STORA SKUGGAN & Dream Weapons present: FLYING EASTWARDS C90

Just like STORA SKUGGAN, the music collective Dream Weapons also prefer to lurk in fog and dark corners – perhaps it is the reason we found each other… With a vast archive of mixes - and even though we regularly play many of them - we fear only to have peeled the lid of this sonic treasure. Flying Eastwards C90 is in the selector Moahaha’s own words a “Far East fantasy. Ninety minutes of vintage gems from Japan, Indonesia, Singapore, South Korea, Taiwan and Hong Kong”. The lion's share of these compositions have never been rereleased in any shape or form since their first release in the 1960s/1970s (we are often marvelled by never recognising any of the productions in the Dream Weapons mixes). Serious knowledge and research is the core of their work. Immerse yourself in the dreamlike beauty and sweet sounds of Enka, Trot, Dangut, Mandopop and Electone - among other things.

A commissioned mixtape for STORA SKUGGAN this time. But I could make whatever kind of mix I felt like, so you won't tell the difference from a regular DWp-mix -Moahaha

STORA SKUGGAN's cover art, for their Soundcloud-account. Pretty awesome, I think:

1 Teichiku Orchestra - Nangokutosa O Ato Ni Shite
2 Kazuko Matsuo - Dare Yori Mo Kimi O Aisu
3 Charlie & His Go- Go Boys - Love is Blind / 盲目的爱情
4 Toi et Moi / 뚜아에무아 - Wind Flower 바람꽃
5 Seiji Hiraoka & His Quintet - Kuchinashi No Hana
6 Sachiko Nishida - Chin Chin Chidori
7 Bob Kojima and his Orchestra - Nangoku Tosa
8 Chiyoko Shimakura / 島倉千代子 - Saffron / サフランの旅愁
9 Di Si Nai Band / 年 狄斯奈大乐队 - 8 (unknown title)
10 Lee Mija / 이미자 - Tae Pyung Ga / 太平歌
11 Tsai Young-Ji / 蔡荣吉 - Beautiful World / 美的世界
12 Emilia Contessa - Mano Kepodang
13 Yoshiki Kinjoh / 吉岡錦正 - Kago No Tori
14 Yanti Bersaudara - Bandung
15 Hotel Hilton Electone Band / 希爾頓大飯店電子樂隊演奏 - Till We Meet Again / 何时再相会
16 Nina Kirana & Orkes Sendja Meraju - Bubuj Bulan

17 Minoru Muraoka & New Hit Sounds - Tears of Swan / スワンの涙
18 Paul Mark and the Geishas - Farewell to Tosa
19 Steven Liu / 劉家昌 - My Home is There / 我家在那裡
20 Park In Hee / 박인희 - Times / 세월아
21 Wong Ngok Sang / 王粵生 - Don't Sing / 不要唱吧
22 Chen Yingjie / 陳盈潔 - Passionate Love / 熱戀
23 Three Flowers / 風行中西混合樂隊 - You Are A Heartless Person /     你是負心人
24 Mei Dai / 美黛 - Apple Flower / 蘋果花
25 The Devil's Wonder Band / 魔鬼奇幻乐隊  - A Fistful of Dollars
26 Hiroshi Wada & Mahina Stars / 和田弘とマヒナ - Mole Under the Eye / 泣きぼくろ
27 Kwartet Bubi Chen - Saputangan Dari Bandung Selatan
28 Elvy Sukaesih & Orkes Melaju Purnama - Hanya Do'aku
29 Tadao Sawai / 沢井 忠夫 - Toccata and Fugue in D Minor
30 Hibari Children's Chorus / ひばり児童合唱団 - Mahakala / 大黒様

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STORA SKUGGAN · 041 – Dream Weapons: Flying Eastwards C90

 

They made some weird video teasers as well: 

 

Dream Weapons present: ILHA FORMOSA C60

Ilha Formosa means Beautiful Island. Portuguese sailors gave the island now known as Taiwan its former name in 1542. Formosa was actually the commonly used name for Taiwan up until the 1960-1970’s. Anyway here’s a collection of female singers and male instrumentalists - all originating from this beautiful island. At least according to my information. My selection contains music spanning over 15 years, from 1968 to 1983. I recognize plenty of both Chinese and Japanese material and influences. Some (or quite a few) of these melodies are based on well known South East Asian traditional songs, but presented with an «updated» westernized approach. Which was typical for this era of Asian popular music practically everywhere, except for in North Korea. This hour of 21 tunes still feature a few peculiar surprises. For instance Taiwan had their own «moogsploitation»-like scene named after Yamaha’s electronic organ series «Electone»*. A pretty amazing discovery for me personally. Full of life, lovely and charming. Enjoy! -Moahaha

*The song in the video underneath is a perfect example of that "scene"

 

1 Hua Xuanxuan / 華萱萱 - Today is Tomorrow / 今天過去是明天
2 Jenny Tseng / 甄妮 - First Meeting / 第一次見面
3 Chen Yingjie / 陳盈潔 - I'll Never Love You Again / 永遠不再愛你
4 Lam Mei-Man & Yang Zhaorong / 林美滿 & 楊昭榮  - Rain of Love / 慕情时雨
5 Yang Yan / 楊燕 - Apple Flower / 蘋果花 (song edit)
6 Di Si Nai Band / 年 狄斯奈大乐队 - 4 (unknown title)
7 Huang Shu Fen / 黃淑芬 - Manli / 蔓莉
8 The Telstar Combo / 電星樂隊 - Cherry Blossom Moon / 月桃花
9 Lin You Mei / 林友梅 - The Swallows Fly Apart / 燕分飛
10 Chan Ming Yang / 杨灿明主 - The Moon Over the Ruined Castle / 廢堡上的月亮
11 Zhao Bei Yu / 趙倍譽 - Cultivate / 耕耘

12 The Devil's Fantasy Band / 魔鬼奇幻樂隊演奏
 - Blues (from Seashore) / 藍調 (斯從 海邊)
13 Lily Chao / 趙曉君  -  Why Are You Hiding / 你何必躲避
14 Dreamy Music / 昨夜夢中  -  White Sun / 白色太陽
15 Bao Na Na / 包娜娜  -  Wedding Wishes / 婚禮祝福
16 Tsui Wing Siu Music Team / 徐永兆樂隊  -  Crimson Lotus / 紅睡蓮
17 Little White Rabbit and Little Yingge /  小白兔 & 小莺歌
 - Pinky Finger Memories / 小指の想い出
18 Wong Ngok Sang / 王粵生 - Song of the Fisherman / 漁夫之歌
19 Jin Jing / 金晶 - Taipei Nights / 臺北之夜
20 Yeung Chan Ming / 楊燦明  -  Kaworu / 川流
21 Chen Fen Lan / 陳芬蘭 - Tears of Flowers / 淚的小花

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Anyone who enjoys this, or any kind of vintage Asian music, has got to check out the one of a kind and truly amazing madrotter-treasure-hunt blog. 

+ if you prefer your mp3 cover art with a correctly spelled title, just download this image and replace the file (I originally wrote "ihla"):