Time Capsule

Shojo Tai (少女队) & Happy Girls Trio
“Sweet Dreams and memory! Forever! Forever!”
The chorus is just bursting with bubble gum sweetness! Even now it still possess the power to make me singalong with it. The Shojo Tai were my first Japanese pop idol phenomena when I was a kid. They also [...]

Time Capsule

Cantopop
The Source of Love 愛的根源

Alan Tam’s (譚詠麟) 愛的根源 “The source of love” was probably my most listened to album in the 80s. I have many memories of listening to the album in my god-brother’s car. The biggest hit from the album has got to be 爱在深秋 (Love in the autumn). Still, “The [...]

Mr Adult

An old Mr Children song that I find moving. I really like the video. The joy and sorrows of life. Where have our dreams gone? Am I bold enough to take life by the horns and fight for better days? Or do I wallow in regrets? There’s no easy answers [...]

Northen Europe Our Final Destnation

I was really amused by My Little Airport’s morbid little ditty called 北歐是我們的死亡終站 (Northen Europe Our Final Destnation). There are days, days that I thought ending it is quite a viable idea. But I know I am too chicken and hell, I should at least try to make life work. But then [...]

Lei Guang Xia’s 80s

She has been around in the Taiwan music scene for a decade yet I’ve never heard of her until I read some coverage of hers on some Chinese indie music sites. Lei Guang Xia 雷光夏 is a singer-song writer, radio DJ, soundtrack composer and basically an all round talent. I think her songs [...]

Anri Kumaki

A Japanese artist I’ve just discovered and liked is Anri Kumaki 熊木 杏里. I’m kinda impressed that she writes her own material. She started writing songs when she was 17-year-old and won the audition of the TV program which was broadcasted by Nippon Television in 2001. Her music style is a lot [...]

Still. My dear

A chinese song that has hit the soft spot of my heart recently. Huge part of the sweetness comes from Karena Lam’s guest voice. But it actually tells a bitter tale of a love that has expired. Great listen for the autumn season.
依然‧親愛的 – at 17 (feat. 林嘉欣)
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Tegami

Just heard this song and fell in love with it. I’m a little too old to identify with the words… “slightly” cringe worthy? Still I am moved by the melody and Aki’s delivery.

English Translation from Meheartdancing:
Dear you,
Who’s reading this letter
Where are you and what are you doing now?
For [...]

Dance Dance Dance

Three blog post straight in a day… I guess the crumbling economy hysteria and autumn melancholia has finally made this boy lose his marbles….
Before I go off drowning cats or mow my own crop circle… another video of Lykke Li… with BON IVERS!!! A wonderful open air set in LA:
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I’m good I’m gone

Another fun music discovery I’ve experienced on the tube is Lykke Li’s “I’m good I’m gone” on the Black Cab Sessions. I love that it affirms spontaneous jamming can happen ANYWHERE!

Here is a acoustic live version of “I’m good I’m gone” that featured a star studded guest list: Robyn, Adam [...]