Beasts From the East/Touyou Kanon Podcast DJ S.O.S./The Grand Polizzle

Hello Beastsiders!!  In our June edition of the Beastscast,we feature some jams influenced by the sway of summer (a jazzy opening by Yokohama's COSTA DE PALMA, and some streetcore anthems from DS455 and DJ Ryuuki).  
Earlier this Spring, the U.S. was rocked by the Japan Nite Festival, including the New Earth Music Hall in Athens, GA which was covered by the Beasts From the East crew.  We'll have forthcoming videos from the 4 bands featured at the show, including Zarigani$, Vampillia, HAPPY, and Jungles (from Red Bacteria Vacuum).
You'll hear brand new singles from 4D-JAM and MOLICE, as well as jams from MIO SOUL (of Manafest Vision Media), ATOM ON SPHERE, ARTHUR PENTAMETER and more.  
We'll wrap up with a hearty composition from producer LEEHAN, and then get a jazzy outro from jazz vocalist MARY SIGALAS.
You'll also hear what we've been up to in the hiatus, including a ton of interviews (with CHOPS and ILIMA CONSIDINE) and attending various conventions (including Atlanta's MOMOCON and the 2nd annual ATHCON brought to you by The Rose of Athens Theatre Company).
As always, we thank you for your patience, and enjoy today's ride!!  Tracklist is below:
 
 




Artist
Song Title


Costa De Palma
Summer Ice


INTRO (BGM: Japanese State of Mind by FreshGalaxy)



4D-JAM
MUSIC


Pinky Piglets
Tokyo Merry Go Round (mary's around mix)


BREAK 1
 


CHOPS ft. Styles Infinite, DJ Roli Rho
Beez That Way


DJ RYUUKI, Big Ron, Gipper, Aili
Sunny Day's


DS455
Rollin' In My '64


musi9est
1120


BREAK 2
 


ATOM ON SPHERE
Goodnight Blue


Bioooo
ENTER BOY


Illima Considine & The Sexbots feat. DJ Ceez
The Only Thing


Mio Soul
Let's Party


HAPPY
Lift This Weight


BREAK 3
 


MOLICE
Thinkers


Jungles
Rock' N Roll Party


ZARIGANI$
Shall we dance!?


BREAK 4
 


AstroAttack
Angels In The Snow


Arthur Pentameter
The Condor - Ruler of the Ultraviolet


Vampillia
Toshi's Beautiful Thug Life,Only God Could Judge Him


LEEHAHN
Koenji



OUTRO
Look To The Stars by Mary Sigalas


BGM: Last Night Good Night RMX and Unique by
AKARI TOWN 

Hello Beastsiders!!  Today's episode is a grand return to our ongoing theme show series, THEMATIC For The People.  The theme here is music from the Street Fighter video game series by CAPCOM.  At the beginning of each set, you'll hear a remix of an SF composition---a lot of them covered in an interesting new musical style.  These fanmade remixes do great tribute to the originals, and take the works in fantastic new directions.
Follwing the remix tunes are original Beastly tunes (linked by genre similarity in each set) to make a fun, organic blend of music.  Links for the artists are in the tracklist, and check out their wonderful work!
Attention, Athens, Georgia!  The weekend of March 19-22 will mark the 2nd annual Sling Shot Festival. Sling Shot's spread is all over the downtown Classic City district, with many venues featuring music artists (such as Kishi Bashi and local favorites Elf Power), stand-up comedians (Doug Benson of "Super High Me" and "Last Comic Standing" fame, Jonah Ray--who's been behind the scene on The Andy Milonakis show and featured on The Sarah Silverman Program, and Atlanta's own Josh Harris), technology/new media showcases, and fantabulous exhibitions of art.  
Of Beastly interest is the Saturday (3/21) event at New Earth Music Hall.  That evening will be the site of the touchdown of the nationwide Japan Nite 2014 tour, featuring a fresh crew of musicians! Headliners are the ever-entertaining Peelander-Z, and also providing awesome sounds are Jungles (of Bacteria Vacuum), Zargani$, Vampillia, and HAPPY.  You'll hear more about the JN show in this episode.  Check www.japan-nite.com for times and dates, and locations near you for the upcoming shows.
You'll hear the Polite one talk fanboy, giving you the lowdown on 2 fine comic book shop in the Athens/Watkinsville areas (Bizarro Wuxtry and Mr. Comic Shop), and mention a great site to find comic book stores in your area.
If you're a DC Comics/Justice League fan, pop open a side link for the fantastic and Lego-tastic fan production, "Justice League: Gods Among Us" by the marvelous OUTBACKPRIME PRODUCTIONS.  More on the project in this ep.
Below is the tracklist for this episode, with links to the artists' sites/social media where highlighted.  
Beasts will now be running an episode EVERY OTHER MONTH, and we thank you for keeping up with us. More interviews and videos will be up in the meantime.
You're already here and listening, so we hope you enjoy the show!  Street Fighter = The title for great music and the importance of the quarter turn on your directional pad.  FIGHT!!!
 
