From: owner-ecto-digest@smoe.org (ecto-digest) To: ecto-digest@smoe.org Subject: ecto-digest V8 #222 Reply-To: ecto@smoe.org Sender: owner-ecto-digest@smoe.org Errors-To: owner-ecto-digest@smoe.org Precedence: bulk ecto-digest Sunday, August 11 2002 Volume 08 : Number 222 Today's Subjects: ----------------- Re: Looking for a certain sound of music [Neile Graham Subject: Re: Looking for a certain sound of music You might be interested in Aiko Shimada, especially her most recent album, _Blue Marble_. Her music is dreamy pop with a touch of jazz and definitely a Japanese flavour. Her website is http://www.aikoshimada.com/ and samples are at http://www.aikoshimada.com/main/disco.html. I highly recommend her music--it's unique in my experience, and grows on me the more I hear it. Sorry for the late response--it has been a busy summer! - --Neile At 9:26 PM -0700 8/5/02, Angel's Shadow wrote: >I just heard a song I fell in love with by Incubus called "Aqueous >Transmission," and it got me trying to sort through my music for anything that >has a combination of traditional Japanese sound with modern singing styles and >modern instrumentation. I realized I have almost next to nothing in that >area, but the sound has always appealed to my ears in a sort of meserizing >way. Is anybody familiar with artists that would fall into the mixed category >of that undefinable Ecto sound and traditional Japanese influences in the vein >of the previously mentioned Incubus song, the sound of "Floating Museum" from >the Ghost in the Shell soundtrack or perhaps something like Forbidden Colours >by Ryuichi Sakamoto? (Although I love the music of Forbidden Colours, I feel >the singing is too reminiscent of Spandau Ballet and detracts from the music.) >Thanks for any help! > >Kristen - -- - ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Neile Graham ...... http://www.sff.net/people/neile ....... neile@sff.net Les Semaines: A Weekly Journal . http://www.sff.net/people/neile/semaines The Ectophiles' Guide to Good Music ............ http://www.ectoguide.org ------------------------------ End of ecto-digest V8 #222 **************************