K. Flies Solo - "New Prime" (self-covering demo, 2021)
I tried to make a self-cover version of my past composition titled 'Prime for a Week' which I wrote in 1989 but made some changes since I am no longer capable of playing that song perfectly. Also, I made some mistakes in the chord progression and ended up calling it under a different title - 'New Prime.'
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K. Flies Solo - "Identity Crisis" (demo, 1989)
from the virtual album 'Sophistication' (1990): https://youtu.be/88adIziggj0
a home-recorded demo of my original tune
0:18 intro
1:17 2nd verse
1:46 guitar solo
2:12 back to the riff
2:24 outro
Acknowledgements: Thanks to Toshi (for taking photos)
For more info: http://annotations4mymusicalworks.blogspot.jp/2016/01/identity-crisis.html
Recorded in January - April 1990 (at K's home studio in Tanashi, Tokyo).
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K. Flies Solo - "Like a Lady" (live + demo, 1989)
from the virtual album 'Sophistication' (1990): https://youtu.be/5kfzTYk1llA
a home-recorded demo of my original instrumental tune with a brief intro from actual live footage featuring me on the electric piano.
Acknowledgements: Thanks to Uta (for filming the footage)
For more info: http://annotations4mymusicalworks.blogspot.jp/2013/05/like-lady.html
Recorded in July 1989 (at K's home studio in Tanashi, Tokyo).
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K. Flies Solo - "Who's There?" (2021)
An instrumental composition I wrote in The Who-ish manner. All instruments were played by myself.
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K. Flies Solo - "Yes, I Love You" (extended version, 1993)
a home-recorded demo of my original tune; an extended version with the piano outro.
0:04 piano theme
0:30 guitar theme
1:00 verse
1:22 verse (synthesizer)
1:51 chorus (piano + strings)
2:48 piano solo (programmed)
4:17 bridge (guitar solo)
5:19 bridge (piano + synthesizer)
5:54 theme
6:08 chorus (piano + organ)
6:37 theme
6:51 verse (piano + strings)
7:27 rhythm machine solo (programmed)
7:41 chorus (organ + guitar)
7:55 bridge (piano + brass)
8:10 theme
8:31 bridge (piano + organ)
8:46 theme (closing)
9:21 outro (synthesizer only)
9:31 piano outro
normal edition (demo): http://youtu.be/_3GYvqQnKV8
Acknowledgements: Thanks to Hideharu, Yoichi, Masaki and Mr. Y (for taking photos)
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The Soft Core Project - "Phase 3" (1998 + 2014)
I completed one of my unfinished works by adding a guitar part to backing tracks made with my friend, who played the drums, all have been left since 1998.
'Phase 3' was written to function as either the encore track or the grand finale to my older composition entitled 'Music for a Story-Telling'.
The additional guitar part was basically recorded in one take so that I could perform it live virtually.
0:00 Theme
2:07 The Grand Meeting
5:41 The Trial
9:37 Jailbreak Runaways and a Village Girl
12:05 Lament
12:51 Baby I Love You
15:50 Revising the Story
19:57 Theme (reprise)
21:19 Revised outro
Acknowledgement: Thanks to Ko-chan (for playing the drums)
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Culotte - "Your Umbrella" (studio recording, 1995)
from the virtual album 'Yes, We Love You' (1995): https://youtu.be/SD4b3EPJhnk
a self-engineered studio recording of our original tune
2:42 guitar solo
demo version: https://youtu.be/m37Z-8VlHos
Acknowledgements: Thanks to Kumi and Yoichi (for taking most of the photos) and to Culotte; Takeshi (drums) and Toshi (bass)
Recorded in April 1995 (at Square Studio in Higashi-Murayama, Tokyo)
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Bondage (self-cover, 2021)
a self-cover version of my original song written in 1995.
a little bit of the original demo is also available: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Bl5jnzHkvs
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The Soft Core Project - "She's Gone" (1997)
A home-recorded demo of my original tune, made under my personal recording scheme; The Soft Core Project.
1:16 guitar solo
1:59 guitar solo (closing)
Acknowledgements: Thanks to Yuko (for taking one of the photos) and to Uta (for filming the footage)
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K. Flies Solo - "Lost Love Story: Summer's Gone" (1996)
a home-recorded demo of my original instrumental tune, written as a part of unfinished conceptual work provisionally titled 'Lost Love Story.'
