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Works '95–'05
''Works '95–'05'' is a compilation album by Yoshinori Sunahara. It was released on March 21, 2007. It peaked at number 107 on the Oricon Albums Chart The Oricon Albums Chart is the Japanese music industry standard albums popularity chart issued daily, weekly, monthly and yearly by Oricon. Oricon originally published LP, CT, Cartridge and CD charts prior to the establishment of the Oricon Albu .... Track listing Charts References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Works '95-'05 2007 compilation albums Yoshinori Sunahara albums Ki/oon Records albums ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yoshinori Sunahara
is a Japanese record producer and DJ from Sapporo, Hokkaido. He is a former member of Denki Groove. He was also a member of Metafive. Discography Studio albums * ''Crossover'' (1995) * '' Take Off and Landing'' (1998) * '' The Sound of '70s'' (1998) * '' Lovebeat'' (2001) * ''Liminal'' (2011) Compilation albums * '' Works '95–'05'' (2007) Soundtrack albums * '' No Boys, No Cry'' (2009) EPs * ''708090'' (1998) Singles * "Journey Beyond the Stars" (1998) * "Lovebeat" (2002) * "Subliminal" (2010) * "Kamisama no Iu Tōri" (2010) Productions * Aco - "Yorokobi ni Saku Hana", "Kyō Made no Yūutsu", and "Taiyō" from '' Absolute Ego'' (1999) * Aco - "4 Gatsu no Hero" from ''Material'' (2001) * Supercar - "Yumegiwa Last Boy" from ''Highvision'' (2002) Remixes * Cornelius - "Moon Walk" from ''96/69'' (1996) * Great 3 - "Gake ~ G-Surf (Yoshinori Sunahara Mix)" from "Glass Roots" (1996) * Imajuku - "Horizon (Y.Sunahara Rmx)" from ''Cat's Cradle'' (1999) * Towa Tei - "Higher (Y ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2007 Compilation Albums
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Oricon
, established in 1999, is the holding company at the head of a Japanese corporate group that supplies statistics and information on music and the music industry in Japan and Western music. It started as, which was founded by Sōkō Koike in November 1967 and became known for its music charts. Oricon Inc. was originally set up as a subsidiary of Original Confidence and took over the latter's Oricon record charts in April 2002. The charts are compiled from data drawn from some 39,700 retail outlets (as of April 2011) and provide sales rankings of music CDs, DVDs, electronic games, and other entertainment products based on weekly tabulations. Results are announced every Tuesday and published in ''Oricon Style'' by subsidiary Oricon Entertainment Inc. The group also lists panel survey-based popularity ratings for television commercials on its official website. Oricon started publishing Combined Chart, which includes CD sales, digital sales, and streaming together, on December 19, 2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scha Dara Parr
, or SDP for short, is a three-member Japanese hip-hop group that formed in 1988 and debuted in 1990. History The group consists of two MCs, Bose and Ani, and one DJ, Shinco. Scha Dara Parr is often compared to rap trio the Beastie Boys due to their similar lyrical stylings, presence, and music. When pushed to describe the rebelliousness of their music, the group commented that many of their songs are simply fragments of conversation without polite words. The group is best known for their 1994 hit single, featuring , which attained sales of over 500,000 units. The song is based on samples from En Vogue's 1992 single, "Give It Up, Turn It Loose." Scha Dara Parr gained minor US recognition by appearing on De La Soul's 1993 album, Buhloone Mindstate ''Buhloone Mindstate'' (stylized as ''Buhlo͞one Mind State'' on the album cover) is the third studio album by American hip hop group De La Soul. It was released on September 21, 1993, through Tommy Boy Records, and was th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Denki Groove
is a Japanese music group founded in 1989. It consists of Takkyu Ishino and Pierre Taki. History Denki Groove was founded in 1989 by Takkyu Ishino and Pierre Taki, both of whom are natives of Shizuoka, Shizuoka Prefecture. The group's major-label debut studio album, ''Flash Papa'', was released in 1991, the first being ''662 BPM by DG'' in 1990. They also released a few albums, including ''U.F.O.'' (1991), ''Karateka'' (1992), ''Vitamin'' (1993), ''Dragon'' (1994), ''Orange'' (1996), ''A'' (1997), and ''Voxxx'' (2000). Their single, "Shangri-La", had sold more than half a million copies. They went on hiatus between 2001 and 2004. In 2019, Pierre Taki was arrested on suspicion of cocaine possession. In response, Sony Music Entertainment Japan , often abbreviated as SMEJ or simply SME, and also known as Sony Music Japan for short (stylized as ''SonyMusic''), is a Japanese music arm for Sony. Founded in 1968 as CBS/Sony, SMEJ is directly owned by Sony Group Corporation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rip Slyme
Rip Slyme (often stylized as RIP SLYME) is a Japanese hip hop group. In its best known incarnation, it was primarily composed of four MCs (Ryo-Z, Ilmari, Pes & Su) and a DJ, Fumiya. Pes and Su have since parted ways with the group. Their sound is influenced by old-school hip hop and other western rappers such as The Pharcyde, De La Soul, Public Enemy, Jurassic 5, the Beastie Boys, DJ Premier and Leaders of the New School. During their career, they have released two indie albums, ten major albums, one live album, one indies collection, and three best-of albums. They released six singles as an indie act, and 17 with a major label. On October 31, 2018 the group announced that they were suspending all activities. This announcement came six months after a tabloid alleged that Su was cheating on his wife and the group started conducting activities without him. Rip Slyme’s website has since shut down. Pes left the group as well in November 2017, but this was unknown to the genera ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Supercar (band)
