I took the liberty of typing up the song list since it wasn't too long, in case anyone wanted to search them. D-101-A. 酒は涙か溜息か D-101-B. 緑の地平線 D-102-A. 男の純情 D-102-B. 誰か故郷を想わざる D-103-A. 目ン無い千鳥 D-103-B. 新妻鑑 D-104-A. 三百六十五夜 D-104-B. 湯の町エレジー D-105-A. 無法松の一生 D-105-B. 悲しい酒 D-106-A. 心のこり D-106-B. 千曲川 D-107-A. 我が良き友よ D-107-B. やすらぎ D-108-A. 港のヨーコ・ヨーコハマ・ヨコスカ D-108-B. 昭和枯れすすき D-109-A. 悲しみの終わるとき D-109-B. 酒場にて D-110-A. おんなの夢 D-110-B. シクラメンのかほり D-111-A. 東京ナイト・クラブ D-111-B. 銀座ブルース D-112-A. コモエスタ赤坂 D-112-B. 雨の銀座 D-113-A. 好きだった D-113-B. 逢わずに愛して D-114-A. 泣きぼくろ D-114-B. 私祈ってます D-115-A. 噂の女 D-115-B. 知りすぎたのね D-116-A. 銀座の恋の物語 D-116-B. 哀愁の街に霧が降る D-117-A. 爪 D-117-B. そっとおやすみ D-118-A. おんなの朝 D-118-B. ベッドで煙草を吸わないで D-119-A. あいつ D-119-B. 粋な別れ D-120-A. 硝子のジョニー D-120-B. 夜霧の第二国道 D-121-A. 時の過ぎゆくままに D-121-B. ロマンス D-122-A. ささやかな欲望 D-122-B. 天使のくちびる D-123-A. 人恋しくて D-123-B. 思い出まくら D-124-A. 面影 D-124-B. ふたりの旅路 D-125-A. 北へ帰ろう D-125-B. 中の島ブルース D-126-A. ろくでなし D-126-B. 枯葉 D-127-A. 想い出のグリーン・グラス D-127-B. わかっているよ D-128-A. 別離 D-128-B. おお　シャンゼリゼ D-129-A. 愛の讃歌 D-129-B. 夜霧のしのび逢い D-130-A. シバの女王 D-130-B. 時計 D-131-A. 襟裳岬 D-131-B. 女の宿 D-132-A. 好きになった人 D-132-B. ふるさと D-133-A. 星影のワルツ D-133-B. 思案橋ブルース D-134-A. 昔の名前で出ています D-134-B. 宗右衛門町ブルース D-135-A. 他人船 D-135-B. 哀愁波止場 D-136-A. 旅の夜風 D-136-B. 君の名は D-137-A. 湖畔の宿 D-137-B. 長崎の鐘 D-138-A. 浅草の唄 D-138-B. 襟裳岬 D-139-A. 別れ船 D-139-B. 誰か夢なき D-140-A. 妻恋道中 D-140-B. 港町十三番地 D-141-A. 夜のメロディー D-141-B. 想い出のソレンツァラ D-142-A. 太陽は燃えている D-142-B. この胸のときめきを D-143-A. マイ・ウェイ D-143-B. ラ・ノビア D-144-A. 恋はみずいろ D-144-B. ある愛のとき D-145-A. ケ・サラ D-145-B. ブルージーンと皮ジャンパー D-146-A. 夕陽が泣いている D-146-B. 長い髪の少女 D-147-A. 君といつまでも D-147-B. 街の灯り D-148-A. 黒の舟唄 D-148-B. また逢う日まで D-149-A. 人形の家 D-149-B. 遠くに行きたい D-150-A. 昭和ブルース D-150-B. 煙草の髪かざり

@ianmelzer

2 жыл бұрын

I recognize a lot of the songs. 人形の家 is my favorite. I feel like I'm watching a Bond film.

@henrywilloughby6965

2 жыл бұрын

This is awesome! And “wasn’t too long” …I’ve done major writing projects in college that are shorter than this.

@user-bv7um1ds7y

2 жыл бұрын

My favourite was D-176-B ギブ・ユー・アップ

@zignitz

2 жыл бұрын

D-145-B. ブルージーンと皮ジャンパー is a true banger.

@aaronazagoth6373

2 жыл бұрын

Just a few song eh!

The styling on the Sopic player itself looks far more modern than the 1970s.

@Kuraio

3 жыл бұрын

I agree. I'd imagine people would mistake them for something like Bluetooth speakers.

@paveloleynikov4715

2 жыл бұрын

It is looks like decent 90s tech

@TheLukeroge

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah, it looks shockingly modern.

