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Después de hablar sobre Shugo Tokumaru y 4 bonjour's parties, cambiamos a una forma de entender el pop totalmente radical con my little airport, dúo hongkonés, donde en su sencillez radica su belleza. Éste, su disco de debut, apenas dura veinte minutos y sólo utilizaron una guitarra y el teclado para elaborarlo.

Dentro de esta sencillez, también se encuadran sus letras, P, autor de éllas, habla de sus sucesos cotidianos, de sus amigos, de la amistad, de la juventud, en definitva, de su vida, pero siempre con un toque de humor, como en josephine's shop: "The only thing I’ve bought in your shop was a $10 candle with some nice smelling. It couldn’t help you to pay the rent", en la canción que dedica a su amiga, porque en su tienda es donde ensayaban después de clase, o en you don't wanna be my girlfriend, phoebe "All the boys think that you are the best / All the eyes are just looking at your breast" en "You Don't Wanna Be My Girlfriend, Phoebe".

La verdad es que el gran acierto son las preciosas melodías y los pegadizos ritmos que consiguen con tan poco, como en la triste victor, fly me to stafford(I love you when you no longer love me / I need you when you no longer need me) o en "edward, had you ever thought that the end of the world would come on 20.09.01?"

En resumen, un disco fresco, sin complejos, inmediato y lleno de pequeñas grandes canciones

Blog Jennyisinabadmood=> My, Myself & I

Hay discos que son mejores de escuchar solos en la habitación, sin nadie ni nada que te moleste, la ventana cerrada, igual que los ojos y el volumen un poco alto para poder apreciar todos los detalles. El disco de debut de 4 bonjour's parties entraría perfectamente en esta definición.

El original sonido de este septeto japonés se enmarcaría dentro del pop más dulce y ensoñador, y donde la aparente sencillez de las melodías contrasta con la complejidad de las canciones, en las cuales se puede escuchar desde clarinetes, flautas, saxos, trombones hasta acordeones y bongos. Todo ello aderezado por el modo susurrante y fragil de cantar. Uno de los grandes riesgos del disco es la duración de sus canciones, las más cortas casi alcanzan los cinco minutos, pero saben remediarlo perfectamente con continuos cambios de ritmo para conseguir que las canciones sean muy llevaderas.

El disco empieza con "Magpie Willl Peck a Hole in My Plaster Cast", magnífica obertura donde empiezan a mostras sus poderosas bazas, para después pasar a la mejor canción del disco como es "satellite", canción que poco a poco va in crescendo hasta un apoteósico final. Ejemplos del carácter ensoñador de las canciones sería "Il Cortile Grigio", que a buen seguro David Lynch podría colarlo en alguna de sus pelíclas, o la jazzística "otogima horse". Pero es difícil destacar sólo algunos temas, el disco está lleno de pildorazos pop que más de un grupo quisiera tener algo parecido en sus discos.

Un disco sobresaliente de un grupo que está dando sus primeros pasos y altamente recomendable para todos aquellos degustadores del pop.


jennyisinabadmood=> Me, myself & I

TADA Music have the latest review of nhhmbase up for perusal. Below is a choice quote from an amusing article:

"With track 4, 'PL Network', we're back to straightforward time signatures and Johnny Greenwood guitars. Great little melody, too, again making use of Mamoru's fantastic voice. Clocks in at little over 3 minutes, too, meaning it'd have no problems getting on the radio if this were 1962. Of course, if this were 1962, Nhhmbase would be burned as witches."

For the rest of the article, head over to:
http://tadamusic.org/en/node/315

The review mentions the following artists, labels, albums and songs:

4 bonjour's parties
& Records
Queen
Yes
ANA
OK Computer
Radiohead
Marty Friedman
PL Network
Johnny Greenwood
9/8
Rick Wakeman

July, 2008

Wow! Apparently, today's the first July 3rd, 2008, EVER! Some say it may well be the last, but I'm not so sure... Aside from that, happy Independence Day to our buddies in the mystic West. I'm not sure what you people get up to on July 4th, but I hope you've got "TADA Music time" penciled in there somewhere, 'cause we've got bunches of great stuff to give you.

