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Sengoku Basara 2 Heroes
Character Trivia Translation by OboroTennosuke
Version: 2.05 | Updated: 04/17/08 | Search Guide | Bookmark Guide
by OboroTennosuke (OboroTennosuke at hotmail dot it)
and tengumaru (thekazekage at gmail dot com)
Revision History
v2.05 (04/18/08)
Added Mouri Motonari's bio (which I had forgot)
Corrected a few typos and grammar mistakes.
v2.00 (02/13/08)
Added all 31 character bio translations.
v1.00 (01/29/08)
Added all 28 characters' trivia translations. Translations of the characters'
Basara bio in progress.
1. Introduction
2. Characters' Trivia Translations
3. Characters' Bios Translations
4. Credits
The first part of this FAQ is a compilation of the historical characters'
trivia, found by selecting the third option in the Gallery submenu.
Even though they are called "trivia", and tend to address relatively minor
aspects of the characters' life, they sometimes tackle broader and more
central topics.
The second part contains a compilation of the translated profile of the
characters, as Capcom as reinvented them in the Basara series.
You'll find general info there.
IMPORTANT NOTE: The trivia DO NOT regard the characters as
portrayed in the Basara series, rather their historical counterparts.
This is the reason why there aren't sections for Kasuga, Itsuki, and Zabii:
the former two are fictional characters, and the latter was very loosely
inspired from the missionary Francis Xavier.
The bios, on the other hand, are there for all characters, since they regard
their persona as portrayed in the Basara series.
The fortune-deciding lottery
In the tenth year of the Tensho period (1582), after the annihilation of the
Takeda clan of Kai, Oda Nobunaga ordered Akechi Mitsuhide to move his troops
in Saigoku (Western Honshuu, today Kinki) in aid of Hashiba Hideyoshi
(Toyotomi Hideyoshi), who was camped near Takamatsu castle in order to
subjugate the Mouri clan.
After that, Akechi, returning to Sakamoto castle in Oumi, passed close to
Kameyama Castle and prayed at Atagoyama, and drew 2 or 3 fortunes. All of them
resulted in "bad luck", it is said. The Honnouji Incident's occurrence* was
mere days after this event.
* Called "Honnouji no Hen" in japanese, this is the event where Mitsuhide
betrayed and attacked Oda Nobunaga, defenseless, in Honnouji.
Even if Nagamasa died
Azai Nagamasa suffered a crushing defeat in the battle at Anegawa by the hands
of his brother-in-law, Oda Nobunaga, against whom he revolted. His sworn friend
Asakura Yoshikage, to whom he was the last ray of hope, committed suicide
after receiving the Oda army's fierce attack.
Nagamasa sent his wife, Nobunaga's sister, and their 3 daughters to Nobunaga;
He committed suicide with a sword in Otani castle. His daughters,
named Chacha, Hatsu and Gou, each followed fates of elegant pursuits.
Nagamasa's Chacha would become Hideyoshi's concubine –Yodogimi- and give birth
to his eldest son, Hideyori.
After Hideyoshi's death, having the authority derived from being Hideyori's
real mother, soon confrontation with Tokugawa Ieyasu broke out; after being
defeated at Osaka's summer siege she committed suicide along with Hideyori.
Hatsu, the second daughter, tried extensively to mend, as a mediator, the
progressively worsening relations between the Toyotomi family, which her elder
sister had married into, and the Tokugawa family, which her younger sister
married into.
The third daughter, Gou, became the legal wife of the second Tokugawa Shogun
Hidetada, and Third Shogun Iemitsu's mother. Even if Nagamasa died, his blood
lineage ruled the country.
Ichiryou Gusoku (literally, "Fief Armor(s)")
Chousokabe Motochika's strength in war was the group of fighters called
"Ichiryou Gusoku". The Ichiryou Gusoku is a group of people that usually tended
to the fields, but would scamper over to the battlefield as soon as a battle
started. Chousokabe would put them in order, rally their strength, and defeat
powerful clans in every area, successfully becoming the ruler of Shikoku.
However, after losing to Toyotomi Hideyoshi during his conquest of Shikoku,
Chousokabe spent the rest of his life as Hideyoshi's subordinate. After that,
the Chousokabe clan served the Toyotomi clan until its demise in the summer
siege of Osaka.
Also, when Hideyoshi summoned the daimyou for the opening of a boat meeting,
Chousokabe only tasted a little bit the Manju he received from Hideyoshi, and
brought them back to his subordinates. This episode is known as an example of
Chousokabe's considerate attitude towards his subordinates.
Are you Gourmet?
Date Masamune, the One-Eyed Dragon, who set his aim on Japan's domination.
Despite the cruel image that precedes him, it is said that cooking was his
Originally he went to cooking for the sake of developing army provisions.
Iwadeyama's frozen tofu and natto as army provisions were finally developed by
Masamune's research on cooking. It is also said that those excellent meals
themselves are the secret to the Date army's strength.
Moreover, he had built a large-scale miso storehouse under Aoba castle.
Masamune was also the one who set up the first miso mass production
structure in Japan.
Opposing sentiment against Masamune's cooking was high: word remains that
"during banquets, master would cook and entertain (guests) personally,
nonchalantly serving seasonal fruit".
The Received Name
The Fuuma Clan were a group of ninja that served the Houjou Family since the
days of Houjou Sou'un.
Since their base was located in a place called Fuuma*, they started
calling themselves Fuuma**. It is said their speciality was night combat,
and they had exceptional skills in mounted combat.
The name "Kotaro" was not used to refer to a single person - it was the title
that passed through the generations and indicated the head of the Fuuma Clan.
Between the several Fuuma Kotaro that existed, the one that showed the most
brilliant results in battle was the fifth, the one that served Houjou Ujimasa.
Some of the battles that Fuuma participated were the Night Battle of Kawagoe
and the Battle of Kisegawa. Specially the latter had the details of the Fuuma
action described in the "Houjougodaiki" (chronicles of the Fifth Houjou
After the Houjou Clan was destroyed, the members of the Fuuma Clan became a
band of thieves, and it is said that they dominated the nights of Edo.
* The kanji mean "wind" and "space"
**The kanji mean "wind" and "demon"
The Odawara conference
The Odawara castle, famous for being impregnable, was laid under siege in the
eighteenth year of Tenshou (1590) by an army gathered by Toyotomi Hideyoshi
from the whole country, for the sake of subjugating the Houjou. In this
instance, the Houjou clan and its chief vassals engaged in a conference
debating whether to surrender to the Toyotomi army, or going to war against
After many days a conclusion could still not be reached, and the castle,
sadly, fell. The saying "Odawara conference", passed down to this day,
reflects the situation of the Houjou clan's and its chief vassals' conference;
in other words, "as much as it may last, it's a conversation that cannot
reach a conclusion" is what it means.
Incidentally, Date Masamune too participated in the Odawara assault. Firstly,
he had no intention to obey Hideyoshi's request, but, following Katakura
Kojuuro's advice, he decided to attack Odawara.
The One who Only Wins
Since his childhood days, Honda Tadakatsu served Ieyasu Tokugawa and
assisted him until the end of his life.
The name "Tadakatsu" means "The One Who Only Wins", and was given to Honda by
Ieyasu himself, who at the time was still called Matsudaira Motoyasu.
Just like the name suggests, it is said that even though Tadakatsu
participated in more than 50 battles, he didn't suffer injuries in any of them.
The battle that made Tadakatsu's name famous in all Japan was the Battle of
Hitokotozaka, that happened in the the third year of the Genki Era (1572).
He showed so much prowess in battle that someone in the Takeda Army left
written: "The only two things that surpass Ieyasu are his Chinese helmet
and Honda Heihachi (Tadakatsu).
Besides from that, Tadakatsu was present in the Anegawa Battle, the
Mikatagahara Battle, the Nagashino Battle, at Komaki Nagakute, on the siege
of Odawara Castle, and almost every other battle that had Ieyasu involved.
It is said also that he put himself in great risk by pursuing Shimazu
Yoshihiro in his retreat from Sekigahara.
Honganji Kennyo and Oda Nobunaga
Honganji is the head temple of the Jodo Shinshu* (Ikkoshu**). Founded by Shinran
it was later developed in Ishiyama, in the Osaka region. Kennyo was the
eleventh abbot. The growing Honganji controlled the Ikko-Ikki, thus wielding
an influence so great it could be compared to a Sengoku Daimyo's; at the same
time, it suffered Oda Nobunaga's persecution, while he was heading to Kyoto.
Firstly, Kennyo resigned himself to accepting Nobunaga's request for money and
goods. But this request would get more and more exorbitant, eventually
demanding the surrender of the Ishiyama Honganji. Kennyo opposed this, and
fought throughout the following 11 years. The Ikko-Ikki were formed by Ikkoshu
believers, for the most part, and were peasants that suffered under the
current harsh rule. They continued their opposition believing in the words
"Advancing means Heaven, Retreating means Hell" and became a serious obstacle
for Nobunaga.
