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the living ritual

Dec 28, 2023 8:00 PM – 11:00 PM

Music

With deirdre dionysiac

a distant constellation of sounds beguile the wandering hours, allaying the arc of our Fall .

THE THEORY OF HUMAN PARTICLE CONNECTIVITY

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An wintry evening's indulgence in Ghibletous emotion.

the living ritual
8:01 PM
KATSU HOSHI - メイン・テーマ ~ Main Theme
KATSU HOSHI メイン・テーマ ~ Main Theme
Only Yesterday OST Studio Ghibli 1991

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8:03 PM
TADASHI NAMBA ft. RIE MIYAZAWA  •  TAKESHI ITOH - Lovesick City
TADASHI NAMBA ft. RIE MIYAZAWA • TAKESHI ITOH Lovesick City
Tokyo Elevator Pacini Sound Factory 1992

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8:07 PM
SHIGEO SUZUKI - Night Dews
SHIGEO SUZUKI Night Dews
Long Distance ICR 1985

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8:08 PM
? - Transmutation
? Transmutation
Archaic Inventions Meets Oscar's X-mas Carols 2018 blogspot 2018

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8:10 PM
THE MAMAS & THE PAPAS & THE MAMAS & THE PAPAS & THE MAMAS & THE PAPAS - California Dreamin' (x3)
THE MAMAS & THE PAPAS & THE MAMAS & THE PAPAS & THE MAMAS & THE PAPAS California Dreamin' (x3)
California Dreamin' Dunhill 1965

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Show me your original face before your mamas and your papas were born.

8:12 PM
CHIEKO BEAUTY - Perfume Dub
CHIEKO BEAUTY Perfume Dub
Dub in Jpn Victor 2004

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8:17 PM
SAINT PEPSI - Pineapple Juniors (Zai Kowen remix)
SAINT PEPSI Pineapple Juniors (Zai Kowen remix)
Pineapple Juniors soundcloud 2022

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8:21 PM
AHMAD JAMAL - Genetic Walk
AHMAD JAMAL Genetic Walk
Genetic Walk 20th Century Fox Records 1980

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8:27 PM
梨木良成 [YOSHINARI NASHIKI] - 夕なぎ ~ Sunset
梨木良成 [YOSHINARI NASHIKI] 夕なぎ ~ Sunset
夕ぐれを聴く ~ Listen to the Sunset Nash Studio 1992

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8:35 PM
永田茂 ~ SHIGERU NAGATA - ファースト インプレッション ~ First Impression
永田茂 ~ SHIGERU NAGATA ファースト インプレッション ~ First Impression
海がきこえる ~ Ocean Waves (OST) Studio Ghibli Records 1993

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8:37 PM
板倉文 [BUN ITAKURA] - Z [Accepter]
板倉文 [BUN ITAKURA] Z [Accepter]
Roujin-Z Soundtrack Epic 1991

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8:39 PM
AKIKO YANO - Theme I: And So It Begins
AKIKO YANO Theme I: And So It Begins
ホーホケキョ となりの山田くん (オリジナル・フル・サウンドトラック) 家内安全は、世界の願い。~ My Neighbors the Yamadas (OST) - The World Wishes for Family Stability Studio Ghibli Records 1999

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8:41 PM
KAN OGASAWARE, KEN SHIMA, ASTRUD GILBERTO, VINCENT YOUMANS - Sentimental Breeze
KAN OGASAWARE, KEN SHIMA, ASTRUD GILBERTO, VINCENT YOUMANS Sentimental Breeze
Chalk-Colored People OVA ? 1988

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8:44 PM
JOE HISAISHI - 風の谷 ~ The Valley of the Wind
JOE HISAISHI 風の谷 ~ The Valley of the Wind
はるかな地へ… 風の谷のナウシカ・サウンドトラック盤 ~ To a Far Away Land... Nausicäa of the Valley of the Wind Soundtrack Studio Ghibli Records 1984

