6th Station ~Other Bands for H!P Fans~

[rikkikow]

California is on fire again.

[Celedam]

Maaya Sakamoto has a new album…

[Zunu]

More details: https://www.tokyohive.com/article/2019/ ... in-4-years

Unfortunately (imo) it doesn't appear that Yoko Kanno is in any way involved.

[Celedam]

Oh, yeah… for any lurkers and newbies who might be reading this, the studio albums and anime soundtracks that Sakamoto did in collaboration with legendary composer/arranger/producer Yoko Kanno are, well, a big part of why both of them are as famous as they are today. Here is a partial discography (i.e., these are the few albums that I could find on the U.S. version of Apple Music):

The Vision of Escaflowne (1996)
https://music.apple.com/album/491294074
https://music.apple.com/album/491339826
https://music.apple.com/album/491291032

"Kiseki no Umi" (from Record of Lodoss War, 1998)
https://music.apple.com/album/543496353

Dive (1998)
https://music.apple.com/album/442687959

"Mameshiba" (from Earth Girl Arjuna, 2000)
https://music.apple.com/album/543496719

Lucy (2001)
https://music.apple.com/album/477658089

Easy Listening (2001)
https://music.apple.com/album/442730503

"Hemisphere" (from RahXephon, 2002)
https://music.apple.com/album/543509239

"Gravity" (from Wolf's Rain, 2003)
https://music.apple.com/album/543509219

"Tune the Rainbow" (from RahXephon, 2003)
https://music.apple.com/album/543508939

And this is very much a partial discography. Younger people might remember "Triangler" (from Macross Frontier, 2008), which was a top-ten hit when it was released as a single…



Anyhow, this is why every time Sakamoto releases something new, long-time fans check the credits for Kanno.

I myself have a particular fondness for "Kiseki no Umi"…



It's not their best work, but something about the bridge (from 1:06 to 1:21) gets me every time.

[Shoujo Q]

I can’t access those songs.
Not available in the US store.

[Celedam]

I don't know what to tell you. The links all work for me, in both Safari and Chrome.

I'll test them again later, after work.

[Shoujo Q]

I can't access them through my phone, which is the place I primarily use Apple Music. I just tested it on my computer and the links work for me on iTunes.

Which I guess is the problem. iTunes = yes, Apple Music = no.

[Amped]

"Tune the Rainbow" (from RahXephon, 2003)
https://music.apple.com/album/543508939

RahXephon was one of the first Anime movies I ever watched and Tune the Rainbow was my favorite Maaya Sakamoto song. I had this beautiful song on endless repeat as a kid. so nostalgic. If I found my old mp3 player, it would still be on it.

[Celedam]

I can't access them through my phone, which is the place I primarily use Apple Music. I just tested it on my computer and the links work for me on iTunes.

Which I guess is the problem. iTunes = yes, Apple Music = no.

Oh. I removed the country codes from the links so that they would work in any country, like we've always done with iTunes Store links. Maybe that breaks the cross-app hooks (e.g., "Open In…") on iOS. Sorry.

[Moh]

UM EXCUSE ME!