Well, I've been getting progressively later in putting out a monthly mix, and usually the reason is that I was limiting the amount of Jpop, since I've been creating iMixes of these on the iTunes Store. This month I'm tossing that idea! This month's mix is full of relaxing, mellow stuff - definitely not all ballads, but everything has a laid-back feel. The first track is the best song from an amazing album by Keane (which I heard for the first time at church, believe it or not) - Hopes and Fears is full of fantastic songs like this one. After that, it's all Jpop! Yes, even Heartsdales and Morning Musume can contribute a song to this peaceful mix (actually, there are several down-tempo MoMusu songs I love, but Stay is the only Heartsdales song that I know that fits here). Several of these songs are of the "begins with a solo piano" variety, but I mixed them up with some Koda Kumi jangly guitar and an Anna Tsuchiya power ballad. The last track doesn't even have a name, but it's hidden on Sasuke's single of Eien no Natsu (another great song). It's a nice sentimental love song with easy to understand Japanese, so I listen to it all the time. I've been listening to this mix a lot today, and I really like it!
10.2006 Mix (Song / Album / Artist) - Everybody's Changing / Hopes and Fears / Keane
- Watarasebashi / Best 1 / Matsuura Aya
- Stay / The Legend / Heartsdales
- Koe ga Todokunara / Hane / Kotoko
- I'll Be There / 4 Hot Wave / Koda Kumi
- Karenai Hana / Full Metal Panic Soundtrack / Soundtrack
- Frozen Rose / Taste My Beat / Anna Tsuchiya
- Mushoku Toumei na Mama de / Rainbow 7 / Morning Musume
- Everlasting / Outgrow / BoA
- Secret Track / Eien no Natsu CD Single / Sasuke
Labels: itunes, jpop, music
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