@thebiggerbyte5991

2 жыл бұрын

Agreed. It's hard to believe the Panapic shown was a later device - it hasn't aged as well.

@mikeblatzheim2797

2 жыл бұрын

Even the instruction manual looks modern, in fact, I've seen manuals from brand new devices looking older.

"Fortunately I have a few Japanese radios in the house" - of course you do Matt.

@trevorrandom

2 жыл бұрын

Absolutely 👍

@carlhartwell7978

2 жыл бұрын

I would have fallen off my chair if he'd said he didn't.

@draketungsten74

2 жыл бұрын

I got a kick out of that, because I was thinking it sounded as if the radios had to understand Japanese to play Japanese music.

@Milamberinx

2 жыл бұрын

@@draketungsten74 but they kind of do. Japanese FM frequencies start at 76MHz and go up to 95MHz, where European FM frequencies don't start until 87.5MHz, so a European radio wouldn't understand more than half of the Japanese spectrum.

@draketungsten74

2 жыл бұрын

@@Milamberinx Yeah, but I meant the language, not the frequency.

I must say, the Sopic looks incredibly modern for a device from '76! The LED, the design itself, that clear cover for the bottom, the manual, the case, all of it looks like it was designed in the 2010s or later.

@BonJoviBeatlesLedZep

2 жыл бұрын

You're absolutely right. It looks like a modern Bluetooth speaker and even the manual looks very modern.

@YAUUN

2 жыл бұрын

Classic design is timeless. Look how modern the Eames Chair still looks. And the Villa Savoi, as long as you dont look at the bathrooms. The taps and bathroom suite are solidly early 20th century.

@isaacsrandomvideos667

Жыл бұрын

Yep

The shell of Sopic player looks so modern, I can't believe it's from the 70's!

@photonicpizza1466

2 жыл бұрын

Truly! It easily looks like it could've been released in the mid 2000s or even later, it's wonderful

@muf1772

2 жыл бұрын

Even the Sopic logo looks mid 2000s. It's like a time traveller designed it!

@CarrotConsumer

2 жыл бұрын

John must have needed some funding.

@sean2155

2 жыл бұрын

I was thinking the same thing! Had to check comments to make sure I wasn’t going mad.

@MotorBorg

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah, but the build quality of the insides certainly is different from the crap they sell today.

1976 and looks like something a modern electronics company would make. Incredible design aesthetics and beautiful font. I was expecting to see bluetooth and USB at points. :D

@ShadowWizard123

2 жыл бұрын

The only problem is that they packaged it in a solid wooden box with brass buckles. Today it would be sold in a horrid nylon zipper bag or a thin plastic case.

@Steve-GM0HUU

2 жыл бұрын

Yes, I agree. I was surprised it dated back to mid 70s. I liked the combination of miniature electronics, mechanics and the beautifully designed and made wooden box.

@srwapo

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah, wouldn't look twice if it was a Bluetooth speaker.

@livvy94

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah, for real

@Orzorn

2 жыл бұрын

I agree. It was surprising to me when I actually saw the record playing device. The slick shape and font used evoke modern electronic devices to me. This thing is decades ahead of its time from a visual design perspective.

This doesn’t look 70s at all. It looks a lot better than many things in 2020s.

@guerillagrueplays6301

2 жыл бұрын

I was about to say, the industrial design of this thing is WAY ahead of the curve for a device of that time: you could release a modern Bluetooth speaker with identical aesthetic design and it'd still come across as suitably modern. The most aged element of the whole aesthetic is the brownish-gray power button: otherwise, I'd have never guessed this device was 45 years old.

@fydstar

2 жыл бұрын

@@guerillagrueplays6301 yes even the design of the box and the font used look bang up to date

@estherstreet4582

2 жыл бұрын

I love the player, just looks like a lot of modern bluetooth speakers.

@fayelinae

2 жыл бұрын

Perhaps it's because it looks like a modern bluetooth box.

@webbox100

2 жыл бұрын

Yup. Also couldn't get my head around the 1970s origin. Looks so modern.

If there was ever a time for the return of the puppets, that "Waterloo Road" was it.

The most innovative thing in this is the bright LED - they cost a fortune in '76, and used a lot of current. Beautiful though....

@Fifury161

2 жыл бұрын

I was thinking the same thing!

@llMarvelous

2 жыл бұрын

Sound quality is pretty decent also, as well as build quality Never expect that from nah-looking plastic thing, more like cheap chinese crap)))) P.S. Hi, Fran!) being your subscriber (btw from Russia ))) ) never knew you also watch Mat, thats fun)

@video99couk

2 жыл бұрын

I have a 1975 LED calculator (Rockwell International/Anita/ House Of Fraser model 30F), but true that it was towards the start of LEDs becoming mainstream.

