Each of these Japanese trace mix volumes is pretty darn good work music. I like Shingo Nakamura’s on the first track best so far.
Volume 1 “Land of The Rising Sun” : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xHlqS…
Volume 3 “Perception”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2_kNj…
Volume 4 New 2021 Mix: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6OIiS…
This song. Man. Tears every time. Such a joy filled song.
Israel Kamakawiwo’ole sadly died at the age of 38 due to problems stemming from his extreme obesity, but he created some beautiful music. Here he sings his famous rendition of ‘Somewhere Over the Rainbow’
If you find him haunting, I recommend Geoffry Gurrumul Yunupingu that I wrote about earlier.
Scratching with Barcode Scanners at the Maker Faire Tokyo 2020
The Cybertronic Spree is a cover band that performs as stylized Transformers. Beyond their impressive cosplay, they’re also talented musicians. I can’t wait until the end of COVID to see them live.
A pretty unique rendition of Deck the Halls – as sung to the tune War Pigs from Black Sabbath.
Cybertronic Spree is a Transformers-themed tribute band who plays a variety of cartoon, videogame, and anime theme songs dressed in awesome costumes. During a 2019 concert, they also performed a truly entertaining cover of Led Zeppelin’s emphatically chanted Immigrant Song.
French musician MEZERG kicks out some groovy sounds using one of the silliest musical instruments – a watermelon.
Tetris Effect
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This amazing soundtrack can be streamed for free on BandCamp, and can also be found on Spotify, YouTube Music and Amazon.