Hariyo (ハリヨ): Hariyo Remixe's (1994)
Off some distant tropical coast, waters azure, blended with sky. Where wind smells like pineapple and fuchsia mermaids' laughter heard bubbling from beneath the sea. Ocean tides caused by the humming and rumbling of an undersea discotheque.
1. Swimming Mix
|| C maj7 | B-7 | Bb maj7 | B-7 ||
Enters clattering sea shells ebbing with the ocean tides. Mermaid giggles and vocals trilling between B and A, then A and Bb. Bass enters with riff of D A B B A D. Bass implies V chord overtop of the entire song, suspending the aquatic dancing as endlessly as the ocean itself.
Main vocal theme is B up to E, D down to A, back up to D. Then E, D, Bb A.
Coral xylophones/marimbas etc. plays off the C maj7 and Bbmaj 7 arpeggios.
2. Urban Mix
|| C maj7 | C maj7 | Eb maj9 | Eb maj9 ||
Phat synth pitch bends from C maj7 to Eb maj9. Yum :P .
Ahhh! Saxophone enters with C major7 arpeggio, then plays with D major arpeggio.
|| E-7 | E-7 | D maj | D maj ||
Prolly E-9 works well too. Walking bass line, crunchy organ comping. Returning melodic theme in trumpet, E to D, then B to A. Similar to the previous song. This simple melody gets harmonized by G to F#, first creating 6ths then 3rds over the phrase.
Xylophone solo by the film noir mermaid detective.
Abruptly, JRPG random encounter, entire band performs diminished riff to cap.
3. International Mix
Opening melody A to D, D back to A.
|| C maj7 | B-7 | Bb maj7 | B-7 ||
Many mermaids sighing. Heavy kick drum.. Bass jumps in with grove focused on D octaves, ending sometimes with descending line D C B A.
Somewhat more industrial sounding overall, European waters rock harder it SEAms. Clubcore at the marina.
Another bass break down, D to G to A.
More xyloinstruments playing off the arpeggios.
4. Ambient Mix
|| C maj7 | C maj7 | B-7 | B-7 ||
Sounds a bit like Jamaica.
|| Eb maj7 | Eb maj7 | D-7 | D-7 ||
Arpeggios starting on the 7th and descending.
Peaceful night waters, dark spaces, reassuring stars and deep blues.