@joepatbob

2 жыл бұрын

The design aesthetic looks out of the 90s so for the 70s it was definitely ahead of its time.

@fontende

2 жыл бұрын

Does techmoan have time ⌚ machine? 🤔 😱

Uncle Mat's back from Japan, and he's brought _another_ karaoke machine with him.

@LordVarkson

2 жыл бұрын

He's in the corner singing songs he barely knows in a cockney accent, and we can't get rid of him!

17:39 - Ah yes, those old classics like "Sorrowful Stop," "That Person," "I Love You Without Seeing You," "Memories of Green Glass," "Memories Pillow," "Crust Champs," "Manufactured By Name," "You're Crowned Too Much," and "The Sun Is Hot."

@emusunlimited

2 жыл бұрын

i really hope its memories of green grass, not glass... green glass is trinitite, which is a byproduct of an atomic explosion......

@runeodin7237

2 жыл бұрын

@@emusunlimited Or it could just be glass coloured green - like in wine bottles (Memories of getting totally drunk??) But here it is definitely green grass - Techmoan uses it as an example in the beginning of the video

@emusunlimited

2 жыл бұрын

@@runeodin7237 Maybe... But in any case yeah you're right I went back and listened to it.

@CVM5LVT

2 жыл бұрын

idk about you but "manufactured by name" sounds rad as hell

JMC will always be "Jupiter Mining Corporation" for me!

@gslam8571

2 жыл бұрын

Drawfers rule .

@roberte2945

2 жыл бұрын

Fish!

@rrandomizer

2 жыл бұрын

This was my first thought.... but I was like, no one else will think Jupiter Minning Corp..... what if... this was the minning company's initial business?

@jakubjandourek2822

2 жыл бұрын

No Hammond recordings included.

@joshuaentwistle960

2 жыл бұрын

Stoke me a clipper!

Uncle Mat’s down the road with the box again, pretend we’re not in

@thomasphillips885

2 жыл бұрын

Singing away in that awful cockney accent

@drmr4613

2 жыл бұрын

Coincidentally, the Japanese have a word for that: 居留守, "irusu," hiding from visitors, pretending the house is empty.

@bertvdlast

2 жыл бұрын

And hide behind the couch.

I love the honesty. Most KZreadrs say "I'm not that good at painting, but I'll give it a go" and then produce a Caravaggio. But when Matt says he's not that good at accents, he's not lying.

@greendryerlint

2 жыл бұрын

I'm impressed with his utter lack of self consciousness in singing, bad or not, and with no alcohol involved.

@MikehMike01

2 жыл бұрын

@@greendryerlint how do you know he isn’t drunk

@llMarvelous

2 жыл бұрын

😂🤣

@greendryerlint

2 жыл бұрын

@@MikehMike01 Fair point. lol

@kutter_ttl6786

2 жыл бұрын

@@MikehMike01 He's not Scottish.

Waterloo Road brings back memories...I remember learning Les Champs-Élysées in my high school French class, but had no idea it was originally in English.

@ayebraine

2 жыл бұрын

Champs-Elysees sung by Joe Dassin was a golden oldie and an instant party sing along in Russia all through the 80s, 90s and probably still is for old millenial farts

@GoetiaTV

2 жыл бұрын

It sounds familiar to me, but not sure where I heard it

@patricklepoutre

2 жыл бұрын

Maybe you'd be still more surprised to know "my way" was a remake of a French song from Claude François but with unrelated lyrics

@jonc4403

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah, high school French for me too, learned about the English song today.

@neonwired4978

2 жыл бұрын

@@GoetiaTV i remember it mostly from the closing credits of The Darjeeling Limited

When are you releassing the Techmoan Christmas album for us?

This thing is so futuristic looking for the 70s, I would have never guessed 70s just by looking at it. The text sort of gives it away but that's it, what a cool little device.

@TheNicky9905

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks, I looked for a comment like yours to agree with as I couldn't agree more!

@coolelectronics1759

2 жыл бұрын

yeah it has the modern can-shape of today's entertainment appliances like bluetooth speakers and the alexa and the mac pro computer.

This set is kind familiar my grandma generation. They carry those set to “Ohanami” party -Cherry blossom party- and drink and sing. And words written in tape’s side edge is Korean. Almost those generations are gone now. They are almost around 90. My grandpa was past away 3years ago. edit :side edge is just number sorry. Those items were sold via infomercials. or in adv in news paper.

