Comments on: MP3 Spotlight: Yoko Kanno – Kissing The Christmas Killer

By: Alphonse

Alphonse — Sat, 18 Aug 2007 22:53:53 +0000

thanx

By: bateszi

bateszi — Thu, 09 Aug 2007 07:53:28 +0000

@Marie: You can unpack the files with WinRAR (http://www.rarlab.com/). It’s a free program that works a lot like WinZip. Just install it then right click the Yoko Kanno RAR file you downloaded and choose to extract.

By: Marie

Marie — Thu, 09 Aug 2007 02:35:49 +0000

im trying to download the songs u reccomended but i dont know how RAR files work (it wont open on my comp). wat program should i download to open them?

and about yoko kanno, she has made some of the most beatiful pieces i have ever heard, if not the best. i especially love “inner universe”, “cyberbird” and “i do” all from ghost in the shell S.A.C.
“Inner universe” and “cyberbird” r both very upbeat and epic-sounding, and the vocals in “i do” are so beautiful it almost made me cry (cheesy, i know). Yoko kanno is so talented and i love her music!

By: Leena

Leena — Wed, 27 Jun 2007 15:36:05 +0000

It happens to be my favourite Maaya/Yoko song, I’d downloaded it years ago on my old computer before it crashed and since I’d gotten my new one it seemed to have vanished.

By: Leena

Leena — Wed, 27 Jun 2007 15:34:05 +0000

I’m too poor to buy the CD with Kissing the Christmas Killer on it and I’ve been using search engines to get it, but no one on kazaa, shareaza, or limewire seem to have it.

Thanks a bunch for linking it. : )

By: bateszi

bateszi — Mon, 12 Feb 2007 04:01:00 +0000

@Jesus: I figured I’d spotlight two of her lesser known songs. I love all of her work, but most already know about the likes of "Inner Universe" and "Tank!" etc.

@saturnova: You’re welcome. The first time I heard "man in the desert" I repeated it four or five times. It’s a great song, very epic and profound.

By: saturnova

saturnova — Sun, 11 Feb 2007 14:53:44 +0000

i just happened to stop by this page but i’m very glad i did. yoko kanno’s "man in the desert" is the most beautiful musical piece i’ve heard. thank you so much! i’ll be checking this blog more frequently.

By: Martin

Martin — Sat, 10 Feb 2007 07:16:30 +0000

I must admit that Kanno is possibly my all-time favourite songwriter, bar none. The thing that amazes me most is how she can maintain a high standard of writing across so many different styles and genres – thanks to hearing her work I’ve started to appreciate a wider variety that I wouldn’t have done otherwise. Her music has managed to get a jaded rock fan such as myself listening to soothing electronica and delicate classical melodies – no mean feat, that!

@Jesus: you’re right about the SAC op themes. I’ll have to track down the full-length version of Rise now…

By: Jesus

Jesus — Fri, 09 Feb 2007 02:32:37 +0000

hmm, strange you didn’t say anything about her masterpiece "Inner Universe" and the second opening in Ghost in the shell: GIG2. The music she used in that show was simply amazing.

By: omo

omo — Thu, 08 Feb 2007 23:31:14 +0000

Thanks for the highlight. Gives me a reason to pull those two discs out of the depths of my collection again.