![]() After the break up of the group, Maki Nomiya has since gone on to model (because she is the moment) and release new music Yasuharu Konishi has gone on to write & produce for other artists as well as curate compilations of obscure material from the 50's~70's. In addition, they also released 5 compilations intended for the US market through the indie label Matador. Pizzicato Five released 13 albums over the span of their career, with the last 9 of them featuring Maki Nomiya on lead vocals. Any people experiencing The 90's TM might've heard their songs "Baby Love Child", "Twiggy Twiggy" or "Happy Sad", the former being used in a Futurama episode. The 60's/70's influences could strike a chord with the member base here. Their music slaps and I want to spread the word of Maki and B. ![]() (at my expense ) I'm making this thread because A. Pizzicato Five additionally used a lot of samples in their work which has caused a lag in their music being uploaded to streaming services. They were pioneers in the J-pop subgenre known as shibuya-kei, a style combining 60's chanson, ye-ye and 90's dance pop. Pizzicato Five - aka my ultimate faves - was a Japanese group that in it's final formation consisted of Maki Nomiya (left) and Yasuharu Konishi (right). It included songs from each of the 3 EPs in very different forms: "Darlin' of Discothèque" is shorter and instrumental, "A Perfect World" is a lounge-style rearrangement sung by guest vocalist Mieko Hirota and the new song "20th century Girl" is based on the B-side "Room Service", originally written by Masumi Arichika of TV Jesus.Īnyway a very cool band in many ways and I'm having fun going through these albums again after a few years of ignoring them.Maybe one or two people on here have wondered who is the woman that I have photoshopped next to Lana in my profile pic? Or the 2 people situated in my signature? Well random person I'm glad you asked! It would be released a year later with US and the rest of the world with a slightly different track-listing and the shortened title of "Playboy & Playgirl".ġ999 came and Pizzicato Five released the "JBL Maxisonic" series of EPs, followed by their self-titled album Pizzicato Five. In 1998, the band released The International Playboy & Playgirl Record in Japan. Another compilation, The Sound of Music was released in October 1995, again featuring various tracks from the Maki-era albums.Īfter the 1996 release of the album Romantique 96 and several singles including the hit Baby Portable Rock, in 1997 the band signed with a new label, *********(Readymade) Records, Tokyo, and released the commercially successful album Happy End of the World - the only album to be released unchanged in both Japan and the rest of the world. In February 1995 the two set off on a successful 14-stop tour of Europe and America. Shortly before the release of the next album Overdose in the same year, Keitarō Takanami quit the band, leaving Konishi and Nomiya as the only remaining members. ![]() This was quickly followed by a full-length album, Made in USA, a compilation of tracks from their last three Japanese albums which sold 200,000 copies worldwide. Five By Pizzicato Five on Matador Records. The band's American debut came in 1994 with the release of the E.P. ![]() The catchphrase "A New Stereophonic Sound Spectacular" captured the group's ironic stance and eager attitude. ![]() The group, widely credited (along with Flipper's Guitar) with spearheading the shibuya-kei movement of Tokyo in the 1990s, is known for eclectic and energetic compositions that often sound like "new" releases from the late 1960s hipster scene. I've got thirteen of their releases, which surprised me to say the least, I knew I had a few, but not realizing this many, though a couple of them are remix albums.My faves are "Happy End Of The World" and "Antique 96".Īs stated in wiki (cause i'm too lazy to type up a synopsis of this bands history) Pizzicato Five (often known simply by the initials P5) is a Japanese pop group best known to audiences in the West in their later incarnation as a duo of Maki Nomiya and Yasuharu Konishi. So I did a search in the music forum and archives and I can find zero threads on this very cool Japanese band. ![]()
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