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Dog Ear Records KALAYCILAR Contest Winners: DAAAYTOOONAAA!

November 12, 2008 | Jayson Napolitano | 2 Comments Share this

So, we received a lot of great entries, and I’m pleasantly surprised that everyone managed to follow our strict instructions for the Dog Ear Records KALAYCILAR contest. We’ve looked through… I won’t say how many entries, but we’ve selected the top three to win sealed copies of the KALAYCILAR limited print album, which you can read about in our review.

Did your entry have what it takes to win? The above entry from IkariDC is my personal favorite. If you look closely, you’ll notice the name tags for Yuzo Koshiro, Michiru Yamane, and Takenobu Mitsuyoshi, each of whom looks natural sporting the Dog Ear Records logo. But where’s Nobuo Uematsu?

Hit the jump to see the other winning entries. (more…)
Game Music

OSVchannel Episode 4: La Tale and Another Surprise

October 3, 2008 | Jayson Napolitano | Comments Off on OSVchannel Episode 4: La Tale and Another Surprise Share this

Alright, here we are with episode four of the OSVchannel. This time I talk about the La Tale soundtrack and highlight some of my favorite songs that we mentioned in our review that went live this week. Afterwards, I play samples and give details about our latest contest.

What is it, you ask? I’d like to say, “Watch the video and find out!,” but unfortunately I have to give you some materials for this one. Our friend wappa over at Dog Ear Records has generously sent us three copies of their recent KALAYCILAR album by Keita Egusa. This is a big deal because they only printed 500 CDs, and it’s only available by mail order in Japan, so definitely be sure to thank wappa for sending these over for you guys!

While you’ll need to watch the video for the contest details, I’m posting the materials you’re going to need after the jump. (more…)
Game Music, Indie Music

Review: Travel the World With KALAYCILAR from Dog Ear Records

September 9, 2008 | Jayson Napolitano | Comments Off on Review: Travel the World With KALAYCILAR from Dog Ear Records Share this

What a coincidence. It was just yesterday that we posted about the KALAYCILAR samples featured on the latest episode of Inu-mimi Radio, and right on cue, the limited CD we mentoned a few weeks back arrived on our doorstep. After all the waiting (hopefully it will hit iTunes any day now), we have finally prepared our thoughts regarding this short-but-sweet album.

Performed and arranged by Keita Egusa and produced by wappa over at Dog Ear Records himself, there’s just under fifteen minutes of music to enjoy. Yeah, not a lot, but enjoy it you shall! It seems as though wappa is excited about it as it’s one of his first producer credits.

Hit the jump to find out why you should hunt down this rare disc from Dog Ear Records. (more…)
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Dog Ear Records Presents Inu-mimi Radio #009: KALAYCILAR and monkey breaks Samples

September 8, 2008 | Jayson Napolitano | Comments Off on Dog Ear Records Presents Inu-mimi Radio #009: KALAYCILAR and monkey breaks Samples Share this

So, there are a couple interesting things here. First is that while the trio of digital releases that includes KALAYCILAR, Anata wo Yurusanai, and monkey breaks has not hit iTunes in the United States yet (thanks iTunes!), there are some samples of both KALAYCILAR and monkey breaks available in the latest DER broadcast of Inu-mimi Radio. The tracks featured include:

Opening song: saRu(Ian Hartley)/optionz
song1: Keita Egusa / KALAYCILAR
song2: saRu(Ian Hartley)/tha breaks
Ending song: Keita Egusa / AISHA

The second interesting thing? I never knew Inu-mimi Radio existed! This is already episode #009! Looking back a few episodes, it seems they’re quite long, and they seem to be having some healthy discussion. Too bad my Japanese is too poor to understand what’s going on. It makes me think we need some kind of podcast though…

So, what do you think? Do these samples get you excited about either monkey breaks or KALAYCILAR? Do you think OSV should follow suit and develop its own podcast?

[via DERBLOG]
Game Music, Indie Music

Another Point For Japan: Dog Ear Records Announces Limited CD Release For KALAYCILAR

August 20, 2008 | Jayson Napolitano | Comments Off on Another Point For Japan: Dog Ear Records Announces Limited CD Release For KALAYCILAR Share this

Last month we reported that Nobuo Uematsu’s studio, Dog Ear Records, was preparing three releases for iTunes, including a solo piano EP by Keita Egusa titled KALAYCILAR. While the music has hit iTunes in Japan, we are still waiting for it to come to the US iTunes store.

Well, score another point for game music fans in Japan because Dog Ear Records has announced that they are selling a limited printing of physical CDs to customers located in Japan. DER staffer wappa is pretty confident that this is going to become quite the collector’s item. I know that I definitley want one!

While we wait for KALAYCILAR overseas, I’d recommend heading over to the official website to hear samples and watch more videos of Egusa’s impressive piano playing.

Have you been following the three iTunes releases DER has planned for the US? Are you going to try to get your hands on one of these physical CDs?

[via DERBLOG]