[Editor’s notes: Originally written on: 9/18/16. The following post was delayed by a week, because a freak storm took out my internet for a week.]
Hey guys, how’s it going?
So, I did another thing. I’ve got to stop doing that.
Anyway,
A while back, Evan messaged me saying that Yung Bae had another Japanese edits for me to check out. There was one song in particular that I liked, but I really wanted to hear the original versio~ … *oof*
Evan: WUBBA LUBBA DUB DUB GUYS! Chris and I back on the web giving you that J-POP SNAZZ! Giving you an original track by Anri called Shyness Boy!!!!!!! As Chris just mentioned about Yung Bae(a.k.a. Dallas Cotton), I sent him an edit of the track by Yung Bae and we didn’t know who originally made it at the time. So Chris wanted to researc-*oof* HEY!
Oh, yeah. By the way, Evan’s here. I was going to say that before he RUDELY interrupted me. >P
I already talked about Yung Bae before in Week 94, Catch You Catch Me by Gumi, the first opening to CardCaptor Sakura. As I mentioned then, I’m not a particular fan of Yung Bae’s edits. I don’t like how the vocals pulse with the bass, mainly. So, when I heard his edit called Boogie!, which I really liked, I really wanted to find the original version, because I was sure it would be better, in my opinion. I think I hit the max streams for that song on BandCamp.
Let’s get to the post, and more shenanigans.
Shyness Boy by Anri
Boogie! By YUNG BAE
Oh, now what!?? *WHAM*
Evan: *CRASH FROM CEILING* THAT’S CAUSE YOU SUCK :3 But people have their opinions. Plus a lot of future funk peeps do that. And usually the original is always better. I’ve told Chris about Future Funk cause a lot of musicians take some old japanese vocals from classic tracks from like the 70s or something. I’d name some other Future Funk guys, but THAT’S NOT WHAT WE’RE TALKING ABOUT!!!! Anyway I~ *PUNCHED* OW!!!!
HA, How do you like that!!? I can go all day, Evan!
And yeah guys, if you want more Future Funk artists, you should ask Evan directly, probably on StereoNerds. He has a much more expansive collection of music than I do, but he doesn’t know Japanese XP.
Evan: I find a lot of music shit 24/7 and even met a few people who do music around where I live. And I know a little bit of Japanese...from Filthy Frank...you don’t wanna know...and I’ll find any music for anyone...except country and other foreign stuff.
.. and Beach Boys, except for Pet Sounds.
That is quite a “refined” Japanese vocabulary XD
Evan: SHUT UP!
Anyway, I’m glad that Evan agrees with me that remixes and edits are not usually better than the original. There are some remixes and edits that I would say are equal, but not better, than the originals. The worst thing about Yung Bae’s edit, Boogie!, is that it cuts off right as the verse starts and then repeats the verse again. So, that meant that I had to infer the main lyrics in the verse, which I mistook as Shining Star, instead of Shyness Boy. I was also fairly sure that the vocals were by Anri, even though the vocals were “warped”. So, I went onto mojim.com, and looked at all Anri’s songs that had “shining” in the title. And then, I stopped looking. There were a lot of songs by Anri, and I really didn’t feel like looking through all of them. How long ago was that, Evan?
Evan: I think it was like...3 months ago? I don’t know I hate math.
Yeah, sounds about right. That might have been around the time that I had started my internship, and was kind of overwhelmed. So, I just checked when I texted Evan about finding the original version of Boogie!, It was back on June 14 when I was in Fargo with my dad. I had been listening to that song a lot while I was in Fargo. Here is the text I sent Evan then:
“Evan, I need you to find the original song for Boogie! From Japanese Disco Edits 2. Or I may eviscerate Yung Bae.”
I was not happy. One thing I don’t like that I’ve seen from Yung Bae is that he gives his edits different titles than the original songs, and doesn’t give proper credits. However, he did that initially for Japanese Disco Edits 1, but after a while he changed the titles to the title of the original song and then put that it was his edit. So, I was waiting for him to do that with Japanese Disco Edits 2, but he hadn’t done that yet. And I really wanted the original song. I’m not sure if he’s planning to do change his titles again, but I think it’s kind of pretentious if you don’t give the original artists credit. That’s the main reason that I’m not a big Yung Bae fan, the pulsing vocals, second.
I don’t know. What do you think, Evan?
