It appears as though Namie‘s been keeping the good shit for the end, as the ’80′s inspired video for her final single from the Vidal Sassoon campaign, “What A Feeling”, has finally been released. THE SONG IS A-M-A-Z-I-N-G. Honestly, listen to this immediately. It’s an electro-heavy dance number with a lot of twitchy synthesizers. Just listen to the first few seconds, I promise you’ll be hooked. Namie fans will appreciate the over-usage of “Put ‘Em Up”-like choreography, and signature long hair. I immediately felt the urge to Herbal. I MEAN VIDAL SASSOON! I felt the urge to Vidal Sassoon.
And now, for a limited time, I present the single in HQ, as well as a remix by…Shinichi Osawa. As if the song couldn’t get any better, she’s elected one of the hands down HOTTEST remixers in the business right now. So Good. So So Good.
DL: Namie Amuro – What A Feeling (Single and Shinichi Osawa Remix)
Music releases have been a bit sparse this past few days, so I do apologize for the lack of updates. I’ve gotten wind of a new artist that I’m premiering on the site today. Her name is SATOMI’, and she is a Japanese singer. In J-Pop fashion, she has altered her name by adding some unnecessary capital letters and an extra dash of punctuation. I don’t know why they do it, either.
Anyway, according to her Myspace, Satomi was born in 1989, making her a mere 19 years old. Despite the age difference, the girl’s got some jazzy vocals rivaling Crystal Kay, and the lower octaves of Eri Nobuchika (who has been shelved from the J-Pop industry, despite having the largest vocal range of any Japanese artist I’ve heard yet.) Not only that, but the beats in her latest release could be straight off the recording sessions of Namie Amuro. Stomping hand-clap verses melting into sweeping, horn-blaring choruses…the song is a dance-funk treat.
DL: SATOMI’ – Innumerable Answers
SATOMI’ is a fairly new artist, so I assume I’ll be watching for further releases from her. She will be releasing “Innumerable answers” digitally on January 30. Her upcoming album is expected to be released late March.
Looks like the full PV’s (promotional videos, as they’re often referred to in Japan), have finally been released for Namie’s “NEW LOOK” and “Rock Steady.”
“New Look” is exactly what I love…it’s full of kitschy ’60′s glamour, hair salons, and conversations with reflections in mirrors.
“Rock Steady” is blue-hued, choreographed fun. Though I feel there’s too much English dialogue, no?
It’s always right after I post the news. Well, two of the three singles from Namie Amuro have just leaked. NEW LOOK is so addictive. It’s kind of like a marching band. About Twiggy and fashion or something. Namie’s clearly been watching Project Runway. Just listen to that breakdown: “What’s In, What’s Out? / What’s In, What’s Out?” I can’t stop playing it. It’s fierce. Listen for the quick “Baby Love” shout out at the end.
And then there’s “ROCK STEADY,” which borrows much more heavily from its sampled track. It’s faster and stronger. Definitely a signature Namie track. It’s like she’s fighting Aretha. Unfortunately, I think this must be a music video rip, because there’s a bunch of random nonsense in the middle of the track, undoubtedly dialogue from the video.
Source: AmuroNamie @ LJ
News from Japan! Here are the details for Namie Amuro’s latest release, the triple A-side single “New Look/Rock Steady/What A Feelin.”
The tracklist is as follows:
1. NEW LOOK
2. ROCK STEADY
3. What a feelin’
1. NEW LOOK（MUSIC VIDEO）
2. ROCK STEADY（MUSIC VIDEO）
3. What a feelin’（MUSIC VIDEO）
Credits:
“NEW LOOK” (T-KURA & michico)
“ROCK STEADY” (MURO & michico)
“What a feelin’” (Shinichi Osawa & michico)
The single is part of a campaign for a Japanese shampoo, Vidal Sassoon. Before judging, realize that the most popular J-Pop star’s releases are usually tied together with cosmetic or food products. This would be one of those. The campaign music is organized to sample the decades (’60′s, ’70′s, and ’80′s.) “New Look” uses the song “Baby Love” from 1964, while “Rock Steady” takes from Aretha Franklin’s “Rock Steady” from 1971. Additionally, “What a feelin” will be sampling the theme from Flashdance.
Here’s “Rock Steady” featured in the 60′s CM.
And here’s the ’70′s inspired CM for “New Look.”
“What A Feelin” will be premiering sometime soon. God, I love Japanese music releases. They’re so orchestrated and over-the-top!
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