奥井亜紀 - 月の繭
Turn A Gundam is probably my favourite Gundam, and a big part of it has to do with the second ending theme, a beautiful and emotive composition by Kanno Yoko performed by Okui Aki.
Okui Aki – 月の繭 (Tsuki no Mayu)
Tag: Kanno Yoko
Kanno Yoko/Scott Matthew – Dear John
Dear John - GitS SAC OST 3
Days of night slip through my mind
In a silent motionless sky
Paralyzed and motionless
All things falter
Somewhere back
I lost myself
So far deep inside of you
Everything’s become too much
So deep, so weak
Where did I go?Images of falling light
Move across the hollow sky
I see movement after all
Calling, falling
Remember you’re not the only one
To feel this way, ’cause I’m one
Who has also had enough
So long, dear John
I’m gonna go
Unironically one of my favourite rock songs of 2004.
Terry Bozzio and Efrain Toro – No Vacancy, Tank!
Two masters of the percussive arts having a little fun with some monstrous grooves at the Buddy Rich Memorial Concert 2008. Tank! starts around 5:18.
Yamane Mai – After, In the Dark ~ Torch Song
An unforgettable song composed by Kanno Yoko featuring vocals by Yamane Mai, it served as the ending theme to episodes 1 through 3 of the OVA version of Macross Plus. Sadly, nothing on Frontier comes close.
03 - Macross Plus OST - After In The Dark(BY: Mai Yamane)
Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex CD-BOX
Yes, got mine in the mail. Thanks YesAsia! I highly recommend them. Free international shipping (conditions apply)!
The package design is exquisite, very classy. All transparent and white.
The styrofoam block to hold the Tachikoma USB thumb drive is a little out of place though… am I supposed to toss it out and keep the drive elsewhere? Tsk…
Making the booklet white on white is just… ass backwards. It looks very cool and everything, but come on! The print is actually more legible in the photo compared to Real Life due to the camera flash.
Isn’t it just the cutest thing?
One thing I noticed is that the music was beautifully mastered. There is a remarkable clarity to even the densest passages; I could hear each instrument distinctly. The music by the incomparable Kanno Yoko is fantastic, of course.
There have been complaints that the new O.S.T. 4 “Smooth in the Shell” is only available in this set, forcing fans who have already bought the other albums separately to shell out for the whole set if they want that. Pretty bad form by the record company, but for the few fans of Kanno Yoko who don’t already own any of the previously released albums (like myself, luckily), this is a great set to own.