Evan: *smacks lips while eating all of Chris’s munchies* …What? OH um, I do think he should also give the original artist the credit they deserve...Actually, now that you mention it, when he first uploaded them, he DID give them credit by putting the original artist name in the description for the EP. But I checked again and he deleted the names...hmmmm...well anyway yes I do believe they should be credited. That goes for every other Future Funk guy as well. The pulsing vocals with the bassline don’t bother me at all though. Cause I’m a sucker for chopped vocals. Also I like the munchies that Chris provided while making this *NOM*
Which is fine. I personally find chopped vocals jarring. As long as the song is good, I’ll listen to them, but I prefer the originals without them.
And I did not provide munchies.. tte iuuka, where did you get Fritos? We are in two separate states. Are… are you eating my cyber munchies??
Evan: ...ummm…*throws em out the window* What munchies? Haha I don’t know...SO ANYWAY! The tracks?
But right before we get to that, I’ve got to tell them the story of how I found Shyness Boy. It’s short, but really cool.
So, there I was in the middle of the Atlantic mountains, when I giant fire-breathing stingray stole my i-pod
Evan: BUT YOU DON’T OWN AN IPOD YOU BAKA!!!!
SHUT UP, Evan. It’s my story. Don’t make me call in Linda…
Linda: You rang?
Oh, shit. It’s Linda.
Evan: Linda I have a gun, if you don’t leave now I’m shoving this up your butt. DO THE MATH!
It won’t have any effect, Evan. Just….
RUN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
*Huff huff* I think we lost her. *huff huff*
Evan: Seriously, who the heck is she???
Some say she’s my secretary… I don’t know who she is tbh.
Evan: Why the heck do you need a secretary???
I don’t. I can work things out just fine myself, but the power of Linda is strong.
Evan: *SLAP* We’re getting off topic here.
Keep your voice down... She’ll hear you.
But anyway,
I was at my internship on Thursday, and I wanted to listen to Good Bye Boogie Dance by Anri, which I had on my phone. Unfortunately, I hadn’t copied the song over onto my work pc, so I went online to find it. I did find it, but in the process, I found a different version of the song, that’s more lively and instrumental, on SoundCloud. And after it finished playing, it went to the next related song, which was Shyness Boy. I was listening, and I said, “I know this song. It’s the original song for Boogie!” The artist’s name was written in Kanji, so I threw it into Denshi Jisho, and found out that IT WAS ANRI. I was so right, but the song had nothing to do with “Shining Star”. So, I just randomly find the song doing what I do best, listening to J-pop.
I was really excited, and IMMEDIATELY texted Evan!
Evan: *snores*
EVAN, okite!!!!
Evan: *wakes up* Yeah I know you crapped yourself about finding the original track, yadda-yadda-yadda. YUNG BAE and Anri blah blah blah. STUFF
You did say that you were sure I could find it, and I did!
Evan: So what do you want a medal? …Haha I’m kidding, I just knew you would cause you always end up finding japanese stuff.
That’s because I’m really passionate about music, and Japanese has become a second language to me. Also, I’d like a hug since you asked.
Evan: No I didn’t, but fine.
Yay ~ :3
Evan: ANYWAY MOVING ON!
I know, Ev. I just get side-tracked. gomen~ teehee~
Evan: DON’T WE ALL!
Alright, so we’re going to start with Shyness Boy by Anri. What are your thoughts, Evan?
Evan: Original is better...and longer. Cause the edit from Yung Bae is SHORT.
It is quite short. I really like the bass line and the use of horns, plus Anri’s voice blends very well with the harmonies. It’s just a nice upbeat dance tune. I’ve heard four songs by Anri now, and they’re all good.
Also, here’s an interesting fact that I just found out while looking up the song info. Anri’s actual name is Eiko Kawashima, interesting. And she sang the closing theme for the 1998 Olympics at Nagano. Didn’t Daft Punk perform Get Lucky at the Olympics, Ev?
Evan: I never looked into that. I haven’t really been following Daft Punk lately.
No, there was a choir that performed Get Lucky, that’s right.
Evan: Ah right. Forgot about that.
I don’t know. Just an interesting connection I made.
[Editor’s notes: Could not find the song info, but I’m guessing it might be the same as other songs on the album. I have a splitting headache, and searched a lot. So, here’s a list of potential candidates:
[Editor’s notes: I just found the info on this website: http://www.kget.jp/lyric/147038/SHYNESS+BOY_%E6%9D%8F%E9%87%8C
They seem to have that info more on lyrics sites.