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8:48 PM
SATOSHI TAKEBE - Little Owl's Favorite Song - Escape
SATOSHI TAKEBE Little Owl's Favorite Song - Escape
From Up on Poppy Hill OST Studio Ghibli Records 2011

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8:51 PM
EJE THELIN GROUP - Curved Space
EJE THELIN GROUP Curved Space
Seabeds C60 Dream Weapons 2022

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8:55 PM
JOE HISAISHI - Ponyo on the Cliff by the Sea
JOE HISAISHI Ponyo on the Cliff by the Sea
Pony on the Cliff by the Sea OST Studio Ghibli Records 2008

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8:57 PM
ORIGINAL LOVE - You Make Me Feel Brand New
ORIGINAL LOVE You Make Me Feel Brand New
アンファン ~ Les enfants Polydor 1989

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9:05 PM
JOE HISAISHI - 生きる喜び ~ Happiness of Living
JOE HISAISHI 生きる喜び ~ Happiness of Living
かぐや姫の物語 サウンドトラック ~ The Tale of the Princess Kaguya Studio Ghibli 2013

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9:06 PM
AUN-J CLASSIC ORCHESTRA - いつでも誰かが(平成狸合戦ぽんぽこ)/ Always Someone is... (Pom Poko)
AUN-J CLASSIC ORCHESTRA いつでも誰かが(平成狸合戦ぽんぽこ)/ Always Someone is... (Pom Poko)
Studio Ghibli Songs with Japanese Instruments Heart-Tree 2016

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9:11 PM
FUMIO MIYASHITA - 神酒 ~ Miki
FUMIO MIYASHITA 神酒 ~ Miki
神秘 / 神酒 ~ Shinpi / Miki BIWA Records 1986

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9:15 PM
KOH-TAO - Bhang Bhang
KOH-TAO Bhang Bhang
たゆたゆ ~ Tayu Tayu God's Pop Records 1997

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9:19 PM
JOE HISAISHI - Warawara's Theme
JOE HISAISHI Warawara's Theme N
The Boy and the Heron (OST) Studio Ghibli 2023

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9:21 PM
JOHN CHEN - 源意 ~ Essence
JOHN CHEN 源意 ~ Essence
陳國平 ~ Songs From Within Kiigo 1999

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9:26 PM
JOE HISAISHI - Totoro
JOE HISAISHI Totoro
となりのトトロ (サウンドトラック集) ~ My Neighbor Totoro (Soundtrack Collection) Studio Ghibli 1988

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9:29 PM
MIDORI TAKADA - When I Was a Child
MIDORI TAKADA When I Was a Child
Untitled Bottega Veneta 2021

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9:37 PM
HAJIME MIZOGUCHI - Lapped Rabbit
HAJIME MIZOGUCHI Lapped Rabbit
A Pretty Dance CBS/Sony 1987

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9:39 PM
林知行&フォレスト皿 [TOMOYUKI HAYASHI & FORESTIII] - Hide & Seek
林知行&フォレスト皿 [TOMOYUKI HAYASHI & FORESTIII] Hide & Seek
The Forest EFFLUX 1991

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9:42 PM
JOE HISAISHI - Mei and the Dust Bunnies
JOE HISAISHI Mei and the Dust Bunnies
となりのトトロ (サウンドトラック集) ~ My Neighbor Totoro (Soundtrack Collection) Studio Ghibli 1988

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9:43 PM
大貫妙子 [TAEKO OHNUKI] - 動物パズル / 午睡 ~ Animal Puzzle / Nap
大貫妙子 [TAEKO OHNUKI] 動物パズル / 午睡 ~ Animal Puzzle / Nap
アフリカ動物パズル ~ African Animal Puzzle Dear Heart 1985

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9:49 PM
CÉCILE CORBEL - The Neglected Garden
CÉCILE CORBEL The Neglected Garden
Arrietty (OST by Cécile Corbel) Studio Ghibli 2010

