Yamasuki
Many thanks to Tamar for stepping up and filling in during east coast blizzards around Jersey’s WFMU. Were it not for the inclement weather (and the miracle of streaming internet radio), I would not have had the pleasure of filling my sunny west coast ears with the lovely sounds of Yamasuki. A long lost treasure from the early 70’s, I was immediately hooked by what sounded like a very angry samurai shouting and screaming amongst a choir of Japanese schoolgirls. Even better was finding out later that the whole album was the result of two French pop producers trying to bridge the east-west culture gap. There is even a Bananarama connection to this album - check it out.
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pedestriansaga says:
Added on February 13th, 2006 at 9:02 am“A French dance craze”! I knew it would make great party music (or maybe that was some other beautiful WFMU weirdness). Or maybe it just goes to show how crazy the French are.
Wow, Bananarama. And I was just last night reminiscing about the music I loved in the ’80s. At the first hint of hot summer, I’m totally going to curl up and watch The Karate Kid (and sing along with “Cruel Summer.”)
Domo arigato, Sensei Scott!