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Friday, June 1, 2012

More PUFFY COVERS Info

Was scrounging around the web today for Puffy stuff (and it is pretty quiet...) and came across some new information for PUFFY COVERS via Tokyo Hive.  So credit to them for the news, which to me was interesting as a significant number of the Puffy cover songs are new recordings. 



Here are the tracks that are new recordings:

     Jet Keisatsu  (OKAMOTO’S)
     My Story  (Kishidan)
     Onna Machine Gun  (Guitar Wolf)
     Nagisa ni Matsuwaru Etc. (Group Tamashii)
     Hare Onna (Saito Kazuyoshi)
     Kore ga Watashi no Ikiru Michi (Magokoro Brothers)
     MOTHER (LOW IQ 01)
     Tararan (ROLLY)
     Umi e to (the pillows)


PUFFY COVERS will be released on July 4th, 2012.  So it may be possible for anyone using the FedEx options we might be delayed by a day.

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P.P.S.  Put a new version of "Tomodachi no Wao!" in a blog a few back... Sony applied the hammer to the one from Daily Motion... never mind how dumb is it a promotional video  gets pulled for a copyright complaint as that sort of defeats the purpose... anyways Youku once again came through, which even with short ads it remains a very useful video site for amiyumidas. CONTINUED >>


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Tuesday, May 15, 2012

PUFFY COVERS

Due out July 4th 2012 is "PUFFY COVERS"

Here is the artist / song list:


Yosui Inoue/Tamio Okura "Asia no Junshin"
Tamio Okuda "Circuit no Musume" "Oriental Diamond (DEMO music)
OKAMOTO’S "Jet Keisatsu"
Kishidan "My Story"
Guitar Wolf "Onna Machinegun"
Group Tamashii "Nagisa ni Matsuwaru etc"
Kazuyoshi Saito "Hare Onna"
The Cro-Magnons "Hasanjyauze"
The Birthday "Darekaga"
Spitz "Ai no Shirushi"
Fuji Fabric "Bye Bye"
Magokoro Brothers "Kore ga Watashi no Ikiru Michi"
Kazuya Yoshii "Kuchibiru Motion"
LOW IQ 01 "MOTHER"
ROLLY "Tararan"
the pillows "Umi e to"

More info to be announced.

I will kind of take some exception to what they are calling a cover of Puffy songs.  In the case of "Oriental Diamond" and "Ai no Shirushi" (by Tamio Okuda and Spitz respectively), those were released by the original composers outside of the context of Puffy.  I have heard Tamio's cover of "Oriental Diamond" and even in that rough form, he does something really nice with it.  Spitz version of  "Ai no Shirushi" is also interesting as it it guitar driven and less polished. 

Nitpicking aside it is an interesting line up.  As miuch as Puffy has done well with covering other artists it might be fun to see how "PUFFY COVERS" turns out.  On the flip side, unlike "Marching Puffy" this should be more readily available to us, should we want it.

Beyond a handful of artists, I have little knowledge of the acts appearing on the release, so I am not sure where my hopes are at beyond a general optimism. The big question is what will Puffy themselves be doing as Yumi's maternity leave is looming?  I expected a quiet front half of the year, but news is happening so with that I am encouraged.
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Friday, May 11, 2012

Puffy Playing Puffy

Just a quick update. I stumbled across Ami and Yumi checking out the Puffy branded pachinko machine.

   


None of this is new, we covered the machine release last year.... but here is a reset. Here is the advert for the Puffy pachinko machine:


Lastly here is what I guess is a game or variety show featuring the pachinko machine.

I do not know about you, but this is going on my want list down when it cycles out of Pachinko parlors... Realistically speaking from other modern machines I have seen come on the market, this will probably be between two to five hundred dollars. Also assuming some make their way out of Japan... Have a great weekend!
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Saturday, April 28, 2012

"Tomodachi no Wow!" PV

Here is the promotional video for "Tomodachi no Wow!"



I like the video quite a bit, it is the fun style of video Puffy has done well with over the years.  The vocal deliveries are really quite exceptional and I do not mind that they are slightly over produced.  "Tomodachi no Wow!" is a synth heavy song... to the point I am not sure if a drum machine is being used.   While it makes "Sunrise" seem organic by comparison, the track is solid yet cute.

I am not sure when the video was shot, but my feel is that this was fairly recent as Yumi looks pregnant, thought the costumes do quite a bit to hide this.  I really admire that, entertainment is a business that (for better or worse) based on looks, luckily she is positively glowing as a mom to be.

Over all I guess I like "Tomodachi no Wow!" which given I eschew towards the more rocking Puffy songs probably says quite a bit. 


P.S.  My friend Noriko-chan was over tonight and her interpretation of the song title was "Circle of Friends"


 (h/t to the always resourceful hareonna20) CONTINUED >>


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Monday, April 23, 2012

Shimajiro no Wao! Credits

Here is "Tomodachi no Wow!" from the end of "Shimajiro no Wao!"



Considering how "Tomodachi no Wow!" is being used, it makes total sense as a song and its timing is also good as Puffy is due for a hiatus.  Also "Tomodachi no Wow!" kind of goes against my Puffy sensibilities too, but it is catchy.

I will have to see if it grows on me. CONTINUED >>


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Thursday, April 19, 2012

Tomodachi no Wow Single

Still a month away from the release of "Tomodachi no Wow!" on 5/23. As has been mentioned in comments the single is being used for the end credits for the children's program "Shimajiro no Wao!" (rather good timing considering Yumi is due to be a mom).

I did some scrounging and translations for the track list (and will correct this as better information becomes available):

1. Tomodachi no Wow!
2. Tomodachi no Wow (Let's play, Shimajiro! Version)
3. Tomodachi no Wow! (Karaoke)
4. Tomodachi no Wow! (TV ending)




The deluxe edition comes with sheet music and a DVD of the video. The sheet music is an interesting touch, but to me this is somewhat lackluster deluxe single.  I think the best deluxe singles Puffy has released have been with songs from concerts.  The price delta is about 335 yen (or a touch over four dollars), so there is not much of a push to pick the deluxe over the single based on what I see.

On first blush I am not sure if four versions of "Tomodachi no Wow!" are enough to get me excited about the single. However I am willing to be proven wrong and I am looking forward to hearing the song. CONTINUED >>


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Tuesday, April 3, 2012

Big Yumi News

Great news from Puffy! Yumi is going to be a mother this summer!

Having children is perhaps the most challenging thing we can do in this life, it is also often the most personally rewarding. I am overjoyed for Yumi and her husband and wish then all the best!


Yumi is well along and looking quite healthy via the fitness blog a guest posted shared in comments.

I figured this would be a possibility in the very near term, and according to jpopasia Yumi is planning on doing all things Puffy for the time being. Ami showed that parenting and Puffy can operate in harmony, so I am not too worried about the future of Puffy.


P.S. I can surmise so many people know about my being a fan of Puffy that several people threw this news item my way today!
(photo credit to Curvy Body) CONTINUED >>


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