Sugarless Girl (Japan Version)
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numinair
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October 7, 2009
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October 7, 2009
Capsule’s Great Rock Electro Funk
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Capsule have a varied electronic music output and this 2007 album “Sugarless Girl” is yet another mix of Euro synth rock, fusion disco, indie electronic and even piano music. French pops is also an influence of Capsule although my only nostalgia of French synth is Mathematiques Modernes “Disco Rough” from a 1981 album “Les Visiteurs Du Soir” I have. Anyway, I’d certainly recommend this album to any who may be interested in Japan electronic rhythm setters Yasutaka Nakata (synthetic fashion brain) and Toshiko Koshijima (beauty vocal machine). After a brief vocal intro by Koshijima, two blistering electro tracks get under way with “Starry Sky” and “Reality” which have quite a rock electronic orientation. “Starry Sky” features electric guitar intro-outro and a pulsating funk disco dance rhythm where “Reality” contrasts with a fiery Euro indie techno style of the 80s and 90s. Great tracks too! “Sugarless Girl” as Toshiko Koshijima on girl vocal and features the familiar sound of J-pop trio Perfume with a strong catchy beat. “Catch My Breath” is more Euro style with such a powerful rock synth beat that it could blow your speaker woofers into orbit. In fact the music seems similar to power songs used on recent car adverts we have in the U.K. “Spider” is more rock synth with “Muzic” a more minimal techno beat and sound that brought John Foxx to mind. “Melting Point” unusually is a soft piano piece totally contrasting the rest of the songs with classical calmness in the electronic storm. “Sound of Silence” is a more common J-pop or K-pop song with a catchy disco dance melody and vocals from Koshijima. Finally “Secret Paradise” finishes with a nice synth pop-Perfume song with a moderate dance beat and probably the nicest track on the album. As mentioned some gritty electronic guitar rock here. Yasutaka Nakata’s usual styles of house funk and disco dance present, but with a strong fusion of 80s synth pop and a 90’s indie guitar band edge with most songs having the power switched right up full. J-pop darlings Perfume come to mind again (as Yasutaka Nakata produces their albums) such as “Sugarless Girl” and “Secret Paradise”. If you love Perfume and dance J-pop, I cannot emphasis enough how much you should try listening to Capsule. An album from 2007 this CD also reflects well a modern musical compliment to the itunes generation full of 21st century sound and style. Cool. Also try Fruits Clipper and More! More! More! |
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