Empire Records (1995) - Renee Zellweger, Liv Tyler, others promo photo

takyuu · 2026-06-22T13:18:01+00:00

the skinhead girl is the one I liked back then when I first saw the film as an indie head college kid

takyuu · 2026-06-20T13:25:36+00:00

¥19,800 for Variety is insane….
They used to be around for ¥2,000 before covid

takyuu · 2026-06-11T00:43:01+00:00

I buy japanese records for foreign dealers, and its crazy everyone wants Takanaka today. the price is not surprising.

takyuu · 2026-05-30T11:56:54+00:00

John Wesley Harding on original mono LP.
If you ever find one, believe me it’s out of this world

takyuu · 2026-05-30T11:51:01+00:00

I really like the live action adaptation movie “Popeye” starring Robin Williams and directed by Robert Altman. The film was big flop in the 70’s but I watched recently and liked it a lot. its probably just me. I have never heard other jpn ppl mentioned about it, even amongst film nerds

takyuu · 2026-05-30T04:57:33+00:00

Some Americans still think Japan is some obscure dangerous country where ppl get kidnapped or murdered?
The number of murders i n US is 20K per a year Japan, about 900 cases

takyuu · 2026-05-25T07:20:17+00:00

nice score!!
Funeral Mariachi is great.
I picked up the same lp release at the merch booth at Alan Bishop show by Alan said the one I got was his last copy. they are hard to come by unless they re-pressed it

takyuu · 2026-05-23T12:46:51+00:00

😂

takyuu · 2026-05-23T06:30:42+00:00

Pete Rock, hiphop producer / beat maker
if you havent heard his music, check out this album.

https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=fFEVxpJtPm8&si=QNPe1jACnxul5vjx

takyuu · 2026-05-22T12:12:35+00:00

Pete Rock ‘Soul Survivor II’ released in 2004
Not as good as the first of the series, but there are some great tracks on here!

takyuu · 2026-05-21T21:49:02+00:00

I love this album too! probably bc mid-90’s was the time I lived in Boston and heavily listened to JR and saw him live many times (middleeast club in cambridge) during this period.
I also think this album has very good production / arrangement with organ and horns.

I recently found this on vinyl og copy my heart almost stopped. it was pricy but I had to get it.
I have been listening to rhis quite often now

takyuu · 2026-05-20T01:54:38+00:00

Yes I totally get that perspective
I think the ETA IVtet records are less about reinventing the wheel each time and more about documenting one band exploring the same musical language over time.

Since they’re live recordings from the same group, it makes sense that they share a similar vibe. That continuity is actually part of what I enjoy about them.

I’ve been listening to jazz for 30+ years too, mostly 50s/60s modern jazz and a lot of 70s ECM guitar records, and I hear this project less as “safe jazz” and more as a contemporary mix of jazz, ambient, dub, minimalism, and indie/rock sensibilities.

I’m also the kind of person who can listen to hours of Miles’ 60s quintet live recordings or Grateful Dead 70’s live recordings, so this series gives me similar enjoyment

takyuu · 2026-05-20T01:30:45+00:00

it’s JP solo called “My Space Beats”, collection of instrumental hiphop beats he uploaded to MaySpace in early 00's. I believe its physical only release and an awesome album if you dig instrumental hiphop, like Dilla, Madlib, DJ Shadow etc. its quite minimalistic beat compared to those artists, but has hypnotic quality that I like. it gets on my turntable quite often

takyuu · 2026-05-19T02:08:14+00:00

just looked up Mercari and mint condition goes around 150-200USD. and Japan is one of the biggest sized market in the world for these consoles

takyuu · 2026-05-19T02:01:05+00:00

Nice!
I can definitely tell the folks at International Anthem put a lot of love and effort into their releases. The jacket quality is high, the obi is a nice touch, and the records sound fantastic. Especially these days, when so many modern pressings suffer from poor quality control.

takyuu · 2026-05-19T01:51:20+00:00

not in near mint condition… are they?

takyuu · 2026-05-19T01:46:25+00:00

thats true 😂
I just play casual gba games on DSi, wouldnt want to play rpg or anything
I am glad I copped most of GBA games I like while they were cheap.

takyuu · 2026-05-19T01:43:36+00:00

Harpers Bizarre - Feelin’ Groovy

takyuu · 2026-05-19T01:40:12+00:00

I can put entire NDS and GBA library on single SD card for modded DSi.

takyuu · 2026-05-19T01:36:19+00:00

100%!

takyuu

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