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Escalator Records Interview

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2008-03-26 00:55:51 by HASH0x8b9da3c in BiBaBiDi
 
...Escalator Records , the label that brought us all Yukari Fresh , Miniflex , Cubismo Grafico , most recently the astounding young talent that is Avalon , and many, many more On top of that , Escalator has a spectacular Harajuku record store, cafe, and weekly events night that's literally one of the most fun times you can find in Tokyo....
 
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Sam Gopal - Escalator (Rare Undergound Rock w. Lemmy UK 1969)

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2008-09-11 07:48:00 by ChrisGoesRock in ChrisGoesRock
...Escalator, opening up directly in a double-tracked careening guitar solo screech out over the lyrics And if you think you love me livin, baby/Youre gonna love me when Im dead. Its a hip-shaking rocker looking desperately for a drummer to rock it out. Backing session singers on a cover of Season Of The Witch is the only concession on the...
 
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Yukari Fresh Releases New Album

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2008-07-23 13:50:30 by Nik Mercer in BiBaBiDi
 
...Escalator Records ' final release will be Yukari Fresh's forthcoming LP, GRRRL SUMMER CAPE KID . The seminal Tokyo-based label has been churning out Shibuya-kei, electro-pop, experimental, and dancey tunes since the early 1990s, and it's with a deep sorrow that we say goodbye to them One of Escalator's first signings was Yukari Fresh --...
 
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July 2007 pt.1

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2008-04-18 04:11:00 by Rockaroola in iLuv Music 24-7
...Escalator Sam Gopal - 1969 - Escalator 01. Cold Embrace 02. The Dark Lord 03. The Sky Is Burning 04. You're Alone Now 05. Grass 06. It's Only Love 07. Horse 08. Escalator 09. Angry Faces 10. Midsummer Nights Dream 11. Season Of The Witch 12. Yesterlove 13. Back Door Man Sam Gopal Dream was the soft and trippy raga ensemble fronted by...
 
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New Wave Wednesdays

2007-12-26 05:54:41 by PopeyePete of MOG in MOG - Editor's Picks
 
...escalator also predate Robert Palmer's "Addicted To Love" video with those chicks. Its funny how early videos would take the song lyrics so literally. If your song is called "Escalator of Life"..you simply shoot people on an actual escalator lip synching the song TRIVIA : Hazard was the guy who wrote a little song called "Girls Just Want To...
 
Tags: escalator, song lyrics, song, actual escalator lip, 80s yuppies, huge hit, cyndi lauper, classic philly, robert palmer
 
 
 
 
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Eight-X (15)

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2008-01-23 04:47:00 by Rho in Rho-Xs
...Escalator", which was considerably slicker than its predecessor. The Up Escalator didn't sell, and Parker decided to ditch the Rumour, who had already begun a solo career. For 1982's" Another Grey Area", he hired producer Jack Douglas and a team of session musicians, resulting in a radio-ready production that received mixed reviews, yet...
 
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Avalon Releases Mini Album

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2008-04-24 03:02:41 by HASH0x8c0ae30 in BiBaBiDi
...Escalator Records on May 28 The six-track release is a lot of fun. Unlike previous EPs and one-offs, the disc is heavy on the instrumentals and light on the vocals. Nothing wrong with that -- just making an observation. The tunes sound sort of like a more subdued or perhaps more complex and layered rendition of something Kavinsky could've...
 
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Skylark - i-Panik Remixed Preview

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2008-05-22 07:55:00 by cstutzn in Tribal, Electro, Dance music & Other things
...Escalator Saved CD2 - Remixed Information (Manuel Tur Remix I-Panik (Davide Squillace Remix Saved (Joel Mull Open End Mix Saved (Massi Dl Today is a Groovy Mix Blocked In (Funk DVoid Remix Who Cares (Strykes Respect Mix Escalator (Tolfrey & Inxecs Swings & Roundabouts Remix Lightening Strikes (Steve Macs Smack Remix Movin (Unkle Remix Movin...
 
Tags: remix disc, companion remix disc, remix, funk dvoid remix, bonus remix disc, manuel tur, manuel tur remix, roundabouts remix, unkle
 
 
 
 
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Robert Hazard RIP

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2008-08-06 16:33:00 by Bruce in Some Velvet Blog
...Escalator Of Life" and "Change Reaction" that brought him beyond the Philly clubs like JC Dobbs (where I think I saw him play about 200 times - or so it seemed) to the world of MTV and New Wave-era rock stardom I used to write a local music column back in those days for a newspaper called the South Street Star and I got to know Robert...
 
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The Cultural Disconnect of Classic Punk and Modern Teens (A Monday Morning Music Ramble)

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2007-12-31 14:08:00 by Brent in Colossians Three Sixteen
...escalator behind two young people, probably 15 or 16 years old. One of them in particular caught my eye, with his punk rock jacket. You know the type, an old (or so they want you to think) Army Surplus jacket with some holes in it and some band patches safety-pinned, not sewn, to the back, featuring your garden variety punk, The Sex Pistols ,...
 
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