Aggie87 Posted December 5, 2006 Report Share Posted December 5, 2006 (edited) Club/trance I suppose, whatever you'd like to call it. edit - I realize there are elements of other things in there, in the samples I've heard. Edited December 5, 2006 by Aggie87 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSngry Posted December 5, 2006 Author Report Share Posted December 5, 2006 I'll even up the ante a little bit by saying this - America is no longer the cultural center of the popular music world. There's a whole generation, a global generation, who doesn't give a phlying phuck about our baggage and how it continues to circle around itself (although they dig the shit out of some of it's more serendipitous results). They're moving on, and we are going to be left in their dust. To use but one example - I'd venture to say that Bob Marley as a musical figure, never mind cultural icon, is far more revered amongst the global African population that are James Brown & Aretha combined. Far more, not even close. America, can you see the tailights? Look quick, they'll soon be out of range. I think that's been true of Marley for 25+ years now, that's not new. He's probably more revered in the global non-African population as well. Agreed. But that's still going to come as quite a shock to a large portion of the American music-loving/liking community. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSngry Posted December 5, 2006 Author Report Share Posted December 5, 2006 Club/trance I suppose, whatever you'd like to call it. edit - I realize there are elements of other things in there, in the samples I've heard. Well, is samples is all you've heard, then I understand. Just know that her body of work as a whole is pretty much "all over the map" stylistically, sometimes from album to album, and sometimes within albums, and even songs. "Boundaries" of styles are one thing she seems to not be too impressed with! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aggie87 Posted December 5, 2006 Report Share Posted December 5, 2006 Club/trance I suppose, whatever you'd like to call it. edit - I realize there are elements of other things in there, in the samples I've heard. Well, is samples is all you've heard, then I understand. Just know that her body of work as a whole is pretty much "all over the map" stylistically, sometimes from album to album, and sometimes within albums, and even songs. "Boundaries" of styles are one thing she seems to not be too impressed with! I'm not discarding her, she just hasn't blown me away yet. I own "Routes" and have the Rodcast (I have ethical issues that I even have the rodcast on cdr, but that's another topic of discussion). But none of it has jumped out at me. It's probably a "different strokes" deal more than anything. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ValerieB Posted December 5, 2006 Report Share Posted December 5, 2006 Monday's certainly got the background to come by this attitude naturally - Japanese/Italian parentage, Anglo step-father, totally jazz-surrounded household, a childhood split between the US & Japan, and by all accounts, quite the club (i.e. Black/Urban Dance Music) kid for quite a while. Just my opinion, and I'm certainly not expecting a unanimous round of applause from the house for it. But there it is anyway. well, i, for at least one, will give you a round of applause, fwiw! i like what you've said and agree. just a "trivia question" though: monday's step-father is jewish. that wouldn't be termed "anglo," would it? also, from what i remember, monday was born in japan but came to the states as a baby. i don't think she returned to japan to live until she was maybe in her 20's. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSngry Posted December 5, 2006 Author Report Share Posted December 5, 2006 just a "trivia question" though: monday's step-father is jewish. that wouldn't be termed "anglo," would it? also, from what i remember, monday was born in japan but came to the states as a baby. i don't think she returned to japan to live until she was maybe in her 20's. I didn't know that about Tabackin (and don't really care, if you know what I mean, but duly noted for the sake of accuracy). I thought that I had read in several places where Monday & Toshiko went back & forth between America & Japan after Toshiko & Mariano split up because Toshiko had work there, and as a single mom she took both it and Monday. But I could be wrong about that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSngry Posted December 7, 2006 Author Report Share Posted December 7, 2006 Just released (in Japan only?): http://www.cdjapan.co.jp/detailview.html?K...157&ref=myp Credits Toshiko Akiyoshi (Performer) Monday Michiru (Artist) Shuntarou Tanikawa (Lyricist) Description New single release from award-winning jazz player Toshiko Akiyoshi in collaboration with poet Shuntaro Tanigawa. Includes vocal performance from Monday Michiru. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSngry Posted January 29, 2007 Author Report Share Posted January 29, 2007 "No comment" on the softcore doll porn, but this is a pretty interesting song used for accompaniment: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe G Posted January 30, 2007 Report Share Posted January 30, 2007 Some people paint, some do origami, and others.... Nice groove. Bassline reminded me of Changes, slightly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSngry Posted January 30, 2007 Author Report Share Posted January 30, 2007 Yeah, that's not at all a "simple" song. And Monday's poetry has a flavor of its own, not unlike her music. Her work w/Mondo Grosso is something I've not yet explored due to difficulty in finding it (and the expense of what I have found), but I'm doing research & budgeting. A new kind of R&B... As for the dolls and stuff, I'm thinking/hoping that the music was added after the fact. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuck Nessa Posted January 30, 2007 Report Share Posted January 30, 2007 Maybe it's time to get a room. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Johnson Posted January 30, 2007 Report Share Posted January 30, 2007 Jim--am I to infer this is a Monday Michiru song? If so, I want to get some stuff. Is this one available? "No comment" on the softcore doll porn, but this is a pretty interesting song used for accompaniment: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSngry Posted January 30, 2007 Author Report Share Posted January 30, 2007 Jim--am I to infer this is a Monday Michiru song? If so, I want to get some stuff. Is this one available? "No comment" on the softcore doll porn, but this is a pretty interesting song used for accompaniment: Monday w/Mondo Grosso is all I can gather. No credits given on the youtube site beyond that. But it sounds like Monday's music, and definitely her words. Let me do some asking around, and I'll get back with you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Dolan Posted January 30, 2007 Report Share Posted January 30, 2007 I have nothing of substance to add here. But, I just wanted to say that I appreciate my good friend JS for turning me onto Ms. Michiru. I have no idea what her music is about, but visually she turns my knees to jelly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSngry Posted January 30, 2007 Author Report Share Posted January 30, 2007 She's a beautiful woman, no doubt about that, but it's her music that hits me where I live. Plenty of beautiful women in the world, far fewer beautiful spirits, and even less beautiful music full of beautiful spirit. Appreciate the bounty, but cherish that which is scarce, for that's where the true treasure lies. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSngry Posted January 30, 2007 Author Report Share Posted January 30, 2007 Jim--am I to infer this is a Monday Michiru song? If so, I want to get some stuff. Is this one available? "No comment" on the softcore doll porn, but this is a pretty interesting song used for accompaniment: Monday w/Mondo Grosso is all I can gather. No credits given on the youtube site beyond that. But it sounds like Monday's music, and definitely her words. Let me do some asking around, and I'll get back with you. Ok - the song is "Star Suite III", and it's from the Mondo Grosso album MG4. And as I suspected, the cat who did the doll video is in no way connected w/the music. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Johnson Posted January 30, 2007 Report Share Posted January 30, 2007 Thanks a lot, Jim--listening to the samples now. Jim--am I to infer this is a Monday Michiru song? If so, I want to get some stuff. Is this one available? "No comment" on the softcore doll porn, but this is a pretty interesting song used for accompaniment: Monday w/Mondo Grosso is all I can gather. No credits given on the youtube site beyond that. But it sounds like Monday's music, and definitely her words. Let me do some asking around, and I'll get back with you. Ok - the song is "Star Suite III", and it's from the Mondo Grosso album MG4. And as I suspected, the cat who did the doll video is in no way connected w/the music. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSngry Posted February 17, 2007 Author Report Share Posted February 17, 2007 Thanks to Joe G for the heads-up: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WDKXPOCkBZA By far and away her most overtly "pop" tune, but hey... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe G Posted February 17, 2007 Report Share Posted February 17, 2007 I wish all pop music made me feel this good. I could watch just the first 40 seconds or so over and over! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Alfredson Posted February 17, 2007 Report Share Posted February 17, 2007 I could watch just the first 40 seconds or so over and over! And the truth comes out... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe G Posted February 17, 2007 Report Share Posted February 17, 2007 About what? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSngry Posted February 17, 2007 Author Report Share Posted February 17, 2007 You know what. Yeah, that's an incredibly sexy video, but it's not the sleazy sexuality of a ho' trying to get your money by workin' dat laffy taffy. It's the honest beauty of a woman who has a truly beautiful spirit and lets it show. It's a sign of these wrong times that appreciating feminine beauty and sensuality is automatically assumed to be a sign of lustful horny desires. Any man (or woman) who can't differentiate between the two has some growing to do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe G Posted February 17, 2007 Report Share Posted February 17, 2007 Yep. I know Jim's just kidding (I hope), but, jeez... The naturalness of how she expresses herself through movement in that first little bit is what I was referring to. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSngry Posted February 17, 2007 Author Report Share Posted February 17, 2007 It's a beautiful thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rachel Posted February 17, 2007 Report Share Posted February 17, 2007 Yes, it is a beautiful thing. Monday is my hero. She's gorgeous, vibrant, full of life and creative energy and then some. And she's over 40. As she says on her myspace page, she is " a nice ripe age" but feels she is "still an egg just getting ready to hatch." Couldn't say it better for myself... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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