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9:53 PM
JOE HISAISHI - Home Sweet Home
JOE HISAISHI Home Sweet Home
Grave of the Fireflies Studio Ghibli 1988

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9:56 PM
JOE HISAISHI - The Latin Quarter
JOE HISAISHI The Latin Quarter
Porco Rosso Studio Ghibli 1992

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9:59 PM
野田ユカ [YUKA NODA] - Summer Breeze
野田ユカ [YUKA NODA] Summer Breeze
Ka Ri Bu No Yu Me: Light Fusion Fantasy Columbia, Japan 1989

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10:03 PM
松任谷由実 [YUMI MATSUTOYA] - Rouge no Dengon
松任谷由実 [YUMI MATSUTOYA] Rouge no Dengon
コバルト・アワー ~ Cobalt Hour Express 1975

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The song playing from Kiki's boombox in the sky.

10:06 PM
KENNY BALL AND HIS JAZZMEN - Sukiyaki
KENNY BALL AND HIS JAZZMEN Sukiyaki
Sukiyaki Pye Jazz 1961

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well-known American cover of the famous Kyu Sakamoto song, featured in "From Up on Poppy Hill."

10:09 PM
JOE HISAISHI - Pazu's Fanfare
JOE HISAISHI Pazu's Fanfare
Castle in the Sky Studio Ghibli 1986

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10:10 PM
ARIHIRO FUJIMURA - コキコッコのうた ~ Kokekokko no Uta
ARIHIRO FUJIMURA コキコッコのうた ~ Kokekokko no Uta
Only Yesterday (OST) Studio Ghibli 1991

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10:12 PM
まだ / KOICHIRO WATANABE - ミス・ニッポン ~ Miss Japan
まだ / KOICHIRO WATANABE ミス・ニッポン ~ Miss Japan
まとめてアバヨを云わせてもらうぜ ~ Let Me Say Abayo All Together Super Fuji Discs 1991

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10:14 PM
MÁRTA SEBESTYÉN, MUZSIKÁS - Teremtés ["Creation"]
MÁRTA SEBESTYÉN, MUZSIKÁS Teremtés ["Creation"]
Dúdoltam Én: Sebestyén Márta / Márta Sebestyén Sings Hungaroton 1987

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featured in "Only Yesterday" via car radio.

10:18 PM
YUJI NOMI - Take Me Home, Country Roads (Theme Song)
YUJI NOMI Take Me Home, Country Roads (Theme Song)
Whisper of the Heart Soundtrack Studio Ghibli 1995

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10:23 PM
LARRY CHERNICOFF - Western
LARRY CHERNICOFF Western
Gallery of Air Muse/Art Records 1983

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10:28 PM
JOE HISAISHI, ROYAL PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA - The Legend of Ashitaka / The Demon God / Princess Mononoke
JOE HISAISHI, ROYAL PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA The Legend of Ashitaka / The Demon God / Princess Mononoke N
A Symphonic Celebration (Music From the Studio Ghibli Films of Hayao Miyazaki) Deutsche Grammophon 2023

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10:34 PM
JOE HISAISHI - Merry-Go-Round of Life
JOE HISAISHI Merry-Go-Round of Life
ハウルの動く城 サウンドトラック ~ Howl's Moving Castle (OST) Studio Ghibli 2004

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10:39 PM
JOE HISAISHI - The Great Collapse
JOE HISAISHI The Great Collapse N
The Boy and the Heron (OST) Studio Ghibli 2023

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10:41 PM
JOE HISAISHI - The Sixth Station
JOE HISAISHI The Sixth Station
Miyazaki's Spirited Away Studio Ghibli 2001

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10:45 PM
TAKATSUGU MURAMATSU - The Oiwa Home
TAKATSUGU MURAMATSU The Oiwa Home
思い出のマーニー サントラ音楽集 ~ When Marnie Was There (OST) Studio Ghibli 2014

