Totsuzen Danball - Travel Alone with My Soul (2010)

Totsuzen Danball Travel Alone with My Soul

original versions by Totsuzen Danball
01. Pettara Petarako Pettakko
02. Jelly Beans Say
03. Whiteman
04. A Desert Island
05. Hey!

remix versions by Yasuhiro 'Yeppie' Yamaoka
06. Pettara Petarako Pettakko (tour de monde)
07. Jelly Beans Say (wrap round)
08. Whiteman (everybody loves)
09. A Desert Island (step outside)
10. Hey! (go for it!)

Refreshed old songs and fresh new songs with two versions each!

Pettara Petarako Pettakko: first appeared on Sukidayo from Wax Record (Japan, 1993).
Jelly Beans Say: first appeared on compilation album Bowling Balls II from Clone Records (USA, 1981).
Whiteman: first appeared on 7" single Whiteman/Henna Permanent from Pass Records (Trio/Kenwood) (Japan, 1980).
A Desert Island: first appeared as rough recording on the special bonus CD-R from Disk Union for album D (Japan, 2008).
Hey!: unpublished.

Produced by Toru Matsuura, Syunji Tsutaki.
Recorded by JCR May - July 2010.
Mixed, Remixed by Yasuhiro 'Yeppie' Yamaoka.
Syunji Tsutaki: Vocal, Chorus, Guitar, Bass & Drum Programming.
Yasuhiro 'Yeppie' Yamaoka: Electronics.
Photo & Design by Yasuhiro 'Yeppie' Yamaoka at YOWorks.

Catalogue number: JCRCD-0026 (limited 200 copies).

Get the CD-R ! (Japanese)

Totsuzen Danball Official Website (Japanese)

AD page for Travel Alone with My Soul at YOWorks. (English)

About Totsuzen Danball
Formed by the Tsutaki brothers as a performance group for art events in 1977. Under the influence of the global Punk/New Wave movement, their debut was with Trio Records in 1980. Since then, they have run their own label FLOOR (Nippon Cassette Tape Recorzing), releasing albums continuosly. Later, Tokuma Japan Communications re-issued all of their titles through CDs. They cover many styles in the pop/avant-garde territory with rock band form/improvisation by guitar & effectic percussion/Apple Macintosh based computer programming, etc.

Selected Discography
Whiteman (1980), Naritatsukana?/Can I? (1981), Yokushi Onryoku (1991), Fubi (1991), Sukidayo (1993), Super (1995), I Love Love (1997), Kanshoh Ongaku (1999), Kono Yo ni Nai Busshitsu (2002), Junsui de Socchokuna Omoide (2007), D (2008).

What's happened?!
Why has YOWorks collaborated with the legendary Japanese rock band Totsuzen Danball (translated as sudden cardboard). It is the magic of the web. Do you believe in magic? I do! I met Toru Matuura; the guitarist from Totsuzen Danball through the web. One day, I got an emergency call from him, searching for someone to mix down their new recordings for the promotion. Yes, OK. Why not? Oh it's my pleasure!

Yamaoka Yasuhiro August 2010.