awesome.. i got a little tear in my eye.. beautiful

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Tancred's self-titled full length — available on vinyl, CD and digitally October 15, 2013 through Topshelf Records.

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Tancred - The Worst Kind

Age Of

We’ll Take It

Returnal

Describing Bodies

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

Omasta - Who They Was

SPRINT

No Phone No Number

Perfect Me

Perfect Me (This Is Lorelei Remix)

'Submarine' is taken from the debut album by herbal tea, 'Hear as the Mirror Echoes', out August 29, 2025 on @orindal and @golddayrecs

Vinyl, cassette & digital pre-order: herbaltea.bandcamp.com/album/hear-as…mirror-echoes

Official music video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LuOWDWaWr_I

Lyrics:
I don't know why I'm walking
through these streets at night alone
when will my love be here
when will you come and save me?

I'm like a submarine
I'm looking through the periscope
nobody sees me
my eyes are only open for you
mind is barely open.

down in the soil
up in smoke
a huff of heavy fumes
trying not to think of then,
when she was always hiding.

I don't know why I'm walking
down this road
the 'ship has flown
soared out of the atmosphere
like you're already losing
mind, you're barely bruising
mind, you're barely losing
losing.


submarine

track for  "A Charity Compilation in Aid of the 2025 LA Wildfires -resilience-"

-- buy and support --
https://dublabjp.bandcamp.com/album/a-charity-compilation-in-aid-of-the-2025-la-wildfires-resilience

for the twin (masutomi edition)

This brilliant remix was originally done as a secret weapon for Subb-an, Noir and a few close dj-friends to play out and surprise the crowds around the globe.
After handing out private copies to a few selected djs we ended up with enormous support on this remix from:
Seth Troxler, Jamie Jones, Radioslave, Art Department, Pete Tong, Dubfire,
Matthew Dear, Tiefschwarz, Butch, Gorge, Jimpster, Sasha,Reboot, Deetron,
Tim Green, 2000 And One, Catz n' Dogz, Matt Tolfrey, Ryan Crosson and
Nic Fanciulli.

At DC10's closing party at Ibiza the Subb-an Remix was played no less than 3 times and the crowd was ecstatic each time. And after the YouTube video of Seth Troxler & Jamie Jones playing the track that specific night surfaced we have now ended up with a huge buzz and demand for this track to be released.
So here you go..... The Subb-an Remix of “Around”.

The video from DC10: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LtezHhJu5n8
Available Now:  http://www.beatport.com/release/around/819679

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