A new album from Funklada was released on the Coraspect label on Friday. It has been on repeat much of this weekend already.
Track 2 “Funkin’ Around” is a standout.
https://coraspect.bandcamp.com/album/funky-loops-vol-1-2
gemini://padraig.blog/log/funky-loops-vol-1-2-by-funklada.gmi![[The JukeBox] #88 – Macross 82-99 – Aogashima Island!](https://padraig.blog/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/sailorwaveii.png)
Macross 82-99 released Sailorwave II back in 2018 as a EP after the successful release of the album Sailorwave back in 2013.
Aogashima Island! is one of those songs that has always been in my playlists but never really took a liking to. But recently, something about the song changed my perpective on it and now I have fallen in love with it.
So what is Aogashima Island? It is a volcanic island that is nearly 400km (~250 miles) from Tokyo. As of 2014, there are less than 200 people living on the island.
![[The JukeBox] #69 – Macross 82-99 – Horsey (feat. Sarah Bonito)](https://padraig.blog/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/macross8299-idolssakura.jpg)
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Nearly 2 years ago, I highlighted another Macross 82-99 song, Fun Tonight in Edition #59 and her we are back to highlight another brilliant tune.
This is the last track on their 2017 album, Idols, Sakura which is probably one of my favourite Future Funk albums of all time. All songs are great on the album, but it ends with a brilliant track that makes you want to replay it again and again.
Horsey features the vocals of Sarah Bonito. If that name seems a bit familiar with you, Sarah would be one of the members of Kero Kero Bonito. In fact, I have actually highlighted her most famous song Flamingo in Edition #56
If you don’t know that song but recognise the name still, she would have sang the theme tune for the Playstation 5 launch title, Bugsnax!
Horsey is a great beat and Sarah’s vocals accompany the track very very well. It has a great summer vibe and well deserves its spot on the album.
As with most Future Funk songs, the main melody of the song is sampled from T-Square’s Circuit Wanderer which was released in 1991 and was part of the “F-1 Grand Prix World” album a year later. From what I can tell, the album has no affiliation with the FIA Formula 1 World Championship but it would be pretty cool if it was.
English Lyrics:
Waking up early, throwing on clothes
Catching the same bus
Staring at the scenery outside
Driving past these concrete things
This used to be a jungle, I think and It’s crazy!
Humanity is amazing
A certain thought with meaning in
My daydreamJust remembered it’s 2014
Do you know what that really means?
Looking forward to this with joy
It’s the year of the horse that’s running freely
It’s actually the year of the sheep but
it’s it better if that’s a secret.
Aren’t I strange?
But I can’t get these images out of my headI saw a bit of it on T.V.
Hair swaying in wind
Running freely these beautiful horses
All together in a field no ending
That summer breeze
Unforgettable
Let me run with you
Let me run with you
I’m already running at the same time
Oh hell yeah I have a really good feelingWe’re not going anywhere
and tomorrow isn’t waiting for us
This life is boringSo I’m running
Yeah I’m running
Finally running
Yeah I’m running
RunningYeah so come run with me
Let’s be free
Don’t look back cause we are not coming back
No ones gonna ever catch me and ride me
Ride meYeah so come run with me
Let’s be free
Don’t look back cause we are not coming back
No ones gonna ever catch me and ride me
Ride me I’m that horse that I saw on TV
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