SESSION 29

Written By Alex Rearick

Session 29 – YouTube playlist

HOSTED BY: Alex
VISUALS: Sunrise Earth, Perfect Days
VIRTUAL SELECTIONS: Ryo Yamazaki*

CATEGORIES

CATEGORY 1 — EARTH HAS MUSIC FOR THOSE WHO LISTEN
Song inspired by nature.

CATEGORY 2 — BIG IN JAPAN
Import, lyric, artist, or even a video game soundtrack, connected to the Land of the Rising Sun.

CATEGORY 3 — HOT OFF THE PRESS
This song is new (2025-26) or at least new to you. Could even be tied to a recent reissue, just make it hot!

TRACKLIST

‍ ‍EARTH

  1. 3rd Planet – Modest Mouse (Jeff R)

  2. Stranded in the Jungle – The Cadets (Gary)

  3. Rain – Humble Pie (Steve)

  4. Spiritual Sky – Spiritual Concept (Andy)

  5. Chebeague Island – Kwai Attude (Musique Concrete composition)

  6. Jardines feat. Lido Pimienta – Chancha Via Circuito (Will)

  7. Earthship – Mahavishnu Orchestra (Jeff F)

  8. Sunflower Dance – Greenhouse (Mike)

  9. Under the Oak – Greenhouse (Alex)

  10. Spectral Evolution (Excerpt) – Rafael Toral (Ron)

  11. Birds Fly by Flapping Their Wings – Biosphere (Bill)

    JAPAN

  12. Shadow – Takuro Okada (Ron)

  13. The Barracuda – The 5.6.7.8’s (Gary)

  14. Slow Chase – DJ Krush (Will)

  15. Dancing Blue – Kikagaku Moyo (Mike)

  16. Every Day I have the Blues, Live in Japan 1976 – Otis Rush (Jeff F)

  17. I Am Fucking Brilliant – Rhyme So (Kwai)

  18. The Word II – Shigeo Sekito (Alex)

  19. Floating Away – Yellow Magic Orchestra (Bill)

  20. Nanga Def – Yellow Magic Orchestra (Bill)*
    *Corrected session track ID

  21. Peace, from Silk Road Vol. 2 – Kitaro (Steve)

  22. Yoko & Hiro – Blur (Andy)

  23. Godzilla – Blue Öyster Cult (Jeff R)

    NEW

  24. No Sé – Whodamanny (Alex)

  25. I Only Have Eyes For You – Beck (Gary)

  26. Divinize – Rosalía (Zac)

  27. Actin Tough – Dean Turnley (Mike)

  28. Situation – Johnny Blue Skies & The Dark Clouds (Jeff F)

  29. 333 – Flea (Will)

  30. But I Do – Smerz (Ron)

  31. Grand Prix, from The Smashing Machine – Nala Sinephro (Bill)

  32. Rough and Twisted – The Rolling Stones (Steve)

  33. The Manifesto – Gorillaz (Andy)

  34. Berghain – Rosalía (Kwai)

    *BONUS

  35. Happy End – Kaze Wo Atsumete (Ryo)*
    “Kaze” means wind in English, a heartfelt track by the legendary folk band.

  36. The Night of the Assassination – Kentaro Haneda (Ryo)
    Haneda, a trained classical pianist, achieved commercial success by producing soundtracks for films, TV shows, and animated productions.

  37. Hakujitsu – King Gnu (Ryo)
    J-pop is not a typical choice, but this track has intriguing chord progressions. The classical music influence creates a dramatic effect.

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