@Yui714

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the insight. We would never know if you didn't tell us!

@purplefuku

2 жыл бұрын

Oh, for sure! I can imagine this would make for an amazing hanami party! 😂

@worldcomicsreview354

2 жыл бұрын

It looks like numbers on the sides

@BEdmonson85

2 жыл бұрын

I bet those parties were a lot of fun! Thanks for sharing. :) Sorry to hear your grandpa has passed.

@Inuyama_unagi

2 жыл бұрын

@@worldcomicsreview354 Yes !I watched again and that is just number!

6:07 i was in that village in Serbia visiting my grandmother and when i arrived home, got notified about you new video, and when i opened it, well, i was a pleasant surprise. Greetings from Serbia.

@Alice_June

2 жыл бұрын

I’m curious how it’s pronounced! Is it similar to this product, like Soh-Pick?

@kiloanempress8943

2 жыл бұрын

Shopich if you were to spell it like in English

Great singing Matt, real vintage voice, lika a half drunk 1960's sailor :-D loved it !

The nightmare fuel was a lot more enjoyable than it should have been.

@mryan89

2 жыл бұрын

Huh?

@OofusTwillip

2 жыл бұрын

@@mryan89 Mat's singing.

@caesarorzell600

2 жыл бұрын

I was expecting it to be actually scary XD

That karaoke will keep me smiling all day. A mix of fake cockney and scouse. Might go viral as a meme!

@Techmoan

3 жыл бұрын

For the sake of humankind let's hope that doesn't happen.

@mark314158

2 жыл бұрын

@@Techmoan Grandpa muppet should sing that song!

@gaborszabo6406

2 жыл бұрын

@@Techmoan too late :)

The standard mic check for an FM microphone is: "Hey good looking, we'll be back to pick you up later."

@TighelanderII

2 жыл бұрын

I thought of the same TV ad.

@justabaldguy

2 жыл бұрын

He's in for some lovin'

@MolloyPolloy

2 жыл бұрын

PLEASE DO NOT USE FM MICROPHONES NEXT TO OPEN WELLS.

@ralphclark

2 жыл бұрын

@@MolloyPolloy I'm gonna have to ask you to explain that [EDIT] ah wait, it's obvious isn't it Oops .... .... .... (distant plop)

I like uncle Mat. He's kind of weird but the stuff he brings over is kind of interesting.

This thing looks so modern. It could have come out just a couple years ago.

@hk0O7

2 жыл бұрын

Indeed, mind-blowing for 1975.

@TassieLorenzo

2 жыл бұрын

@@hk0O7 Or modern designers still following 1960's minimalist design principles? :)

@liucyrus22

2 жыл бұрын

Looked exactly like the little Bluetooth speakers nowadays.

@michealpersicko9531

2 жыл бұрын

@@TassieLorenzo at least it's minimalist and not fucking brutalism and the modern neo brutalism.

@maxi-me

2 жыл бұрын

@@michealpersicko9531 IKR only thing worse was Belligerentism and Nuvo Cantankerous Kitsch. Had enough of that during The Moxy era.

That was the most amazing rendition of "Waterloo Road" I've ever heard. First time I've ever heard the song.

@jmi5969

2 жыл бұрын

Amazing! I never realized that the Joe Dassin song was actually a cover of an English original. I was two years old when the French version came out, and by the time I was five it was almost everywhere. It's good to know that the Brits suffered it, too.

@ghostshadow2956

2 жыл бұрын

@@jmi5969 It wasn't just the Brits who suffered. We, the Dutch, had our own version. Have a look: kzread.info/dash/bejne/gH2XupltqLCaZrA.html The "Waterlooplein" was a very famous second hand market in Amsterdam, a little like Petticoat Lane. The single never charted, but everyone in The Netherlands knows it, it's that famous...

It was only a matter of time before he sang.. This is KZread gold. Yet another cracking piece of tech nostalgia, expertly presented with the unique Techmoan charm and humour. Thanks for everything you do, Mat. 👍😊

"Champs Elysee" (sung in French) was a big hit in Germany. I was born in 76 and know it well from my childhood.

@joebruno2675

2 жыл бұрын

There is a NOFX cover of that song. kzread.info/dash/bejne/c6GGlNmQqdqoqcY.html

@fayelinae

2 жыл бұрын

I was born in 1998 in Germany and I knew it too, lol. I was kind of confused why he explained it like nobody knows the song.

