Tokyo Rose

Here's yet another album by Van Dyke Parks, except this one was especially hard to find.

I ended up buying it from an Amazon "third party merchant" but it wasn't too much.

"Tokyo Rose" was released in 1989 and aims to mix Eastern music with his already trademark take on Western music.

I think the mix is done quite well, although my knowledge of Eastern music extends mainly to hearing the soundtrack to Okami for hours at a time.

It's still pretty cheesy in some bits, despite being very clever, and if you haven't heard any Van Dyke Parks yet then I'd recommend starting with his debut (and best) album "Song Cycles".

Another bonus to actually buying the physical CD was getting to see the back cover which is more amusing than the front.

"Tokyo Rose" by Van Dyke Parks