september 2006 mix
Date: Sun, 24 Sep 2006 8:29 PM
this mix took a bit of finagling but in the end i like how it turned
out. way back when i was orig. thinking of doing this as a
french/japanese mix since i have a fair amount of french tracks, but
the korean tracks provide a better foil. this mix isn't a broad
cross-section, just what i've come across over the years, which means
that the majority of the japanese tracks are the people who have
become well-known in the US. so there aren't too many surprises on
the japanese front. in contrast the korean tracks are all unknowns in
the US and a bit more representative of the general korean pop scene
since i get CDs from my cousins. i don't think any korean music has
gotten any attention here, which as you'll hear isn't too surprising
b/c most of it is derivative and not very original. but it can still
be enjoyable and oftentimes hilarious (check out "noona's dream" a
korean version of o-zone's hit). the japanese music on the other hand
is much more distinctive, although what i've come across and liked has
been either campy/kitschy or distantly cool. one closing comment:
i've been a big fan of pizzicato five for a while now, but putting
together this mix has reminded me just how much i enjoy their music
and how i've neglected them lately. will def. be getting back to
listening to more of them.
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napolean born-ta-par-tay
korean and japanese mix
9/22/06
1 rollercoaster . triangle . after the tone
2 rain [bi] (feat. epik high, lim jeong hee) . it's raining . my groove
3 rain [bi] . it's raining . i
4 clon . one more time . ... hajima! [stop it!]
5 clon . one more time . gibun joteun nal
6 hyun young (orig. o-zone) . noona's dream
7 kim hyung joong . self-titled (vol. 2) . dareun uri
8 kim hyung joong . self-titled (vol. 2) . lucky
9 cibo matto . viva! la woman . apple
10 cibo matto . viva! la woman . birthday cake
11 mayu kitaki . japan for sale (vol. 2) (compilation) . nakanaide
12 cornelius . matador at fifteen (compilation) . drop
13 towa tei . last century modern . butterfly
14 towa tei . sound museum . everything we do is music
15 fantastic plastic machine . beautiful . beautiful days (reprise)
16 pizzicato five . antique 96 (import) . this can't be love
17 pizzicato five . made in usa . baby love child
18 pizzicato five . happy end of the world . it's a beautiful day