Ocean11 0 Posted June 19, 2003 Share Posted June 19, 2003 Know what I mean? There's loads of pop songs out there with a sort of cheesy oriental chord sequence. Some of them I really like, but you don't tend to hear their names ever. I want to add some to my ballooning collection of pirated music. Example: Turning Japanese by the Vapors. There are other more club beat (read: dixo) tracks around. Anybody got any good ones they know of? Link to post Share on other sites
zwelgen 0 Posted June 19, 2003 Share Posted June 19, 2003 ayy ayy i ayyy youre my little butterfly comes to mind Link to post Share on other sites
nagoid 4 Posted June 19, 2003 Share Posted June 19, 2003 bowie, china girl Link to post Share on other sites
miteyak 0 Posted June 19, 2003 Share Posted June 19, 2003 Suzie and the Banshees, hong Kong garden Link to post Share on other sites
Ocean11 0 Posted June 20, 2003 Author Share Posted June 20, 2003 Good good, some nice ones in there. Just got my mitts on Butterfly there - thanks zwelg-zwelg. Already got China Girl - something of a fave. Any more? (Anybody else enjoy shamisen music? I think I might hire/rip-off the CDs of those two young shamisen lads...) Link to post Share on other sites
Stefan 0 Posted June 20, 2003 Share Posted June 20, 2003 Tsunami by The Manic Street Preachers. Link to post Share on other sites
amandanism 0 Posted June 20, 2003 Share Posted June 20, 2003 tsunami by the msp also sprung to my mind. kung fu by ash (doesnt sound oriental per se, but has a cool intro nonetheles) Link to post Share on other sites
Stefan 0 Posted June 20, 2003 Share Posted June 20, 2003 There's also a tune featuring Beth Orton on the Chemical Brothers 'Dig your own hole' album, but the name of the track escapes me...... It's a great sample/ riff. Link to post Share on other sites
sunrise 0 Posted June 20, 2003 Share Posted June 20, 2003 An old album by David Sylvian's band, Japan, called Tin Drum comes to mind. And Vangelis' China, though that's definitely not cheesy or pop. And another pop song, 80s, called Sue Sue Sushi, damned if I can remember the name of band, but I know I would if I heard it. Link to post Share on other sites
Yuki's Passion 1 Posted June 20, 2003 Share Posted June 20, 2003 Ryukyu Underground has some really cool traditional Okinawan music with a dance/drum n bass/ dj type beat. Its got some cool songs. Hanazono by Kyoto Jazz Massive doesnt really have too much of a Japanese flavor to it but I like it just because I love Hanazono 3 under the lift!! Epic run! Link to post Share on other sites
Goemon 0 Posted June 20, 2003 Share Posted June 20, 2003 Don't think it's your cup o' tea, Ocean, but the Wu Tang Clan (and all of their solo projects) feature alot of samples from kung-fu flicks embedded in their tunes. Link to post Share on other sites
nekobi 0 Posted June 20, 2003 Share Posted June 20, 2003 i think turning japanese by liz phair is a better version. Link to post Share on other sites
Goemon 0 Posted June 20, 2003 Share Posted June 20, 2003 Agree there, Nekobi! That's on one of my favorite EPs by her. Link to post Share on other sites
Ocean11 0 Posted June 20, 2003 Author Share Posted June 20, 2003 Having fun here checking them all out. Thanks. Goemon, my teacup is very big and all-encompassing. It seems to have room in it for Wu-Tang. Link to post Share on other sites
Goemon 0 Posted June 20, 2003 Share Posted June 20, 2003 Thas a big-ass tizzea-cup then, Ocean. Maybe you'll like this then (turn it up): Weebl Rap Battle Link to post Share on other sites
BagOfCrisps 24 Posted June 20, 2003 Share Posted June 20, 2003 Bowies China girl is partly responsible for my fixation on Oriental things. Link to post Share on other sites
enderzero 0 Posted June 21, 2003 Share Posted June 21, 2003 Aqueous Transmission by Incubus has what sounds to me like a Shamisen, but I think Danz set me straight about it actually being a Chinese instrument (or song at least). DANZ - weren't you mentioning some good Japanese traditional music to check out...or was that someone else? Link to post Share on other sites
Ocean11 0 Posted June 21, 2003 Author Share Posted June 21, 2003 Quote: Originally posted by BagOfCrisps: Bowies China girl is partly responsible for my fixation on Oriental things. Kitsch in it's purist form can be a powerful force for good, eh? I like listening to this sort of thing while I work - it's like being on a drip of some mild happy drug. I like rap a lot, but it's distracting to work too (especially as a lot of the lyrics crack me up "check out my gravel pit"). Link to post Share on other sites
ProbablyaCrazyPerson 2 Posted June 21, 2003 Share Posted June 21, 2003 3rd from last track on the Linkin Park 'Meteora' album, "Nobody's Listening". Maybe not sounding oriental melody perhaps, but using a Japanese flute - whatever its called. Link to post Share on other sites
Thunderbird2 0 Posted June 23, 2003 Share Posted June 23, 2003 I remember wanted to watch Bowies video so much - it was banned wasn't it at the beginning...too much romping around on the beach if I remember correct;y Link to post Share on other sites
Goemon 0 Posted June 24, 2003 Share Posted June 24, 2003 I just remembered: Kid Koala does a very "Oriental-sounding" scratch up called "The Emperor's New Clothes" on an EP; he cuts up on the theme music from "The Last Emperor" soundtrack. Link to post Share on other sites
brit-gob 9 Posted June 28, 2003 Share Posted June 28, 2003 Thunderbird2 - I used to love that too. That whole album brings back lots of memories from that summer. Link to post Share on other sites
nagpants 1 Posted June 28, 2003 Share Posted June 28, 2003 Try almost anything by David Sylvian if you can stand it Link to post Share on other sites
Ocean11 0 Posted June 29, 2003 Author Share Posted June 29, 2003 Quote: almost anything by David Sylvian if you can stand it [/QB] I used to have one of his records but I gave it away. The ditz that I gave it to was right chuffed and declared it to be very rare (no surprise there.) I haven't missed it... Link to post Share on other sites
oblivion 5 Posted June 29, 2003 Share Posted June 29, 2003 He has a "red guitar". Did you know that? Link to post Share on other sites
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