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Miho Hatori
is a Japanese singer, songwriter, and musician. She is best known as a solo artist, co-founder of New York City band Cibo Matto, and as the first person to provide the voice of Noodle in the virtual band Gorillaz, as well as for her work with the Beastie Boys, Handsome Boy Modeling School, Smokey Hormel, John Zorn, and many more. Biography Hatori expressed an early interest in music while growing up in Japan. She worked at used record shop Flash Disc Ranch in Shimokitazawa, Tokyo, where she was exposed to many styles of music and sometimes performed as a club DJ. Her earliest history in a music project dates to 1991 when she joined hip hop group Kimidori; she left the group in 1992. Hatori moved to New York City in 1993 to study art; she quickly met Yuka Honda through performing together in punk/noise band Laito Lychee, a project that featured Hatori on vocals and violin played through distortion effects pedals. Hatori and Honda co-founded Cibo Matto in 1994 and released their d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tokyo
Tokyo (; ja, 東京, , ), officially the Tokyo Metropolis ( ja, 東京都, label=none, ), is the capital and List of cities in Japan, largest city of Japan. Formerly known as Edo, its metropolitan area () is the most populous in the world, with an estimated 37.468 million residents ; the city proper has a population of 13.99 million people. Located at the head of Tokyo Bay, the prefecture forms part of the Kantō region on the central coast of Honshu, Japan's largest island. Tokyo serves as Economy of Japan, Japan's economic center and is the seat of both the Government of Japan, Japanese government and the Emperor of Japan. Originally a fishing village named Edo, the city became politically prominent in 1603, when it became the seat of the Tokugawa shogunate. By the mid-18th century, Edo was one of the most populous cities in the world with a population of over one million people. Following the Meiji Restoration of 1868, the imperial capital in Kyoto was mov ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Smokey Hormel
Smokey Hormel (born circa 1959)Cohen (2017) quotes Hormel as saying he was "4 or 5 ears old when "I Want to Hold Your Hand" by The Beatles was "a big hit on the radio"; the song was released in America in December 1963. is an American guitarist known for his blues-influenced Americana style and working as a session musician with a wide array of performers. Early life Hormel was born and raised in Los Angeles.Alex Cohen (2017)How Smokey Hormel Became The Quintessential Session Musician NPR.org, accessed 20 July 2021 His given name has been reported as Smokey or Gregory. Hormel is a great-grandson of George A. Hormel, founder of Hormel Foods Corporation. As a teenager he studied with Jimmy Wyble, guitarist for Texas Playboys and Benny Goodman. Career In the mid-1980s, Hormel played lead guitar with the Radio Ranch Straight Shooters and later joined the roots-rock band The Blasters, with whom he toured the US and Europe from 1988 to 1992. At the same time, he formed The Bl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eucademix
''Eucademix'' is an album by Yuka Honda. Track listing #"Humming Song (Alone Together)" – 3:44 #"I Dream About You" – 3:33 #"When the Monkey Kills" – 3:26 #"Limoncello" – 2:57 #"Some Things Should Be Kept Unsaid" – 2:57 #"Seed of Seed of Peach" – 3:53 #"Twirling Batons in My Head" – 2:55 #"How Many Times Can We Burn This Bridge" – 4:08 #"Parallel" – 3:06 #"Why Are You Lying to Your Therapist" – 3:36 #"Phantomime" – 2:42 #"Spooning with Jackknife" – 3:27 Personnel * Brandt Abner – keyboards * Thomas Bartlett – vocals *Trevor Dunn – bass *Timo Ellis – guitars, drums *Petra Haden – vocals *Miho Hatori – vocals *Yuka Honda – drum programming, bass, guitar, piano, keyboards, sampler, vocals * Japa Keenon – drum machine *Phantom – rain *Marc Ribot Marc Ribot (; born May 21, 1954) is an American guitarist and composer. His work has touched on many styles, including no wave, free jazz, rock, and Cuban music. Ribot is also known for col ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alter Egos