Kennyo, thanks to the support of these peasants, bore the brunt of the Oda
siege, and confronted Nobunaga for months and years. They say that if Kennyo
hadn't existed, Nobunaga's unification would have been as many as 10 years
* The Jodo Shinshu is a Buddhist school, today the most practiced one in Japan
** Peasants, and middle classes' people rebelling under the tyrannical
governments of the time. Mainly affiliated under certain temples.
The best archer of Kaidou*
A lover of the capital's and the Imperial court's customs, famous for his
teeth-blackened** figure, Imagawa Yoshimoto was called the best archer of
Kaidou, and was a first-rate administrator too.
When he was eighteen years old, after inheriting the command of his family, he
formed an alliance with the Takeda of Kai with his marriage, thus building a
secure relationship, and kept working to spread his influence.
In the eighteenth year of Tenbun (1549) he took back the Matsudaira hostage***
(Tokugawa Ieyasu) from the Oda who had snatched him, and successfully took
Mikawa under his influence. On another note, it is said that Yoshimoto, who
had a long torso but short legs, was incapable of mounting a horse.
*Old name of Hamadoori, city in the Fukushima prefecture (Eastern Honshuu).
**A sign of beauty and refinement among nobles.
*** Taking hostages was a common practice for feudal lords to ensure the
loyalty of the hostage's family.
The great commander combining both wisdom and courage
Katakura Kojuuro, who served the Date for two generations as chief vassal,
under Date Masamune and his father Terumune, is a great commander combining
wisdom and courage, the likes of which the Date household cannot stand to lose.
His abilities showed most satisfyingly in administration; he always continued
to support Masamune in both warfare and politics. Especially famous is an
anecdote according to which when Masamune lost his sight in his right eye,
Kojuuro removed it with a small knife.
Kojuuro headed off to the battlefield with Masamune in many wars, such as
Hitotoribashi, Suriagehara, Sekigahara and the Odawara assault, gaining
military victories and achievements. It is also said that during Masamune's
first battle, he was deeply wounded by the enemy and in dire danger; as soon
as Kojuuro knew this, he introduced himself as Date Masamune and, acting as
a decoy, lured away the surrounding foes.
Kabukimono, Maeda Keiji
Maeda Keiji,generally famous because of his wildly extravagant antics, was also
a man whose fighting prowess with the spear excelled even when he started
training, had a deep understanding of classical texts like the Genji
Monogatari, and whose taste for Waka was exquisite.
Finding himself in disagreement with his uncle Maeda Toshiie,he fled from the
Maeda residence. It is said that in this occasion Keiji, flattering Toshiie,
made him soak in a cold water bath, then snatched a horse and ran away.
Afterwards Keiji took shelter and began working in the service of the Uesugi
clan; he showed his valor during the clash against Mogami Yoshiaki and Date
Masamune, called the "Hasedou Castle battle".
The Maeda Keiji Dochuu Nikki (Maeda Keiji's travel journal) is a symbol of
Keiji's great culture: it collects his writings, from Kyouto until the trying
arrival in Yonezawa, and many Haiku and Waka composed by him. It is highly
noteworthy also because it contains important data on that time's customs.
The man who once fell into ruin
Maeda Toshiie, in his younger days, was a popular youth in the Oda army for his
vigor and energy, and an excellent commander who was favorably consolidating
his social standing. However, he quarreled with one page Nobunaga was taking
care of, named Juuami, and ended up slaying him.
After that, the enraged Nobunaga discharged Toshiie, who was degraded to
master-less Ronin*. Despite that, Toshiie still had faith in Nobunaga as his
master and in the 2 years since he became a Ronin, he participated by his own
will in many battles, such as Okehazama, as part of the Oda army; yet even
though he committed many glorious deeds, he was not forgiven.
It was because of his exploits in the Moribe battle that he was at last
allowed to return to his master's service. This easy-going firmness of belief
into his master shows Toshiie's direct and upright personality. Quite
plausibly, it is said that this episode was Nobunaga's way of testing
Toshiie's dependability. After that, Toshiie distinguished himself in the
Oda army, on the road to becoming the great Daimyo who will obtain
1 million koku** in Kaga.
* A Ronin is a master-less Samurai, the lowest position for a samurai on
the hierarchy.
** A koku is an ancient unit of measurement, and equals roughly 278 litres.
(3, 6 koku = 1 cubic metre). In this context, it refers to the income samurai
received, calculated in koku of rice.
The merits of marital support
Married to Maeda Toshiie, said to be a wise and good wife, Matsu continually
supported Toshiie from the shadows; even when he fell into bad spirits after
being exiled from the Oda household, she cheered him on and sent him off to
Another of Matsu's roles was mediating between Toshiie and his vassals.
To mothers who lost their child in battle, she wrote letters like this:
"(regarding condolences about your son's death), there is nothing I can say,
but he worked well." Taking appropriate care of the vassals, never tired of
looking after them, she spent much effort in deepening the bonds between
masters and servants of the Maeda household.
When there was suspicion that the Maeda were planning to rebel against the
Tokugawa, she personally went to Edo, where she remained for 14 years in
light confinement, to show proof of their innocence. After this, Matsu would
set foot on her land of Kanazawa no more.
The Maeda household is one of the few who gained prestige throughout the
passage through history of the Oda, Toyotomi, and Tokugawa, though it is said
that if it wasn't for the merits of Matsu's marital support it would have been
Sengoku's ringleader
Oda Nobunaga judged Matsunaga Hisahide as such: "He succeeded in three things,
each one impossible by a common person's standard." The first one is the
betrayal of his former lord, Miyoshi Choukei; the second is the murder of
Shogun Ashikaga Yoshiteru; the third is burning down the Todaiji's
The greatly crafty Matsunaga, though infamous as Sengoku's ringleader, is
known as an architecture expert and a deeply cultured man. Also, he was famous
as master of the tea ceremony; two of his possessions, the "Tsukumonasu"** and
the "Hiragumo*** teakettle" were the object of many tea ceremony masters'
desires. The "Tsukumonasu" was presented to Nobunaga during his voyage to the
capital (Kyoto) as proof of subservience.
He's also a rare man, since he rebelled twice against Nobunaga, and yet he was
forgiven both times. The second time he rebelled, Nobunaga proposed to
Matsunaga, barricaded in Shigisan castle, that if the latter would cede the
Hiragumo teakettle, his life would have been spared.
However, Matsunaga refused and smashed the Hiragumo teakettle to bits; then
he set fire to some explosive and blew himself up. Matsunaga's cherished
Tsukumonasu was named after a section of the Ise Monogatari: "momotoseni
ichitose tarinu tsukumogami ware wo koifurashi omokage ni miyu"****
* http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Todaiji
** White Aubergine/Eggplant.
*** Flat-shaped spider of the family Urocteidae.
**** One year short of a hundred, the white haired lady must be longing for
me, since I seem to see her face.
Miyamoto Musashi's strategy book
Miyamoto Musashi, who made his name famous because of his mastery of the sword,
also left behind impressive writings and calligraphic art; he is also known
for authoring many strategy books.
Among them, the most famous one is the strategy book called the "Book of
Five Rings". The Book of Five Rings was written by Musashi in his later years,
and is composed of 5 volumes: Volume of Earth – Volume of Water –
Volume of Fire – Volume of Wind – Volume of Void.
(The "Book of Five Rings" imitates as rings the Five Elements of Esoteric
Buddhism; they are named after the Earth, Water, Fire, Wind and Void Ring.)
In the Book of Five Rings there is the origin of his adherence to "thorough
victory", which stems from his battle experience. For that purpose rational
tactics, and lastly the rightful way for humans to live their life, among other
topics, are therein recorded.
Arriving later then the designated time and irritating Sasaki Kojiro were
also used as ways to gain victory in the Ganryuujima duel; from this it is
possible to see his way of thinking.
The now existing Book of Five Rings is an arbitrarily copied text; Musashi's
original work has been lost.
A rare faithful heart
Mori Ranmaru showed a rare faithful heart towards Oda Nobunaga. There are
many anecdotes exemplifying his wit as a page. A monk had presented as gifts
many tangerines, and Ranmaru was carrying them on a board, when Nobunaga
cautioned him: "It's dangerous with so many put that way, you're going to fall"
As the warning said, Ranmaru fell down.
The day after, to a colleague who felt sorry for him, Ranmaru said "I fell
down on purpose, as to show that master's judgment was correct". Another time,
when Nobunaga said he would have given his prized sword to whoever could
guess how many engravings it had on the sheath, only Ranmaru kept quiet
and did not answer.
To Nobunaga, who wanted to know the reason for that, he said "When Master
was doing his business, I was waiting holding the sword, so I counted the
engravings, and I already know." Nobunaga, moved, gave the sword to Ranmaru.
Thanks to his faithful heart, while he was a page he managed being promoted to
the position of castle lord.
The Mouri household's family crests
One of the family crests of the Mouri household depicts
"three stars below a line"; there are two theories regarding the origin
of this shape.
The first theory says that it is modeled on the three stars of the
constellation Orion. These three stars are also called Karasukiboshi*
(also written Hikoboshi**), and, being known as "Generals' Stars" in China,
according to warriors they are good omens. As for the second theory,
the symbol is made to represent the official rank of the Mouri clan's
founder, Abon Shinnou.
