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Title: Bold EXPO '70
CD Label: BKM
CD Number: G.R.F.048
Music Performed by: Bukimisha Weird Secret Society
Performers: Olympus 32 Song God (Male a Cappella Chorus)
Composed by: Akira Ifukube
Number of tracks: 13 [Track 12 is a HIDDEN TRACK]
Running time: 73:01
Number of discs: 1
Year of release/manufacture: April 26, 2026

REVIEW

October 26, 2026

Information found via an AI query

The new 2026 spring CD published by the doujin music circle 'Bukimisha' (Akira Ifukube Selected Works Vol. 47, G.R.F.048). This is a project where a rich male choir arranges and performs masterpieces by the master Akira Ifukube.

The titles suggest a suite of orchestral or choral pieces themed around Japan's seasons, natural environments (volcanoes, sky, sea, and land), and fantasy. The final track, “Godzilla vs. Gigan,” references the Japanese kaiju film Godzilla vs. Gigan (1972).

Bukimisha CDs are available to non-Japanese buyers through BOOTH (The International Indie Art Marketplace) by using a proxy service or other intermediary: https://bukimisya-maal.booth.pm/

Bold EXPO '70 (G.R.F.048)
Title translations done via AI (ChatGPT)

  1. No. 1-A - The Four Seasons of Japan
  2. No. 2 - Arashi (Storm)
  3. No. 3 - Volcano
  4. No. 4 - Sky (Universe)
  5. No. 5 - Clear Sky
  6. No. 5-A - Deep Sea
  7. No. 6 - Sea
  8. No. 7 - Leisure Land
  9. No. 7 - Leisure Land (Tiamburo piccolo cut)
    "Tiamburo piccolo" appears to be a musical or production term as printed on the CD.
  10. No. 8 - Land: Prologue
  11. No. 9 - Land
    (From the male-voice a cappella chorus version of "The Nature of Japan and the Dreams of the Japanese," performed at the Mitsubishi Future Pavilion at EXPO '70.)
  12. 12. [Track 12 is not listed. It's a HIDDEN TRACK.]
  13. 13. Grand Fantasy - Godzilla vs. Gigan
    (Male-voice a cappella chorus version.)