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Fantastic Plastic Machine can mean one of four things: * Fantastic Plastic Machine (musician), the stage name of Japanese musician Tomoyuki Tanaka ** ''The Fantastic Plastic Machine'' (album), the 1997 debut album of the above artist * ''The Fantastic Plastic Machine ''The Fantastic Plastic Machine'' is a 1969 documentary film following a group of California surfers as they journey to an Australian surfing competition. The film is narrated by Jay North. It was directed by Eric and Lowell Blum and was filme ...'', the 1969 documentary film about surfing ** ''The Fantastic Plastic Machine'' (soundtrack), the soundtrack to the film, composed by Harry Betts {{disambig ...
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Fantastic Plastic Machine (musician)
Fantastic Plastic Machine is the stage name of , a Japanese musician and DJ born in Kyoto, Japan. Tanaka was considered to be part of the Shibuya-kei movement. History In the late 1980s, Tanaka played as the bassist in a rock band called Margarine Strikes Back. Then in the early 1990s, Tanaka became a regular club DJ in the Kansai area, working as part of a DJ team known as Sound Impossible. While playing with Sound Impossible, his friend Towa Tei convinced Tanaka to return to recording music, and in 1997 Tanaka created his solo project Fantastic Plastic Machine under the Readymade Records (a Columbia Music Entertainment sub-label) label in Japan. His 1997 self-titled debut album was described by Stevie Huey as a "bright, bubbly pop confection that reconfigures classic pop and cocktail lounge idioms for the '90s dancefloor." His following album ''Luxury'' (1998) " xploresmore down-tempo territory and oncentratesmore on creating texture with his mixes". These albums would go o ...
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The Fantastic Plastic Machine (album)
''The Fantastic Plastic Machine'' is the debut studio album by Japanese musician Fantastic Plastic Machine. It was released on October 10, 1997, by Readymade Records. The album was subsequently released in Germany on April 24, 1998, by Bungalow Records and in the United States on September 15, 1998, by Emperor Norton Records. The album drew influence and inspiration from music styles—including baroque pop, bossa nova, beat, and europop, as well as dance music roots. The album cover art was illustrated by French-Armenian cartoonist and illustrator Edmond Kiraz. Critical reception Steve Huey of AllMusic described ''The Fantastic Plastic Machine'' as "a delightful, infectious album that's not only hooky as all get-out, but also rewards repeated listening", deeming it "one of the best albums to come out of the Japanese club-pop movement". In 2007, ''Rolling Stone Japan'' placed ''The Fantastic Plastic Machine'' at number 67 on its list of the "100 Greatest Japanese Rock Album ...
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The Fantastic Plastic Machine
''The Fantastic Plastic Machine'' is a 1969 documentary film following a group of California surfers as they journey to an Australian surfing competition. The film is narrated by Jay North. It was directed by Eric and Lowell Blum and was filmed in California, Hawaii, Australia, New Zealand, and Fiji. The music soundtrack was composed by Harry Betts, and released as an album on Epic Records. Cast (In alphabetical order) *Steve Bigler *Alan Byrne *Midget Farrelly *Ed Farwell *Skip Frye *Margo Godfrey *George Greenough *Joey Hamasaki *Russell Hughes *Peter Johnson *Robert Lindkvist *Bob McTavish *Ken Morrow *Mickey Munoz *Jay North *Mike Purpus *Ted Spencer *John Witzig *Nat Young See also * List of American films of 1969 *''The Fantastic Plastic Machine'' - soundtrack to the film, by Harry Betts Harry Betts (September 15 1922 – July 13 2012) was an American jazz trombonist. Background Born in New York and raised in Fresno, California, he was active as a jazz trombonist ...
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