ARTIST/SONG TITLE                                                                                 Kimengumi/tengal6_kimengumi_remix                                                                                                                                 (continued)

Happy New Year Beastsiders!! Our first 2014 podcast is a streamlined sojourn through the sounds of Japan and the surrounding Far East as usual, and it kicks off with a track from Ms. Mari Iijima's recent "Eternal Forest" EP.

New performers on our rotational roster include pop/soul sibling quartet bless4, fresh off a video interview they did with the Crew at Anime Weekend Atlanta 2014 (www.youtube.com/watch?v=lUDGEfokbZE). Portland-based Irish-Chinese chanteuse Illima Considine and her Sexbots stir every pot with their electrosensual music, preparing for a 3 city tour of Japan later this Spring (www.ilimaconsidine.com)

We have a special "I Can't Believe They Went There Moment" via two J-producers putting their own spin on a record by The Cardigans (www.thecardigans.com). They are KYOTO(www.youtube.com/user/mktchanand) and Takeshi Endo (www.youtube.com/user/nekome777?feature=watch).

While a bit slimmer on tracks in this mix, this Beastly brew is still high on quality and aural diversity.

You'll also hear about a few interviews we've done in the winter hiatus, with entrepreneur/event planner/L.A. to Japan transplant rap warrior DAMU PENDA of INTERNATIONAL PARTY ROCKERS (www.vimeo.com/partyrockers) and the FIRST INTERNATIONL PLAYAZ (www.facebook.com/damupenda), and with Mrs. Mary Silver, volunteer and on-air promoter for the Chinese performance troupe SHEN YUN (www.shenyun.com), who performed in Atlanta last December. Both interviews are featured here on the Beasts podcast page.

You'll hear about our friends at 1,000 Faces Coffee in Athens (www.1000facescoffee.com), as well as our sister radio show at WUOG 90.5 in Athens, Rising Sun Rhythms (www.facebook.com/rsrradio‎).

In future shows, you'll hear about the awesome that is MR. COMIC SHOP in Watkinsville, GA. If you're a comic book fan of any degree, you owe to your fanboy (or fangirl) integrity to check out their selection. (www.facebook.com/MR.ComicShop‎)

There is music and more for you to enjoy, and thank you to all the Beastsiders, both new and old listeners, for your patronage and click-action that led you here to our online hallowed programming halls.