The historically dated Mouri clan has had many family crests, like the
"Sixteen-petaled Chrysanthemum", the "Five-Seven Paulownia"***,
the "Eight Arrow Notches Wheel", the "Sagittaria Trifolia",
the "Tsurumaru****" , the "Arrow Notch in a Circle" and others;
putting them all together, more than 10 kinds can be counted.
*Plow stars
***It's called like this because when it blooms, the flowers' number
pattern is 5-7-5
****Tsuru means crane; Maru (circle) might refer to the emblem's
circular shape, but it is also a suffix for male names.
Three stars below a line
Sixteen-petaled Chrysanthemum
Five-Seven Paulownia
Eight Arrow Notches Wheel
kamon-hyou-00-.jpg (nr. 66)
(I'm not 100% sure it's the right one, but it DOES look like the name says)
Sagittaria Trifolia
Arrow Notch in a Circle
The Serpent's Daughter
Nouhime's father, Saito Dosan was called "Serpent Dosan".
When he was 19 years old, he came to Mino as an oil merchant. Even being
trusted and favored by Toki Yorinari*, he ended up banishing the Toki Clan and
became the ruler of the Mino Province. He was a true model for the Gekokujo
When Nouhime married Oda Nobunaga, Dosan gave her a knife and ordered her to
kill him, if he was proved to be the fool all thought him to be. But then,
Nouhime turned to her father and answered: "This may become the blade that
slays you, my father".
After that, Nouhime was said to be a very intelligent woman.
* Toki Yorinari was the lord of Mino before Dosan
** The "Gekokujo" was the name of a social movement that happened the Sengoku
Era, where lowly lords started to overthrow their old masters.
The words "It must be a foolish rumor"
The alliance with Azai Nagamasa thrown away, Oda Nobunaga started the attack
against the Asakura clan. However, the reason why Nobunaga, who had started his
invasion in favorable conditions, had to do a complete turn and withdraw was
the determined Nagamasa, disaffected by Nobunaga's breach of trust.
That time, Nobunaga didn't think for a second that Nagamasa, whom he had given
his sister Oichi as wife, could have betrayed him. Nobunaga could not believe
so suddenly that he had broken away from him; his words were "It must be a
foolish rumor".
After that, in the first year of the Genki era (1570), in the hard-fought
Anegawa battle, the attack of the Azai army was especially fierce, so much
that 11 steps of the "Oda army 13 steps formation" were destroyed.
The azuki bag
The following anecdote has been preserved to this day:
When the alliance with Azai Nagamasa was broken, Oda Nobunaga started the
attack on the Asakura clan of Echizen, causing disaffection on Nagamasa's part.
Nobunaga, who was in a dangerous situation, having the Asakura in front and
the Azai behind, had already started his attack on Echizen and did not know
about this.
Oichi, who knew about Nagamasa's betrayal, sent an azuki bag with both ends
tied to her brother Nobunaga, under the pretense of providing comfort to the
soldiers at the frontlines. That was a bag with no openings.
In other words, since it carried the meaning of "mouse in a bag", implicitly
it was made to disclose the existence of the Azai army, planning to do a
pincer attack. Because of this, Nobunaga passed through Kyoto and retreated
to Gifu, narrowly escaping a difficult time.
Sanada's Rokumonsen
The Sanada clan's insignia is the famed Rokumonsen (Emblem of Six Sen*), which
is depicted as six un-inscribed sen, aligned three by three in two rows.
These six un-inscribed sen are symbolic of the Six Realms of Existence,
namely Hell Realm – Hungry Ghost Realm – Animal Realm – Asura Realm –
Human Realm – Heaven Realm, and the fare that the dead pay to be able to pass
the Sanzunokawa**, on the seventh day after dying.
This emblem's meaning shows the Sanada clan's strong determination in battle,
since it represents constant preparedness to facing death.
* one Sen today corresponds to 1/100 yen
** The river the dead must cross, similar to the Styx
The people's Hero
Sarutobi Sasuke was part of the Sanada Ten Braves. They are 10 underlings
of Sanada Yukimura, a commander active in the late Sengoku era.
Composed by Sarutobi Sasuke, Kirigakure Saizo, Miyoshi Seikai Nyuudou, Miyoshi
Isa Nyuudou, Unno Rokurou, Nezu Jinpachi, Mochizuki Rokurou, Anayama Kosuke,
Kakei Juuzou, and Yuri Kamanosuke, it was a group whose members could use
freely powerful and outlandish techniques.
While their existence is not completely proven, Because of Sanada Yukimura's
heroic actions in the Osaka summer siege, against powerful foes, from the
people's oral tradition and stories these legendary heroes spontaneously
The General Who Was Called an "Oni"
Among the generals of the Sengoku Era, many were called Oni, but it is said
that none deserved that title more than Shimazu Yoshihiro .
There were many displays of his valor in battle, and even during his advance
on the Kyushuu region, Toyotomi Hideyoshi was precautious of the military
power of the Shimazu Clan.
In the incredible war history left by Yoshihiro, the most famous one was
the evacuation of Sekigahara. Having joined the western army and
tasting defeat, Yoshihiro led nearly three hundred men right trough the
middle of the enemy formation. That is what today is called
"The Shimazu Escape Route".
Having succeeded in his withdrawal and back to Kagoshima, Yoshihiro
prepared for a final battle with Ieyasu and held peace negotiations at
the same time. Fearing Yoshihiro because of the evacuation of Sekigahara,
Tokugawa Ieyasu had no choice but to recognize the sovereignty of the
Shimazu clan. This shows that Yoshihiro was also an experienced leader,
not just a warrior that depended only in brute force.
Besides that, when participating in a battle with lots of casualities,
Yoshihiro always built graves and performed sending rituals to both
enemies and allies.
It is said that the great heart of the Shimazu Clan of forgetting grudges
after the end of the battles started with Yoshihiro.
The famous 'Fuurinkazan' that starts with "Swift like the wind..." was in the
war flag of the Takeda Clan, and came from 'Military Manouvers", the seventh
chapter of Sun Tzu's military strategy book, "The Art of War".
But not many people know that there's a continuation to this Fuurinkazan,
which was not written in the war flags.
"Swift like the wind"
"Silent like a forest"
"Aggressive like fire"
"Unmovable like a mountain"
"Mysterious like a shadow"
"Move like a trembling of a thunder"
From this strategy, one can know that Shingen was not a wild warlord,
that used only brute force. On the contrary: he was a very resourceful one,
always thinking of strategies in order to win.
* 'Fuurinkazan' translates directly into "Wind, Forest, Fire, Mountain".
Hanbei of the unknowing face
The attitude of feigning ignorance, pretending not to notice things is called
"Hanbei of the unknowing face"; its origin lies in the conversation between
Oda Nobunaga and Saito Yoshitatsu, in which their discord dramatically
heightened (as portrayed in the Joruri* play "Konoshita Kagehazama Battle",
in the Takenaka fortress scene).
Nobunaga, wary of the famous tactician Takenaka Hanbei's abilities, ordered
Maeda Toshiie to befriend Hanbei's daughter, in order to make him into an ally.
However, Hanbei saw through this ploy, and while maintaining an unknowing
expression spied on the Oda army's intelligence.
From this, it has been used as an example of someone who saw through everything
yet takes an unknowing attitude. Historically, after serving Toyotomi Hideyoshi
Hanbei contracted a lung disease, and on Hideyoshi's advice he took some time
to nurture his health.
However, since for warriors the place to die could only be the battlefield,
Hanbei returned to it and there he passed away. It is said that, when
Hideyoshi knew of his death he cried over his dead body, not caring about
the presence of people around him.
*Joruri is a type of musical accompaniment, present, for instance,
in Bunraku plays.
Ieyasu and Tempura.
Tokugawa Ieyasu was always a very healthy person, he had great knowledge of
medicine and compounded them personally.
Also, he always encourage simplicity in meals and even set up a schedule for
that purpose.
Even so, there is a rumor that says that the cause of his that was no other
than a kind of food, despite Ieyasu's precautions.
When he was 75 years old, he got in the mood for some red snapper Tempura and
started eating so violently that ended up dying by food poisoning.
But officially, the cause of his that is considered to be other.
Toyotomi Hideyoshi in his later years
Toyotomi Hideyoshi, who took the chance after killing Akechi Mitsuhide in the
Yamazaki battle, and succeeded Oda Nobunaga successfully, became a vicious
person in his later years.
Aware of his old age, he wanted his son Hideyori to succeed him; for this he
exiled his son-in-law Hidetsugu, whom he had assigned the title of Kanpaku,
and forced him to commit suicide, thus casting a dark shadow on the future of
the Toyotomi administration.
After this, Hideyoshi, in the Fushimi castle, died leaving this ephemeral
sentence: "Falling dew, disappearing dew, my body, Naniwa* too, a dream after
a dream".
*Naniwa is the old name for the Osaka region.
