November's Magnetic Bungalow features a classic of Japanese experimental home recording.
Aioi Usui's 1993 cassette album "Lasered Eye" is full of ideas both unique to Japan and universal. The recordings showcase Usui's thoughtful personality as well as his unusual approaches to song writing.
This tape came with a nice little photocopied booklet that includes lyrics and/or descriptions for all of its songs -- written in both Japanese and English. It also came with a fancy transparent envelope that contained some unusual color photographs.
Tune into this program on Saturday, November 17, 2018, 12:00 AM USA Pacific Standard Time on KOWS, 92.5 FM (that's Friday at Midnight), here:
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Or else, the link below will hook you up to the show any time:
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14 Comments
gen ken
11/13/2018 17:15:07
Merci Swamy Loopi !
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Swami L.
11/14/2018 10:37:59
Thanks for tuning en, Ken! Appreciate your positive reinforcement. Usui wrote me today, including a greeting -- "Say hi to Gen Ken." Maybe you should write him directly (which I could help facilitate if you like).
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Frank
11/13/2018 20:06:36
Hello Swami,
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Swami L.
11/14/2018 10:44:48
Glad you dug the show, Frank, thanks for listening. Usui also wrote me, "Say hi to Frank." Let me know if you wanna get in touch directly.
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11/14/2018 09:43:55
ahhh.. my good friend Aioi "Usui" Tadashi AKA Watanabe Chiaki!!!
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Swami L.
11/14/2018 10:47:02
Of course, as I mention in the broadcast, 'twas YOU who brought Usui and I together. My eternal thanks, Your Lordship -- for this introduction and for so many more as well...
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Rafael González
11/14/2018 12:59:12
Thank you! I did not know him. Enjoying a lot!
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Chris Phinney
11/14/2018 18:43:01
A wonderful show Swami as usual & a artist I was not familiar with. Kudos!
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Frank
11/15/2018 01:55:21
I thought... let me post a link to a live show.
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Rafael González
11/15/2018 09:14:02
Thanks Frank!!!!
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Swami L.
11/15/2018 10:49:03
Hooray! This post has taken a life of its own, many thanks to all you who are responding -- you are bringing Usui to new life here! Hooray!
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Hal McGee
11/15/2018 10:57:53
I'm listening right now! In the Internet Age, when we have access to recordings of music from all times, music that was once old is now new again, is now current!
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Hal
11/15/2018 13:58:47
Bravo! Thank you, Usui and Swami!
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Swami LoopynandaI am one of the several alter-egos of Charles Rice Goff III. I am best known as a radio host, although I have had some of my reviews published here and there over the years, and have even been involved in occasional recording projects. Archives
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