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10:46 PM
JOE HISAISHI - Bygone Days
JOE HISAISHI Bygone Days
Porco Rosso Studio Ghibli 1992

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10:48 PM
SATOSHI TAKEBE - Reminiscence
SATOSHI TAKEBE Reminiscence
From Up on Poppy Hill (OST) Studio Ghibli 2011

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10:52 PM
TOYO B.G.M. CORP. - 時は流れて ~ Time Passes
TOYO B.G.M. CORP. 時は流れて ~ Time Passes
Concentration: 作品 Vol.1 - 集中力がつく音楽 Toyo B.G.M. Corp. 1992

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10:56 PM
KIKUCHI MOMOKO - I Will (excerpt)
KIKUCHI MOMOKO I Will (excerpt)
Ocean Side Vap 1984

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10:58 PM
JOE HISAISHI - A Huge Tree in the Tsukamori Forest
JOE HISAISHI A Huge Tree in the Tsukamori Forest
となりのトトロ (サウンドトラック集) ~ My Neighbor Totoro (Soundtrack Collection) Studio Ghibli 1988

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Chat is archived.
Liz Bot 8:04:40 PM
I LOVE Only Yesterday!
Liz Bot 8:05:41 PM
This song has that real intro vibe, like something exciting is about to happen...and it might involves cubes and buildings and Where In the World is Carmen Sandiego and an early 90s sitcom that unites these elements in a delightful melange
deirdre dionysiac (host) 8:05:43 PM
Flight from the lovesick city, parts of my identity are rooted in that one. More music from it to come later!
Liz Bot 8:06:21 PM
@deirdre - excellent! My teen daughter and I bonded over our love of that movie
Liz Bot 8:06:50 PM
@deirdre - I assuming, but the frog pile pictured above, that you caught The Boy and The Heron. What did you think of it?
deirdre dionysiac (host) 8:09:32 PM
Visually captivating and great. The storybuilding of classic Ghibli is so good that it's really hard to match that expectation in that respect. I thought it was little bit jumbled, but plenty to love
Alan Pasnyk 8:10:24 PM
@ Deirdre: Howdy! Great start to the show..
Liz Bot 8:10:26 PM
definitely felt jumbled, but I did love it. I think it was his most cryptic, for sure!
deirdre dionysiac (host) 8:11:46 PM
I saw it in the County Theater in Doylestown, which was a fun spot for a viewing. Howdoo Alan!
Liz Bot 8:12:11 PM
Had all the classic Miyazaki elements - child leaves the city for the countryside, parents either unavailable, dead or indifferent. Older women inhabit this strange new place and provide commentary. child is spirited away into a spirit world, where most of the action of the film takes place, but ultimately learns he can't stay there forever and rejoins the "real world'...kind of abruptly in this case!
DSM 8:14:08 PM
I wish my radio had a built in reverb dial so I could have slowly dialed it all the way up during that 3x California Dreaming
Liz Bot 8:16:00 PM
Is the bearded creator guy Miyazaki/godlike figure of the world of his creation? His world/life ending soon...don't wanna think about that! The rock thing that the tower is built around has a corrupting force on the budgies, much like the bath house was a corrupting force on Noh Face in Spirited Away, but he is harmless when he leaves it, just like the budgies, who go from oversized and militaristic, so regular parakeets on the outside... Tower of grief? I must stop free-associating about this!
Liz Bot 8:16:25 PM
Hi DSM!
TAndy 8:16:47 PM
greetings.
Liz Bot 8:17:02 PM