@Schwuuuuup

2 жыл бұрын

@@fayelinae When I was 5 or 6, we sang it as "Oh scheiß in den See" (oh, shit in the lake) because we obviously didn't speak French and these were the more funny words that we found to fit the French ones ;-) But I'm very happy to hear, that this song is not totally forgotten by youngsters like you.

@fayelinae

2 жыл бұрын

@@Schwuuuuup Ahahaha, another Agathe Bauer song :D

@Schwuuuuup

2 жыл бұрын

@@fayelinae :D :D:D My dad was best, when he sang "It's a fine old downtown" to the tune of Europe's "Final Countdown"... seems to make sense to him to write a hymn to a nice place to have a walk and go sightseeing

‘Ain’t no party like a Japan Metals & Chemicals Co Ltd party’!

@rich_edwards79

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah, I'm surprised they didnt come up with a catcher name a la 3M.

@JTA1961

2 жыл бұрын

@@rich_edwards79 Minnesota Mining and Minerals

@CARLiCON

2 жыл бұрын

I wanna party with Daisuke Inoue!

@Alex-fv2qs

2 жыл бұрын

JMC doesn't sound all that bad, if a little derivative, M&C doesn't look bad either

@Kumimono

2 жыл бұрын

They put the MC in JMC.

That player looks like the latest internet-enabled hipster device fresh from Kickstarter.

@takanardy75

2 жыл бұрын

Looks a lot like the Wheel record player indeed.

@randomnickify

2 жыл бұрын

Do not give them ideas! :)

@nickwallette6201

2 жыл бұрын

* Bluetooth - because of course it is. Stream your favorite songs and podcasts to the included crap 2” speaker!

@JensChristianRestemeier

2 жыл бұрын

@@nickwallette6201 And of course it fails after a year when the cloud servers get shut down.

Yes, my in-laws are Filipino. They love to sing My Way at home. You will be stabbed in the Philippines if you sing it poorly there. They won't even let you sing it in Manila, it's just flat-out banned.

@Nolroa

2 жыл бұрын

Really? Is a Karaoke song so dangerous?

"Don't worry, everyone, I've brought a party in a box!" Reels and reels of LSD.

I'd love to see how well the puppets can sing.

@mrb692

2 жыл бұрын

I do miss the puppets

"I'm not an inventor. I simply put things that already existed together, which is completely different. I took a car stereo, a coin box and a small amp to make the karaoke. Who would even consider patenting something like that?" Man, these humble Japanese people!

@Satansclawps3

2 жыл бұрын

@@someonebald2022 Did you know him?

@stepheng8779

2 жыл бұрын

@@Satansclawps3 just another jealous keyboard warrior without talent.

@Lucasub-Seiyuu

2 жыл бұрын

And so the comment was deleted.

@carlhartwell7978

2 жыл бұрын

Incredible really, what patent doesn't contain pre-existing inventions or technologies? I'm sure some smart-ass will volunteer something, but it would certainly be an outlier!

@worldcomicsreview354

2 жыл бұрын

@@carlhartwell7978 Old ones like lightbulbs and stuff. I don't imagine anything recent does, mind you. Just incremental improvements on earlier technologies. Even the proto-"internet" dates back to the 60's or 70's!

11:50 I love how even a bit of right soundtrack makes repair scene much more intense)

Two years later .... I'm so glad your singing wasn't muted! Brills!

Both Sopic and Panapic look like modern Bluetooth speakers. Especially Panaptic looks like interesting gadget that could be made in 2021.

1976 and the only thing that needed fixing was a bit of oxidation on the volume pot? Wow!

@greendryerlint

2 жыл бұрын

Japanese electronics seem to last and last. It probably doesn't even need re-capped. Chinese electronics on the other hand..

@freeman10000

2 жыл бұрын

I have a 1976 Japanese tuner in my HiFi and it works perfectly.

@peterlarkin762

2 жыл бұрын

@@pyeltd.5457 japan caps tend to go bad? All capacitors tend to go bad. Some old 70's Japanese (grey or blue elna's, some Matsushita blues) seem to retain there spec very well and not leak which is downright remarkable. Btw 'bad' for caps is a sliding scale. They can be out of spec a bit, out a lot, or the magic smoke is escaping.

11:00 I love how the cap casing doubles as a demo to make sure the device is working properly. Fascinating how they put that in thought.

@keiyakins

2 жыл бұрын

Also handy if it gets turned on in a bag, 'cause the weird (for a bag) thumping noises will alert you

Matt singing was probably the most cheerfull thing this week for me. I do want to Order the full version!

I'm off sick with Covid and hearing you singing in a Cockney accent nearly finished me off. Absolute gold.

@Andrew.quigley

2 жыл бұрын

Supah Linkio, Get well soon....