Uesugi's Nokizaru*
The daimyou of the Sengoku era employed first-rate Ninja teams for the purpose
of information gathering. Uesugi Kenshin of Echigo is also known for the Ninja
team he had, called "Nokizaru".
Nokizaru's actions have been reported in the 4th battle at Kawanakajima. When
both sides stared at each other for several days, the Takeda army split into
two parties; one approached the Uesugi army's rear, thus starting the
woodpecker strategy**.
However, after struggling to arrive at Saijoyama, there was no one where the
Uesugi army should have been. This because the Nokizaru noticed quickly the
Takeda army's actions, and informed Uesugi Kenshin of them, it is said.
Uesugi Kenshin was not the only one who utilized first-rate Ninja teams;
their existence has been reported also in the Takeda, Date, Tokugawa, Houjou
and Maeda clans.
* Literally, Monkeys of the Eaves
** This strategy consists in sending a small battallion to approach the rear
of the enemy army; when the attacked army retreats to regroup, the main army
ambushes it attacking the opposite flank. It is named after the method used by
woodpeckers to hunt their prey (hitting the tree's bark to make them come out
scared, and then catching them with the beak).
Note: As you can see, I added the characters' titles next to their names,
because I felt it would make the bios more complete, and someone
requested them on the board some time ago.
Please take the translations with a grain of salt, since they're just one
possibility among many, and some might be quite wrong
(Imagawa Yoshimoto's in particular).
Maeda Keiji - Dazzling Magnificence
Maeda house's own vagabond, nephew to Maeda Toshiie and Matsu.
Having been raised with the loving relationship between husband and wife
in front of him, he's unusually prone to falling in love.
This is the reason why, rather than fighting in war or unificating the country,
he thinks making even one person happy is something wonderful above
everything else.
Date Masamune - Oushuu*'s First and Foremost
The originator of the "Dateotoko**" expression,he's a cool guy who uses
foreign speech as well. During the Sengoku tumults too, he enforces his
"stylish" will, trusting in his way of life.
He aims at the country's unification in order to put an end to the chaos
brought about by the Sengoku era.
After meeting Sanada Yukimura he gained a fateful rival.
*Northern Japan
**Dateotoko means "man like Date", and is used even today to designate
men with exquisite taste in clothing.
Katakura Kojuuro - Chivalry and Howling Virtue
Date Masamune's most trusted retainer, but also a brotherly figure to him.
He's the only one Masamune has ever trusted to cover his back.
He has a strong sense of honor, never twists his beliefs, and overflows with
chivalrous spirit; he is ready to give his life for Masamune at any time.
As a warrior, he's exceptionally skilled; he wishes for the moment of his
passing away to be during an earnest fight, thus showing a battle-loving
Sanada Yukimura - Matchless Spear, Ruler of the Heavens
A hot-blooded young man serving the Takeda family of Kai, sometimes
he loses track of his surroundings because of his overflowing emotions...
He feels deep affection and respect for Takeda Shingen, whom he
regards as his life's mentor, and thinks that Shingen is the only one fit for
ruling the country.
After meeting Date Masamune, he gained a fateful rival.
Takeda Shingen - Supreme Ruler, God of War
The supreme commander of the Takeda household, who aims at
advancing to the capital to gain control of the country.
He's a brave warrior who fights actively in the front lines, but also a
cunning leader who brings his army to victory.
He likes being adressed as "House Lord"; Sanada Yukimura, especially,
has vivid respect and affection for him, whom he regards as his life's
He has reciprocated respect for his rival and comrade Uesugi Kenshin.
Sarutobi Sasuke - Whirlwind Running in the Azure Sky
This ninja in the service of the Takeda household is also the leader of the
Sanada unit.
He has an aloof personality, quite unlike ninjas, and usually views things
from a detached position; yet he also has a cooler side which leads him to
completing his task, unconcerned whether he will live or die in the process.
He comes from the same village of the kunoichi Kasuga, who serves under
Uesugi Kenshin.
Toyotomi Hideyoshi - World Splitting Fighting Emperor
The ruler who stood up to put in order the ruined country and shape it into
a strong one known all over the world.
Without looking back to the past, he is determined to march onwards
no matter what; he has many adoring subordinates because of his
charisma and outstanding generosity.
He regards the Devil King Oda Nobunaga as the cause of the country's
Takenaka Hanbei - Pale Blue Fury, Lightning-Fast Subjugator
Sengoku's best genius tactician; for the sake of his close friend
Toyotomi Hideyoshi, he builds the most powerful army, whittling away
his own life.
On the other side of his gentle and elegant manners lies the most cunning
strategist of the Sengoku; He uses a flexible sword capable of turning
into a sword or a whip, confusing his enemies even in the air with playfully
magnificent techniques.
Mouri Motonari - Astute general of many crafts
For victory, only for victory, this ruthless strategist uses selfish plans and
acts the same way. He has complete trust into his schemes; he sees the
lives of his own subordinates as nothing more than pawns.
His handsome facial expressions as well are a tool to control others,
a performance acted to deceive.
Chousokabe Motochika - The Flawless One
The lucky adventurer of Sengoku, hailing from Shikoku and coveting
country domination.
He wanders the sea, collecting hidden treasure from many places.
His personality is extremely helpful and generous, and many
subordinates affectionatedly call him "elder brother*".
Furthermore, he is broad-minded, which allows him to accept gladly
new kinds of strategies and weapons.
*Used as a sign of respect for elders in gangs.
Oda Nobunaga - Demon King, Dominator of the Heavens
The Demon King, matchless in his cruelty, attempts to dominate the
country with terror.
Calling himself by the name of Demon King of the Sixth Heaven*, he
confronts all of his enemies by giving them death and terror, invading
the whole country carrying the Tenka Fubu** flag.
The conflict with the up-and-coming Toyotomi has become an all-out
*The Sixth Heaven represents our world, the sixth and last world of
Desire. The Demon King of this Heaven is called Mara in Sanskrit; it
is known for disrupting those who attempt to reach Enlightenment.
**It is interpreted as "Militarism spread throughout the land" or "Taking
control of the country thanks to military power"
Nou Hime - Unparalleled Flourish
Wife of Oda Nobunaga the Demon King, she's the foremost aide in
Nobunaga's plans for ruling the country. During battle, although her
physical strength is severely lacking, she overwhelms the opposition
handling her two pistols with grace.
She's determined to dirty her own hands with blood, as a butterfly
dancing in the battlefield, all for the sake of her beloved Nobunaga.
Mori Ranmaru - Pure Truth, Slayer of Evil
A boy in the service of Oda Nobunaga, he adores and reveres
Nobunaga like no one else, as if he was a superior being.
Because of his childish and innocent heart, his never tired of "beating up"
enemies type of personality, he has been nicknamed
"Child of the Demon King" by the foes terrified by his figure, slaughtering
enemy after enemy.
Tokugawa Ieyasu - Incarnation* of the Eastern Shine
The powerful optimist who stood up at the last moment, carrying the
hollyhock emblem on his shoulders. He is blessed from birth with an
exceptional good luck.
Commanding Honda Tadakatsu, he has set his aim on the domination
of the country. His amiable personality is liked by everyone, he's a
warm-hearted person who wishes not to lose even one subordinate in
*Gongen in Japanese. It's the Title given to Ieyasu after his death.
Honganji Kennyo - Rich in Faith, Newborn Star
The monk who put in order the head temple Honganji, he's a great man
madly in love with money and muscular strength.
With the words "Our money is pure gold, our bodies' fat percentage is zero"
as his creed, he never misses the morning runs and sit-ups with his monk
Unsatisfied with the savings' amount, he invades many countries, with the
roaring strength of money and muscles*.
*This is a wordplay, since money and muscles are pronounced the same
way in Japanese (kin)
Kasuga - Bathed in Moonlight, for the Lord's Sake
A Kunoichi that adores Uesugi Kenshin. For his sake she decided to
fight alongside him, becoming his most trusted retainer.
Despite this, she is a caring and gentle person. She doesn't realize that
continuing to fight means driving herself against a wall. She comes from
the same village of the Ninja Sarutobi Sasuke, who serves under
Takeda Shingen.
Uesugi Kenshin - Holy Commander of Divine Speed
A natural born fighting genius.Hoping to know the limits of his strength,
he participates in the tumults. He's a follower of Bishamonten*,
the God of War.
Due to his mobility, allowing him to kill in the blink of an eye enemies all
over the battlefield, he made his the name of Army God.
He has reciprocated respect for his rival and comrade Takeda Shingen.
Miyamoto Musashi - He who roams the Lands and surprises the Heavens
Carrying his personal style, called Ni Ten Ichi Ryuu*, he's an outlaw
rampaging furiously across the battlefields. In order to claim the crown
of "strongest" for himself, ha challenges famed warriors.
Incidentally, the island where he lies in wait, Ganryuujima, is a lawless
land riddled with traps and other foul contraptions.
*Literally, "Two skies into one" school
Shimazu Yoshihiro - One Slash, Certain Death
The warrior bold like no other, user of the Jigenryuu* style.
He goes by the alias of "Shimazu the demon". His "one slash certain kill"
technique, drawing his long sword, along with the nickname demon put
fear in many warriors.
