Beat,Poem: Kenji
Film,Poem: 川　　

<Film>
https://youtu.be/23pGrlqM8xo?si=5jVaHPyRAyzXYGve


<Kenji lyric >
ありきたり
毎日
乗ってない

騒がしい
奇跡
嘘みたい

何でも
見たい
くだらない

ふらついて
夢と生きる
どのくらい

ありきたり
毎日
乗ってない

騒がしい
奇跡
嘘みたい

朝帰り
共に
歩みたい

溶けたい
形
無いくらい

ありきたり
毎日
乗ってない

騒がしい
奇跡
嘘みたい

朝帰り(ありきたり)
共に(毎日)
歩みたい(乗ってない)

溶けたい(騒がしい)
形(奇跡)
無いくらい(嘘みたい)

<川 lyric>
私の曖昧な記憶は
ただ忘れていただけではなく
世界はもっとぼんやりとしていて
私がここにいるということでさえ
はっきりと未だ感じられることがない
ただあなたが今こうして
目の前で話をしていて
私はやっとこの喜びを
感じることができる
息をすることができると思う
木が呼吸をしていて眠る時
闇も一つの大きな生物のように
息をして眠っている

Kenji & 川 - good sleep

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

Poet.

galen tipton : https://soundcloud.com/galentipton
awaport 1st compilation is released ♬
Release date : April 12 / 2024

The release will take place on awaport's SoundCloud and bandcamp, as well as a limited number of CD-Rs printed with jacket artwork on the disc.
Special thanks to all of supported awaport’s 1st release.
Link in bio !

awaport is a new community based in Japan, with <awa pops> as the theme in  awaport, we will explore mixed pop sound consisting of various contexts such as collage, natural, bubblegum, and eco.
the music awaport’s offeried is synonymity of eats, walks, sleeps. you can meet new pops here, they will welcome it.

< awaport >
SoundCloud : http://soundcloud.com/awaport
Bandcamp : https://awaport.bandcamp.com/
instagram : https://www.instagram.com/awaport_____
X : https://twitter.com/awaport_____

curation & artwork by ｎｏｎｏｋａ

galen tipton - bubble geyser

ּ۪
紫҉̾҉靄̾
ⱽ̾̾ⁱᵒˡᵉᵗ  ̾ʰ̾ᵃ̾̾ᶻ̾̾ᵉ҉

𓏲ּ۪۪
ཻུ ⚕
例えば眠る前、窓を開けて外の風をとりこみ
ᶠᵒʳ ᵉˣᵃᵐᵖˡᵉ, ᵇᵉᶠᵒʳᵉ ᵍᵒⁱⁿᵍ ᵗᵒ ˢˡᵉᵉᵖ, ᵒᵖᵉⁿ ᵗʰᵉ ʷⁱⁿᵈᵒʷ ᵗᵒ ˡᵉᵗ ⁱⁿ ᵗʰᵉ ᵒᵘᵗˢⁱᵈᵉ ᵇʳᵉᵉᶻᵉ
少しだけ空間を柔らかくする
ᵃⁿᵈ ˢᵒᶠᵗᵉⁿ ᵗʰᵉ ˢᵖᵃᶜᵉ ᵃ ˡⁱᵗᵗˡᵉ
その後、目を瞑ってこの曲の中へ
ᵀʰᵉⁿ, ᶜˡᵒˢᵉ ʸᵒᵘʳ ᵉʸᵉˢ ᵃⁿᵈ ⁱᵐᵐᵉʳˢᵉ ʸᵒᵘʳˢᵉˡᶠ ⁱⁿ ᵗʰⁱˢ ᵐᵘˢⁱᶜ ˢᵖᵃᶜᵉ

そして、一緒に呼吸してみて
ᵀʳʸ ᵗᵒ ᵇʳᵉᵃᵗʰᵉ ᵃˡᵒⁿᵍ ʷⁱᵗʰ ⁱᵗ
できたらそのまま、躰の動くままに　
ᴵᶠ ʸᵒᵘ ᶜᵃⁿ, ᶜᵒⁿᵗⁱⁿᵘᵉ ᵃˢ ʸᵒᵘʳ ᵇᵒᵈʸ ᵐᵒᵛᵉˢ ⁿᵃᵗᵘʳᵃˡˡʸ

𓏲ּ۪۪
۰ ۪۪۫۫ ࣨࣨࣨࣨ ၴႅၴ 

あなたを囲うものを溶かして
ᴸᵉᵗ ᵉᵛᵉʳʸᵗʰⁱⁿᵍ ˢᵘʳʳᵒᵘⁿᵈⁱⁿᵍ ʸᵒᵘ ᵐᵉˡᵗ ᵃʷᵃʸ

紫҉̾҉靄

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1. Kevin Murf - Last Minute
2. City Kudu - Xylia Varsion
3. Rolando Simmons - Through Towers
4. Le Frit - Lotophagie
5. DJ Japanese Hick - kaso future 5
6. Loto Retina - Courir
7. pq - triskelion
8. orchidvial - bird shrine
9. Yetsuby - 1.2.3 Soleil
10. Tangents - Old Organs 
11. tal egg - fomi , dancing for willows ˚​∞​˚
12. Radiohead - Little By Little (Caribou RMX)
13. Teqmun - Continue
14. datasette - Alpine Zone
15. arad acid - koch metisch (exael remix)
16. upsammy - Galax P.
17. Artur M Puga - a kind kiss juke
18. Tristan Arp - life after humans
19. 豊平区民 - 介護