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Friday, April 24, 2020

Tomita Lab featuring Yu Sakai -- Itsumo Dokodemo(いつもどこでも)


Like Kazuhito Murata's(村田和人)"TRUST", this song is another entry in "Light Mellow ~ Avenue". A lot of gems in that particular compilation.


"Itsumo Dokodemo" (Always Someplace) is that concoction of silky sophistication that I've come to expect from Tomita Lab(冨田ラボ). His stuff usually demands that flood of endorphins to wash through my brain. This time, his collaborator is singer-songwriter Yu Sakai(さかいゆう)and the two of them create this song of healing from a romantic breakup and perhaps even a lesson for the guy when the next relationship comes along.

The song was originally a track from Tomita Lab's 2013 album "Joyous". The Lab took care of the music but it was Kirinji's(キリンジ)Takaki Horigome(堀込高樹)who provided the tender lyrics. When I saw Horigome's name in there, I knew the partnership would be wonderful. "Joyous" also has Sakai helping out on another group effort, "Kono Yo wa Fushigi"(この世は不思議).

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