~small yay. Still have a headache]
And I think I’ve given my opinions on Boogie! So what do you like about Boogie!, Ev? Is there anything that you think is better than Shyness Boy that Yung Bae did?
Evan: I guess it’s the stronger beat and what he does with the bassline is pretty stronger. The vocals don’t appear as much though. PLUS IT’S SHORT. It is one of my favorites from his EP though.
Alright, so that’ll do it for this post. This was way more fun the last time. It helps when I don’t trap Evan in my room, and feed him cyber Fritos. But it just works a lot better to use Google Docs for this kind of thing. He can write at the same time in a completely different location.
Evan: Also guys, hit me up on my facebook group StereoNerds if you want to find more music that isn’t just J-Pop. Cause it’s something I love to do for people. I’m mainly good at finding electronic stuff but I can help with some other things as well. The only rule is NO POPULAR STUFF THAT EVERYBODY KNOWS. I’m also known as Ghastrophonic on mixcloud.com if you want to hear my radio mixes.
Yep. For those of you that don’t know, my blog just started out as a “Weekly” post on StereoNerds. And I started posting around the time that Evan created StereoNerds. He told me that he added me to StereoNerds, and I had no idea what I was going to post. And now we’re here!! It’s been more than two years now since my first post on StereoNerds. When did you start StereoNerds, Ev?
Evan: September 9th. So a few days from now. 3 years ago.
Really? Ok, gimme a sec.
Nope! I was dead wrong. I started archiving my old posts as word documents on September 30 of 2013 (I actually put the date on my old archived posts). Oh my gosh! That means that my blog is almost three years old. I’m gonna cry~
[Editor’s Note: Instead of posting next week, I’m posting today, because guess what day it is?
September 30, 2016. So, this post marks the third anniversary of my blog!! ~small yay]
Shit, Evan! Look at what we’ve done. The grandeur of our great musical adventure.
Evan: If you wanna call it that.
I honestly don’t know what to call it, but it’s insane XD
Evan: Right…*snores*
I suppose as long as it’s something you love, it’s not surprising that you can put so much time and effort into it.
Alright, well that’ll do it for this week.
If you guys have any questions or requests, please let me know.
Also, feel free to hit up Evan. He’s my senpai~ :3
Evan: *wakes up* NO!
~nyan :3 ?
Evan: Ugh...
I’m just kidding, Ev. I like being a shit. Do you want to leave some links for these guys to check out StereoNerds and MixCloud?
Evan: ...Yes, do it. I’m gonna chill to Dan Caine now...
Evan: If we were sellouts, I don’t think we’d be doing this.
If I don’t advertise Chris’ stuff, I don’t get cake. But you’re right, I don’t think I’d want to do this as a job, or have anyone else tell me how to post.
Evan: ………...Cake is awesome
It is. Good talk!
Chris no mono
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I have a lot of liked tracks on SoundCloud, and Watch Later songs on Youtube if you want to check them out. I’ve also got song ideas and one rough cover on SoundCloud.
Mite mite mite ne!
I’m really glad Evan and I could do another collab. It was really fun.
Thanks Ev!
See you guys next week!
Evan: WUBBA LUBBA DUB DUB!!!
Ja, kore de.
Bye Bye!!!
Evan: Peace guys. Stay chill.
- Chris and Evan
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Minna, gokitai kudasai!!
With the release of ‘Boogie! Australian Blues, R&B and Heavy rock from the ‘70s’ pending (August 17 to be exact) we’ll look at a some of the featured tracks over next few weeks..
It says something about the freewheeling nature of Australian music in the early 70’s that a song called ‘12lb Toothbrush’ could be a smash hit here, and that a band whose singer had the moves and demeanor of a psychotic chimpanzee could be one of the biggest bands in the land. Madder Lake were an early Mushroom signing and one of the main acts to play Sunbury in 1973. ‘12lb Toothbrush’ is a killer track that mixes serious progressive rock chops with a great boneheaded chorus hook. The song was infact named as such to make the dj’s sound like idiots when they announced it on air; the title has nothing to do with anything but definitely sounds appropriate. The song shows off just one facet of this multifaceted band; their other track on ‘Boogie!’ is a fantastic straight ahead blues rocker called ‘Booze Blues’.
These guys still perform – a recent live recording I’ve heard has them sounding just the same and just as good as they do on this old GTK clip below – and they’re playing at a Melanoma Benefit at the Hi-fi Bar in Melbourne on September 5 alongside fellow ‘Boogie!’ stars Spectrum and Jim Keays from the Masters Apprentices.
