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(All Ys Tunes, Osaka & Tokyo, and Exclusive Unreleased Tracks 2007 CD?)

■■新生jdkバンド・おひろめライブ開催決定！

前回の「ファルコムLIVE 2007」に続き、
またもライブイベントが決定しました！
生まれ変わったjdkBANDが遂に始動！
「新生jdkバンドおひろめライブ」を行います！

今回のライブは、ちょっと変わった構成に挑戦！
イース楽曲のみを演奏する「プログラムイース」、
空の軌跡楽曲を演奏する「プログラム空の軌跡」、
１日に２つの公演を行います！

■大阪…2007年9月29日（土） 会場：アナザードリーム

【プログラムイース】 15:30開場／16:30開演（17:30終演予定）
【プログラム空の軌跡】 18:30開場／19:30開演（20:30終演予定）

■東京…2007年10月8日（月） 会場：クラブグッドマン

【プログラム空の軌跡】 14:30開場／15:30開演（16:30終演予定）
【プログラムイース】 18:00開場／19:00開演（20:00終演予定）

※各プログラムとも、前売￥2,500／当日￥3,500（税込/1ドリンク付）です。
2プログラム通しチケットの発売はありません。
東京と大阪では各プログラムの開演時間が異なります。ご注意ください。

■ライブ参加者全員にレアCDをプレゼント！

上記のライブに参加した方全員に、非売品の音楽CD
「ファルコム未発表曲集2007秋」をプレゼントしちゃいます！
このCDは、現在制作中のサウンドのプレアレンジや
アルバム未収録バージョンなど、
とにかく希少音源を１枚にまとめたレアCDになるそうです！

Heres the drift of it basically.

JDK Band Revival Debut Event

Continuing from the previous Falcom Live event!
Featuring a re-newed JDK Band.

However this time it will be somewhat different.
There will be 2 events on the same day, one featuring all Ys music,
titled, 'Program Ys' and the other featuring all Sora no Kiseki music, titled 'Program Sora no Kiseki'.

Osaka: September 29th   Hall: Another Dream

Program Ys: 4:30pm begin (scheduled to end at around 5:30pm)
Program Sora no Kiseki: 6:30pm begin (scheduled to end at around 7:30pm)

Tokyo: October 8th   Hall: Club Goodman

Program Ys: 2:30pm begin (scheduled to end at around 3:30pm)
Program Sora no Kiseki: 6:00pm begin (scheduled to end at around 7:00pm).

For each program, tickets will cost 2,500 Yen (order beforehand) / 3,500 Yen (on the day)
Please keep in mind that times may vary for each city.

All members will get a special CD, titled, Falcom Unpublished Music Collection Fall 2007. It will contain prearranged, and original sound source material from recent Falcom games (Ys Origin, etc).

Thanks Harry for the translated info, I appreciate it

Wow, two VGM concerts in Osaka in the span of one week!
Somebody up there likes me!

Oh yeah, the "Press Start 2007" Symphony is on Saturday Sept.22, then JDK Band on the next Saturday Sept.29  ...pretty cool timing!

Yup.  Looks like we'll be seeing each other two weekends in a row, Tim.

This is definitely awesome news.  JDK Band Reborn?  HOT.  Looks like there will be guest vocal appearances by Kanako Kodera (from Sora no Kiseki) and Icarus Watanabe, who rocked the house at Falcom Live 2007.  The CD they're giving out is evidently titled "Falcom Unpublished Music Collection Fall 2007," and according to the website, contains pre-arranges from works currently underway and previously unpublished album music.  It won't be for sale.  There will also be special sales of Sora no Kiseki PSP, SC The 3rd OST, and Falcom T-shirts at the concert.  Rad.

Looks like tickets go on sale in early August, so any day now I presume. 

- Justin

Argh!  The first cool exclusive giveaway at a concert that I've seen and I will be gone from the country by then.  Justin, steal a second one for me!  ^_^

Oh, and I just realized I never replied to that keitai mail you sent me.  I'm leaving on Saturday.

But...IIRC, I thought Justin HATED the JDK Band with a passion.

Obviously, this is good news. Hopefully, we're going into a full 80's thing instead of the ugly mish-mash of symphonic and rock music the Ys Origin Arrange Album turned out to be. Hopefully more like the two JDK Band style arranges on the Ys VI Vocal album.

The original JDK Band headed by Tomohiko Kishimoto?  Yeah, not a big fan of them.  They pulled off a few good arrangements here and there, but I never liked Kishimoto's style.  This is why I'm excited about JDK Band being "reborn."  Which I'm hoping means: new aka. no Kishimoto.   If they kept the members from Falcom Live 2006 and 2007, I'd be thrilled.

- Justin

See what happens when you leave Japan.  How could you.

Heh heh, no problem man.  Let me know if there's anything you want me to pick up for you.  Have a safe trip back.

- Justin

Official Site is now up: Performers and Tracklists are revealed.

http://www.falcom.com/ys_20th/jdk_live/index.html

Wow... what I wouldnt give to be able to go to this... Hopefully we'll get some recorded footage and some rips of the CDs.  Have fun to those who are going, I am jealous!

