[acid-jazz] Reviews :: Tujiko Noriko, Samurai Jazz, Kurokawa Ryoichi

From: Wesley (wesleyc_at_cox.net)
Date: 2003-06-16 01:20:43

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    Reviews :: Tujiko Noriko, Samurai Jazz, Kurokawa Ryoichi

    apparently, Tujiko has a new one--features Aki Onda (Audio Sports). and
    there's Samurai Jazz. take a listen to the sound samples (3 full songs)
    at the link below--track 2, "isomorphism," sounds good at the minute
    mark, like Jaga Jazzist meets Rasa.
    http://www.cubicmusic.com/english/release/cm11.html
    -Wesley

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    source: Real Tokyo
    Tujiko Noriko: From Tokyo To Naiagara [CD]
    Tujiko Noriko has carved herself a niche somewhere between electronica 
    and singing-songwriting with a style that's everything but artistic, and 
    that you can either love or hate. Fans of her previous releases will dig 
    her new album anyway, so here's one for the other half. Sit back, reset 
    your mind, and listen. When you're not intrigued right away by the 
    psychotic, minimal electro-bossa of the opener "Narita Made," 
    something's probably wrong with you. The roughness of her first albums 
    shines through only occasionally, but this doesn't mean that "From 
    Tokyo..." is a less provocative record. But it's as elaborate and mature 
    as her naive approach allows it, and a look at the credits makes clear 
    why. With producer Aki Onda and guests like Riow Arai or Hosomi Sakana 
    (Maju, Neina), some exceptional talents in Japanese electronic music 
    have joined forces to create Noriko's finest album to date. With English 
    translations of the lyrics (provided by RT's vice editor-in-chief). 
    (Editorial Staff 4.5/5)
    Samurai Jazz: meme? [CD]
    This is a thrilling sound collage piece with elements such as noise 
    samples, trombone improsations and jazz breaks popping up one after 
    another. The incredibly colourful palette of minutely edited sound 
    fragments will make you wonder how many different sound sources were 
    thrown into this one. Altogether, though, the album is kept in a thick 
    jazz taste, which makes it accessible also to those who are otherwise 
    not so much into experimental stuff. The contrast of stop and go makes 
    this album a really exciting one. (Ikeda Maiko 4/5)
    Ryoichi Kurokawa: Copynature [CD/DVD]
    Ryoichi Kurokawa, a creator of both sounds and visuals who is known 
    among others from the artwork for Aoki Takamasa's "Indogo Rose" album, 
    presents his first collection of works on a CD and a DVD (picture). 
    Themed "original and reproduction" and dealing with the distortion of 
    images in our memory, his visual works consist of cut-up and rearranged 
    pictures, while the music underlines that with delicate sounds and 
    machine-like noises that are given new shapes through subtle rhythms and 
    melodies. As you will imagine, without seeing the visuals at the same 
    time the music is somewhat abstract and not clearly understandable (even 
    more than the other way round). Although the good balance of high tones 
    and microscopic sounds on one side and low tones and beats on the other 
    makes the CD an enjoyable acoustic experience, the DVD is definitely 
    more rewarding. (Andreas 3.5/5)
    http://www.realtokyo.co.jp/english/book/f_book.htm
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    The Eclectic Sounds of Japan
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