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japanese techno lounge
peachboy | 4:28 PM on 02.25.2009 6 comments


hello fellow dtoiders,

i come bearing the gift of music, this time much more video game related.

i'm sure you all remember these:



ever wonder who says that magical "PlayStation!" at the end of each commercial?
yeah, i didn't either...but apparently it's the magical, multi-talented Takako Minekawa, electronic musician extraordinaire!



"Minekawa's musical skills set her firmly outside of the J-Pop "idol" tradition: she writes and composes most of her material, singing quirky lyrics about subjects such as clouds, cats, and the color white (her personal favorite), with her love of Kraftwerk and French Pop Music also showing through her unique experimental sound. She often makes use of vintage Casio keyboards and analog Moog synthesizers, as well as vocoders and other electronic instruments" says her wiki.

i figured theres enough otaku on dtoid that would dig the ridiculously japanese side of her, but in addition to her cutesy, cuddley voice she is actually an incredibly sound electronic musician. i'd go as far as saying she is a japanese version of stereolab, blending wonderfully playful analog synths into a smooth space-lounge kind of sound, of course pushed through the bizarro filter that is japanese culture.



as i mentioned in my previous post, i'm not sure how the editors feel about sharing albums on their blogs, but until i am castrated and banned from ever using the internet again, i present you with a link. it's not just any link, it's a hyper link. containing music. for to listen to!

if you dig the sounds in those videos above, then you'll love the following albums from miss minekawa, who's easily replacing bjork on my 'coolest solo females' list.

roomic cube (1996)

cloudy cloud calculator (1997)

let me know what you think, comrades.

xoxoxo



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