An alter ego (Latin for "other I", "doppelgänger") means an alternate self, which is believed to be distinct from a person's normal or true original personality. Finding one's alter ego will require finding one's other self, one with a different personality. The altered states of the ego may themselves be referred to as ''alterations''. A distinct meaning of ''alter ego'' is found in the literary analysis used when referring to fictional literature and other narrative forms, describing a key character in a story who is perceived to be intentionally representative of the work's author (or creator), by oblique similarities, in terms of psychology, behavior, speech, or thoughts, often used to convey the author's thoughts. The term is also sometimes, but less frequently, used to designate a hypothetical "twin" or "best friend" to a character in a story. Similarly, the term ''alter ego'' may be applied to the role or persona taken on by an actor or by other types of performers. Ori ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rosencrantz And Guildenstern Are Undead
''Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Undead'' is a 2009 American independent film written and directed by Jordan Galland. The film's title refers to a fictitious play-within-the-movie, which is a comic reinterpretation of Shakespeare’s ''Hamlet'' and its aftermath and whose title is a reference to the play ''Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead''. The cast includes Devon Aoki, John Ventimiglia, Kris Lemche, Ralph Macchio, Jeremy Sisto and Waris Ahluwalia. The film stars Jake Hoffman (son of Dustin Hoffman). An original musical score was composed and performed by Sean Lennon. Shooting began in late November, 2007, and principal photography was completed on December 23, 2007. It was filmed entirely in New York City with the Red Digital Cinema Camera, an extra-high-definition video camera. Plot summary Julian Marsh ( Jake Hoffman), an unemployed young lothario, is forced by his doctor dad (Chip Zien) to accept a job directing an off-Broadway play called ''Rosencrantz and Guild ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Into The Sun (Sean Lennon Album)
''Into the Sun'' is the debut studio album by musician Sean Lennon. It was released by the Beastie Boys' label Grand Royal (distributed by Capitol Records, a division of EMI which had been the longtime home of Sean's father John Lennon) on May 8, 1998 in Japan and on May 19, 1998 in the United States. Background ''Into the Sun'' was recorded during Lennon's time performing with Zak Starkey alongside Yuka Honda, who was Lennon's girlfriend at the time and also produced and performed on the album. Lennon has said it was "inspired by my girlfriend". ''Into the Sun'' was recorded at Sear Sound in New York, with the exception of the track "Queue", which was recorded at another New York studio, The Magic Shop. The album was engineered and mixed by Tom Schick at Sear Sound and mastered by Bob Ludwig at Gateway Mastering Studios. A voice on the final track, "Sean's Theme", which softly speaks "Goodnight, Sean", is sometimes mistakenly attributed to father John Lennon; however, it ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hotel Valentine
''Hotel Valentine'' is the third and final album by New York City-based band Cibo Matto. It was released through Sean Lennon's label Chimera Music on Valentine's Day (February 14), 2014. The album was produced by band members Miho Hatori and Yuka Honda over the course of two years. The project was initially announced in 2012 but was delayed. The official press release touts it as a concept album "with a love story and ghosts in a hotel". The announcement of its release date was accompanied by the full upload of the video for "MFN", which had previously been released as a 14-second teaser. The video is directed by Georgia and features Reggie Watts. Consequence of Sound described the track as one "that bounds manically between bass-heavy trip-hop, lush pop interludes, lo-fi funk, ndshimmery synth-pop", further naming its video as a "hyperactive collage of imagery". ''Spin'' called the video "a wonderfully colorful sensory overload that is perfectly matched to the wild and swaggeri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stereo * Type A
''Stereo Type A'' (stylized as ''Stereo ★ Type A'') is the second studio album by Cibo Matto released in 1999. As the group disbanded in 2001, it was their last studio album prior to their 2011 reunion. The album peaked at number 171 on the ''Billboard'' 200, and also reached the top spot of '' CMJ''s College charts. Background While having a strong focus on atmospheric and ambient sounds and melody (particularly in "Moonchild"), ''Stereo Type A'' also contains a broad range of styles, reaching into hip hop territory on "Sci-Fi Wasabi" (with additional vocals by Duma Love), and heavy metal on "Blue Train". Furthermore, "Clouds" and "Mortming" contain heavily vocoded vocals. In their interview with the band, Barnes & Noble noted the band moving away from writing songs about food, opining the album is a "diverse collection of tracks that includes metal-edged rockers, lounge-influenced pop, pithy hip-hop -- and only one song about culinary delicacies ('Sci-Fi Wasabi')." In the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Super Relax
