> Hello to those of you who have been supplying me with great info
> lately. My AJ connection had left San Francicsco and I was in
> withdrawl until I found you all. Keep the cool AJmails coming....
>
> Haven't heard anyone talk about Spiritual Vibes. I picked up an
> expensive import of theirs in late 1994, no title, just Spiritual
> Vibes. It was recorded in Japan and produced by Nobukazu Takemura on
> Bellissima! records. Anyone hear of this guy? I'm really into this
> CD, I got lucky. Buying those imports is always risky. The girl
> singer is great even though one can't really tell if she is singing in
> English or Japanese. It is English and, actually, it is part of her
> charm. The mix is artfully done even with an intro of chirping birds
> on the first track. If you haven't heard this and can find it, I
> recommend it. But has anyone seen anything else by them? I'm curious
> if they have put out another album or if this was just a
> studio-once-off kinda deal. Any info greatly welcome.
>
> BTW, picked up the second cool compilation of artists who've played at
> the Cafe Del Mar called ibiza afterhours2. Describes itself as Trip
> Hop, Ambient, Dub 'n Jazz and it is overall worthy. Haven't heard the
> first one, anyone else?
>
> Lori
>
Hey Lori!
Spiritual Vibes has put out other albums. I think the one that you have
is mostly instrumentals, with a few vocal tracks. I have one called
"newly". It is a remix album with two new songs. Remixers include: Kenny
"Dope" Gonzales from Masters at Work, Jazzy Nice, Pal Joey, and dj
takemura himself! It's quite good. Unfortunately, I don't really like
Kiku's voice. Her singing is on the thin side and her english is *really*
bad! To me, its not even the cute kind of broken english. It's just
irritating. But the music's great though. Try to get nobukazu takemura's
album "child's view" or some of the remixes he's done.
later,
Francis