Univerth [feat. Tetsuro Naito]
DJ Krush
Jaku [2004]
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Rain Dance [Instrumental mix]
Fat Jon [as Maurice Galactica]
Humanoid Erotica [2001]
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For the Reunion
Nobuo Uematsu
Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children OST [2005]
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I've just returned from snowboarding in Utah - Fresh powder has never been better. Here's a few tracks for your late afternoon listening enjoyment.
If you've been following FmGT for a while, then DJ Krush needs little introduction. The Japanese DJ has worked with and influenced all of the greats - from DJ Shadow to Toshinori Kondo - he's set a high caliber standard to Hip-hop producers everywhere but still remains relatively underground. 'Univerth' is a dark and moody tune featuring a very tribal beat.
Fat Jon has been one of my new favorites as of late. You might also recognize him from one of his other identities: Maurice Galactica, Mingo Guiness, Fat Jiggie or The Ample Soul Physician - he's also one of the producers for Cincinnati Hip-hop sensation, Five Deez. His beats are found equally in the aesthetic of 'I can relax to this!' or 'Hey, can I buy you a drink?'
Nobuo Uematsu, formerly of "Squanex" is no stranger to videogame fanboys. He's composed the soundtrack bulk to every Final Fantasy game. It's made of the stuff that truly evokes emotion. Fans have finally been able to rejoice as the feature film - Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children [the animated follow-up to one of the most favored games of all time, Final Fantasy VII] - was released to Japanese audiences late in 2005 and will reach American fans in the immediate future. Everything about this film is gorgeous [the plot may confuse you if you're not familiar with the game, but that won't stop you from appreciating this stunning specimen of future art] including the soundtrack. 'For the Reunion' is an emotional dark track featuring subtle piano tracks that might make you feel like the bad guy - but it's too pretty to resist.
Enjoy.
4 comments:
Is it wrong to enjoy video game music? Because that Nobuo tune is gorgeous.
Silent K. Damn you for making me want to hit the slopes more than I already do! Hope you had a killer time in Utah.
@K.
The music from FFVII in particular was an amazing feat (5 CDs of music) - the newly composed music from the follow up feature film [FFVII Advent Children] takes many of the songs from the game and gives them a total makeover. The song that I hosted is NOT one of those tracks, but some of that stuff is amazing.
@Eric -
Utah was incredible. We did Park City two days and Snowbird one day. I hope you noticed the little link in this post to a video of me doing a sweet little rail slide on a tree that we found in the woods [and subsequently falling on my face!] If you didnt notice it - click the word 'snowboarding' in the post to DL the little movie.
I love those aesthetics: "I can relax to this!" and "Hey, can I buy you a drink?".
Five Deez make me all tingly inside.
I probably shouldn't have said that.
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