The REAL mxyzptlk? Oh shit! I can just see the sparks flying now! On some
old Roxanne Shante vs. The Real Roxanne type ish circa '85. Where is UTFO
when you need 'em.
It's all about the Bridge, baby!
JS - Rapper Exrtaordinaire / Russell Simmons' Nemesis
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>From: The REAL Mxyzptlk <therealmxyzptlk@comcast.net>
>To: Scott Gregory <amida@rocketmail.com>, idm@hyperreal.org
>Subject: Re: [idm] Japan
>Date: Thu, 09 Jan 2003 08:36:36 -0600
>
>If it were me, I would be scrounging for old Hosono projects, Daisyworld
>label stuffs and other assorted vintage J-pop (Denki, Sandii, etc), but if
>you're not familiar, I wouldn't advise anyone to rush out and drop that
>kind of $ blindly on anything (as you mention, it ain't cheap there!). You
>might want to try looking at copies of things you know and love as Japanese
>releases tend to have lots of exclusive tracks on them. Japan is VERY
>protectionist about what is released over there, which is why tracklists on
>CDs you'll find often have exclusive material. In order for something not
>to be an import, it has to have a certain percentage of content NOT
>released elsewhere. You might also find a lot of stuff as imports which is
>hard to find outside of Japan as well.
>While the 'net has made a lot more available to more places, there are
>certainly piles of things on shelves over there which you're not going to
>find on shelves over here - and when you can *sometimes* buy them from
>Japan via the mails, you're going to pay a stiff price to have them
>shipped. It is definitely worth some careful shopping. I still have things
>I bought on a trip in 1996 which I've never seen elsewhere, 'net or not.
>
> jeff
>
>
>At 02:57 AM 1/9/2003, Scott Gregory wrote:
>>Hi list,
>>I am currently in Japan-- anybody know of any IDM (or
>>other-- someone mentioned YMO before) that I should
>>pick up while I am here? I am sure most things
>>available here are available in the USA too, but maybe
>>harder to find? Maybe some Japanese artists not signed
>>internationally?
>>Unfortunately, Japanese CDs are really expensive
>>here-- close to the prices you see them for in the
>>USA. Some titles are available in either the Japanese
>>edition or a cheaper import!
>>Thanks for any suggestions.
>
>
>
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