@DSM - Someone please produce such radios...or I guess we could do that with our computers somehow
Liz Bot 8:17:23 PM
Hi TAndy!
Alan Pasnyk 8:17:54 PM
@ deirdre: Just received 2 CD's of Navajo flute player R Carlos Nakai, heard him on your T-Day show and i was hooked!
deirdre dionysiac (host) 8:18:28 PM
Gonna have to ponder these questions if and when we get to a long track Lizbot! Heady minds in the chat for now. Will say in recent years I really vibe with the ones that are rooted in the "real world"
Liz Bot 8:18:33 PM
@deirdre - Miyazaki came up in my chat tonight - specially the doc about him from a few years ago and how he reacted in hilarious horror at an AI animation program some students demonstrated for him. The grotesque humanoid figure in the AI program didn't know how to walk and dragged its top-heavy head along the ground
deirdre dionysiac (host) 8:18:44 PM
Yesss, that's awesome Alan
DSM 8:18:55 PM
Hey Lizbot! Yes, anything that has a speaker should also come with a reverb and a delay to play with
Liz Bot 8:19:42 PM
@DSM - Agree! I want to be able to Alvin Lucier my life. I am sitting in a room right now.
Alan Pasnyk 8:20:20 PM
@ Liz Bot: Did ya ever have one of those days when yer just draggin yer head on the ground? lol...
DSM 8:20:46 PM
Lolz
Liz Bot 8:22:52 PM
@DSM - Also want everything to repeat at delayed intervals like Carl Stone
deirdre dionysiac (host) 8:23:21 PM
I was just recently watching that clip Liz, and the animation was indeed incredibly horrifying. Those documentary filmmakers knew exactly what they were doing
Liz Bot 8:25:13 PM
@deirdre - haha, for real. the look of shame and embarrassment on those computer students! haha
Liz Bot 8:27:13 PM
This song is for taking a smoooooth genetic stroll through the streets of Pittsburgh
Liz Bot 8:27:40 PM
spooky ascension
Ossy 8:29:05 PM
I saw Boy and Heron last weekend, it was amazing like Spirited Away!
Ossy 8:29:27 PM
Also Kiki Delivery Service for Xmas 2021
Liz Bot 8:30:45 PM
@Ossy - So. Many. Frogs. I like Miyazaki animal piles. Frogs. Budgies bursting outta doorways. Frog chefs in Spirited Away
Ossy 8:32:44 PM
Strange creepy and bizarre things Miyazaki does, and turns out uniquely intriguing, Space Bot!
Ossy 8:33:35 PM
I love in Spirited Away that Chihiro was forced to clean that one smelly spirit in that mean scary Baba lady's mansion restaurant LOL
Ossy 8:35:01 PM
The setbreak music = Super Mario Galaxy music with some Zelda
Liz Bot 8:35:53 PM
@Ossy - One smelly bicycle-spiked blob-turned shiny grateful skull! So good!
Ossy 8:36:52 PM
Poor girl going through all that in a strange spiritual monster world lol
Ossy 8:37:47 PM
There's the one girl that was like a sister figure to Chihiro, forgot her name. Plus like No Face and Haku
Liz Bot 8:38:36 PM
This song is awesome
Alan Pasnyk 8:39:06 PM
<3 !
TAndy 8:39:30 PM
Really great show so far as always, feels like a harkening back to the old days of The Lights Are On.
deirdre dionysiac (host) 8:41:38 PM
This would've made for a great morning show, but we
deirdre dionysiac (host) 8:41:47 PM
we'll work with what we got
Ossy 8:42:27 PM
Fits also for a relaxing cozy peaceful night
Alan Pasnyk 8:42:29 PM
It's morning Somewhere...
TAndy 8:43:43 PM
i'm suck a sucker for jazz fusion like this. weather channel type music <3
TAndy 8:44:09 PM
Agreed, this show absolutely also would fit for a peaceful evening drive, or a bike ride.
Liz Bot 8:45:01 PM