''Super Relax'' is an EP by Cibo Matto released in 1997. Four of the nine tracks are versions of the song "Sugar Water" from the group's debut album, ''Viva! La Woman'', and "Spoon" would later appear (in a reworked version) on '' Stereo Type A''. Two of the remaining songs are covers, "BBQ" is a live recording, and "Crumbs" originally appeared on the band's first release, a 1995 self-titled EP. ''Super Relax'' was also the first release to feature new members Sean Lennon and Timo Ellis. Track listing # "Sugar Water" – 4:30 # "Sugar Water" (Mike D./Russell Simins/Mario Caldato Jr. Remix) – 4:35 # "Spoon" – 4:06 # "BBQ" – 4:57 # " Águas de Março" (''Waters of March'', originally by Antonio Carlos Jobim) – 3:16 # "Sing This All Together" (originally by The Rolling Stones The Rolling Stones are an English Rock music, rock band formed in London in 1962. Active for six decades, they are one of the most popular and enduring bands of the album era, rock era. In the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Timo Ellis
Timothy Kneeland "Timo" Ellis is a multi-instrumentalist and record producer from New York City, and is frontman vocalist for the band Netherlands. In 1997 Ellis and Sean Lennon joined Cibo Matto. As a quartet (Yuka Honda Yuka Honda is a Japanese-American musician who resides in New York City. She is a multi-instrumentalist (mainly piano, synthesizer, sampler and other keyboards), composer, record producer, and co-founder of the band Cibo Matto. Throughout her ..., Miho Hatori, Ellis, Lennon) Cibo Matto released an EP, '' Super Relax'' (1997) and their second album '' Stereo ★ Type A'' (1999). In 2001, Ellis released his first solo EP, ''The Enchanted Forest of Timo Ellis''. Solo discography Albums *''T.O.A.S.T. Redux'' *''High Score'' *''The White Bronco'' *''Epic Mini'' *''After'' *''The New Yorker'' *''Eyebrows'' *''The Death of Fantasy'' EPs *''The Enchanted Forest of Timo Ellis'' *''Master of Pop Hits'' *''Uppalappu'' *''Civilian Pursuits'' *''Hellven'' *''Fera ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sean Lennon
is an American–British musician, songwriter, producer and multi-instrumentalist. He is the son of John Lennon and Yoko Ono, and half-brother to Julian Lennon. Over the course of his career, he has been a member of the bands Cibo Matto, The Ghost of a Saber Tooth Tiger, The Claypool Lennon Delirium and his parents' group Plastic Ono Band. He has released two solo albums: '' Into the Sun'' (1998) and '' Friendly Fire'' (2006). He has produced numerous albums for various artists, including Black Lips and the Plastic Ono Band. Early life and education Sean Lennon was born at Weill Cornell Medical Center in Manhattan, New York City, on October 9, 1975, his father's 35th birthday. He is of Japanese descent on his mother's side and English, Welsh and Irish descent on his father's side. Julian Lennon is his half-brother and Kyoko Chan Cox is his half-sister. Elton John is his godfather. After Sean's birth, John Lennon became a house husband, caring for his young son until his ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Viva! La Woman
''Viva! La Woman'' is the debut studio album by the band Cibo Matto, released on January 16, 1996, by Warner Bros. Records. The tracks "Birthday Cake" and "Know Your Chicken" were first released as singles in 1995. Following the release of ''Viva! La Woman'', the latter was reissued as a single in July 1996. Music videos were produced for "Know Your Chicken" and "Sugar Water", directed by Evan Bernard and Michel Gondry, respectively. Background Warner Bros. Records signed Cibo Matto after the band's self-titled EP caught the label's attention. The tracks on ''Viva! La Woman'', Cibo Matto's first album for the label, reflected the band's live performances, utilizing pre-recorded samples and loops. Cibo Matto instrumentalist Yuka Honda has expressed regret that she did not stand up for herself when others discouraged her from replacing the samples and loops with new recordings. Composition ''Stereogum''s James Rettig classifies ''Viva! La Woman'' as a trip hop album. Throughout ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
