I did it because I love them!" Īnother influence is Yellow Magic Orchestra member Haruomi Hosono, whom she paid tribute to with cover versions of his song " Kaze no Tani no Nausicaa" (1984) in 1995 and again in 2007 with Ryuichi Sakamoto. While there are certainly touches of humour in her lyrics and tone, she is a sincere fan of Krautrock, particularly the earlier works of electronic music pioneers Kraftwerk, to whom she dedicated the song Kraftpark! In an interview, Minekawa explained her admiration for the band: "I decided to describe the landscape of Kraftpark with sound and narration. The influence of the British band Stereolab can also be heard in her music. An avowed fan of French pop, some of her favourite French artists include Françoise Hardy and Pierre Bachelet. Minekawa's musical influences are varied. She often makes use of vintage Casio keyboards and analog Moog synthesizers, as well as vocoders and other electronic instruments. Minekawa's musical skills set her firmly outside of the J-pop " idol" tradition: she writes and composes most of her material, singing about subjects such as clouds, cats, and the colour white (her personal favourite), with her love of Kraftwerk and French pop music also showing through her unique experimental sound. ( August 2020) ( Learn how and when to remove this template message) See Wikipedia's guide to writing better articles for suggestions. This section's tone or style may not reflect the encyclopedic tone used on Wikipedia. The duo also collaborated with American experimental music band Good Willsmith on the album Exit Future Heart, recorded in Chicago and released in 2018. Minekawa and Wong released two subsequent collaborative albums, Savage Imagination (2014) and Are Euphoria (2017). After a 13-year hiatus, Minekawa recorded a new album, Toropical Circle, with collaborator Dustin Wong, which was released in 2013. In 2000, Minekawa released the EP Maxi On, a collaboration with American experimental pop band Dymaxion, after which she took an extended break from her musical career. 1999 saw the release of Minekawa's fourth studio album Fun 9, which featured prominent contributions from her then-partner Cornelius. Remix, consisting of remixes of tracks from Roomic Cube and Cloudy Cloud Calculator respectively, were released in 1998.
She released her third studio album Cloudy Cloud Calculator in 1997. It increased her popularity in Japan, while also crossing over to listeners in North America, where it received airplay on college radio stations. With her second studio album, Roomic Cube (1996), Minekawa began pursuing a more refined musical style rooted in influences from bossa nova, French pop music and experimental electronic music. Minekawa debuted as a solo performer in 1995 with the release of her first album Chat Chat by the Japanese label Polystar, followed later in the year by the EP (A Little Touch Of) Baroque in Winter. Afterwards, she performed under the alias Mamene Kirerie in the duo Fancy Face Groovy Name with Kahimi Karie, backed by Flipper's Guitar, and under her own name in the band L⇔R. Minekawa's first musical venture was playing in Lolita, a band she formed with several college friends. In her childhood, Minekawa acted in film and television. wiki-commons:Special:FilePath/Fun_9_Japanese_version_Cover.Takako Minekawa ( 嶺川貴子, Minekawa Takako, born June 3, 1969) is a Japanese musician, singer, songwriter and writer.wiki-commons:Special:FilePath/Fun_9_Alternate_Cover_.jpg.wiki-commons:Special:FilePath/Fun_9_Japanese_version_Cover.jpg?width=300.The album's title is pronounced "fun-kyū", the latter half of the title referring to the Japanese equivalent of the numeral 9, and is intended to sound similar to the word "funk". The album was released on Novemin the United States by Emperor Norton Records. Fun 9 is the fourth studio album by Japanese musician Takako Minekawa.
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