Not only is this such a morning show/jazz fusion/shameless chimes/gated reverb vibe, but my kid LOVED My Neighbors The Yamadas when she was around 10. We watched this so many times! I like that the mom looks like what Lucy from Peanuts would look like as an adult
Alan Pasnyk 8:45:19 PM
@ Lizbot: Look! People with no necks lol
Liz Bot 8:48:29 PM
@Alan Pasnyk - Their heads could just roll right off at any point, like the daruma heads in Yubaba's house in Spirited Away
Alan Pasnyk 8:49:55 PM
@ Liz Bot: Just goes to show, "It's Always Something"...
Ossy 8:53:47 PM
Liz - And that huge baby, Yubaba's son
deirdre dionysiac (host) 8:55:58 PM
Sorry, trying to be listenable here but this wouldn't be complete without the Ponyo song. May as well get it out the way
TAndy 9:04:51 PM
I tried searching for the chalk colored people OVA and found very little information with no way to view it
Liz Bot 9:06:25 PM
@Ossy - Love that the baby just wants to remain a gerbil in the end!
Ossy 9:07:22 PM
Cute cute, just like that fire girl, Mahito's mother in Boy and Heron
Liz Bot 9:08:03 PM
@deirdre - Ponyo came out the year my daughter was born. We watched that one, Kiki’s and Totoro a lot when she was little and frequently referenced Ponyo’s bedraggled aging Bishonen dad, dripping all over the place. Ultimate weird dad.
Matt Sabbath 9:08:42 PM
Dope chunes!!
deirdre dionysiac (host) 9:08:47 PM
That's gonna be me as a dad one day, just less powerful and hopefully less wet
Liz Bot 9:09:01 PM
I would submit for consideration that the least-liked Ghibli movie might be Goro Miyazaki’s adaptation of LeGuin’s Tales from Earthsea
Liz Bot 9:09:13 PM
Also, did many people see Pom Poko?
Liz Bot 9:10:08 PM
@deirdre - ha! I like that the mom is this all-assuming expansive seawoman, and the dad just has a sad watering can
Liz Bot 9:10:28 PM
I meant all-consuming, but assuming too, sure, why not
Matt Sabbath 9:13:28 PM
Master Pai Mei in da house
Ossy 9:14:50 PM
Rurouni Kenshin like music
Liz Bot 9:15:40 PM
Up on Poppy Hill is another one my daughter and I like a lot, but as far as non-Miyazaki Ghibli, I think nothing beats Whisper of the Heart for me, (I mean Miyazaki wrote the screenplay, but Kondō directed that one.) That movie and Only Yesterday. I also really love Princess Kaguya. Little Bamboo!
deirdre dionysiac (host) 9:17:01 PM
Only Yesterday, Whisper of the Heart, and Up on Poppy Hill are inner circle favs for me. And I love Pom Poko. I think I kinda like Isao Takahata's contributions the most over Miyazaki? Maybe just being a contrarian but his are definitely funnier, and sadder
Matt Sabbath 9:17:05 PM
This song is dope!
TAndy 9:17:43 PM
Love this part right here
Liz Bot 9:18:10 PM
Yeah this song is awesome!
Alan Pasnyk 9:18:26 PM
:)
Ossy 9:26:30 PM
Feels like Zora Fountain music
Ossy 9:26:44 PM
BOTW version likely
Christine 9:30:29 PM
The warawara are adorable little soul-marshmallows.
TAndy 9:30:41 PM
Hey Christine
deirdre dionysiac (host) 9:31:07 PM
lol, probably should've went with soul marshmallows over the airwaves
Christine 9:31:20 PM
Sounding good, deirdre!
Ossy 9:31:32 PM
Christine, yeah they were whip cream Baymax cute
Christine 9:32:04 PM
I did actually laugh when I heard your comparison, @deirdre. You're not wrong!
Christine 9:33:00 PM
Hi TAndy, Ossy, Liz Bot 🤖, Alan, Matt & all!
deirdre dionysiac (host) 9:33:38 PM
he had already given us the soul particulates of degeneration (dust bunnies) and plant regeneration (the mononoke forest spirits), so there was nowhere else to turn!