@426baron

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah ! Get well soon !

@SupahLinkio

2 жыл бұрын

@@Andrew.quigley ​ @426baron Thanks very much, guys! It means a lot from 2 random strangers on the internet to say that 😃 Stay safe and healthy!

@SupahLinkio

2 жыл бұрын

@@benitopussolini544 I'm pretty sick, but I feel like I've had worse when I was younger (famous last words)

"And it comes with a microphone." I have a bad feeling about this.

@panpaletkalg2550

2 жыл бұрын

what do you mean feeling? it says "nightmare fuel" right there in the description

@mattgreen5351

2 жыл бұрын

🤣

Thank you for the nod to A Tribe Called Quest. I always enjoy seeing items from your 90s hip hop collection make their way into some episodes.

That record player seems 90s-2000s that’s so modern Also I’ve realised the music in Japan in the 70s is much better than I thought.

Uncle Mat with his party in a box sounds like a euphemism for your friendly neighbourhood drug dealer :D

@kane2742

2 жыл бұрын

Maybe that's what kind of "chemicals" Japan Metals & Chemicals Co Ltd makes.

@philvanderlaan5942

2 жыл бұрын

@@kane2742 well you’d be surprised That comment reminded me of a tale from Guadalcanal. The marines captured a bunch of Japanese supplies including lots of 1 litter brown bottles and complain ‘this is the worst beer ever’ And intelligence officer looks at it and says ‘I’m not surprised it’s mosquito killer

@markfergerson2145

2 жыл бұрын

As long as it's not Uncle Ernie...

@Logan-zp8bi

2 жыл бұрын

Uncle Dougie is the best uncle, Uncle Mat just is the rich uncle who impulse buys a bunch of random junk and justifies his purchases by taking them to family gatherings.

@rrandomizer

2 жыл бұрын

I thought of Uncle Travelling Matt from the Fraggles.... he might bring Karaoke. That could be a whole episode. Fraggles love to sing.... 🤔

I absolutely LOVE your content mate, it really hits the spot. Very interested in vintage stuff so it's like Christmas morning, every time you come out with a new vid! Life can sometimes be humdrum and I suffer from debilitating anxiety at times. Not looking for sympathy just wanted to say that your videos really helped me through some bad times. I really appreciate how interesting and informative they are..........Keep up the great work mate.....Cheers!!

@Grace_Robbins

2 жыл бұрын

I echo your comment; after a trying day at work, this channel immediately cheers me up. I'd go so far as to say that it has made me feel more alive and aware in recent months, wanting to do more things and be more active, etc. I don't know why, but it has been amazing.

@mattgreen5351

2 жыл бұрын

I completely agree. Mat’s enthusiasm and humour is infectious and a delight.

it's incredible how modern that device looks. Like the styling

The Japanese are the masters of electronic equipment. As you can see, this 1976 model looks up to date. I wish the market was still flooded with Japanese electronic music equipment.

@stevencarlson5422

2 жыл бұрын

i agree ! need more of there stuff, way better build quality and made to last, unlike all the throw away Chinese junk

@PiddeBas

2 жыл бұрын

Sony is doing their best

All this thing looks like perfect system to take it to the park, drink sake and sing you heart out using small transistor radio. And i bet that setup would be pretty portable and have decent battery life

Once you hear Mr Moan "singing", you can't un-hear it. He did warn us!

@joncrawford3485

2 жыл бұрын

Good idea. Any idea of a group name? Maybe "Mr Moans Wailing Survival Group"

@jameskwaka

2 жыл бұрын

I really feel that he would be prudent not to leave his day job for a crack at singing stardom.

@benjaminhanke79

2 жыл бұрын

@@joncrawford3485 "Mat and the demons"

“It’s the 5 foot assassin with the rough neck business “😁

That was too much fun! anyone who skipped out on this one just because it was a karaoke device missed a fun video.

I didn't realise the Jupiter Mining Corporation had a hand in karaoke machines 😉

@DHealey

2 жыл бұрын

Another dwarfer :)

@Gornal_Gremlin

2 жыл бұрын

My first thought too!

@wrenchmonkey3920

2 жыл бұрын

Rimmer would have used this.

@someonebald2022

2 жыл бұрын

@@wrenchmonkey3920 Nah, Lister would have used it to drive Rimmer insane with anger. ;)

@Fireberries

2 жыл бұрын

@@someonebald2022 Rimmer would have complained why it does not have any "classical" music such as Britney Spears or why there are no Morris Dancing tracks available

The design is really impressive for 1975. It looks like something that could be sold today.

