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STUDIOMUL 033EP
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Studio Mule the label announces a killer remix package. Superpitcher (aka Pachanga Boys) made three versions of remix. Studio Mule's original version which is produced by Kuniyuki Takahashi and sung by Miyako Koda (aka Dip In The Pool) is a cover version of a Japanese '80s dance classic by Taeko Onuki. Superpitcher's main mix is for peaktime in DJ sets. It's much more groovy and dancefloor friendly than original version. The "Dub Mix" is a more stripped-down version and for the more disco-oriented DJ. The "Ambient Mix" sounds like a Japanese Kankyo Ongaku, it's simply beautiful meditative music. Beautiful cover design by New York artist Lily Fei.
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STUDIOMUL 023EP
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The first remixed release from Studio Mule/BGM. Portland based Visible Cloaks offers two mixes of. The original songs of both tracks are his all-time favorite Japanese tracks. Simply beautiful ambient music.
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STUDIOMUL 018CD
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Mule Musiq's sub-label Studio Mule has formed a group of shifting members and are now releasing a debut album with eight tracks of reworked, obscure Japanese gems. BGM contains the three singles the group released so far, featuring Miyako Koda of the experimental pop band Dip In The Pool -- whose On Retinae was reissued by Music From Memory to great acclaim (MFM 010EP, 2017) -- on vocals and Mule Musiq staple Kuniyuki on production with direction by label head Toshiya Kawasaki. One of them, "Carnaval", is a cover of the Japanese dance classic by Taeko Ohnuki, produced by Yellow Magic Orchestra. "Shinzo No Tobira" is a remake of the track by Mariah, a band led by sax player Yasuaki Shimizu, from their album Utakata No Hibi (2015) -- which was one of the reissues that sparked the global interest in obscure Japanese music in the last few years. Studio Mule's version features Japanese lyrics rewritten by Miyako Koda. "Face To Face" is a cover of the ambient pop gem from the ultra-rare album by Yumi Murata of Mariah. Also included is a rework of "Kagami No Naka No Jugatsu", a song by Tamao Koike produced by YMO, turned into a dubby Balearic pop track -- dubbier than the version included on the Yen label compilation -- sang by Nanako Sato, one of the artists enjoying some newfound success following a string of reissues stemming from the "city pop" revival craze. The oriental ambient pop "Yugao" by singer songwriter Mioko Yamaguchi is covered by vocalist Saho Terao, who some describe as this generation's Taeko Ohnuki. "The April Fools" is a rework of Yukihiro Takahashi's track, which itself was also a cover of the original song by Burt Bacharach. This new version boasts a more experimental arrangement with Nanako Sato handling the vocals. YMO's "Ballet", originally with vocals by Yukihiro Takahashi, was reconstructed into a dancefloor-ready instrumental by Kuniyuki. Many say Yoshiyuki Ohsawa's "Soshite Bokuwa Toho Ni Kureru" is one of the greatest songs of the '80s. The 12" dance version is reshaped here into a melancholic Balearic house track. The album cover is by the increasingly popular hotshot photographer Kota Shouji.
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STUDIOMUL 018LP
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2022 restock; LP version. Mule Musiq's sub-label Studio Mule has formed a group of shifting members and are now releasing a debut album with eight tracks of reworked, obscure Japanese gems. BGM contains the three singles the group released so far, featuring Miyako Koda of the experimental pop band Dip In The Pool -- whose On Retinae was reissued by Music From Memory to great acclaim (MFM 010EP, 2017) -- on vocals and Mule Musiq staple Kuniyuki on production with direction by label head Toshiya Kawasaki. One of them, "Carnaval", is a cover of the Japanese dance classic by Taeko Ohnuki, produced by Yellow Magic Orchestra. "Shinzo No Tobira" is a remake of the track by Mariah, a band led by sax player Yasuaki Shimizu, from their album Utakata No Hibi (2015) -- which was one of the reissues that sparked the global interest in obscure Japanese music in the last few years. Studio Mule's version features Japanese lyrics rewritten by Miyako Koda. "Face To Face" is a cover of the ambient pop gem from the ultra-rare album by Yumi Murata of Mariah. Also included is a rework of "Kagami No Naka No Jugatsu", a song by Tamao Koike produced by YMO, turned into a dubby Balearic pop track -- dubbier than the version included on the Yen label compilation -- sang by Nanako Sato, one of the artists enjoying some newfound success following a string of reissues stemming from the "city pop" revival craze. The oriental ambient pop "Yugao" by singer songwriter Mioko Yamaguchi is covered by vocalist Saho Terao, who some describe as this generation's Taeko Ohnuki. "The April Fools" is a rework of Yukihiro Takahashi's track, which itself was also a cover of the original song by Burt Bacharach. This new version boasts a more experimental arrangement with Nanako Sato handling the vocals. YMO's "Ballet", originally with vocals by Yukihiro Takahashi, was reconstructed into a dancefloor-ready instrumental by Kuniyuki. Many say Yoshiyuki Ohsawa's "Soshite Bokuwa Toho Ni Kureru" is one of the greatest songs of the '80s. The 12" dance version is reshaped here into a melancholic Balearic house track. The album cover is by the increasingly popular hotshot photographer Kota Shouji.
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STUDIOMUL 007EP
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Studio Mule's new project with Miyako Koda aka Dip In The Pool. Following a cover version of Ohnuki Taeko's "Carnaval", this is a new version of the Japanese new wave classic "Shinzo No Tibia" by Mariah, with new lyrics in Japanese, written by Koda; Yasuaki Shimizu kindly gave us permission to do this. The extended version on the A side is full of respect for the original version, while a dark new wave dub version is on the B side; Kuniyuki said the idea for this version came from an Adrian Sherwood remix for Depeche Mode.
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STUDIOMUL 003EP
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The first release of the new project Studio Mule is a cover of Japanese '80s dance classic "Carnaval" by Taeko Ohnuki. Studio Mule never have fixed members, except Kuniyuki Takahashi in the role of track maker. The first guest is Miyako Koda, aka Dip In The Pool. Miyako Koda is one of the most charismatic models in Japan in the '80s and the vocalist of Dip In The Pool. The dance edit on the A side is true to the original, but more playful. The extended edit on the B side is a more club-friendly house version.
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