![]() Sort of like Krautrock sounds with pretty vocals. ![]() This one has different collaborators on many tracks. (*) March (USA) MAR031 - Klaxon! b/w Fabie (1,2,3 BeatIt) -7"Ĭloudy CloudCalculator1997.12.10 Polystar CD: PSCR-5658, US release on Emperor Norton Records,US LP also Presumably Klaxon! is the Athletica version but I'm not 100% sure. (with cover art by Tam Ochiai) but I don't have it and never saw it. released besides the Buffalo Daughter new version of Klaxon re-appearing on Re-Cubed and Fabie (1,2,3 Beat It) as the b-side on a rarely seen vinyl single.įrom this mini album came a US 7" single. This one has all the lyrics printed and was not U.S. ![]() The most beat/dance oriented of her albums. Backing tracks are by Ahh! Folly Jet, who was with the band Asteroid Desert Songs) and M&M (not the Canadian band M+M -),who I'm not familiar with. The rest is sort of first rate bleep and ping genre. Has a more rocking version of Klaxon again with Buffalo Daughter. Hope I didn't get that cover upside down! A real technopopis, one could say its fabie :-). As I recall TM was a columnist for the magazine that year.Īthletica97.2.26 Polystar cd5 ep: PSCR-5577 It was shot well after Roomic Cube and was on the cover of Keyboard Magazine (Japan) 2/98. The picture on the left is Buffalo Daughtrer's Yumiko Ohno, TM and a MiniMoog. There is a preview promo CD version of Roomic Cube on Polystar which seems to be just select tracks and has no artwork on the packaging. (*) March (USA) MAR025 - Fantastic Cat -(white vinyl one sided) 7" Never saw it for sale (with cover art by Tam Ochiai) but I don't have it. Now she has an active part in the tune writing and its kind of electro grungy overall. The contrast with Chat Chat is quite striking. The track Fantastic Cat has appeared first on a Darla compilation long before the US release of the album and then recently on Bungalow Records Sushi 4004 compilation. Nice booklet (I've only seen the US one), though only one song with printed lyrics! (aargh!) Very worthwhile though. This one trades cuteness for experimentalism. At times a little too much grunge guitar. A great album of songs with a Buffalo Daughter produced backing. a tiny room exhibition96.5.25 Polystar PSCR-5476, March Records (USA 1997) MAR028 also a US vinylversion Nice, though not electronic and only good around Xmas. Pleasant, the 2nd NRBQ number is very light sounding considering who's playing it. It alternates between a French Barrel Organist and NRBQ. (A Little Touch of) Baroque in Winter95.12.1 Polystar PSCR-5429 I don't know if this is was promo reissue of the mentioned indie release, a different item as some sort of preview, or it was the actual indie disc (the disc I saw being on polystar is contrary to it being an indie disc). I've seen a collectors item that is a 5 song promo version on Polystar with different artwork. Personal experience: was listening to this album on the train when I read Mae Questel (the most famous voice of Betty Boop) passed away.Īccording to her bio info this album was made from self distributed indie release with new tracks added. YMO Trivia: recorded mostly at Alfa Studio "A" by frequent YMO and Hosono engineer Yasuhiko Terada. She covers an Hosono composition Kaze No Tani No Nausicaa (which was first done by Narumi Yasuda, but Takako's is far more articulate singing wise and fuller in general, the original has a sort of even big pop arrangement.) Lots of very witty songs, nothing avant garde like her later albums. Highlights are covers of Mike Oldfield's Moonlight Shadow, The Beatles (Baby You Can) Drive My Car with vocoding (a la Kraftwerk), also a covers of a tune by Takahashi. ![]() She does pop numbers, many of which are covers, with lots of blips and synths sounds on top of a nice pop sound. It is massively cute- in a good way (not cute eeeuw yuck). Phonobaloon -a fan site about her, thanks for some info! Last updated 00.6.30 officialsite (japan) - Polystar official usa label pages. Takako Minekawa takako minekawa compiled by Nicholas D.
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