Yamanote29

Yamanote29

Kristen McQuillin has put up a project celebrating the Yamanote Line which is the main train that runs around Tokyo.

She also pointed out this site which is recordings of all the now boarding toons around the line. If you don't read Japanese, click on any link with the letters ATOS in them. Listening to the sounds I couldn't help but wonder if "You know you've been in Japan too long when listening to the Yamanote line songs is natsukashii (nostagic) and comforting"

Comments:

Is it boarding toons or tunes? [ e ]

My wife and I traveled to Tokyo a couple of years ago to see one of her friends, and I too liked the little boarding tunes. I jokingly mentioned that I would like to have them on CD. To my surprise, my wife's friend said that such a CD existed. So we headed to a CD store and bought "Super Bell Z" by Moter Man (I may be getting the name of the artist and the name of the album mixed up). It was not exactly what I was looking for.

The disc starts out with a recording of the train jingles, which is what I was looking for. But just when you start getting into it, a loud, "Mortal Kombat-style" techno beat kicks in with train announcements played over top. It's quite hilarious.

posted by justinAugust 15, 2003 at 11:54