Christine 9:33:57 PM
Indeed.
Alan Pasnyk 9:35:42 PM
Hi Christine! It was a good year for the Perseids, Geminids, Jupiter and Saturn, hope you enjoyed...
Ossy 9:36:06 PM
I see the water tribe Avatar, Korra and her polar bear dog hybrid are based on Princess Mononoke and her giant wolf! Creators of Avatar are huge fans of Hayao Miyazaki movies btw
Christine 9:39:02 PM
@Alan, I hope all have good star-, planet- and satellite-watching in the new year. 🌠
Alan Pasnyk 9:40:15 PM
@Christine: Solar eclipse, April 8, Monday, a partial from Princeton though...
deirdre dionysiac (host) 9:40:21 PM
can definitely see that, ossy
Alan Pasnyk 9:42:24 PM
Sounds like hide and seek, good for old family film sound dub in..
Alan Pasnyk 9:44:00 PM
Looks like atoms exchanging photons..
Ossy 9:44:03 PM
Dei - Interestingly enough, Korra is a princess and Aang's senior granddaughter, Jinora, kinda gives me a Chihiro vibe
Ossy 9:44:52 PM
I was thinking of those cute little dots in Eggman Spiders lair in Spirited Away
Liz Bot 9:45:45 PM
BOUND!
Liz Bot 9:46:35 PM
This song is also awesome. Ack!
deirdre dionysiac (host) 9:47:56 PM
I cut it short 😰 just realized that I have a whole set too many and planned for 3 1/2 hours in stead of 3. Ack!
Liz Bot 9:51:54 PM
Oh no!
Liz Bot 9:52:26 PM
I overplan all the time! It’s all leftover fragments for some future show!
Liz Bot 9:53:03 PM
I like the cat in The Secret Life of Arriety. It is a high quality Miyazaki cat. Very large and grumpy.
Liz Bot 9:53:27 PM
It doesn’t have the power to ride trains like the cat in Whisper of the Heart, but it’s still a pretty good cat.
deirdre dionysiac (host) 9:55:20 PM
most pettable cat for sure
Liz Bot 9:57:12 PM
This song reminds me of When Marnie Was There, which is also so good. My teen just emerged from her lair to discuss the Boy and The Heron
TAndy 10:01:09 PM
You're making me sad that it's not summer right now LOL
Ossy 10:04:56 PM
野田ユカ [YUKA NODA] Summer Breeze felt like beach racing Mario Kart racetracks
TAndy 10:06:56 PM
So true
TAndy 10:07:47 PM
Aaaaaand that just reminded me I needed to ask a friend if a mod patch he installed for MK7 is any good
Ossy 10:10:21 PM
Wow and heard Pauline is a playable mod in MK8
TAndy 10:11:52 PM
Well she's an official character now so no need to mod if you wanna play as her. But of course it still is possible to just inject a custom model in the game, much easier if you're running it on the emulator
Ossy 10:12:01 PM
Meanwhile there's a fan mod of Mario Party 64, but its in an adventure setting like SM64
TAndy 10:13:21 PM
Please do not play Nintendo online games that you have modded on your official Switch or regular account or you will risk being banned. Just make a second account and run on emulator if your PC can handle it, which most mid-range ones can by now.
Ossy 10:15:09 PM
Before that however, Pauline was in Mario Kart Tour and nice that she's official for MK8. No worries, that Mario Party 64 fan mod is playable straight from the internet, not on a switch, but thanks for the info
TAndy 10:15:47 PM
Ah yeah anything Mario 64 related is pretty much fair game since the game has been decompiled to run on pretty much anything.
TAndy 10:16:03 PM
I've heard that Minish Cap is going to have a fan-made decomp/port very soon as well
TAndy 10:16:32 PM
