From: Wesley (wesleyc_at_cox.net)
Date: 2003-07-06 03:49:36
i hope bird doesn't sing in English. that's part of the beauty of it.
no more than i'd want Veloso and Gilberto to drop Porteguese entirely
for English, or Birkin and Keren Ann to drop French. it's the
linguistic singularity of language (in this case Japanese) that makes
bird that much more special. language not only aids to convey certain
imagery, but it facilitates an altogether different approach to flow and
phrasing.
which is your favorite album? i'm still not sure. all three display
utterly masterful songwriting and production, but all three are so
different.
you can feel free to use the search engine on the front page of Sound
Lounge to search for more similar bird posts that i've likely not
forwarded to this list.
best,
Wesley
The Eclectic Sounds of Japan
[Sound :: Lounge] http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SoundLounge
Christopher Grass wrote:
> Awesome...I am a Bird FREAK...I have all three of her albums, in
> addition to the stuff she did with Mondo Grosso. I just wish she sang
> some tunes in English, hehe.
>
>
>> From: Wesley <wesleyc_at_cox.net>
>> To: Sound Lounge <soundlounge_at_yahoogroups.com>
>> CC: Acid Jazz ml - UCSD <acid-jazz_at_ucsd.edu>
>> Subject: [acid-jazz] Video :: bird - tour 2003 ~alcohol~ Vol. 1 !!!
>> Date: Sat, 05 Jul 2003 16:08:21 -0700
>>
>> Video :: bird - tour 2003 ~alcohol~ Vol. 1 !!!
>>
>> ahhhh! exciting!! Sony Japan's Morrich website has something really
>> special up on bird--one of the premier names in the whole song based
>> nu jazz+soul+electronic grooves style of artists along with Orange
>> Pekoe, Mondo Grosso, Beady Belle, Koop.
>>
>> it's a really high quality video stream (probably at least 500K,
>> maybe up to several megs; big enough for full screen); there's also a
>> low quality version for those with modems. it's a very long video
>> (16 minutes). it starts off with footage of bird with a couple
>> friends in a living room sampling various kinds of Japanese liquor
>> and giving their reviews. they end up liking most of them except
>> two. in between this "alcohol review session" they also play some
>> clips of bird's music videos: Souls, Beats, Sora no Hitomi...
>>
>> to watch the high quality version: go to bird's website (link below).
>> there will be a pop-up window. scroll down that window and click on
>> the logo graphic that says "Morrich" and it will start up the video
>> in a new window for you.
>> http://www.bird-watch.net
>>
>> to watch the low quality version:
>> http://www.sonymusic.co.jp/Music/Info/bird/sj0520/alcohol_01.asx
>>
>> since this is the "Vol.1" footage, there may be more additions to
>> this soon, especially as she commences her Summer Tour this month.
>>
>> Wesley
>> The Eclectic Sounds of Japan
>> [Sound :: Lounge] http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SoundLounge
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