April arrives, and we are all its fools. So let's all settle in, grab a beverage, and agree to be the silly geese we know we were meant to be.
Instead of subjecting you all to a playlist of joke songs (check the readme to find out the torture I planned) I decided to do something a little different that met the spirit of the day, at least.
APRIL SHUFFLE
The rules are simple: I set my entire music collection on shuffle.
The intent - take the first 20 songs in the shuffle, pick my 12 favorites, and organize them into a playlist. Try to find any emergent themes, good thematic or musical transitions, and have something to say about each track.
The caveats - No repeat tracks, nothing that's been on a mixtape before. No skits, obviously. And no songs from the same album.
Good or bad, it made it on the mix.
I then had to put together a cohesive song order, and maybe even come up with an emergent theme. Did I find one? Check the readme and you'll see!
The access code is: BEAMCONFUSE
Either way, enjoy the music. It's a very jazzy mix this time around, the perfect playlist to ride out the thunderstorms, eclipses, and freak earthquakes while we wait for warmer weather to arrive.
Featuring tracks from: Mos Def, Isao Sasaki, David Bowie, Earth Wind & Fire, Maryanne Murray, The Decemberists, Takayuki Miyauchi, and more!
Chumei Watanabe (渡辺 宙明ちゅうめい, Watanabe Chūmei), born Michiaki Watanabe (渡辺 宙明みちあき, Watanabe Michiaki),[1] (August 19, 1925 – June 23, 2022) was a Japanese film score and television score composer.[2] He worked on various tokusatsu shows and mecha anime.
🚫「 スーパーロボット魂 ノンストップ・ミックス Vol.3 」 compilation by Isao Sasaki is still not available outside Japan, and we understand the frustration!
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A harrowing portrait of gangster life in Osaka, filmed with the kind of widescreen eloquence that Nagisha Oshima and cinematographer Takashi Kawamata brought to Cruel Story of Youth, made the same year. This is a cruel story of all ages in the Japanese underworld, with a remarkable performance by Kayoko Honoo as the ruthless young woman who survives (and perhaps thrives on) degradation.
"Mido Ranger's Riddle" (Nazonazo no Mido Ranger), from Himitsu Sentai Goranger (1975). Performed by Sasaki Isao, Horie Mitsuko, and Columbia Yurikago Kai.
Artist - ささきいさお・こおろぎ'73・コロムビアゆりかご会 (Sasaki, Isao with Korogi '73 & Columbia Yurikago-Kai)
Song - がんばれ!宇宙の戦士 (Ganbare! Uchū No Senshi)
[Eng. "Fight! Space Warrior" ("Space Emperor God Sigma" Opening Theme)]
Release Date - April 1980
Anime: 宇宙大帝ゴッドシグマ (Uchū Taitei God Sigma)
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