Tuesday, April 28, 2015

The Rebel Black Dot Song of the Day: SKApril!

Mu330, "San Francisco" from Mu330 (T.L.A.M.)

Skammentary: In the grand scheme of things, the ska community is not that large & never was. The world further shrinks when bands are label-mates & tour together. Potshot's contribution to SKApril '11, the first SKApril, was titled "Mu330;" per usual, Potshot's broken, heavily accented English & free mix of Japanese & English makes the lyrics nigh-impossible to understand, but the chorus is very clearly the band name "Mu330" repeated over & over again, interspliced with some standard whoas (Wayback Machine). Mu330 haven't gone to those lengths, but some familiar names appears in the lyrics of "San Francisco":

"I just got off the 'phone
And I'm sitting here all alone,
But I couldn't feel better:
Mike's gonna give me his ticket
And I'm gonna fly to San Francisco!
I'm gonna play with Johnny Socko,
And I'm gonna fly to San Francisco!…"

"Mike" is of course Mike Park, founder of Asian Man Records as well as a musician in his own right, fronting such SKApril standouts as The Bruce Lee Band, The Chinkees, & Skankin' Pickle.

There is a band called Mu330, a song titled "Mu330," & an album titled
Mu330. Alas, the stars do not align perfectly, as when the band King Apparatus released the song "King Apparatus" on their self-title album, King Apparatus (Wayback Machine).

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