quoted 3 lines Anyone notice that "Mihon" sounds similar to BDP's (Black Dog Productions&#> Anyone notice that "Mihon" sounds similar to BDP's (Black Dog Productions')
> stuff? And it's odd that BDP has a song called "Otaku" which means
> 'home' in Japanese. Coincidence?
Hmm... I might disagree. BDP's stuff is more melodic than that Ongaku
track. I always thought Ongaku was named after a certain Yellow Magic
Orchestra song (I've seen it listed on the After Service compilation, which
i've seen only on Jap. import so I haven't bought it). Also, to the best of
my knowledge "otaku" refers to the subcultural happening of youths totally
isolated from each other through computers, and dealing information (mostly
trivia about pop stars, tv shows, anime etc...). The media in their usual
sweeping, thoughtless categorical manner named the "movement" Otaku becuase
"otaku" supposedly stands for the formal "You", implying that the technology
creates a formal barrier to human communication. (Whatever.) Anyway,
considering BDP's cyber pretensions, it would not at all surprise me they
would be interested enough in this "otaku" thing to write a track about it...
Anyway, isn't Ongaku affiliated with Atom Heart?
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