Thoughts :: Great 3 sounds like Fourtet and UA?
i'm listening to the Great 3 (that amazing, electic funk/power pop/rock
trio) compilation 'Singles 1994-2002' and i'm instantly struck by a
wonderful surprise. the first track, "Oh Baby plus," (a 1995 single)
sounds, melodically and especially sonically, like the jazzy blip and
glitch of Fourtet and the more experimental nu jazz sounds, which only
came into existence around the last couple years. there are two
versions of this said track on the compilation. i believe this version
i'm so mesmerized by is produced by Harakami Rei, the highly touted
ambient producer (you can also find lots of posts on him in the message
archive; type his name in S::L's search engine located at the middle of
the page). here's an audio clip of "Oh Baby plus":
http://www.toshiba-emi.co.jp/official/great3/toct24826_01.ram
Harakami is also the one who produced UA's very unique and moving
"Senkou" single. actually, UA's "Senkou" and Great 3's "Oh Baby plus"
sound perfectly together. very similar production. i might even say
this "Oh Baby plus" song sounds better than "Senkou." whatever the
case, it sounds like these two songs belong on an EP together. (take a
listen of this one Mikey)
when i first heard "Oh Baby plus," a 1995 single, i actually thought
maybe Great 3 beat everyone to the whole jazzy laptop sound by several
years. that would be quite a discovery! but it does seem like this
version is a new version recently mixed/remixed by Harakami Rei
especially for this compilation in 2002. so, Great 3 didn't secretly
create the laptop jazz genre, nonetheless this newly mixed version is
essential listening.
hopefully, all the grooves DJ's will be onto this Great
3 song...(*hint hint*)
Wesley
The Eclectic Sounds of Japan
[Sound :: Lounge]
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SoundLounge
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