1:53 guitar solo
3:26 piano outro
Acknowledgements: Thanks to Toshi, Masashi, Kumi and Yuko (for taking some of the photos)
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K. Flies Solo "Vulnerable" (1995 + 2015)
a demonstration video of my original tune featuring a couple of fragments from its initial recording in 1995 including the guitar solo section.
1:59 guitar solo (1995)
3:02 climax (1995 + 2015)
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Culotte - "Jam in D" (live in a rehearsal studio, 1993)
Culotte, in its four-piece format, playing the ending bit of our original song called 'Somebody to Love'.
Culotte: Me (lead guitar), Yoichi (lead & rhythm guitar), Takeshi (drums) and Toshi (bass).
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K. Flies Solo - "Walking Blues" (2000)
a home-recorded demo of the 12-bar blues, recorded for a collection of tunes provisionally titled 'The D-E-C-D Suite.
0:10 bass intro
0:18 first chorus
0:40 harmonica solo
1:47 guitar solo
2:53 piano solo
3:16 relay of solos by instruments mentioned above
3:38 final chorus (solos by all)
The D-E-C-D Suite (in full): http://youtu.be/qnuBTmoNOno
another take: http://youtu.be/mO0lpFJahmc
Acknowledgements: Thanks to Hideharu and Mr. Yamada (for taking photos)
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K. Flies Solo "Like a Lady" (1989)
from the virtual album 'Sophistication' (1990): https://youtu.be/5kfzTYk1llA
a home-recorded demo of my original instrumental tune with a brief intro from actual live footage featuring me on the electric piano.
Acknowledgements: Thanks to Uta (for filming the footage)
For more info: http://annotations4mymusicalworks.blogspot.jp/2013/05/like-lady.html
Recorded in July 1989 (at K's home studio in Tanashi, Tokyo).
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K. Flies Solo - "Kei's Boogie" (1988)
from the virtual album 'Welcome and See You Soon!' (1988): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3g5Ly0cgzAo
a home-recorded demo of my original tune, inspired by some Guitar Greats' trademark works such as; Jeff's Boogie (Jeff Beck with The Yardbirds), The Stumble (Peter Green with The Bluesbreakers), Hideaway (Eric Clapton with The Bluesbreakers) and Remington Ride (Stan Webb with Chicken Shack). These were the tunes that taught me a lot in my early days as a guitarist and when I first wrote this tune at the age of 19 years old...
0:39 guitar solo 1
1:05 guitar solo 2
1:31 guitar solo 3
1:58 returns to the main theme
2:24 closing
studio live as Flowers (1988): https://youtu.be/D_qycTlL9hw
Recorded in July - September 1988
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K. Flies Solo - "Summer Beach Silly Stuff" (1994 + 2013)
A home-recorded demo of my original tune.
The rhythm section, voices and lead guitar were newly added on 02/11/2013 to the original demo from 1994.
2:24 guitar solo
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K. Flies Solo - "Yes, I Love You" (demo, 1992)
a home-recorded demo of my original tune
0:55 guitar solo
1:09 bridge
1:23 returns to the intro
1:50 closing guitar solo
2:06 and a bit
Extended edition: http://youtu.be/4ITMoAavrz4
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K. featturing Kunst - "Baby, I Love You" (1991)
from the virtual album '"Zone" and Other Related Works' (1992): https://youtu.be/2He66-kPJKo
a demo recording of my original Rock'N'Roll tune written for a students' theatrical performance titled 'Zone'.
This tune was also performed in the live show, by a provisional band and I played the role of the singer. This video features the live footage of the theatrical show accompanied by the audio of the original demo, in which, I played the actual instruments by myself; except for the bridging section in the middle and the extended finishing off section, both were played by the provisional band featuring excellent guitarist Mr Iwamachi.
In the performance, this tune was treated as the finale after the assassination scene and all boys dressed in female clothes due to the requirement of the show :D
the previous section (Assassination Theme): https://youtu.be/-Q7VKuKVFcc
continues to (Finale): https://youtu.be/rRNJCytwF6Y
For more info: https://annotations4mymusicalworks.blogspot.com/2013/07/baby-i-love-you-from-zone.html
Acknowledgements: Thanks to Kunst for playing the music from 2:19 - 2:46 and 3:37 - to the end; Shinichi (bass), Iwamachi (lead guitar), Chie (drums) and Yoichi (rhythm guitar)
Recorded in October 1991 (at K's Workshop in Kokubunji, Tokyo) and December 1991 (at the T. K. U. studio in Kokubunji, Tokyo).
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