This design was simply carried from the original promotional video and bears no relation to Zatsune. The performance of "Hold, Release Rakshasa and Carcasses", portrays Hatsune as red-eyed, black-haired and pale.
Itsutsu muttsu nanatsu de sono te o ue ni This song has entered the Hall of Legend. The exact meaning of the lyrics is open to interpretation. It is also said that the title of the song, the Rakshasa and the Corpse, hints at the cruel relationship between the patron (a man-eating demon) and the prostitute (a corpse). The prostitutes "join up" with and "open up" for their patrons, abort the babies that they accidentally conceive (skulls in their belly), and get right back into business the next day (before the rooster could crow). Fans on the web elaborated this and seem to be more inclined to believe that the song is actually about the tragic life of the Japanese prostitutes ("cats" in slang). One idea holds that, according to a few minute details in the lyrics, it is about child prostitutes and the cruel deeds that they commit in revenge. He added at the end, however, that he was "limited" in what he could say. Later on in Hachi's blog he wrote on about how innocent children's "innocence" can actually turn destructive and evil, and also criticizing the general cold and indifferent attitude of the public. In the original broadcast, Hachi stated that "he meant to depict the cruelty of innocent children". It was uploaded to Niconico on July 6, 2009.Ī dark, mysterious, traditional-Japanese-type composition describing a grotesque and surreal world of monsters and phenomenons, interrupted midway by a refrain of "none of your business". " Close and Open, Demons and The Dead" is an original song by Hachi and is one of his most notable songs. Extending and editing between the two mixes, teasing the instrumental before finally bringing the sax and vocals together for a 'discodub' finale.“Greetings, this is Hachi… This time the theme is "malaise" and "carelessness" ” The collaboration with Dan Tyler continues, as he again works his desk dubbing magic. The "Sound Design" instrumental / version sees the studio team craft a disco meets reggae in a cod-style to wonderful, almost Balearic effect. Hatching the idea to create a label to showcase their capabilities, Parr played all the instruments except the distinctive sax by friend Andy MacDonald, while Minott's delivery is at his prime, storytelling in the Jamaica tradition of hardship and praise. Based in London for much of the 1980s, a chance meeting in the Wackies offices he met producer Steve Parr, who had recently opened the Sound Design Studio next door. Having grown up and become a star out of Kingston, JA, with over fifty albums and hundreds of singles for the likes of Studio One and Black Roots labels, the legendary vocalist was a pioneer of the Dancehall and then later Lovers Rock sounds. Recorded in Soho in mid-80s London, the Boogie meets Reggae song comes in vocal and instrumental mixes, as well as a wonderfully teasing long Discomix by NAD aka Dan Tyler (Idjut Boys). Review: Emotional Rescue presents the first ever reissue Sugar Minott's I Remember Mama.