Recently I mentioned that I had a cassette tape from over 40 years ago when The Takahashi Band of 82 made a demo track for a potential TV commercial. The track was only worked on for a day or two and then abandoned. I think we all had a busy year and for whatever reason this recording was discarded.

I also talked about sharing the recording one day just for nostalgic reasons, however the mix was a very basic end-of-day progress mix and no vocal part was conceived. Sharing it in this form would not do the potential of the work any justice.

The track began with chords and synths that Yukihiro Takahashi recorded, the basic building blocks of his composition. I added the drum part. Having been intensively rehearsing and performing Takahashi material this triggered a distinct blend of my own style as might appear on tracks such as 'The Art of Parties' and Yukihiro's style on tracks such as 'Glass'. Haruomi Hosono added his brilliance on bass, as well as Masami Tsuchiya overlaying guitar parts and Hajime Tachibana adding a saxophone solo.

Fast forward over 40 years....
 
At the end of 2023 I sent the demo to singer/songwriter Marco Machera, someone I’ve collaborated with a few times in the past and whose vocal style I felt would compliment the music. Yukihiro also enjoyed Marco's music, including it on his own radio show. I asked Marco to consider adding a vocal which he was happy to do, also composing lyrics too.

I used an AI program to break down the stereo mix of the original cassette recording into individual tracks (this is a relatively new technology and although the quality struggled it allowed for a little bit more flexibility with the mixing and blending of new overdubs). The performed parts were retained, and to which I recorded some additional instrumentation as well as joining Marco on the chorus vocals. I made a new mix of the track. So what we have here is the finished piece: “Impossible Until It Happens”. 

Marco and I share this as an homage to Yukihiro who passed away this time last year and is greatly missed. We can feel the essence of Yukihiro's writing style in this track and we hope that you enjoy it.

Music by Yukihiro Takahashi / Song & Lyrics by Marco Machera

Yukihiro Takahashi - Keyboards
Haruomi Hosono - Electric Bass
Steve Jansen - Drums & Percussion, Additional Sequencers & Synthesisers, Chorus Vocals
Masami Tsuchiya - Electric Guitar
Hajime Tachibana - Saxophone
Marco Machera -  Lead Vocals, Samples, Additional Synthesiser
(for more information www.marcomachera.com)

Impossible Until It Happens

"Think Good " 
Lyrics by OMSB 
Produced by OMSB
Co-Produced by Kurt Vandan 
Scratch by DJ YAZI

Forthcoming Album "Think Good" 2015.5.2 Release.

Lyrics：
もしかして俺は小せえんじゃねぇ？ グチグチ小言を言いてぇだけ 自信の無さ故 陰険なフレーズ
懺悔なら今だぜ真剣にやれ  全てから逃げたくなる様な事 ネットの小言にすぐパラノる事
理想と現実に苛立つ事 全部女々しさから生まれた行動 
人に真っ当に向き合う事 言葉と振る舞いに気を付ける事
優しさと甘やかし見分ける事 出来るだけ最後まで信じる事
何もかもが煩く感じて ダサい奴らをただ見下して 裏切ったあいつにフラストレーション
胡散臭い賛辞に睨み利かして 無知を貶しフェイマスにジェラス
人のネガティブだけがよく目立つ 不貞腐れたり 怒鳴りあげたり 俺こんな事やる為に生きてねぇ
もうハッキリ言って疲れた どんなマイナスもプラスに繋げたいがただの善人にゃなりたくもねぇ
今の自分をどんだけ好けるか バグっちまった人生　ひん曲がった根性
チェンジする精神 一度Formatしようか 魔法の呪文はHocus to the Pocus 
"All Bad" JordanからThink to da Good

こんな気持ちになれた事だけで最高 見返り求めたいつも俺が俺がってさ
解ってた様で解ってない頭では 反省が行動伴って意味をなす
一先ずヒートアップした脳ミソが 弾みのままにいっちょ全て身任した
but 俺の起爆剤はずっと闘争本能だ 気分次第で何時だってハルクさ
変わらねぇよそんな簡単に でもその気にならなきゃ始まんねぇ
だいじょぶだぁlike a 志村けん 意味はねぇ 前見て走るだけ
gimme the pain なんて独りよがり惨めで何も引き出せねしR.I.P. 昔の俺 
ニュー俺 右左も分からねぇが兎に角 everybody scream (god damn go)

