I just received word of this, an awesome new video for "Asadoya Yunta" from Omodaka!
This one is a bit less fun and a bit more serious and arty, featuring some really interesting typography from Kentaro Fujimoto and directed by Yoshiyuki Komatsu (did I get that right?) of Power Graphixx. It reminds me a little of the video for Autechre's "Gantz Graf." (But just a little.)
The video fits well with Kanazawa Akiko's floating vocals backed by the glitched-out beats, all set in a cyber no-scape of various geometric shapes. Omodaka seems to enjoy bringing these traditional folk tunes back to life. This one is a little more abrasive and experimental then most of his other stuff, but I think the unique interpretation really works well.
If you're interested, there are a couple more videos after the jump featuring a traditional take from Rimi Natsukawa, and a really cool jazz version from none other than Ryuichi Sakamoto!
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Rimi is such a lovely singer, and her songs are always so calming tranquil. There really needs to be more artists like her giving off that of energy in her songs
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