You are my favorite vaudeville performer, Techmoan.

That was some fantastic singing Mat! Just in case the audio gets muted by a copyright strike, I recorded just to save it to my personal collection of you doing some akin to singing. My favourite is when you sing along to Get Lucky. :D

“Fortunately I have a few japanese radios around”. Matt, we all demand a video of your storage unit.

The design of the speaker looks like a modern bluetooth speaker.

@NewFalconerRecords

2 жыл бұрын

My first thought exactly!

@brunoprimas1483

2 жыл бұрын

You mean a modern bluetooth speaker looks like the Sopic....

@horacewonghy

2 жыл бұрын

Alexa

I'm amazed at how modern this player is. it will now look authentic next to modern bluetooth speakers!

If I walked in to someone's house and discovered I was at a karaoke party, I would quietly retreat from the space never to be heard from again.

It took me a while to figure out what this reminded me of, physically, but it finally hit me: the case with the discs in it looks like something a character on the original _Star Trek_ would have carried an assortment of data cartridges in. It has that same "23rd century going on 1965" aesthetic as a lot of the props on that show. (Except the Starfleet-issue one would have that black crackle 1960s camera case finish on it.) Also, I feel like the thumbnail is not period-complete without a giant bottle of Suntory. :)

@nmccw3245

2 жыл бұрын

The property master for ST-TOS was Irving Feinberg. The props he came up with were affectionately known as Feinbergers. Dr. McCoys medical scanners started out life as salt shakers.

@rich_edwards79

2 жыл бұрын

"For relaxing times, make it Suntory time" :)

@worldcomicsreview354

2 жыл бұрын

The actual outside of the case reminds me of wooden / leatherette boxes for carrying 10-inch records in.

@darkwolfe6986

2 жыл бұрын

Gotta love that ‘classic twenty third century design. Black finish. Silver highlights.’

@JonnyRobbie

2 жыл бұрын

I believe Matt has mentioned several times that he's a fan of Hip Hop and he's dropped more then a few references across all his videos. And it is a beautiful reality check against preconceptions.

You got to admire Matt for relentlessly taking one for the team.

I love the content you put out, i really admire how your genuine passion can make me, as well as many other people who started the video with 0 interest in old karaoke machines, be excited for the technology and the craftmanship of the objects. It’s such an incredible quality in a storyteller - 22 minutes well spent! props to you!

"CRUST CHAMPS" at 18:30 lolol. I love Japanese D-beat like Disclose and Framtid, this would be the earliest Japanese hardcore record in existence.

: Don't sweat it. Your vocal stylings reminded me of Eric Idle doing the Galaxy DNA Song.

@AtheistOrphan

2 жыл бұрын

A classic!

That "song" sounded like it was recorded on a wax cylinder. LOL. Cool peice of kit.

@1st1anarkissed

2 жыл бұрын

Definitely lowfi, LOL but it's mostly the cheap speaker. Good elevator music.

@Barnaclebeard

2 жыл бұрын

Nasty quotes. ;-)

@rrandomizer

2 жыл бұрын

This sounded way better than most wax cylinders haha

The presentation of the box and player are very neat and beautiful. Very cool piece of Japanese history, thanks for sharing!

The design is so slick, wouldn't look out of place in a modern home. In fact, the cap system blew my mind a bit!

Mat singing along was the highlight of my morning! 13/10!!

Why would anyone watching skip the actual Techmoan singing part of this video? It's the best part. :)

this is pure gold, i love these videos

The karaoke bit was a lot of fun, it made my day! Thank you for the videos and all the interesting stuff you have shown us!

I can hardly believe how much I was looking forward to hearing you sing! Verdict: PUT THE PUPPETS BACK ON

Pretty blown away by the amount of functionality built into that mic!

@greendryerlint

2 жыл бұрын

It looks to be higher quality than the conf room mikes we have at work, that cost hundreds apiece.

It's always nice to see devices like this, that were not put together to get the most production in a short time, but to get the best product to last a lifetime. I can just imagine all the hours of fun this gave to family and friends. It would be nice to see things like this come back, and get people off their social media.

Wow! You put your heart and soul and singing into this one. One of your best videos, I believe.

Techmoan: Mid 70s party in a box. Me: He's got Quaaludes?

@greendryerlint

2 жыл бұрын

From the Chemical division of Japan Metals and Chemicals. lol

@BryanSteacy

2 жыл бұрын

kzread.info/dash/bejne/e3tmrKhpgJetdqQ.html

@jonc4403

2 жыл бұрын

You're not fooling anybody, Mr. Cosby.

