It's been a few years since I've posted singer-songwriter Tomoko Aran's（亜蘭知子）name on the byline although she has continued to maintain her presence on the blog through her songwriting. The last time I wrote about her verbatim was through "Noah no Hakobune"（ノアの箱舟）, a New Wave-y track on her 1981 debut album "Shinkei Suijaku"（神経衰弱...Nervous Breakdown）. Every time I look at the album cover though, I wonder whether the photographer was asking Aran to make like Ultraman.
Of course, the singer has been known for her City Pop as well as the New Wave stuff. But the very first track of "Shinkei Suijaku" is actually another genre tangent for all of us. Aran begins with the most cordial soft-shoe jazz ditty "Secret Desire". Written by her and composed by saxophonist Yasuaki Shimizu（清水靖晃）, there may be a bit of New Wave in there after all, after listening to some of those saxes sounding as if they went through some electronic filter. With this song and "Noah no Hakobune", I have to admit that I'm curious about how the rest of "Shinkei Suijaku" sounds. I just hope that the potential multi-genre album approach didn't strike the lass down with the album title.
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