''Maxi On'' is an EP by Japanese musician

Takako Minekawa is a Japanese musician, singer, songwriter and writer. Career In her childhood, Minekawa acted in film and television. Minekawa's first musical venture was playing in Lolita, a band she formed with several college friends. Afterwards, she perf ...

. It was released on July 12, 2000 by

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. In the United States, it was released on November 14, 2000 by

Emperor Norton Records Emperor Norton Records was a Los Angeles-based electronica, hip-hop, and dance-music record label. Among the artists featured on the label were Ladytron, Arling & Cameron, Money Mark, Ugly Duckling, and Fantastic Plastic Machine. Additional ...

. The EP is a collaboration with American

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band Dymaxion.

Track listing

Personnel

Credits are adapted from the EP's liner notes. * Takako Minekawa – performance (including acoustic guitar on "Follow My Dreams"),

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* Ricky Domen – coordination of US

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sessions * Dymaxion – performance, arrangement, production * Mitsuo Koike – mastering * Kenichi Makimura – executive production * Shigeki Nakamura – mixing * Jeremy Novak – bass on "Maxi On!" and "Lullaby of Gray" * Nobuyuki Ohhashi – bass on "Lullaby of Gray" * Makoto Ohrui –

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, design * Akihiro Ohshima – whistle on "Lullaby of Gray",

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, recording *

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– electric guitar,

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, and

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s on "Follow My Dreams"

References

External links

* 2000 EPs Takako Minekawa EPs Emperor Norton Records albums {{Japan-album-stub