SAKAMOTO Maaya
Sakamoto Maaya compilation album “Single Collection + Achikochi” out on July 15th!
Single Collection + Achikochi (album cover)
Courtesy of CD Japan
Veteran singer, seiyuu, and songwriter Sakamoto Maaya is releasing her 4th compilation album, to be titled Single Collection + Achikochi. This best-of collection will consist of 2 discs and include the 10 singles she has released since 2013, as well as several coupling songs (“Shikisai”, “Kuuhaku”), rare tracks, and other tracks which have not previously been released to CD. The singles and B-sides are on the first disc, and rare tracks on the second, for a total of 25 songs. Many of the songs feature tie-ups to various animated shows.
Sakamoto Maaya new album “Kyou dake no Ongaku” out on Nov 27th!
Kyou dake no Ongaku (album cover)
Courtesy of Amazon Japan
Veteran seiyuu and singer Sakamoto Maaya is releasing her 10th studio album this month. The album is titled Kyou dake no Ongaku, which translates to “music only for today.” Going along with the title, the album’s concept is “transient nostalgic music, that seems like a dream, but makes a lasting impact.” The album will contain 11 original songs, and as is often the case for Maaya’s albums, will not contain any of the recent singles or coupling songs that she has released for anime shows.
Sakamoto Maaya new single “Uchuu no kioku” out on July 24th.
Uchuu no Kioku (single cover)
Courtesy of CD Japan
Singer, songwriter, and seiyuu Maaya SAKAMOTO is releasing a new single on July 24th! Titled Uchuu no Kioku, the leading and title song of the single is composed by Sheena Ringo, and features jazz overtones that are a bit different from Maaya’s usual musical influences. Two coupling songs will be included, and the instrumental tracks for all 3 songs will also be on this disc.
“Uchuu no kioku” will be the opening to a remake of the animated show Youkai Ningen BEM, originally aired in 1968. The show has been remade several times, and the 20th anniversary remake will be the second animated remake, and the third overall.
Sakamoto Maaya new single “CLEAR” out in January!
CLEAR (single cover)
Courtesy of Amazon Japan
Popular singer/seiyuu Sakamoto Maaya is releasing a new single on January 31st! “CLEAR” will be the theme song to a new Card Captor Sakura TV animation series. Maaya is reprising this role, as she sang the theme song to the CCS anime show, titled “Platinum,” 18 years ago.
This single will include 5 tracks total; in addition to the title song, an original song titled “Record” and an acoustic live version of “Platinum” will be released as B-sides, and instrumental versions of the 2 new songs will be included.
Limited first-press bonus of a Card Captor Sakura sticker will be included for those who order the single, and are currently listed as available on CD Japan.
Sakamoto Maaya – Live Tour 2015-2016 “Follow me up” Final at Nakano Sun Plaza [CD album data + review]
format: CD album, 2 disc set
label: Victor
disc#: VTZL-121 (CD+DVD) | VTCL-60431～2 (CD)
price: 4000 yen (CD+DVD) | 3300 yen (CD)
release date: 2016-07-27
track times: 1:15:56 | 1:00:19
Artist Spotlight :: Sakamoto Maaya
Sakamoto Maaya, image taken from the Yoko Kanno Database, http://jameswong.com/ykproject/
This feature is Maaya SAKAMOTO. (Adapted from the original post on my old blog)
This artist turns out to be difficult for me to justify, precisely because she is my all-time favorite singer. Or maybe I shouldn’t say singer; she prefers to think of herself as a person who, among other things, sings, as opposed to being defined as a singer. And why Maaya-san? I’ll get to that in a moment… › Continue reading
Sakamoto Maaya – Light of Love [Japanese lyrics with English translation]
artist: Sakamoto Maaya
title: Light of Love
discs: Hotchpotch (collection album)
Brain Powerd Original Soundtrack 2 (soundtrack)
Sakamoto Maaya – Remedy [Japanese lyrics with English translation]
artist: Sakamoto Maaya
title: Remedy
discs: Kazeyomi (album)
everywhere (compilation album)
Sakamoto Maaya – SONIC BOOM [Japanese lyrics with English translation]
artist: Sakamoto Maaya
title: SONIC BOOM
disc: Kazeyomi (album)
Sakamoto Maaya – Kazeyomi [CD album data + review]
title: かぜよみ | Kazeyomi :: Wind Reader
format: CD album (limited edition includes DVD)
label: Victor
disc#: VTZL-8 (CD+DVD) | VTCL-60085 (CD)
price: 3400 yen (CD+DVD) | 2900 yen (CD)
release date: 2009-01-14
track time: 0:58:13
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