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fonica - ripple
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date Jun-30-2003
style Electronic
label Tomlab
cat.no. Tom26
source CDDA
type Album
quality 256kbps 44,1hz Full Stereo
size 103,3 MB
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Releasenotes
Fonica ist a male - female Duo from Tokyo, Japan - Keiichi Sugimoto
and Cheason. Their debut "Ripple" (released as CD version in Japan)
in November 2002 has been highly acclaimed in their home country and
is now published by Tomlab in Europe and North America. The Tomlab
version comes as CD/LP with special Artwork and a reduced
tracklisting. The Japan release contains 2 additional tracks -
remixes by Sogar/12k as well as by Mitchell Akiyama/Raster Noton.
Fonica use a lot of live instruments and DSP processing in parallel.
Their approach of combining electronic and acoustic is very
spontaneous and is so beautiful, revelling and dreamy in a way that
can only be described by using the band Mum as a reference. "Ripple"
works without ressorting to clichees or kitsch and somehow reminds
"Endless Summer" - with Sack+Blumm waving their hands in the
background.
The most wonderful part in all of this: "Ripple" doesn't sound like a
typical, eclectic, japan style combination of references. Fonica have
been inspired by quite a couple of things out there but at the same
time they have managed to record an album that shows a unique
character, verycharming, joyful - a pleasure to listen to.
A small ripple announcing a big wave? Definitely a very beautiful
start into the springtime - and maybe they will be surfing into an
endless summer, too!
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Playlist
01 Soar 01:05
02 Wang 04:11
03 Whirr 05:56
04 Perch 05:07
05 Fluid 03:58
06 Coda 06:15
07 Rusl 06:05
08 Skim 06:22
09 Zephyr 06:44
10 Perch(Rmx) 04:50
11 Rusl(Rmx) 05:44
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56:17 min
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Additional info:
This release is made for the friends at XILUS.
Enjoy this release!
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