵害で訴えられたら、それはそれで喜ばしいことだと。というのも、そのトラックが注目されるくらいのヒットになったということからだとさ。
dj icey feat. marlon / bust off the bass
released in ???? (tree records)
this is the one by dj icey i used to buy all the time. i didn't imagine that i could buy his record in japan!! the style/genre used to be called "break beats" at that time but description of break beats in japan is different from what i have known. i still get confused by that. bpm is pretty much faster than those i bought long time ago buty anyway, this is surely a killer break beats!!
こちらは昔によく買ってたdj iceynの一枚。懐かし～!! いつごろの作品なんでしょうか・・・。当時は「ブレイク・ビーツ」と呼ばれてましたが、日本でブレイク・ビーツというと違うんですよね。未だに戸惑ってしまいます。bpmは昔に比べてかなり早いんですが、いずれにしても最高なブレイク・ビーツっす!!
my computer broke down yesterday.....
the only way to recover was to delete all the files in c drive in hdd.
so, i did it.
fortunately, most of the files were stored in d drive but all the addresses and bookmarks were gone.
昨日、パソコンが壊れました・・・。
hddのcドライブを消去した上でのリカバリーのみという状況。
実行しました。
幸い、ほとんどのファイルはdドライブに入れていたのでこちらはok。ですが、アドレスやブックマークなど、全てが飛んでしまいました。
i was suddenly craving for munchies late last night, and i went to a convenience store close to my place. there weren't many selection of products as the store was kind of small but i bought fair amount anyway.
of course, i could not finish all of them but i could have done if i were young. well, i think i can do this kind of thing only during new year holiday or something. at times, like once a year, i want to buy and eat a lot of muncies.
except for going to shrine, i did nothing special during new year break but i think it's nice to be just relaxing.
昨晩遅くに突然スナック菓子等が食べたくなり、近所のコンビニに行きました。小さいお店だったので品揃えは少なかったものの、それなりに買ってきました。
勿論、全てを食べきることは出来ませんでした。昔だったらできたかも。まぁ、こんなことを出来るのも、正月休みの間くらいかなと思いまして。一年に一回くらい、夜中に以上にこの手のものを大量に買って食べたくなります。
この正月は神社に行ったくらいで、これといって何をしたわけでもありませんでした。まぁ、たまにはこんな正月もいいかな、と。