Skilled in ambush strikes, his strategies are coolly calculated; he's also
famous for being the only man capable of holding his own against
Honda Tadakatsu.
*Jigen means "manifestation of a celestial being" (it's a real school of
sword techniques)
Azai Nagamasa - Undefeatable Loyalty
Head of the Azai family of Oumi. His wife is Oda Nobunaga's younger
sister, Oichi. He believes strongly in his justice.
Bent on erasing the evil surrounding him, without a single thought, he also
has an inflexible side.
Because of that excessive pride, unable to forgive all of Sengoku's evil,
he himself and his soldiers of justice inflict Heaven's punishment, to the
best of their abilities.
Oichi - Enchanting Vision, Bewitching Words
Wife of Azai Nagamasa and younger sister of Oda Nobunaga, from the
moment she was born the fate of being the Demon King's sister stuck to
Terrified of having the same demon blood of her brother, thus being
equally sinful, she became masochistic and rather fond of cornering
Whoever is ensnared by her bewitching beauty is never able to free
himself from it.
Fuuma Kotarou - The Grim Ascending Hurricane
A Ninja mercenary hired by Houjou Ujimasa who wields dreadful skills.
Extremely taciturn,no one has never heard him speak. His birth, age and
real name are some of the mysteries he hides.
At times, in clear days, he can be seen watching afar from a high location.
Houjou Ujimasa - Mature Firmness
The head of the Houjou house, protector of the solid Odawara castle.
When he became in charge, to bring back the waning authority of the
Houjou house, he brandishes the exploits and glory amassed by his
ancestors throughout the generations.
Moreover, to preserve the honor of the Hojou he hires all sorts of
mercenaries, Fuuma Kotarou being one of them.
Imagawa Yoshimoto - Spreading Unprepared Vocal Authority
The head of the Imagawa household, believer in an refined lifestyle.
Heading to the conquest of the country being society's latest trend, as
someone boasting of being always on the cutting edge he cannot overlook
this, and thus sets his aim on the advance to the capital, not wanting to lose
no matter what.
Other than being fond of gaudiness, moody, and a show-off, he has little
faith in himself as a fighter.
Never overlooking on his own protection, one thing he never forgets is to
use his brains.
Honda Tadakatsu - Sengoku's Strongest
A commander serving under Tokugawa Ieyasu. Carries the second name of
"Sengoku's Strongest". As the name says, it is said that whatever the weapon,
it is impossible to wound him.
Matsu - Genius and Glimmering Beauty
Wife of Maeda Toshiie; as the wife in a military family, she's a proud and
level-headed person. She supports Toshiie, who works for the prosperity
of the Maeda household, thanks to her great skills with the Naginata
and cooking.
Moreover, she's Maeda Keiji's aunt, and a valuable person, since she's
able to rebuke him. She's the only one Keiji and Toshiie can't stand up
Itsuki - Naivete in Full Glory
A young peasant girl leader of the Ikko Shu*. Wishing for a world without
war, to stop the conflicts she confronts the samurai, cruel in any imaginable
She received a giant hammer, quite unfitting her small body, from the
goddess Ukanome, protector of rice plants. She believes in her growing hope
for the future, and dreams about seeing the earth giving birth to a sea of rice
*Peasants, and middle classes' people rebelling under the tyrannical
governments of the time. Mainly affiliated under certain temples.
Akechi Mitsuhide - Haughty Cold Stare
He's a twisted man, who enjoys tormenting and killing people, both
physically and mentally, more than anything else.
Desiring to gaze at Oda Nobunaga's bloody, pained expression was the
reason behind his rebellion against him, and the Honnouji Incident.
Now, following his desires, he seeks blood wandering from battlefield to
Maeda Toshiie - Frank and Open Hearted
The head of the Maeda household, working strenuously for the sake of its'
prosperity. He likes the meals his wife Matsu prepares more than anything
Loved because of his open personality, he's called "Our Lord" from his
subordinates. Uncle of Maeda Keiji, he's the perfect partner for his jokes.
Every day he's subjected by all sorts of pranks because of him.
Zabii - Southern Barbarian, Personal Cult
With "Brimming with Love" as its catchphrase, he's the founder of the
Zabii cult.
In order to execute the plan of uniting all Japan under love, he marches
with his fanatical followers around the country.
He has a tendency of not choosing particular means to gain his objective,
and forgetting the objective because of the means.
Lately, it seems he has initiated new strong and wise followers.
Matsunaga Hisahide - Respecting Himself and None Other
A man who lives loyal to his appetites. Nothing else exists in this world
apart from him and what he wants.
Even if he will trample and destroy anything to satiate his desires,
he is not a frivolous person, but an extraordinary intellectual, that after
looking intently at man's true nature has concluded that living following one's
desires is the world's correct form.
Thanks go to Capcom for the best hack'n'slash game I have ever played.
draewon, Little_Kei and, on the whole, the regulars at the SB2H board
for not letting it die.
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Album Rating: 5.0Dai the Flu has become my favorite off this, awesome album
First heard this in its entirety last week. Officially fucks Diamond Eyes in the ass.
Album Rating: 4.0why is MX do damn long even with the hidden songs
Album Rating: 5.01. Around The Fur - 5/5
2. My Own Summer (Shove It) - 5/5
3. Dai The Flu - 5/5
4. Headup - 4.5/5
5. Be Quiet And Drive (Far Away) - 4.5/5
7. Lhabia - 4/5
8. Rickets - 4/5
9. Lotion - 4/5
10. Mascara - 4/5
11. Damone - 3/5
Rickets owns but is a tad repetitive.
Damone isn't worth the wait.
Mascara is an awesome song on it's own. In the context of this tracklisting however, Mascara kills
all momentum the first two tunes had. It should be replaced somewhere in the middle(as a breather).
Album Rating: 4.5just download MX and Damone separately and replace the 40 minute track...
idk how I'd rank this whole album but Be Quiet and Drive, Around the Fur, Mascara, My Own Summer and Dai the Flu are probably my top 5 atm
Digging: Desolate Shrine - Deliverance From The Godless Void
MX has always been my fave. love the vibe in that song.
My Own Summer is also a Deftones fave
Album Rating: 4.5yea MX and Damone would fall right outside my top 5, actually on certain days they might be in it
Rickets and Lhabia are the only two that I don't love on this one really
I have never really liked Rickets all that much. the song or the disease
Album Rating: 4.0lotion is the best come on
that ending minute has to be listened to on full blast
Digging: 21 Savage, Offset and Metro Boomin - Without Warning
I love the anger in Lotion. good song
Album Rating: 4.5yea Lotion is awesome
edit: oh shit that was comment 20k! didn't even realize it. fitting that I spent it on a Deftones
thread. word.
Album Rating: 4.5MX and Damone are both kinda boring. Headup is pretty bad. Rest is absolutely top.
Album Rating: 4.0Lotion is pretty much a Glassjaw song (though I suppose technically Glassjaw came after so)
And Headup rules =/
Album Rating: 4.0yeah headup is really tense and angry, it's awesome
Album Rating: 4.0HEADUPHEADUPHEADUPHEADUP HAAAAAH
Album Rating: 4.5anyone ever seen the movie Manic? cool scene in that flick with Headup playing
prolly the first time I ever remember seeing Zooey Deschanel in a movie (also it was her + Joseph Gordon Levitt about 10 years before that other one)
congrats on 20k welldone
I like Headup. It used to be one of my faves and it just wore off though.
MX is anything but boring to me. the atmosphere is killer
Album Rating: 5.0"Bong Hit" is the best track on here.
Album Rating: 4.5I don't think any band will form a song that comes close to affecting me as much as "Mx" has
Album Rating: 4.5album is on a par if not better than white pony
Bands: A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

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Nov. 13, 2007
I Used to Be but Now I Am
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Poem: "I Used to Be but Now I Am" by Ted Berrigan, from The Collected Poems of Ted Berrigan. © University of California Press, 2005. Reprinted with permission.(buy now)
I Used to Be but Now I Am
I used to be inexorable,
But now I am elusive.
I used to be the future of America,
But now I am America.
I used to be part of the problem,
But now I am the problem.
I used to be part of the solution, if not all of it,
But now I am not that person.
I used to be intense, & useful,
But now I am heavy, & boring.
I used to be sentimental about myself, & therefore ruthless,
But now I am, I think, a sympathetic person, although
easily amused.
I used to be a believer,
But now, alas, I believe.
Literary and Historical Notes:
It's the birthday of Saint Augustine, born in Tagaste, Numidia, a part of North Africa that is now Algeria (354). He converted to Christianity as an adult and wanted nothing more than to settle down to a quiet life of thinking about theology and writing books. But when he moved to the port town of Hippo to set up a monastery, he was forced to take over the duties of the local bishop, and he regretted for the rest of his life that he had to spend so much of his time delivering sermons and running a parish, when he could have devoted all that time to writing.
