Jump Up - For Kyoko

Written and Recorded in 1996

This tune was, as well as the case of F-Girls,  the second or third composition I wrote for my self-dubbed solo recording scheme called The Soft Core Project. Because of the nature of this scheme, initially, it had no title and simply called Untitled #2 or #3. Then the  project developed to feature some guest musicians and singers and in due course, it was suspended for launching a new band called School, by the end of 1996.

This untitled tune was picked up for the new band's repertoire and the female singer there wrote a lyric titled Jump Up (to the Sky). The song became one of the band's trademark songs and usually played as their closing track in their gigs. After the breaking up of the band, I recycled some ideas of this tune for my renewal version of Secret Jewellery Box, which was re-written and recorded in 1999-2000,

The jam part, in the end, which is called For Kyoko (Part One), was rarely played by School during their rehearsal sessions. This section was not particularly dedicated to anyone called 'Kyoko' but while these demo recordings had been yet called Untitled, each of them was also associated with some female singers who came to join the team of Soft Core Project earlier than forming School. One of these singers was called Kyoko and, if my memory serves well, this tune was associated (or assigned ) to her.

Written in 1991 and 1996 / Recorded in 1996

For Kyoko (Part Two) refers to the brief piano piece in the end, which is based on a similar recording I made in a collaboration work with my close friend then in 1991. The key was set different to the Part One deliberately, despite they share common playing time while both Parts cross-fade. Additionally, the Part Two has nothing to do with a girl called Kyoko.