Comments on: Martians Go Home http://neojaponisme.com/2008/01/30/martiansgohome/ a web journal on Japan and elsewhere Wed, 16 May 2012 12:00:37 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: scott http://neojaponisme.com/2008/01/30/martiansgohome/comment-page-1/#comment-794 scott Tue, 05 Feb 2008 04:37:54 +0000 http://neojaponisme.com/2008/01/30/martiansgohome/#comment-794 Thank you, this is highly listen-able. I heartily endorse this kind of music. Thank you, this is highly listen-able. I heartily endorse this kind of music.

]]> By: Rory P. Wavekrest http://neojaponisme.com/2008/01/30/martiansgohome/comment-page-1/#comment-785 Rory P. Wavekrest Thu, 31 Jan 2008 15:25:56 +0000 http://neojaponisme.com/2008/01/30/martiansgohome/#comment-785 Ah, I see, they back sell the songs...I was about to say that the 2nd track is Orange Juice. Ah, I see, they back sell the songs…I was about to say that the 2nd track is Orange Juice.

]]> By: Gen Kanai http://neojaponisme.com/2008/01/30/martiansgohome/comment-page-1/#comment-784 Gen Kanai Thu, 31 Jan 2008 09:03:17 +0000 http://neojaponisme.com/2008/01/30/martiansgohome/#comment-784 Awesome. Where do you get this stuff?!?! We should be able to put together a set list with everyone's help... Awesome. Where do you get this stuff?!?!

We should be able to put together a set list with everyone’s help…

]]> By: Rory P. Wavekrest http://neojaponisme.com/2008/01/30/martiansgohome/comment-page-1/#comment-783 Rory P. Wavekrest Thu, 31 Jan 2008 04:02:34 +0000 http://neojaponisme.com/2008/01/30/martiansgohome/#comment-783 My man <b>DJ Micahel J. Foks</b> always says Funk-a-latina when we're talking about Kid Creole and the Coconuts...which is often. <b>Thanks for these!</b> My man DJ Micahel J. Foks always says Funk-a-latina when we’re talking about Kid Creole and the Coconuts…which is often.
Thanks for these!

]]> By: Kim Jong-il Hater http://neojaponisme.com/2008/01/30/martiansgohome/comment-page-1/#comment-782 Kim Jong-il Hater Wed, 30 Jan 2008 22:45:40 +0000 http://neojaponisme.com/2008/01/30/martiansgohome/#comment-782 Nice. Is there a playlist for this show? Nice. Is there a playlist for this show?

]]> By: alin http://neojaponisme.com/2008/01/30/martiansgohome/comment-page-1/#comment-781 alin Wed, 30 Jan 2008 19:28:46 +0000 http://neojaponisme.com/2008/01/30/martiansgohome/#comment-781 yes, a-la-la.. wouldn't sound right (take tip from edogawa rampo) yes, a-la-la.. wouldn’t sound right (take tip from edogawa rampo)

]]> By: alin http://neojaponisme.com/2008/01/30/martiansgohome/comment-page-1/#comment-780 alin Wed, 30 Jan 2008 19:26:01 +0000 http://neojaponisme.com/2008/01/30/martiansgohome/#comment-780 nice nice

]]> By: Zac Bentz http://neojaponisme.com/2008/01/30/martiansgohome/comment-page-1/#comment-779 Zac Bentz Wed, 30 Jan 2008 13:08:33 +0000 http://neojaponisme.com/2008/01/30/martiansgohome/#comment-779 This. Is awesome. Thanks guys. This. Is awesome. Thanks guys.

]]> By: calligraphykid http://neojaponisme.com/2008/01/30/martiansgohome/comment-page-1/#comment-778 calligraphykid Wed, 30 Jan 2008 13:01:52 +0000 http://neojaponisme.com/2008/01/30/martiansgohome/#comment-778 Wikipedia Japan cites early '80s art-poppers Blue Rondo a la Turk as the originators of 'Funk-a-latina' so the unusual naming of the genre in Japan could have been influenced by the name of that band. The 'a-latina' part is probably a play of words on the 'a la' of 'a la mode' etc, an ageless marketing buzzterm in Japan which would grant it an immediate appeal to Japanese consumers. The type of music it refers to - Matt Bianco, Haircut 100, Culture Club - etc would have been classified as 'Blue-eyed Soul' at the time by the music press in Britain, a concept which for Japanese sounds a little bit, shall we say, exclusive? Wikipedia Japan cites early ’80s art-poppers Blue Rondo a la Turk as the originators of ‘Funk-a-latina’ so the unusual naming of the genre in Japan could have been influenced by the name of that band.

The ‘a-latina’ part is probably a play of words on the ‘a la’ of ‘a la mode’ etc, an ageless marketing buzzterm in Japan which would grant it an immediate appeal to Japanese consumers.

The type of music it refers to – Matt Bianco, Haircut 100, Culture Club – etc would have been classified as ‘Blue-eyed Soul’ at the time by the music press in Britain, a concept which for Japanese sounds a little bit, shall we say, exclusive?

]]> By: W. David MARX http://neojaponisme.com/2008/01/30/martiansgohome/comment-page-1/#comment-777 W. David MARX Wed, 30 Jan 2008 09:53:47 +0000 http://neojaponisme.com/2008/01/30/martiansgohome/#comment-777 By the way, "Funk-a-latina" seems to be a Japanese-created term. Google can't find it in English, and I had a hell of time trying to de-katakanaize it in the first place. Anyone know where it came from? By the way, “Funk-a-latina” seems to be a Japanese-created term. Google can’t find it in English, and I had a hell of time trying to de-katakanaize it in the first place. Anyone know where it came from?

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