was a Japanese rock band active from 1995 to 2005, who made their debut in 1997. Consisting of composer and vocalist Kōji Nakamura (中村弘二 ''Nakamura Kōji''), lyricist and guitarist Junji Ishiwatari (いしわたり淳治 ''Ishiwatari Junji''), bassist Miki Furukawa (フルカワミキ ''Furukawa Miki''), and drummer Kōdai Tazawa (田沢公大 ''Tazawa Kōdai''), Supercar is best known for combining alternative rock with electronic music and has been characterized as having an "almost foundational importance to 21st century Japanese indie rock". Internationally, Supercar is also known for providing much of the soundtrack for the Japanese film ''Ping Pong'', as well as being featured in the anime series ''Eureka Seven''. History Hailing from Aomori Prefecture, Supercar was formed in 1995 when bassist Miki Furukawa placed an advertisement in a local magazine seeking fellow musicians. Junji Ishiwatari responded and convinced childhood friend Kōji Nakamura to join as w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aco (musician)
A..C..O (born February 3, 1977) is a Japanese singer. She made her debut in 1995 with the pop single . She is a part of Sony Music Japan. She explores different musical styles, with the albums ''Absolute Ego'' and ''Material'' displaying electronica influences. ''Absolute Ego'' was produced by ex-Denki Groove keyboardist, Yoshinori Sunahara and ''The Other Side of Absolute Ego'' album contains remixes by Tricky, DJ Krush, and Silent Poets. In 2003, after a two-year hiatus, she enlisted the help of the avant-garde audio-visual performance group ' for her quieter, more delicate album, ''Irony''. AllMusic described ''Irony'' as "one of the most beautiful albums to come out of Japan in 2003", with the music compared to an "airy lullaby". Discography Studio albums * 1996: ''Kittenish Love'' * 1997: ''Nude'' * 1998: ''Lady Soul'' * 1999: '' Absolute Ego'' * 2001: ''Material'' * 2003: ''Irony'' * 2006: ''Mask'' * 2007: '' Aco Best: Girl's Diary'' * 2010: '' Devil's Hands'' * 2012: ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Coldcut
Coldcut are an English electronic music duo composed of Matt Black and Jonathan More. Credited as pioneers for pop sampling in the 1980s, Coldcut are also considered the first stars of UK electronic dance music due to their innovative style, which featured cut-up samples of hip-hop, soul, funk, spoken word and various other types of music, as well as video and multimedia. According to '' Spin'', "in '87 Coldcut pioneered the British fad for 'DJ records'". Coldcut's records first introduced the public to pop artists Yazz and Lisa Stansfield, through which these artists achieved pop chart success. In addition, Coldcut has remixed and created productions on tracks by the likes of Eric B & Rakim, James Brown, Queen Latifah, Eurythmics, INXS, Steve Reich, Blondie, The Fall, Pierre Henry, Nina Simone, Fog, Red Snapper, and BBC Radiophonic Workshop. Beyond their work as a production duo, Coldcut are the founders of Ninja Tune, an independent record label in London, England (with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Towa Tei
is a Japanese artist, record producer, and DJ. Born in Yokohama, Japan, Towa debuted as a member of Deee-Lite, from the US label Elektra Records in 1990 and shot to fame via their international hit single, "Groove Is In the Heart". He made his solo debut with the album ''Future Listening!'' in 1994. He has since relocated back from New York to rural Nagano prefecture in Japan. Towa's second studio album, ''Sound Museum'' (1997), became his highest charting effort at number 17 on the ''Oricon'' charts. Its single, "GBI (German Bold Italic)" featuring Kylie Minogue and Haruomi Hosono, reached number 50 and 63 in Australia and the United Kingdom, respectively. He saw continued success with 1999's ''Last Century Modern'' as its fourth single, " Let Me Know" featuring Chara, became one of his best known songs. His concept party, "Hotel H", started in 2009 as a social spot for music industry people in Tokyo. Biography Towa is a third-generation Korean-Japanese. Towa began making ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Electronic Music
Electronic music is a genre of music that employs electronic musical instruments, digital instruments, or circuitry-based music technology in its creation. It includes both music made using electronic and electromechanical means ( electroacoustic music). Pure electronic instruments depended entirely on circuitry-based sound generation, for instance using devices such as an electronic oscillator, theremin, or synthesizer. Electromechanical instruments can have mechanical parts such as strings, hammers, and electric elements including magnetic pickups, power amplifiers and loudspeakers. Such electromechanical devices include the telharmonium, Hammond organ, electric piano and the electric guitar."The stuff of electronic music is electrically produced or modified sounds. ... two basic definitions will help put some of the historical discussion in its place: purely electronic music versus electroacoustic music" ()Electroacoustic music may also use electronic effect units to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
