From: owner-basia-digest@smoe.org (basia-digest) To: basia-digest@smoe.org Subject: basia-digest V12 #113 Reply-To: basia@smoe.org Sender: owner-basia-digest@smoe.org Errors-To: owner-basia-digest@smoe.org Precedence: bulk X-To-Unsubscribe: Send mail to "basia-digest-request@smoe.org" X-To-Unsubscribe: with "unsubscribe" as the body. basia-digest Saturday, June 7 2008 Volume 12 : Number 113 Today's Subjects: ----------------- OT: Conchords / Band Recommendations [Brian Lochlaer Subject: OT: Conchords / Band Recommendations Okay, I know this is an old topic. But I've been busy so I'm just now getting around to it. First of all, my wife and I LOVE Flight of the Conchords. I heard them on NPR several months ago and we got the DVDs from our local library as soon as they hit the shelves. This is currently my favorite FOTC song (Doesn't mean that I'm gay, though): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pPyuZ6ZTqmo And second, as someone else noted, the list members *are* great for turning us on to new artists while we wait for the next Basia album. So here's my recommendation: a Japanese band called "Dreams Come True." They've been around since '89 if I'm not mistaken, and crank out roughly one album per year of consistently good material. The lead singer, Miwa Yoshida has a full and resonant voice quite different from the typical J-pop female vocalist falsetto. Below are some samples (some are audio only.) Snow Dance: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bcKq1nU0Wro Asa ga mata kuru (Morning Will Come Again) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EVxtVoh6Jqs&feature=related Kessin wa kinyoubi: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Y4ski3LkTI&feature=related Winter Song (in English. Was included on the Japanese soundtrack album for "Sleepless In Seattle" ) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1oCiSqdLBjM Oyasumi no uta (Goodnight Song) http://tokyostage.haru.tv/viewvideo.php?c=&vid=SC3yYMH5u3Y&artist=dreams%20come%20true&title=%E3%81%8A%E3%82%84%E3%81%99%E3%81%BF%E3%81%AE%E3%81%86%E3%81%9F&t2=&a2=&search=%E3%81%8A%E3%82%84%E3%81%99%E3%81%BF%E3%81%AE%E3%81%86%E3%81%9F%20dreams%20come%20true Sankyu (Thank You) http://tokyostage.haru.tv/viewvideo.php?c=&vid=7hN4fGkbi0M&artist=dreams%20come%20true&title=%E3%82%B5%E3%83%B3%E3%82%AD%E3%83%A5%EF%BC%8E&t2=&a2=&search=%E3%82%B5%E3%83%B3%E3%82%AD%E3%83%A5%EF%BC%8E%20dreams%20come%20true Ano Natsu no Hanabi (That Summer's Fireworks) http://tokyostage.haru.tv/viewvideo.php?c=&vid=NNQZHsJor4c&artist=Dreams%20Come%20True&title=%E3%81%82%E3%81%AE%E5%A4%8F%E3%81%AE%E8%8A%B1%E7%81%AB&t2=&a2=&search=%E3%81%82%E3%81%AE%E5%A4%8F%E3%81%AE%E8%8A%B1%E7%81%AB%20Dreams%20Come%20True Shigatsu no Ame (April Rain) http://tokyostage.haru.tv/viewvideo.php?c=&vid=s3wivw67bS4&artist=dreams%20come%20true&title=%EF%BC%94%E6%9C%88%E3%81%AE%E9%9B%A8&t2=&a2=&search=%EF%BC%94%E6%9C%88%E3%81%AE%E9%9B%A8%20dreams%20come%20true Shichigatsu Nanoka, Hare (7 July, Clear) http://tokyostage.haru.tv/viewvideo.php?c=&vid=IjKqBoORPDw&artist=dreams%20come%20true&title=7%E6%9C%887%E6%97%A5%E3%80%81%E6%99%B4%E3%82%8C&t2=&a2=&search=7%E6%9C%887%E6%97%A5%E3%80%81%E6%99%B4%E3%82%8C%20dreams%20come%20true So I got a little carried away.   Cheers, - -Brian* - --- On Tue, 5/20/08, Chris Gibbons <Chris.Gibbons@burberry.com> wrote: From: Chris Gibbons <Chris.Gibbons@burberry.com> Subject: RE: cruisin' for bruisin' question To: basia@smoe.org Date: Tuesday, May 20, 2008, 3:34 AM I have to second this (being from NZ myself!) The Conchords are great .... And yes, they might take a bit of getting used to, but stick with it, It's worth it, I promise .... My favourite is the pencil song (not sure what it is called) - they even play that on BBC radio 2 here in the UK. Will also 2nd that list members are a great source of recommendations! Chris ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 6 Jun 2008 15:48:20 -0700 (PDT) From: Leslie Osborn Subject: Re: OT: Conchords / Band Recommendations Hahahaha! "Why can't a heterosexual guy tell a heterosexual guy his booty's fly?" Why indeed. - --Leslie (listening to Estelle lately) - ----- Original Message ---- From: Brian Lochlaer To: basia@smoe.org Sent: Friday, June 6, 2008 6:15:43 PM Subject: OT: Conchords / Band Recommendations Okay, I know this is an old topic. But I've been busy so I'm just now getting around to it. First of all, my wife and I LOVE Flight of the Conchords. I heard them on NPR several months ago and we got the DVDs from our local library as soon as they hit the shelves. This is currently my favorite FOTC song (Doesn't mean that I'm gay, though): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pPyuZ6ZTqmo And second, as someone else noted, the list members *are* great for turning us on to new artists while we wait for the next Basia album. So here's my recommendation: a Japanese band called "Dreams Come True." They've been around since '89 if I'm not mistaken, and crank out roughly one album per year of consistently good material. The lead singer, Miwa Yoshida has a full and resonant voice quite different from the typical J-pop female vocalist falsetto. Below are some samples (some are audio only.) ------------------------------ End of basia-digest V12 #113 ****************************