''Asobi Seksu'' is the debut studio album by American

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band

Asobi Seksu Asobi Seksu was an American shoegaze/dream pop band based in New York City. Their music used a textured and effects-heavy vocal and guitar sound. The band primarily consisted of Yuki Chikudate (vocals, keyboards) and James Hanna (guitar, vocals ...

. It was self-released by the band in 2002. The album was reissued on May 18, 2004 in the United States by

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and on June 4, 2007 in the United Kingdom by

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Track listing

Personnel

Credits are adapted from the liner notes of the 2002 and 2004 issues of the album. Asobi Seksu * Yuki Chikudate – keyboards, vocals * James Hanna – guitar, vocals * Keith Hopkin – drums * Glenn Waldman – bass Production * Matt Anuskiewicz – assistance ( production) * Will Quinnell –

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, mastering, mixing,

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* Brian Ward – recording (bass tracks) Design * Asobi Seksu – cover design and layout (2002 issue) * Annie Chiu – styling and assistance (2004 issue) * Jim Donnelly – inside photography (2002 issue) * Noah Kalina – cover photography (2002 issue) * Sean McCabe – design and photography (2004 issue)

References

External links

* * 2002 debut albums Asobi Seksu albums Self-released albums One Little Independent Records albums {{2000s-indie-rock-album-stub