He still managed to write more than 90 books in his lifetime, but he wasn't taken very seriously by other theologians. He couldn't read or write in Greek, which was the language of intellectuals, and he lived in a backwater part of the Roman Empire. But by living on the edge of the empire, he was intimately familiar with all the pagan influences that were threatening Christianity, and he devoted himself to debunking all the popular new-age religions. His most famous book, The Confessions (c. 400), is in part the story of how he converted to Christianity after living for years as a pagan.
In the last years of his life, Augustine was witnessing the fall of the Roman Empire. His city of Hippo was besieged by vandals, and it was destroyed soon after his death. But somehow Augustine's library survived, and all his ideas about resisting pagan influences became doctrine within the church.
It's the birthday of Robert Louis Stevenson, (books by this author) born in Edinburgh, Scotland (1850), who was a sickly, moderately successful essayist and travel writer, living in France, when one evening he walked to a friend's house, looked in through the window, and fell instantly in love with a woman sitting there at the table. To make a grand entrance, he opened the window, leapt inside, and took a bow. The woman was Fanny Osbourne and she was both American and unhappily married. She had come to Europe to get away from her husband, but after spending months getting to know Stevenson, she decided to go back to California.
Stevenson got a telegram from her a few weeks after she'd returned to the United States, and he decided on the spot to drop everything and go persuade her to divorce her husband and marry him. His health, as always, was terrible, and the trip to the United States almost killed him. He collapsed on Fanny Osbourne's doorstep, but she nursed him back to health. She did divorce her husband, and they got married in San Francisco and spent their honeymoon in a cabin near an abandoned silver mine.
They moved back to Scotland with her son from her previous marriage, and one rainy afternoon the following summer Stevenson painted a map of an imaginary island to entertain his new stepson. The map gave him and idea for a story and in a single month he had written his first great novel, Treasure Island (1883), about the young Jim Hawkins, who finds a treasure map and goes on a journey to find the treasure. He meets pirates, survives a mutiny, and gets to know a one-legged cook named Long John Silver. The book has been in print for 124 years now.
Around the same time that Treasure Island was published, Stevenson woke up one morning and told his family that he did not want to be disturbed until he had finished writing a story that had come to him in a dream. It took him three days to write it, but when he read the story aloud to his wife, she said it was too sensationalistic. So he sat down and rewrote the whole thing. By the end of the week he was fairly happy with the result, which he called Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1885), about a scientist who invents a chemical that changes his personality from a mild-mannered gentleman to a savage criminal.
Those two books made Stevenson rich and famous. He spent the rest of his life traveling from one place to the next, producing about 400 pages of published work a year. He finally settled on the island of Samoa, where his health improved greatly, and in the last five years of his life, he wrote 10 more books. He died at the age of 44, not from his respiratory illness, but from a stroke. His contemporaries saw him as one of the greatest writers of his generation, but he's now remembered mainly as a writer of adventure stories. Critics wish he had finished the last novel he had been working on, about colonial life in Samoa, because the fragments that survive are among his best work.
Robert Louis Stevenson, who said, "Our business in life is not to succeed, but to continue to fail in good spirits."
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Of all the bands that made the news/broke the mold/made the biggest splashes in the heyday/glory days of the first wave of Fusion (1969-1974), the UK outfit Soft Machine was a tad underrated, in This Writer's View. Perhaps that's because they originally began as a psychedelic rock band (circa 1967), because they were British white guys with long hair, had virtually "0" funk content, and/or because they were impacted by the minimalist wing of modern classical music (i.e., Terry Riley) - whatever. But most of their stuff, at least through the 70s, stands the test of time, and much their stuff circa 1970/71 is, in the words of our UK cousins, bloody brilliant in its distinctive synthesis of hard bop and free jazz with rock-inspired electricity, aggression, and whimsy.
Which brings us, Dear Reader, to Hopper Tunity Box, the never-before-released on these shores (America, that is) 1977 solo disc by Soft Machine veteran bassist Hugh Hopper. Hopper plays a mean electric bass - no, really, a MEAN electric bass, running in through gnarling fuzz-effects devices 'til it almost sounds like an electric guitar or a baritone sax. Not unlike the Billy Cobham and Mahavishnu Orchestra discs from the early 70s, HTB features tunes with rock-charged, somewhat angular dynamics, orchestral-type textures (w/ occasional Ellington echoes), and freewheeling (though not totally "free"), heated jazz soloing. But it's not all open-throttle throughout - "The Lonely Sea and the Sky" is a very pretty waltz, and an intriguing version of Ornette Coleman's classic ballad/dirge "Lonely Woman."
For those who like their brand of fusion or electric jazz to have some snarl 'n' bite to them, Hopper Tunity Box is like a soaking splash from a bucket of water on a steamy-hot Summer day.


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Entry #23
Music has always been a field full of many different genres, styles, composers, new theories, old theories, and everything in between. When a composer, or any creative artist, sits down to write a piece, they draw from either preexisting forms or, in very rare cases, their own abstract form (shout-out to Harry Parch (sp?)). In painting, there are set styles- Realistic, Stylized, Abstract; just as Music has its baseline styles- Instrumental and Electronic. Within both, there are hundreds upon hundreds of varied forms, elements, aspects, genres, sub genres, and so on within, forming this huge mess of classification that often times has overlap among components.
The result?
No two genres are exactly alike.
No two composers are exactly alike.
Although similarities may exist between the sounds of a certain genre, each person brings to the table their own experiences, just as each painter may have their own skill level, brush control, and favor regarding the type, style, and size of brush and technique of application.
Among each Genre are common statement beliefs that are held alike. For example, we all know a Dubstep song has to have "Dem Wubs", or that Church music is generally modal. These form and underlying framework of understanding that we each apply and use to classify music, allowing us to have these "genres" in the first place.
Here comes the real biggie... you remember how I mentioned that no two composer is exactly alike? Well, nor is any two people's perception of a genre. For one person, the velocity of the bassline in a dubstep song should be a certain amount, while the other might think it should be higher- perhaps because of our ears, or our minds, or our own experiences with music (or even just life) in the past.
As result, many people end up comparing pieces to their own ideals for their own perceived classifications. While this is not wrong, nor unexpected, it can lead to some confusion with the artistic vision of the artist. Just as some people might see some modern art as "a bunch of splattered paint" (like me), others can draw extraordinary creative jumps from it- it's about their deceased great-great-grandfather or so on. The unique prospective of the artist, and his or her unique combination and "REMIX" of styles and genres will result in something that is often times not expected.
So many reviewers react by saying the work is inadequate or that the artist is still developing when the artist feels he or she is further along, but really in a different direction.
This gets tricky because music, like painting, is mostly a subjective thing.
Many composers are excellent emulators who enjoy doing that. Hey, power to ya. However, those of you who are and/or feel all composers should be emulators, I urge you to consider this- just because someone up there or from long ago did something a certain way doesn't mean everyone else needs to, or even needs to follow their lead. The works of our ancestors and our contemporaries should be our inspirations and our interests, but they should not be our measuring sticks to measure up each other to. They have come across their styles their own way, just as we all have, and there is no reason any composer should expect themselves to write the same way when writing personal pieces.
In the world of scoring, being able to emulate is however a key requirement. Sometimes the producer wants a certain sound or can only furnish for a certain style or orchestration. However, that doesn't go to say you shouldn't add your own touch to things. Many contemporary scores are the same set of magic tricks arranged once again by the same set of magicians... We all can sit and point out that motif from Holst's Planets there, or that thing that sounds like something Wagner would write, or say how that score sounded like John Williams, but the real scores that win are not emulation, but the NEXT step in the creative process- combination.
I will point out now the score to How to Train your Dragon. Those of you interested in scoring who have not heard it, I strongly urge you to listen. It combines elements of Videogame music, elements of Irish, Scottish, and Scandinavian folk, classical, traditional Cinematic effects (dat waterphone sample and dose typical wild french horn counter-melodies in the epic parts). However, it does this in such a way that is original and very broad. It sounds like John Williams meets Howard Shore meets Bagpipes meets Richard Wagner meets the Videogame scoring industry.
Next comes the issue of "fullness".
Most people seem to expect Orchestral music to be close, powerful, and strong- even the gentle stuff. They fail to recognize that there is beauty in restraint and in a flowing, rubato quality that doesn't even fill your ears that much. When I say that I spend three hours on a piece and people give a fuss about me rushing and it not feeling complete, it is because they expect a certain fullness that is only achieved with weeks of slow work, years of musical training, and actual DAWs (or compression). I chose to write a SIMPLE style. I CHOOSE to partially embrace Minimalism- I'm not going to stick my face in a textbook and write a Piano Sonata in G Minor with the proper key changes, timings, and form. I'm going to write music that inspires and transcends form- music that can get to the point without the fluff and the pomp. Music that you can hear and say "Samulis wrote that". The other day, I was speaking with Bosa and he told me one of my pieces sounded "like a Samulis piece". That made me smile... that is what I want people to say. I don't want people to say "that sounds like Hollywood!" or "That sounds like <insert old arcade game here>!" I want them to judge my work, and the works of others, for what they are- melodically, harmonically, and symbolically. Although it's nice to be compared to something larger than me, I am neither developmentally that far, nor of the same chain of evolution.