WORDS

First off, we've got a couple of groovy interviews up. There's some happy chin-wagging going on between Saya from Tenniscoats and Japanzine's Jon Wilks. Have a read here:

http://tadamusic.org/en/node/284

He's also been talking to the sexy boys and girls that make up 4 bonjour's parties (check them out on our next TADA Sampler, due sometime later this summer). That one's over here:

http://tadamusic.org/en/node/258

And if that's not enough J-music reading matter for you, Tim Dillon caught up with Lullatone early in June and...errr... discussed dish washing technique. Have it here:

http://tadamusic.org/en/node/251

MUSIC

Of course, we know what you really want us for, and it's all the free music we give away. Well, most of you had very little complaining to do about TADA Sampler Volume Four, featuring a whole host of lovelies, including Tenniscoats, Mothercoat, tailor made for a small room, The Loving Oven, Akira Kosemura and many, many more). If you didn't know about it, it's still online. It's not going anywhere... look!

http://tadamusic.org/en/node/253

More recently (released TODAY, in fact) is a 4-track EP from Night Town Service, a new internet-based project swapping files out of Tokyo and Fukuoka City. It sure is purdy! Check it out for yourself:

http://tadamusic.org/en/node/285

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We reckon that oughta do it for you for the time being, though we're expecting to post an Akira Kosemura interview online in the next few days, as well as a LITE live review before the end of the month.

Hope to see you on the TADA site.

Cheers!

TADA MUSIC STAFF
http://tadamusic.org
Like regular music, only free

July, 2008

Wow! Apparently, today's the first July 3rd, 2008, EVER! Some say it may well be the last, but I'm not so sure... Aside from that, happy Independence Day to our buddies in the mystic West. I'm not sure what you people get up to on July 4th, but I hope you've got TADA Music time penciled in there somewhere, 'cause we've got bunches of great stuff to give you.

WORDS

First off, we've got a couple of groovy interviews up. There's some happy chin-wagging going on between Saya from Tenniscoats and Japanzine's Jon Wilks. Have a read here:

http://tadamusic.org/en/node/284

He's also been talking to the sexy boys and girls that make up 4 bonjour's parties (check them out on our next TADA Sampler, due sometime later this summer). That one's over here:

http://tadamusic.org/en/node/258

And if that's not enough J-music reading matter for you, Tim Dillon caught up with Lullatone early in June and...errr... discussed dish washing technique. Have it here:

http://tadamusic.org/en/node/251

MUSIC

Of course, we know what you really want us for, and it's all the free music we give away. Well, most of you had very little complaining to do about TADA Sampler Volume Four, featuring a whole host of lovelies, including Tenniscoats, Mothercoat, tailor made for a small room, The Loving Oven, Akira Kosemura and many, many more). If you didn't know about it, it's still online. It's not going anywhere... look!

http://tadamusic.org/en/node/253

More recently (released TODAY, in fact) is a 4-track EP from Night Town Service, a new internet-based project swapping files out of Tokyo and Fukuoka City. It sure is purdy! Check it out for yourself:

http://tadamusic.org/en/node/285

---

We reckon that oughta do it for you for the time being, though we're expecting to post an Akira Kosemura interview online in the next few days, as well as a LITE live review before the end of the month.

Hope to see you on the TADA site.

Cheers!

TADA MUSIC STAFF
http://tadamusic.org
Like regular music, only free

July, 2008

Wow! Apparently, today's the first July 3rd, 2008, EVER! Some say it may well be the last, but I'm not so sure... Aside from that, happy Independence Day to our buddies in the mystic West. I'm not sure what you people get up to on July 4th, but I hope you've got "TADA Music time" penciled in there somewhere, 'cause we've got bunches of great stuff to give you.

