Tokyo Ska Paradise Orchestra

[YI]

'Grooviest' CD of the year...hands down. I'm trying to rack my brains and remember a ska CD that's been this good, and I'm struggling. Yes they're Japanese, but most of it is instrumental. There's mixes of old school ska, ska-punk, be-bop and jazz on here, and I must say, it's fucking incredible. Although half of it does sound like backing music off The Sims.

It's very hard to find much about them, even their wikipedia page doesn't give much away, besides that they've released a lot of shit. Seriously buy this...or find it...or PM me or something. It's a fucking brilliant CD. Even those of you who don't like ska have to give it a listen.

SO YOU KNOW IT'S GOOD

Edited October 21, 2006 by Steve Mandela

[GoGo Yubari]

SkaPara has a new album out? Damn. I haven't listened to them in a while but they are indeed fantastic.

[Robsturgh]

Fucking fantastic.

Any idea how widely avaliable this is?

[YI]

Fucking fantastic.

Any idea how widely avaliable this is?

[Fanku Kaibutsu]

try looking on www.yesasia.com, they have import CDs for pretty cheap. I been meaning to get more SkaPara, I DLed one of their CDs, and it was pretty good background music. Only one song I could actively listento, but the rest were great to drive, work, or internet to.

[LUKIE]

I have their whole discography up until... 2001 I think, and one of their live shows from 2004.

http://www.cdjapan.co.jp/detailview.html?KEY=CTCR-14473 - DVD & CD

http://www.cdjapan.co.jp/detailview.html?KEY=CTCR-14474 - CD

[GoGo Yubari]

So this album is fucking spectacular, ESPECIALLY the cover of the theme from the Godfather. Discuss.

[YI]

Yes. It rocks. Discussion over.

And I quite like the Godfather cover, but I dunno, the start of the album is so awesome, it's hard to compete with it, by the end I'm a little burned out.