My ultimate test is if a piece can move me, and let me tell you, cookie-cutter cinematic doesn't- I have simply heard too much of it for that to work... and this doesn't only apply to orchestral. It works with jazz, country, electronic and so on.... If I can smile when I listen, it's good music... and that's what the fans do. Sometimes it is just the tiniest little fragment, or a single chord change, but it can affect the listener greatly.
So what's my point?
It doesn't matter where my music or your music lies in the grand scheme of things, it matters how much of your creativity and ingenuity is showing. Measure the music to its composer, not your idea of what it should sound like. Hey, if you think you can do better, message me and I will send you the full MIDI and let you arrange it to your contentment (I'm completely serious). Sometimes you have to think beyond mere notes to get the message, and sometimes it takes more than mere patterns or "laws" to create a GOOD message... other times, there isn't a message for a reason.
Everything I do in my work is either symbolic or following a personal "law" of a genre. Pretty much everything. Although I might not perceive that symbolism until the work is finished, it is there. Motifs pop in early in simple form, chimes ring on certain beats or at certain points, patterns repeat until certain times. Sometimes you just need to step back and read the music like a good reader would analyze a good book- take it line by line, follow each instrument, follow just the emotion of the music. When you start doing this, and when the mere concreteness of notes and chords disappear back into colors and emotions like it was before you learned all that theory, you will have gone full circle and now have a greater understanding of the workings of music.
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A much-disputed provision sought by the National Rifle Association that would have allowed employees to leave a firearm in their locked car at work was watered down following a furious lobbying campaign against it by the Georgia Chamber of Commerce. The business group argued the change would have trampled the private property rights of business owners.
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In the latest sign of American hoops hegemony showing some weakness, fivetooltool points out that several NBA players are returning to Europe because they can get better contracts there. Why? Partially because of the increasing value of the euro relative to the dollar.
Right now one euro is the equivalent of $1.58. That compares with one euro being valued at around $1.10 back in December of 2003. So European players currently playing in the NBA have seen their salaries decline fairly substantially in the past five years relative to their home countries' currency. Why does this matter? Simple, it means that European basketball teams have become much more competitive with the NBA when it comes to salaries. More competitive than they ever have been in the past and they haven't had to undertake a single iniaitive to make that happen.
And you're starting to see mid-tier players take note of this fact. As fivetooltool notes:
Carlos Delfino is a reasonable back end of the rotation option, a point with size who can defend well enough to get minutes in Detroit a few years ago. He doesn't score well enough to be anyone's idea of a great starting option, and he's too old to have breakout potential, but he's still someone who could play 15 to 20 minutes a night for a playoff team.
He's also someone that's going to make the equivalent of nine million dollars to play basketball next year... in Russia, for Khimki BC.
In conjunction with Delfino's signing, Yahoo Sports reports that Josh Childress is considering a three-year $20 million dollar offer from a Greek team. Effectively this is more money than Childress could receive from the Hawks and it also raises some interesting competitive balance questions. Namely players being able to step outside the NBA and receive more money than they can in a slalary-capped NBA.
David Stern wanted the NBA to be a global game and he got his wish. But what if the value of the dollar means that instead of poaching the best talent from around the globe, the NBA starts being poached instead? Interesting thought to keep in mind as the dollar continues to fall. We all could see this coming once partial NBA owner Jay-Z started to flash Euros in his videos. As Josh Childress goes, so goes the NBA.
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The security issue looms largest. The information sent and received at most hotspots is "in the clear" -- anyone connected in the vicinity with the right kind of sniffing software can see every bit of information traveling between the employee's laptop and the hotspot. That means that important corporate information can be easily stolen. In addition, employees may pick up worms, Trojans and viruses at hotspots, and then spread them once they reconnect to the enteprise network.
What's a network manager to do? Today's best solutions require virtual private networks (VPNs), which in essence create a private, encrypted tunnel through the public Internet, including at hotspots. Newer Windows and Mac computers include built-in VPN support, but companies need to install VPN gateways. A small business might be able to get away with a $1,000 device from a company like Symantec, but that won't do for larger companies. Often, VPN gateways are included in all-in-one security appliances. Large units for big organizations are available from the infrastructure players. Cisco Systems makes one of the least expensive, at $20,000 for 1,500 users.
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In 2004, one of my husband's co-workers asked me what I wanted for a wedding gift. Looking back, I can say that my answer provides the only real reason why I believe that people should wait until they're older to get married. I said I wanted a quilt hanger.
You see, I had no idea what my design style was or would evolve to be, so I registered for things that matched how I thought we "should" decorate our home. I had lived on my own for a little bit, but small apartment living with hand-me-down furniture and starting salary pay left me with no real direction for decorating. I didn't even really know that green was my favorite color at that time. And so, in 2004, new to Ohio and inundated with all things country, I thought — just maybe — I might get on board with lots of baskets and plaids and stars and reds and blues. I honestly liked the primitive houses on end tables and country decor in other peoples' houses. I oohed and ahhed. And so, I wanted a quilt hanger.
And we got one.
It was a lovely, Amish-made quilt hanger with stars and reds, blues and tans. It was everything I thought I wanted at the time. The quilt hanger and quilt made the move to our first house, inspiring three tan walls and an accent wall in red. It was all lovely.
Until I found my style.
My Grandma, my decor inspiration even though we're quite different in terms of style, calls it contemporary. According to my beloved HGTV, contemporary style has "pieces feature softened and rounded lines as opposed to the stark lines seen in modern design. Interiors contain neutral elements and bold color, and they focus on the basics of line, shape and form." Neutrals (grays, browns, tame greens) paired with brights (in your face yellow, bright lime greens, pops of turquoise) abound in our home. I like lines, especially stripes. I feel like this is a good piece of style for me, though I tend to fall on the side of "if I like it, it will find a space in my home." I'm "eclectic contemporary." Or perhaps "doesn't fit labels well contemporary." Or even "I'm too lazy to pick one particular style contemporary."
All the same, I ditched the country. I adore it in other peoples' homes. I really, really do. When I go antiquing, I am jealous of the stuff that country style can pull off, and I love to admire others' homes that are done so well in this style. Alas, it's not me.
I took down the quilt, but the quilt hanger, with a handy shelf above the hanger, stayed on our bedroom wall. Empty. For months and months. Until one day, I had a stroke of genius. Pre-Pinterest boom, mind you, as this photo was taken in April of 2011. Yes, Pinterest existed, but prior to this point, I had only created a St. Patrick's Day board, a food board, and a style board. I wasn't really into big home decor aspects yet, so this stroke of genius can only be accredited to myself, my love of jewelry (thanks again, Grandma), and a lazy Sunday afternoon that my husband was working.
My quilt hanger became my necklace hanger.
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It actually went quite well with the room, pulling out the colors in our lovely bedding (which now resides in our guest room in the new house).
When we bought the new house, the quilt hanger turned necklace hanger came along with us and was put in our bedroom once again. But I wasn't happy with it.
I was happy with the wall colors — Moss Print and Bubble Turquoise by Behr. It felt not… me still. I stared at it for weeks until it hit me: I hated the country oak feel of it. Nothing a little paint can't fix, right? And so this past weekend, I set to work.
I sanded it.
I primed it, using up the Sherwin Williams primer I used to paint the chair rail and wanna-be wainscoting in our dining room.
I primed it again, because two coats of primer are always better than one.
I painted two coats of the Behr Ultra. And listen, I know it says Primer and Paint in One, and yes, I only had to paint one coat of this type of paint in all of the rooms we used it in — with no primer — when we painted this new house. But furniture pieces are a bit different. Wood grain soaks up paint in a way that drywall doesn't. Prime your pieces. Paint them well. End of discussion.
I also chose to paint the hanger part the green of our bedroom just to bring the two colors together. The quilt hanger turned necklace display is hung near the corner where these two colors meet, so I thought it would be a good design idea to put the two colors together in this piece.
Since I had the paint out, I also painted a picture frame that was previously red and holds one of our wedding photos.
Then I had to wait. And before I show you the final project, let's look at some of my shiny things.
And finally, I am pleased with my quilt hanger turned necklace display.
The colors are just so lovely next to one another. It no longer screams "COUNTRY!" Instead, it just says, "Oh hi, I'm a piece of Jenna, made obvious by the color choices and all the shiny." I like how it turns my jewelry into art. Why should necklaces sit in a jewelry box? They're art! Let them be art! I am immensely proud of this project, mainly because I had been so scared to paint "real wood" by the vocal minority of "don't ever paint wood or you're going to furniture hell" crowd. In short: Painting wood is fun, saves furniture from the landfill, and is a great, inexpensive way to spruce up your home.
Now I understand why my Grandma, who doesn't really believe in painting furniture but will paint anything else, says, "If you sit still too long, I'll paint you."
Beware. I just might. (Because, oh! This is just a small project compared to what I'm tackling — painting — next.)


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Merger talks between Edinburgh-headquartered Dundas & Wilson and London firm Bircham Dyson Bell have collapsed after partners at the respective firms gave a lukewarm reaction to the proposed deal.