WORDS

First off, we've got a couple of groovy interviews up. There's some happy chin-wagging going on between Saya from Tenniscoats and Japanzine's Jon Wilks. Have a read here:

http://tadamusic.org/en/node/284

He's also been talking to the sexy boys and girls that make up 4 bonjour's parties (check them out on our next TADA Sampler, due sometime later this summer). That one's over here:

http://tadamusic.org/en/node/258

And if that's not enough J-music reading matter for you, Tim Dillon caught up with Lullatone early in June and...errr... discussed dish washing technique. Have it here:

http://tadamusic.org/en/node/251

MUSIC

Of course, we know what you really want us for, and it's all the free music we give away. Well, most of you had very little complaining to do about TADA Sampler Volume Four, featuring a whole host of lovelies, including Tenniscoats, Mothercoat, tailor made for a small room, The Loving Oven, Akira Kosemura and many, many more). If you didn't know about it, it's still online. It's not going anywhere... look!

http://tadamusic.org/en/node/253

More recently (released TODAY, in fact) is a 4-track EP from Night Town Service, a new internet-based project swapping files out of Tokyo and Fukuoka City. It sure is purdy! Check it out for yourself:

http://tadamusic.org/en/node/285

---

We reckon that oughta do it for you for the time being, though we're expecting to post an Akira Kosemura interview online in the next few days, as well as a LITE live review before the end of the month.

Hope to see you on the TADA site.

Cheers!

TADA MUSIC STAFF
http://tadamusic.org
Like regular music, only free

July, 2008

Wow! Apparently, today's the first July 3rd, 2008, EVER! Some say it may well be the last, but I'm not so sure... Aside from that, happy Independence Day to our buddies in the mystic West. I'm not sure what you people get up to on July 4th, but I hope you've got TADA Music time penciled in there somewhere, 'cause we've got bunches of great stuff to give you.

WORDS

First off, we've got a couple of groovy interviews up. There's some happy chin-wagging going on between Saya from Tenniscoats and Japanzine's Jon Wilks. Have a read here:

http://tadamusic.org/en/node/284

He's also been talking to the sexy boys and girls that make up 4 bonjour's parties (check them out on our next TADA Sampler, due sometime later this summer). That one's over here:

http://tadamusic.org/en/node/258

And if that's not enough J-music reading matter for you, Tim Dillon caught up with Lullatone early in June and...errr... discussed dish washing technique. Have it here:

http://tadamusic.org/en/node/251

MUSIC

Of course, we know what you really want us for, and it's all the free music we give away. Well, most of you had very little complaining to do about TADA Sampler Volume Four, featuring a whole host of lovelies, including Tenniscoats, Mothercoat, tailor made for a small room, The Loving Oven, Akira Kosemura and many, many more). If you didn't know about it, it's still online. It's not going anywhere... look!

http://tadamusic.org/en/node/253

More recently (released TODAY, in fact) is a 4-track EP from Night Town Service, a new internet-based project swapping files out of Tokyo and Fukuoka City. It sure is purdy! Check it out for yourself:

http://tadamusic.org/en/node/285

---

We reckon that oughta do it for you for the time being, though we're expecting to post an Akira Kosemura interview online in the next few days, as well as a LITE live review before the end of the month.

Hope to see you on the TADA site.

Cheers!

TADA MUSIC STAFF
http://tadamusic.org
Like regular music, only free

You could never accuse us TADA folk of being lazy. Fresh on the heels of our TADA Sampler Volume Four, we've 2 great interviews for you over on our official site.

To keep up with all the news from the Japanese underground, why not join our Last.fm group? Check it out here: http://www.last.fm/group/TADA+Music

This week we have an exclusive interview with Lullatone, and a very funny interview with 4 bonjour's parties.

Head over to www.tadamusic.org for more details.