口だけじゃねぇ事証明する 素直な言葉で表現する 人の話をちゃんと聞く ルーズな所も割と直す
im fine thank you and you? お前はどうなの？良く考えろ 
不安材料全て燃料 んなもんガソリンぶっかけ火つけちまえ
OK 気張ってこうぜ 未完成でそりゃ当然 やっぱり変化は怖ぇ、だからその女々しさ叩き直せ
幸せは歩いてこねぇ、でも不幸せも歩いてこねぇ、伸るか反るかは僕らの独断 
walkmanの頃から知ってんじゃん (god damn)

目を逸らしゃ手招きする道化 向かい合えばブチ当たる本音
前者の方が後者より楽さ だが喉元過ぎりゃ忘れる薄情な熱さ
まぶたに微かに映るガラクタの魂振り切ってみる やっと抗った against gangsta 
ah made you look!! 意外な事でこのゲーム制した 増えてく得手不得手
経て手前の目で見て手で得てきたflava , again & again やっと壁が壊せそうまるでベルリン 
別々のイメージが一つに 抜ける出口脱出の糸口
Legacy与えるnever seen before 自己再生 己の力を信じよう
spinしろ、間違い無いbeats & rhymeを このabilityにresponse 濃くなる密度
dope+信条 = Megaton B-Boy 今はまだ貧乏だけど楽しいよ 未だ50とEL-Pはブレてないヒーロー
リスタート新居 窓からの景色...いや、変わったのは俺と愛しのbaby 吐かない溜め息 腹に持つ正義
自立とは腹括った男のクレジット 新鮮味の無い日々
人生は一度きり 信じるのは自身の耳 だから待たずに探すオタノシミ
新しいフロー 新しいライム 新しいトラックに新しい服 新しい靴に新しい家 新しい生活 新しい俺
ゲシュタルト崩壊 4 life オーライboom bye bye何も問題無い 東西南北 何処を探したって お前も俺も此処しか居ない


http://www.summit2011.net/

OMSB "Think Good"     (Prod by OMSB, Scratch by DJ YAZI)

The World Is Yours

Music by Smokebees
Lyrics by Taku Sudo
Mix by Miki Hirose
Art by Taku Sudo
*Special thanks to Fumi(from Yule) for playing the drums.

For Mark Linkous' 54th birthday.

[Lyrics]
There are lights and sparkle so we can feel the darkness
There are all these buildings so we can measure the height of the sky

There are noise and music so we can hear the silence
There is surface of water so that the sun can reflect on it

The world is yours
The world is yours

There are snails so slowly so we can walk on our feet
There are sweet people around you so you can find yourself in solitude
There is breeze in spring so we know we are alive
There are memories of your town so you know how to solace your love

The world is yours
The world is yours

There are new-born lives so we can say goodbye
There are dreams that you have given up so you are ready for existence

The world is yours


The World Is Yours

作曲　　:　ロースケイ　twitter.com/rosskeyy
歌・作詞：アベカワ　twitter.com/avecawasan @avecawasan

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後ろめたいよ　ドキドキ
きみの家に向かうの

気付かれないよう　誰にも
内緒の金曜日

歩いてる　歩いてる　街の声も聞こえないふりで
歩いてく　歩いてく　鼓動少し早くなる
きみへ合図 鳴らすベル


確かめたいの　いますぐ
胸の熱もほどほど

波打つ体温　あずけて
最初のひとことで

歩いてる　歩いてる　駆け出してもっと加速して

走ってく　走ってく　息も上がる暑い夜
引き寄せて　ねえ　迷わずに


沸き上がる水蒸気にのぼせそうでも
その顔もっとよく見せて


歩いてる　歩いてる　誰の声も聞こえないままで
歩いてく　歩いてく　鼓動少し早くなる
歩いてる　歩いてる　駆け出してもっと加速して

走ってく　走ってく    息も上がるあつい夜
チャイム押して　まわり出す
引き寄せて　ねえ　迷わずに

HIKARIMITSUSHIMA

プレイリスト女

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