<a name="planetz-file"></a><a href="http://www.planetz.com/Pulsar/files/mus ... .mp3"><img src="/forums/images/listen_icon.gif" border="0" alt=" Song"> Song</a><BR> <a name="planetz-tag"></a>Genre: Electronic<BR> <a name="planetz-tag"></a>Uses: Pulsar Effects,Pulsar Mixers<BR> kensuguro<BR> _____________________________________<BR><BR> well, this was entered into a spacesynth contest and didn't win anything. Not much of a spacesynth specialist.
But it was fun anyhow. Lots of old-skool electro influences from YMO, and older new wave synth bands that I can't recall the names of. Lots of crappy japanese 80's pop music in there too. lol
new wave style old-skool electro
Hey Ken, once again another work of brilliance! It sounds a lot like the Japanese club pop stuff. I've been trying to think of what makes the Japanese music sound like Japanese music. I think I've got it! There is a huge vibe of optimisim in the majority of it. I think that puzzles many westerners who many of which went through rebelous youth stages. In these phases, they felt as though the world was against them so they need a "darker" musical outlet. Sorry for the ramble. Any thoughts on your coming of age musical tastes?
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that's an interesting way of putting it.. well, you have a point there. I think, especially during the 80's and 90's (or pre- hiphop era in Japan) pop music, usually associated to adolescent listeners genearlly were associated with positive memories of fresh feeling of young love, exploring new possibilities of the world, things like that.. So, there is a strong belief that adolescent is a "good" thing.
I guess the way that Japan honored tradition played some sort of role in this way of thinking.. Particularly because older people tend to have more influence, and older people generally want the young adolescents to cherish the prescious experience of adolescence. Of course all that is changing as people tend to live in the now to forget about the past these days... But it's just interesting to see how much influence adults had on pop culture in the 70's 'till the early 90's in Japan. Usually it was old farts making hits back then, seriously, because they were the only ones who had influence on what was to be released.
Works both ways though.. The opitimism and the almost exaggerative positivity reminiscent of the 80's pop surge can sound cheesy and bland in recent years... while there is more complexity and depth in the darkness that the west pop music generally endorses.
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I guess the way that Japan honored tradition played some sort of role in this way of thinking.. Particularly because older people tend to have more influence, and older people generally want the young adolescents to cherish the prescious experience of adolescence. Of course all that is changing as people tend to live in the now to forget about the past these days... But it's just interesting to see how much influence adults had on pop culture in the 70's 'till the early 90's in Japan. Usually it was old farts making hits back then, seriously, because they were the only ones who had influence on what was to be released.
Works both ways though.. The opitimism and the almost exaggerative positivity reminiscent of the 80's pop surge can sound cheesy and bland in recent years... while there is more complexity and depth in the darkness that the west pop music generally endorses.
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This comment reinforces one of the points I was making. Most westerners didn't have much exposure to modern Asian music until the days of Japanese domination of the video game market. Thus when most of us hear it, we think Legend of Zelda.On 2006-07-04 18:26, BLUEmotion wrote:
Very hmm... Nintendo!
I don't think BLUEmotion was insulting you but he does have a similar take on the Japanese sound that many westerners do because of Japanese influences on our own culture.
I guess what I'm after is that I think your contribution to this community very cool. Nobody here can deny that your musical posts are among the best & most unique. Keep it going Ken!
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thnks scary808.
it's gotta be the 4 part harmony.
The other thing I found interesting about japanese pop of the 80s and 90s, and maybe even more recently is that the arrangers spend a lot of time and effort putting in counterpoint melody and harmony with instruments, so the lead vocal who doesn't know how to sing won't have to sing it.
it's gotta be the 4 part harmony.
The other thing I found interesting about japanese pop of the 80s and 90s, and maybe even more recently is that the arrangers spend a lot of time and effort putting in counterpoint melody and harmony with instruments, so the lead vocal who doesn't know how to sing won't have to sing it.-
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the drums is a free vsti that has the old alesis drum sounds:
http://www.kvraudio.com/get/681.html
All other synth sound is from the a1 synth in cubase, aside from the pizzicato hit sound from sampletank.
http://www.kvraudio.com/get/681.html
All other synth sound is from the a1 synth in cubase, aside from the pizzicato hit sound from sampletank.