Showing posts with label music. Show all posts
Showing posts with label music. Show all posts

24 April 2011

カセットテープ | Cassette Tape

From FromComputer
僕が音楽に初めて興味を持ったのは、ファミコンのゲーム音楽だった。
小学4年か5年だった。

使わないのに父が購入したウォークマンがあって、カセットテープ版のドラゴンクエストⅢのサウンドトラックを買ってもらったのだった。

中学1年になり、CDラジカセを誕生日のプレゼントにお願いした。
日本語以外の曲を聞き出したのもこの辺りだろうか。

New Kids on the BlockとかNeverending Storyの主題歌とかMetallicaとか。(笑)

中学3年くらいから、友達同士で、自分の好きな曲をCDやラジオから選曲して入れたカセットテープを交換し始めたのだった。

技術の進歩で、カセットテープからミニディスク(MD)になり、その後、CDを簡単に焼けるようになった。
iPodが主流になった今、わざわざCDを焼いたりしない。でもいまだに、僕は自分が選曲したCDを好きな人たちに贈るのが好きである。僕が繰り返し聞いている曲でも、聞く人が変われば新しいコメントをするのが面白い。

形のないものを贈ることをいつまでも無くしたくないものだと思う。


When I became interested in music first time in my life, it was a soundtrack of Nintendo video game.
I think it was grade 4 or 5.

One day, I asked my dad to buy me a cassette tape version of Dragon Quest Ⅲ soundtrack. My dad had a Walkman but he rarely used it anyway.

When I entered junior high, I asked my parents to get me a CD radio cassette player for my birthday.
I think this was the time when I started to listen to English songs as well – New Kids on the Block, Neverending story theme, Metallica, and so on (lol).

Around grade 9 or so, I started to exchange cassette tapes that were recorded with our own favourite tunes of music from CD and radio between friends.

Because of technological advancement, the recording medium has been changed from cassette tape, to Mini Disk (MD) and then we started to burn a CD later. We use iPod nowadays, we don't even burn a CD anymore, either. In contrary, I personally still like to send a CD with my tunes as a gift. It's interesting when I hear different comments and opinions on a song that I listen repeatedly.

I don't want to give up sending a non-materialistic gift forever.

20 February 2008

Rockin' Japanese Heritage

His name is Jero.

He is from Pittsburg, PA, USA.

http://www.jvcmusic.co.jp/jero/


He became an Enka* singer in Japan and is rising.

Personally, I am not sure about his music video.
However, he, sure, is a unique one with talents.

*Enka is a genre of music in Japan, equivalent to country music in North America.

05 November 2007

La Turbo

I was browsing iTunes Store last night.

I noticed that the iTunes Canada started to sell music from around the world. It, of course, includes Japanese music.

There were not many selections, but it is far better than visiting any HMV stores in town.

It is sad but a truth that shopping in Toronto is not as exciting as it used to be before any more. (Please do something, merchants and business operators in Canada! lol)

Off track.

I found a band called "La Turbo."
Their music is quite traditional Bossa Nova, but the lyrics are in Japanese. The sound is very transparent yet vibrant. The music is good for a sunny, quiet afternoon.

I really liked them, so I downloaded a couple of songs.

I kinda sensed this, but I found that they are from Osaka when I browsed their website and myspace.com.