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subtitles are up to Animeigo’s
usual excellent standards and
should pose no problems to any
one trying to follow the dialogue.
One caveat to those who like
dubs: There are none. Harmony
Gold, which also approved a re
lease of “Robotech” on DVD at
the same time, doesn’t want a
competing dub of “Macross.”
One slight problem with the
show is the spotty animation qual
ity from episode to episode. In late
1982, after “Macross” was garner
ing a sizable fan following, the
show’s sponsor, Takatoku Toys,
approved a request to bump the
show’s run from 23 episodes to a
full 36-episode season. While it
gave the creators more leeway sto
rywise, it left the producers of the
show scrambling to complete an
extra 13 episodes in a relatively
short time. One partial solution
was to farm certain episodes out to
so-called “understudy” studios.
This is why Episode 24
(“Goodbye Girl”) and Episode 26
(“The Messenger”) — which both
have excellent animation —
sandwich Episode 25 (“Virgin
Road”), which has animation
that is amateur at best and
painful at worst.
The packaging for each disc is
good-looking, if somewhat mini
malist. Each cover consists of a
black background overlaid with a
colored outline of one of the main
characters and the show’s Japanese
title logo at the bottom. The menus
on each disc are interactive, which
is a surprise — my own experience
with Animeigo discs is that menus
are often given short shrift — and
mimic the cockpit of the
“Valkyrie,” the main mecha of the
show. Each disc (except for Disc 9)
comes with illustrated liner notes
that have trivia and creators’ in
sights into the show, as well as
lyrics for most of the songs pre
sented in the show.
The “Macross” DVDs will be re
leased this summer for individual
sale at most video stores at an ex
pected price of about $30. The oth
er shows that were part of “Robot
ech,” “Chou Jikyuu Kidan (The
Super Dimension Cavalry),”
“Southern Cross” and “Kikou Sou
seiki (Genesis Climber) Mospea
da” will be released later this year
by ADV Films.
E-mail columnist Pat Payne
at patpayne@dailyemerald.com.
His opinions do not necessarily
represent those of the Emerald.
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an instrument,” Joy said. He added
that Summer sometimes plucks the
cello as if it were an upright bass,
and the violinists sometimes use
their instruments for percussion.
“You can pretty much make any
thing work,” Summer said. Some
people assume that only certain
types of songs can be played by a
string quartet, he said, but Turtle Is
land tries to show the different
styles that can be incorporated into
the music.
Summer described their sound
as being influenced by many differ
ent music styles, including jazz,
blues, rock ‘n’ roll, chamber and In
dian music.
“It gets old doing the same
thing,” he said, adding that it be
comes more like transcribing music
than playing it. For this tour, Gram
my Award-winning composer
Paquito D’Rivera will join Turtle Is
land and add a Latin flavor to the
quartet’s various rhythms, playing
the clarinet and the saxophone.
“It’s a wonderful thing to play
with (Paquito),” Summer said. He
said Turtle Island has touched on
Latin themes before, but Cuban na
tive D’Rivera gives them a deeper
understanding of Latin music.
Turtle Island recorded three
songs, including their centerpiece
song, La Jicotea,” with D’Rivera
for their new album, “Danzon.”
“This concert is very special,” he
said. “Paquito is just an amazing
player.”
Turtle Island has played in sever
al countries around the world and
has become well-known interna
tionally, Summer said.
“We like to travel — see the
world,” he said.
In addition to its performances,
Joy said the group also engages in
educational activities in some of
the cities they visit. They have con
ducted classes for aspiring musi
cians, lecture demonstrations and
discussions with kids about music.
They try to show kids, especial
ly, that there’s a lot of things you
can do (with music),” Joy said.
Turtle Island will hold a master
class, entitled “It’s About Time,”
from 1 to 2:30 p.m. Feb. 11 at Beall
Concert Hall. The class will be
open to all students.
“It’s a great opportunity to see
them up close,” said Fritz Gear
heart, a violin professor at the Uni
versity’s School of Music.
Gearheart said music students of
ten become bored with violins and
cellos because they don’t realize
the versatility of stringed instru
ments. He said Turtle Island shows
students that they can play any
thing from Bach to the Beatles.
E-mail reporter Jen West
at jenwest@dailyemerald.com.
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