Tracklist is below, and please enjoy!
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TRACKLIST (Song Title/Artist/Album)
-INTRO-
Eternal Forest/Mari Iijima/Eternal Forest EP (www.marimusic.com)
So Much In Love/bless4/ALL 4 ONE (http://bless4.jp/HOME.html)
Calm/Chimp Beams /Listening Is Believing (www.chimpbeams.com)
DeKonektion (切断)/K-Syndrom/True Love (真の愛)
-BREAK 1-
Spiral Love (Produced by JOE IRON)/MICHO /EXOTIC MIXTAPE (Hosted by JIRO)
Petting a Cat/Ilima Considine &The Sexbots feat. DJ Ceez/Junk Sick
Come Go With Me/CHOPS ft. Ann One/Strength In Numbers (www.chopsmusic.com)
Give Thanks - Remix/DJ Ryou a.k.a. Smooth The Current; Kero One Feat. Niamaj/Feel - Sequel to Family
Asian Sensation/ MeccaGodZilla/Erroars (www.manafestvision.com)
-BREAK 2 -
Carnival/The Cardigans; KYOTO (www.youtube.com/watch?v=bwNEqucMeYY)
Carnival【Cardigans】/Takashi Endo (初音ミクで) (www.youtube.com/watch?v=HSvz83nITKw)
1440/Tokyo Chaos City/you're dead and you just don't know it (www.tokyochaoscity.com)
1993/ATOM ON SPHERE/ATOM ON SPHERE (www.facebook.com/atomonsphere)
Into The Light/The Suzan /Golden Week For The Poco Poco Beat (www.foolsgoldrecs.com/artists/thesuzan/)
-OUTRO-
Hourglass/Cloak & Dagger Dating Service/ Invidia (https://www.facebook.com/cddsband‎) (www.reverbnation.com/cddsband)

*Intro song is "The Rising" by D.Fin.X. & AKARI TOWN (D. Torres/J. Kinomotto)(https://soundcloud.com/#dfinx) (https://soundcloud.com/#akaritown)
*Outro song is "AIU Trance" by D.Fin.X (D. Torres)(https://soundcloud.com/#dfinx)

Listeners and denizens of North Georgia, the Chinese performance art group Shen Yun (http://www.shenyun.com) will be performing next weekend (12/25-12/27) at the Cobb Energy Centre in Atlanta (www.cobbenergycentre.com)! This is an interview with Mary Silver, one of Shen Yun's hardworking volunteers.

Mary educates and entertains about the history of the Shen Yun group (and what they reveal about the history of China through song and dance), as well as the orchestra that accompanies them at concerts. You'll hear about about the international and stateside renown that Shen Yun has, and her own introduction to them.

There is a sharp purpose to song and dance of Shen Yun, and Mary sheds light on it, and what audiences (with Oscar-nominated directors and actresses) have gotten out of it.

If this sounds like something of interest either to you or someone you know who's possessed of a keen interest in Chinese/Asian culture, please share this interview with them, and keep an eye (or two) for the next Shen Yun show near you. Their 2014 season will commence in Houston, Texas, and they'll be in Georgia for a show in Augusta next March.

Enjoy!

(Special thanks go out to Mary, Jennifer, and Joy Zhou of the Shen Yun family!)

This is the final part of the Beasts From the East interview with rapper/journalist/marketer-promoter/entrepreneur DAMU PENDA.

-How people can get in touch with him
-The meaning of his Damu Penda name
-His thoughts on radio promotion
-His views on selling albums via the Internet
-His approach to street promotion
-What to do if you're in Osaka for the first time
-His various websites (Black Education 101, Black Education 202, International Party Rockers)
-Final words from Damu

Be sure to check out BLACK EDUCATION 101 and BLACK EDUCATION 202

This is the 2nd part of the 3-part interview that Beasts From the East did with Damu Penda of INTERNATIONAL PARTY ROCKERS/First International Playaz.  Here's what we talk with Damu about:
-How Damu keeps in touch with his people in L.A.                                                                            
-Sending kites to his incarcerated friends
-His poetry book project
-The importance of writing letters
-Working with a small crew vs. Working with a large crew
-His thoughts on Stanley "Tookie" Williams' death penalty verdict
-Being a 40-Something in the music (hip-hop) game
-The importance of peace and harmony with one's self
-Early days making a living rapping in Japan
-His transition from the streets of L.A. to the military
-His memories of the late b-boy Skeeter Rabbit (R.I.P.)
-His renown among and encounters with J-Hip-Hop artists
-Some important advice from REDRUM about doing songs with other artists
-CLUB PURE
-The transtion from a party rocker to a business man
-The "We vs. I" scenario in business dealings
-His studio preferences
-His transportation preference in Japan