I got the CD by preordering Sora no Kiseki SC for the PSP.  You can download it here:

http://www.sendspace.com/file/2wshgj

Tracklist:

<Ys beyond the century -Ohirome edition->
1. Feena -The beginning of Ys-
2. Tower of the shadow of death
3. First step towards wars

<Zwei Online -PreArrange version->
4. An Eternal Dream, Memories of the Heavens
5. The Illusionary World of Serpentina

<Legend of Heroes Sora no Kiseki -jdkBAND PreArrange & Ohirome edition->
6. Silver Will
7. Sora no Kiseki
8. 仄かに煌く光 (arrangement from Sora no Kiseki the 3rd)

<Falcom Sound Team jdk Demo version>
9. Legend of Xanadu (Demo theme for Special Box 2004）
10. Gurumin Demo Theme (Special Box 2004)
11. MIGHTY OBSTACLE (Ys VI Demo Version)

Credits:

Vocal: Miki Sumiya (8)
Violin: Akiko Nagano (4, 6, 8)
Guitar: Mikihito Tanaka (5, 7) / Masaru Teramae (2, 6)
Bass: Atsushi Enomoto (5, 6, 7)
Arrangement: Yukihiro Jindo (1-8)

The first eight tracks are new arrangements, while the last three are demo themes from 2003.  I have no idea what "Ys beyond the century" is, so don't ask!   

Pete, was it listed like that in English? Or is that your translation ... my first two thoughts are "Ys Eternal" or "Ys 21st Century"

and new songs for Zwei Online = yesplease!

PS - what was the packaging like? Any scans you can provide?

It's listed like that in English, you can see it on Falcom's official site:

http://www.falcom.com/info/index.html

My guess is that it's a new arrange album or another remake of Ys I.

Falcom will release a DVD of the 10/8 concert on 12/20.  The only catch is that it will not be sold separately.  You have to preorder the Legend of Heroes: Sora no Kiseki Material Collection for the PSP from Falcom's online shop.

http://www.falcom.co.jp/mailorder/index.html

I just got that email from Falcom too, and was about to post here for confirmation about the DVD!   (Awesome!)

★ファルコム通販特典「ライブDVD」付き！★ 今回もファルコム通販では豪華な特典をご用意！『空の軌跡マテコレ』『空の軌跡完全版』をファルコム通販でご予約頂いた方には、なんと、10月8日に東京・秋葉原で行われた「新生jdkバンドおひろめライブ」のDVDをプレゼント！さらに「ファルコムカレンダー2008」もあげちゃいます！どちらも非売品のアイテムですよ。 ※店頭でご購入いただいた場合も、ファルコム通販特典と同じものをもらうことができます。配布方法などはお店によって異なりますので、詳しくは購入予定のお店へ直接お問い合わせ下さい。

Well, even having to buy it bundled-in with a gamesoft, I'm still glad it's being made available. 
Thanks Falcom, us overseas gaijin appreciate it!

Was there a post earlier (sendspace?) to the audio from this show?  Can someone repost, or post some samples?  Curious, was there a live drummer involved?

thx

It was all live, live guitars, live drums, live violin, and live synthesizer.
The violin got really drowned out by the guitars though, that was kind of a shame.

Good show / performance?  Worth getting the DVD?

The performances were great. You could tell that everyone was having a great time and JDK Band totally brought down the roof.

I should point out that I know next to nothing about Ys (as I write this I am still not sure whether it needs an apostrophe or not), but the show totally blew my socks off.
Justin (Xanadujin) told me they were all songs that had been arranged before though, so I don't know how much worth it will be to fans who already have all the CD's.

Me? Yes, I would definitely like that DVD please.

I know Ernst hasn't been arranged yet, so at least that one's new. "To Make the End of Battle" and "Valestine Castle" are Falcom trademarks from JDK Band 1 (and many other albums!) Everything else is from the recent Ys games (Napishtim or Origin) or the LOH VI series. I think the more recent arranges have covered everything else (most of the LOH ones were the vocals..."Cry for Me, Cry for You" was from the recent LOH VI 3rd soundtrack). Did "Release of the Far West Ocean" have vocals? If not, it might have been a new arrangement. Don't care how many times I've heard these...Bring on the DVD!

Can't imagine the JDK Band without Kishimoto...or WITH a violin.

Looks like we get digital downloads for the Live Audio tracks.

Report, Interview Q&A:
http://listen.jp/game/hot.aspx?inc=hot_ … ive_report

500 Yen for "Program Ys"
http://listen.jp/game/dl_album_prgyslive1008.htm
8 Tracks

500 Yen for "Program Sora no Kiseki"
http://listen.jp/game/dl_album_prgsklive1008.htm
8 Tracks

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Oh that sucks, they aren't the recordings of the live show?..... bleh

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Well the DVD is being shipped now, I ordered through Otokichi Premium's service.

Hope it'll be quite full and not just a few clips...

Package just arrived.  DVD is 15 minutes 

But it's 15 minutes more than nothing...   Anyways, it's quite a small venue, practically the same as a doujin sized show.  Guess I'm too used to Falcom going all out with a big budget, like in the past. 

The music is fairly good though, so I'll get a DivX encode whipped up soon in a few days for people's enjoyment.

Alright, here's the whole vid for your viewing pleasure.

Falcom jdk Band LIVE ''REBIRTH'' DVD.rar
151 MB
www.sendspace.com/file/4tclpb

Those Ys T-shirts look pretty cool.

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