Think of bouncing balls, building blocks, and nursery rhymes, and what you get is KODOMO (which in Japanese means "child"), a collection of 4 traditional Japanese children's songs, given a funky new synthpop spin by Japanese/Filipino vocalist Yu:Mi Calderon and musician Acid42 (Lionel Valdellon). The bonus 5th song "Everybody Lies", however, is a darker take on relationships written by the collaborating duo.
Keywords: traditional Japanese folk songs made funky, kiddiesynthpop, more playful than Rainbow Brite and He-Man.
5 MP3s at 192 kbps, stereo.
SONG NOTES:
01. "Antagata Dokosa" (Where are you from?) is a children's play song sung to the rhythm of a bouncing ball.
02. "Toh Ryanseh" (Pass Here) is a folk song, which was used by the Japanese government as a WALK signal for pedestrian crossings.
03. "Zui Zui Zukorobashi" is a nonsense nursery rhyme about a little rat eating rice.
04. "Medaka No Gakkou" (School of Ricefish) is a song about a school of fish, literally with students and teacher, and the graceful way they all swim in the water.
05. "Everybody Lies" is about the erosion of relationships when trust breaks down.
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