https://www.reddit.com/r/Roms/comments/18om414/zelda_minish_cap_has_officially_been_decompiled/
Alan Pasnyk 10:19:12 PM
Haunting this Marta, love it..
deirdre dionysiac (host) 10:19:36 PM
this cover is pretty much the essence of what we're trying to accomplish tonight
Ossy 10:19:45 PM
Interesting and never played Mimish Cap, speaking of hear there's a Zelda movie in the making
TAndy 10:20:40 PM
I've been getting more and more tempted to try out the LttP randomizer, but I don't think I've played that game enough to know where every item drop is 🥹
Ossy 10:20:45 PM
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=AdIAJLE73ss
Alan Pasnyk 10:33:03 PM
Classical, Reminds me of Marvin Rosen's 24 hr. on Sat...
deirdre dionysiac (host) 10:35:58 PM
It's a comin!
Alan Pasnyk 10:36:40 PM
...But this show is a winner for sure!
Ossy 10:36:57 PM
Never seen Howls Moving Castle, but hear its great
deirdre dionysiac (host) 10:37:30 PM
manic pixie dream boy film
deirdre dionysiac (host) 10:37:38 PM
the fire is a great character
deirdre dionysiac (host) 10:38:07 PM
this piece is intended to mimic a lifespan from birth to death, section by section
Ossy 10:38:26 PM
Like Mahito's mother, in terms of fire
deirdre dionysiac (host) 10:38:49 PM
yeah, might be a callback
TAndy 10:41:17 PM
Oh wow this is beautiful
Ossy 10:42:05 PM
That falling rock scene in Boy and Heron, and I recall that sunshine day music
Liz Bot 10:42:09 PM
Howl is absolutely a manic pixie dream boy! Best: When he has that huge tantrum and turns himself to slime because his hair turned black after Sophie washed his magic tub!
deirdre dionysiac (host) 10:43:18 PM
what did lair daughter have to say about boy and the heron?
TAndy 10:43:23 PM
All this anime talk and music distracted me from watching the season finale for Jujutsu Kaisen! I'll be getting on that soon ;)
Christine 10:44:32 PM
The Sixth Station is what I call a beautiful and haunting theme. Such good selections tonight, deirdre!
Liz Bot 10:51:49 PM
Love these last three Joe Hisaishi pieces
Liz Bot 10:52:41 PM
Was psyched to hear Yuji Nomi’s cover of Country Roads from Whisper of the Heart earlier. Couldn’t hop in the chat then as I was chopping onions and cucumbers for my dinner
TAndy 10:53:06 PM
Did you don the proper PPE such as ventilated googles, Lizbot?
TAndy 10:53:33 PM
I was cutting some purple onions to sautee last night and I forgot about the chemical they release. Thank goodness I wasn't wearing my contacts!
Liz Bot 10:55:49 PM
@TAndy - Naw. I’m impervious to red onion. But also, I’m wearing my glasses
Alan Pasnyk 10:56:02 PM
Deirdre: Absolutely Great show! Thank you, and now you've got me hooked on the artist Marta Sebestyen..Have a Nice nite & bcnu!
Liz Bot 10:56:08 PM
Country toads, take me home 🐸
TAndy 10:56:12 PM
I forgot, robots don't have organic eyes to be irritated lol
TAndy 10:56:36 PM
But yes, thank you very much for the show Deirdre! Much love and appreciation as always :)
Liz Bot 10:57:33 PM
@TAndy - True. I am chopping a mountain of red onions as I type this. My mom says one day she was just not able to eat raw onions anymore. That had better not happen to me.
Christine 10:58:37 PM
Thanks, deirdre! Tonight's theme was fantastic. Take care, everybody. 🪷
Liz Bot 10:59:39 PM
Thanks, Deirdre, for this Ghibletous adventure
Ossy 10:59:47 PM
Beauty spectacular ambience for the night, Dei!
Liz Bot 11:00:10 PM
Now to step back and allow the toads to envelop us