I was affraid that you won't sing for us. Phew! I'm happy you did

@tyrgoossens

2 жыл бұрын

I was really confused because I know that song as "Les Champs-Élysées". Turns out Waterloo Road is the original. The more you know.

You are truly the master of obscure formats! I enjoy seeing all these odd things.

The font used for “sonic” looks more from today than the 70s

@kaitlyn__L

2 жыл бұрын

Almost all of these modern minimalist fonts usually came from the mid to late 60s. But you’re right that they’re far more popular today than when they were first created.

@mcborge1

2 жыл бұрын

The devices themselves look modern, either one could be mistaken for a smart speaker.

@rrandomizer

2 жыл бұрын

I thought the black one looked more like a modern product. Like a hip bluetooth speaker or something....

I can imagine things like this were party hits in Japan in the 1970’s. Sometimes it’s the simple things. Also, Mat, are you sure your last name isn’t Sinatra? 😊👍

@GryphLane

2 жыл бұрын

Or Munro, perhaps? 😉

@michaelbedford8017

2 жыл бұрын

I wonder what 'cockney japanese' would sound like?

@caramelldansen2204

2 жыл бұрын

Cockney cover of Bakamitai when? 🤔

@erkinalp

2 жыл бұрын

@Williston Audio Labs mattu teloru?

@frankowalker4662

2 жыл бұрын

@@GryphLane Varnish ?

For a 70s device, the design is quite modern. 😮

Well done... You bring a smile to my face... Thank you !

Thanks for the performance!!! The things you do for your viewers!!

11:58 that should become your regular montage music. Use it under all disassembly/reassembly sequences.

@cameronwatman9438

2 жыл бұрын

I know it’s just the rhythm of the Clave but gave me very strong “In the Heights” vibes

We need to start making plans for the Techmoan museum.

@RCAvhstape

2 жыл бұрын

Parts of the staff should be animatronic puppets. We could get Tim Hunkin to do the mechanicals!

@jakubtruschka

2 жыл бұрын

Absolutely! Techmoan certainly is on the way to the history textbooks.

@themadsamplist

2 жыл бұрын

It could go next to Look mum no computer's museum.

@gazjones4763

2 жыл бұрын

I would love to work at the museum.

@highpath4776

2 жыл бұрын

Maybe uni of huddersfield department of music studies

Thank you so much. Besides being extremely interesting as usual and entertaining, I had a blast when you sang. Awesome! Thank you soooo, so much!

Very glad I stayed for the performance at the end. Made my day.

Looking forward to seeing you on Top of the Pops

@Otokichi786

2 жыл бұрын

Don't you mean "Britain's Got Talent"? (If one of the judges is Susan Boyle, Matt will rule the stage.;)

@moonshine3333

2 жыл бұрын

Seeing, yes. Listening, no 🤪🤪🤪

@krizalllid

2 жыл бұрын

@@Otokichi786 Top of the pops is more period appropriate

Anyone else expecting massive feedback when Matt was tuning in the radio with the mic next to the speaker? :-)

@BertGrink

2 жыл бұрын

Yah i did.

@nickwallette6201

2 жыл бұрын

“We should just hear silence” - yeah, after you dive for the volume knob.

Your best video ever! Well done Techmoan!

A new video is always a treat. I love you, Technoman!

Pardon me while I run off to add "Crust Champs," "Memories of Green Graph Scan," and "This Chest Crush" to my audio playlist. Thanks very much, Big Bro Mat.

@greendryerlint

2 жыл бұрын

@@craigjensen6853 "Memories of the CT Scan" ..that sounds like something worth singing about.. And its sequel, "Colonoscopy Blues"

Yaaaaaas, always loved Techmoan singing! Soon to be released on cassettes. Sound quality is like MP3 at 22 KHz sampling frequency with 64Kbps bitrate.

I love the colours of those discs in that box. Lovely.

What a great find! You keep on amazing us with your videos and rare finds. Enjoyed it very much. Thanks!

Fascinating how the principle of records was applied in different ways. Always a pleasure to watch you, Mat!

I thought JMC was the Jupiter Mining Corporation! EDIT: As did several other people, I probably should’ve read the comments first

@draketungsten74

2 жыл бұрын

The funny part is that your comment is the first one that I saw.

@Fireberries

2 жыл бұрын

My god I knew I found that familiar and I've been sat here scratching my head for the rest of the video xD

@misterflibble6601

2 жыл бұрын

@@Fireberries Ditto. And I'm a big Red Dwarf fan!

Matt, your karaoke demonstrations are awesome. I really mean it.

I always look forward to Mat's latest videos and today.... very entertaining!