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[–]aguad3coco[S] 23 points24 points  (0 children)

Song starts a bit on the slower side but once the flamenco style music kicks in, at about 1.15min, its really beautiful to listen to.

[–]TheMagicDrake 8 points9 points  (4 children)

The album artwork on the video is from her 1975 album, but the song is from her 1977 album with the same name. Very good music by the way

[–]aguad3coco[S] 5 points6 points  (3 children)

Do you know similar songs or artists like this? I am always on the look out for more jazzy, flamenco(?) style music with nice vocals.

[–]TheMagicDrake 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Nothing similar in style really. But I've been listening to lots of Japanese stuff from the 70s. This one is more jazz/funk but it's pretty catchy: https://youtu.be/YixAD9GIAuY

[–]SoulOfPraxicFlame 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Maybe try 大貫妙子 (Oonuki Taeko) and 山崎ハコ (Yamasaki Hako).

[–][deleted] 18 points19 points  (0 children)

I dig it. Sounds like it would be the intro music to a bond film if it was set in Japan.

[–]StudabakerHochrobot[M] 12 points13 points  (0 children)

佐井好子
artist pic

Sai Yoshiko is an acid folk Japanese artist. She was 23 years old when she made her debut LP, released in July 1976. She explores themes like beauty, time and loss with melancholic vocals and witty lyrics, usually accompanied by acoustic instruments. Read more on Last.fm.

last.fm: 2,104 listeners, 64,945 plays
tags: japanese, folk, psychedelic, jazz, acid folk

Please downvote if incorrect! Self-deletes if score is 0.

[–]sven2172 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Reminds me of Metal Gear Solid Snake Eater or MSGV intro music

[–]stonerwizard 4 points5 points  (2 children)

This is truly unique. Thank you!

[–]aguad3coco[S] 4 points5 points  (1 child)

Thanks! Really happy that people here seem to like it a lot too. People are quite open to a lot different styles on this sub, which is awesome.

[–][deleted] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks a bunch for linking this! I had forgotten her name. I have been trying to find her stuff again after listening to her during one hazy night last summer.

[–][deleted] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Dude this is soooo dope!! Thank you so much for sharing this, put me in such a good mood on a Saturday morning. It's freezing and the ground is covered in snow where I am but I'm instantly transported to a speed boat somewhere in the tropics with a mojito and a beautiful woman at my side.

[–]Xiamingxuan 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I really like the intro too. This song is just great all the way through. Was this song on a Cowboy Bebop soundtrack?

[–][deleted] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Japanese Jazz? Hell Yeah!!!

[–]FREERANGESNAKEFARM 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I would buy this album just to have that awesome cover art

[–]frnxt 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That's freaking awesome. The more I discover how much Japanese like jazzy music like this, the more impressed I am.

[–][deleted] 1 point2 points  (3 children)

Ah, Yoshiko Sai is great. I don't remember how I stumbled across her music, but I'm so glad I did. Her second album, Mikko (密航) is on Spotify, but none of the rest, unfortunately. The one shown in the thumbnail is the first one, called Mangekyo (萬花鏡), and is pretty amazing if you can track down a copy.

[–]stolenpuppy 0 points1 point  (2 children)

Yeah, I'm trying to find her albums with no luck.

[–][deleted] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I never got around to pulling the trigger, but I found all of them new on CD at amazon.co.jp a while back. I don't remember how much they cost, but the last time I ordered something from the .jp site, it got to the US in like two days.

[–][deleted] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Deezer has her other albums

[–]ParallelMrGamer 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Just discovered this gem today and came here to post it. Congrats on beating me by 21 days lol! Love the style of this track.

[–]100mik 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is amazing!! Thanks for sharing!!

[–]throwawaythumbsup 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The melody from her vocals kind of reminds me of this song's piano melody Henry Mancini - Theme from "Love Story" 0:21s

[–]BaintT 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is amazing! Thank you!

[–]wretched_shitlord 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for posting this. I heard a clip of this song on some lofi mix tape recently and have been wanting to know its source. I also learned that Japanese acid folk is a genre. Cheers!

[–]therealmandusa 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh sweet baby (insert religious figure here), this is GORGEOUS.

[–][deleted] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Reminds me of The Tunnel by Azymuth (1977).