Welcome to [paper shop demos]! This is a playlist of demos, experiments, and really old projects. As Special Agent Dale Cooper once said, "I have no idea where this will lead us, but I have a definite feeling it will be a place both wonderful and strange." Enjoy! :)

If you like what you're hearing, please consider stopping by my Bandcamp page and purchasing my name-your-price digital albums (or even a song or two). Any and all support is greatly appreciated! http://yoshimasukamiya.bandcamp.com

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Download my 7-song EP, "surreal, so real":
soundcloud.com/yoshimasukamiya/sets/surreal-so-real-ep

Download my 6-song EP, "Dark Humor: The Instrumental Demos":
soundcloud.com/yoshimasukamiya/sets/dark-humor-the-instrumentals

Listen to my collaborations (featuring some awesome SoundCloud artists):
soundcloud.com/yoshimasukamiya/sets/collaborations

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DEMOS

This is an alternate version of track 4 from my "surreal, so real" EP.

"surreal, so real" is available to download here:
http://soundcloud.com/yoshimasukamiya/sets/surreal-so-real-ep

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PRODUCTION:

recording/arrangement/mixing: Logic 8 
programming/synths: Reason 3 
live instruments: sanshin [Okinawan lute]

written, performed, and recorded by Joseph Yoshimasu Kamiya under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License

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Download my 7-song EP, "surreal, so real":
soundcloud.com/yoshimasukamiya/sets/surreal-so-real-ep

Listen to my collaborations (featuring some awesome SoundCloud artists):
soundcloud.com/yoshimasukamiya/sets/collaborations

DONATE:
http://yoshimasukamiya.bandcamp.com

Uchina noir: The Cocktail Party [alternate version]

"episode 5" of the Creeptober Club challenge hosted by Tragic Girls (except with original songs instead of artwork). instagram.com/tragicgirlsco

this prompt is "Rewind or Die!" I also wanted to record something in memory of my late Auntie who would've turned 60 yesterday, so a rendition of the opening theme of "Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction" – a 1990s crime/supernatural anthology show that we used to watch religiously – seemed to fit in both respects. (just imagine Jonathan Frakes narrating over this track and your listening experience will improve at least ten-fold.)

artwork by Katie Mansfield
https://instagram.com/tragicgirlsco

softsynths (using plugins from FrozenPlain.com / soundcloud.com/samwindell) and mixing by yana-imi on GarageBand

VHS audio recordings from https://freesound.org
(users 607freesound and flacfile)

Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction theme song (cover demo) | #CreeptoberClub 2022 challenge, episode 5

2009 horror/garage rock demo recorded for the defunct band KcN. This was recorded D.I.Y. in an office space with two condenser mics over the drum kit (hence the unintentionally quiet kick drum) and everything else layered in afterward.

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PRODUCTION:

guitar/bass/synths: Yoshimasu Kamiya
live drums: Toshio

programming/synths: Reason 3
recording/arrangement/mixing: Logic Pro 8

written, performed, and recorded by Joseph Yoshimasu Kamiya under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License

Hollowed Eve [instrumental demo 2009]

2010 cinematic rock demo recorded for the defunct band KcN. Everything was recorded at home on my laptop except for the live drums which were recorded by Taka Fukuda in his rehearsing studio.

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PRODUCTION:

guitar/bass/synths: Yoshimasu Kamiya
live drums: Toshio
ambient vocals: Katie Wardlaw
artwork: Katie Wardlaw (drawing) x Yoshimasu Kamiya (manipulation)

programming/synths: Reason 3
recording/arrangement/mixing: Logic Pro 8

written, performed, and recorded by Joseph Yoshimasu Kamiya under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License

Beacon: Ascent [instrumental demo 2009]

part of my initial experiments with Propellerhead's Reason software in 2010. the final version of this song can be found here: www.soundcloud.com/yoshimasukamiya/uchina-noir-ghosts-of

written, performed, and recorded by Joseph Yoshimasu Kamiya under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License

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Download my 7-song EP, "surreal, so real":
soundcloud.com/yoshimasukamiya/sets/surreal-so-real-ep

Listen to my collaborations (featuring some awesome SoundCloud artists):
soundcloud.com/yoshimasukamiya/sets/collaborations

DONATE:
http://yoshimasukamiya.bandcamp.com

Uchina noir: Ghosts of Chibichiri Cave [demo version]

This is an electronic/industrial-influenced outtake from my "surreal, so real" EP.

"surreal, so real" is available to download here:
soundcloud.com/yoshimasukamiya/sets/surreal-so-real-ep

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PRODUCTION:

written, performed, and recorded by Joseph Yoshimasu Kamiya under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License

software used…
Logic 8 [recording/arrangement/mixing]
Reason 3 [programming/synths]
GarageBand [arrangement]

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Download my 7-song EP, "surreal, so real":
soundcloud.com/yoshimasukamiya/sets/surreal-so-real-ep

Listen to my collaborations (featuring some awesome SoundCloud artists):
soundcloud.com/yoshimasukamiya/sets/collaborations

DONATE:
http://yoshimasukamiya.bandcamp.com

Man to Monster [instrumental demo 2012]

ヤナイミ 𝘆𝗮𝗻𝗮-𝗶𝗺𝗶, "𝒏𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒕𝒎𝒂𝒓𝒆" 𝒊𝒏 𝑼𝒄𝒉𝒊𝒏𝒂𝒂𝒈𝒖𝒄𝒉𝒊
Ryūkyūan (Okinawan) x Japanese roots
music, noise, soundscapes, video

Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction theme song (cover demo) | #CreeptoberClub 2022 challenge, episode 5

yana-imi ヤナイミ