The firms have confirmed that they will instead collaborate on individual projects, especially in the energy and infrastructure areas.
In a statement Bircham managing partner Guy Vincent said: "Both firms have independently and jointly concluded that, due to differences in their operating models, the downsides outweigh the potential upsides."
Dundas managing partner Donald Shaw said: "We hold one another in high regard and are naturally disappointed that serious and worthwhile discussions between us have not been more fruitful.
"However, as we stated, these were just steps to establish whether our previous successes in collaborating on client matters could be further developed by integrating our practices."
As revealed by The Lawyer last month, the two firms had been in talks about a tie-up, with management at Dundas emailing the firm's partners to detail the benefits of such a deal (20 September 2011).
Dundas has been looking to bulk up in London for some time, with Shaw making no secret of the fact that he would like to see the firm's City arm grow at the expense of its traditional Scottish base.
A merger would have given Dundas a significant lift in turnover. Bircham's revenue was £31m in the 2010-11 financial year while Dundas pulled in £62m in 2010-11.
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Right after a game ends, coaches immediately watch the film and grade their players. The grades consist of two things, mainly -- assignment and technique. Here are my position grades after Saturday's 40-17 win over Washington.
Quarterback: 88 percent (B+)
With the running game working on all cylinders, Matt Barkley got a lot of work on his running back exchanges. Barkley did a good job managing the game and making his checks at the line of scrimmage. He had a rushing touchdown and threw a couple nice balls to Marqise Lee and one to Brice Butler. There were two passes during the game that easily could have been intercepted and shifted the momentum to Washington.
I put the blame on Barkley for the only sack USC allowed. The play was a quick screen, where Barkley throws the ball to his running back who's stationed around the line of scrimmage. However, Curtis McNeal got caught up with one of Washington's D-linemen, so Barkley had no one to throw it to. Looking back on the tape, Barkley will see that he should have just thrown the ball away.


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Three holes resembling those made by bullets were discovered in a fragment of the cockpit of the Russian Tu-154 jet that crashed into the Black Sea en route from Tel Aviv to Siberia, rescue officials cited by Interfax and AFP said Friday.
According to Interfax, the captain of a cargo carrier conducting the rescue work reported this information to the transportation ministry, which is leading as investigation into Thursday's accident.
"It is up to specialists to draw the final conclusion," the report quoted the deputy rescue work chief, Nikolai Burkov, as saying.
Seventy-seven passengers, including 11 crew members, died on the flight, which left Tel Aviv for the western Siberian city of Novosibirsk. Fifty-one of the passengers were Israelis. No survivors have been found so far, but 13 bodies have been picked up, according to the Russian news agency Itar-Tass, citing the head of the rescue center.
The investigation has focused on whether the plane was the victim of a terrorist attack.
Pentagon reports based on satellite images said that the Sibir Air jet was accidentally shot down during a military drill in Ukraine, but the Ukrainian Defense Ministry later denied the reports, according to the Tel Aviv-based daily Haaretz.
But the paper also said a Ukrainian navy official confirmed that the plane had been shot down by a Ukrainian missile.
"Missiles with a range of 400 kilometers were launched as part of an anti-aircraft exercise in the southern part of the Ukraine," he was quoted as saying.
The plane, Siberia Airlines charter flight 1812, had taken off at 9:58am (7:58 GMT) from Tel Aviv, according to Haaretz.
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Former Los Angeles Kings center Michal Handzus has sold his home in Hermosa Beach for $4.085 million.
Handzus, who played for the Kings from 2007-2011, listed the three-story Mediterranean in October for $4.199 million, records show. He paid $3.7 million for the home in 2008.
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:) Thanks!
Gives a great feeling of being on the road!
Glad you like, thanks!
Thank you!
The Cadillac sits well with the background and there's an Alamo feel about the whole image.
Outstanding !
Thanks Geof!
HA! Thank you!
Спасибо, Наташа! Ты очень красивая.
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MELBOURNE, Australia - Rafael Nadal was knocked down, not out.
Hit once on the hand and sent sprawling by another stinging shot aimed in his direction, Nadal kept his composure in a 7-5, 6-3, 4-6, 6-2 win Thursday over Philipp Kohlschreiber and reached the third round of the Australian Open.
After zinging a shot into Nadal's left hand at 1-1 in the second set, Kohlschreiber went right at Nadal again in the next game, knocking him down with another laser. Nadal blocked it back as he fell away and dropped his racket, allowing the German to hit an easy winner. Nadal got up slowly, looking over his shoulder and shaking his head.
"The first one I understand, fine - you are in the net, you want to win the point," Nadal said. "But the second one ... he has all court."
Kohlschreiber went for broke, ripping 48 winners and 58 unforced errors in the 3-hour match.
"He was in the way, I think," Kohlschreiber said. "It's tough, if you're not sure to pass him, go to the middle and play fast. I know he's not used to play so good volleys. For me, it was just a normal play."
It takes more than a few stingers to intimidate the muscular Nadal, who has spent a record 78 weeks at No. 2 in the rankings behind Roger Federer. But the Spaniard did not help himself, losing his serve three times in the third set.
"It was very important for me - a very good test because I finished the match very good physically," he said. "I didn't play good in the third set ... I didn't have confidence in my serve. But it came back."
Nadal won five titles last season, but has not returned to a final since losing at Wimbledon to Federer last July.
In another match, fifth-seeded James Blake dropped his serve twice to fall behind 3-0 in the first set before beating hitting partner Alex Kuznetsov 6-4, 6-1, 6-2.
Also advancing to the third round were third-seeded Nikolay Davydenko, No. 8 David Nalbandian, No. 10 Fernando Gonzalez, No. 15 Andy Murray and local favorite Lleyton Hewitt.
Kim Clijsters and Martina Hingis moved closer to another quarterfinal showdown as they raced into the third round. Clijsters, who at 23 has decided this will be her last season on the tour, took 59 minutes in a 6-3, 6-0 defeat of Japan's Akiko Morigami.
Hingis was nine minutes slower in her 6-2, 6-2 win over Russian Alla Kudryavtseva.
Top-seeded Maria Sharapova was even faster, winning 6-0, 6-3 over Russian compatriot Anastassia Rodionova in 58 minutes.


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Johannesburg - Speakers at Cosatu's May Day rally in Cape Town's Athlone Stadium were on Sunday forced to wait helplessly as the organisers tried to fix a sound system problem.
Just over 1 000 people in the 40 000-seater stadium sang as they waited for the main programme to begin.
ANC mayoral candidate for Cape Town Tony Ehrenreich asked the crowd to bear with them and continue singing. ANC president Jacob Zuma was expected to address the crowd later on Sunday.
The scorching heat forced journalists sitting on the grass in front of the podium to move to a shadier spot.
LMAO... The wukkers seem to have not done their wuk....
They never do Lance and they never will.You will always find a dumb brain in a lazy body.Because the brain is dumb its really hard to get the body going.
What do these morons need sound for?They are totally DEAF!
Did they press the "ON" button?
These guys couldn't organize a piss-up in a brewery. Make CT better? I think NOT.
Yep - this is a good sign (omen?) of what things will return to if power is regained by the ANC in WC.
h4ck th3 pl4n3t
Heh, these "organizers" couldn't hack at firewood if you replaced their hands with axblades
Here is proof positive of this governments abilities do do anything properly never mind the corruption et al.
Ha ha ha...clowns, and you want to run Cape Town...you are a joke!!!
Maybe the crowds are waiting outside the Caoe Town stadium.
Or maybe the "poor people" Toney pretends to be concerned about could not afford the bus fare from Athlone.
".... forced to wait helplessly... ' such prophetic words...when it comes to the ANC..
they will ALWAYS be FORCED to wait an eternity for anything to materialise from the ANC
lol who did the sound
Am I reading the report correct? Only just more than a thousand people attended? And Cosatu wanted the huge Greenpoint stadium for next to nothing and saddled the citizens of the city with the bill. Eye-opener indeed. The ANC (Cosatu) has very little support in Cape Town.
Cosatu destroyed the clothing industry in Cape Town! Who would want to vote for them? only the brain-dead.
speaks volumes....
most of the qualified technicians have either retired or left the country.nothing works in this country or could be repaired
uhhhumm... what about being forcibly retrenched before retirement age? Plenty of them too...
Oh my word! They forgot to organise the buses and the T-shirts too! Only way to draw crowds bigger than a few thousand.
1 000? Tony, didn't you tell them about the free t-shirts and chicken? Next time, hold your rally at a shebeen, with a karaoke system, so that Zuma can sing "Mshini Wam".
Shame - and they wouldn't pay for the Greenpoint Stadium, where everything would have been set up just fine?
Only 1000! Ha! Ha! Bring in Zuma's wives and you will double the crowd!!
Not to mention all his illigitimate children...
Cat pissed on the matches
The echo in a hollow empty stadium must have caused feedback to blow up their PA amplifiers! What a bunch of sad-sack losers! They could have huddled the whole "crowd" on the grass and simply raised your voice slightly. Or had a battery loudhailer with the volume set at 2/10.


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