Roomic Cube
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Roomic Cube | ||||
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File:Roomic Cube cover.JPG | ||||
Studio album by | ||||
Released | May 25, 1996 | |||
Studio | Take One (Tokyo) | |||
Genre | Shibuya-kei | |||
Length | 41:53 | |||
Label | Polystar | |||
Producer | Buffalo Daughter | |||
Takako Minekawa chronology | ||||
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Roomic Cube (subtitled ...A Tiny Room Exhibition) is the second studio album by Japanese musician Takako Minekawa. It was released on May 25, 1996, by Polystar.[1] The album was released in the United States on February 18, 1997, by March Records.[2]
Recubed, an EP consisting of remixes of tracks from Roomic Cube, was released by March and Emperor Norton Records on July 7, 1998.[3] The Roomic Cube track "Fantastic Cat" came to prominence in 2006 when it was featured in a Miller Brewing Company beer advertisement featuring a man on a bicycle descending down a hill.[4]
Critical reception
Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Pitchfork | 7.6/10[6] |
In 2011, Roomic Cube was included in LA Weekly's "beginner's guide" to Shibuya-kei music.[7]
Track listing
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Sleep Song" | Takako Minekawa | 3:01 |
2. | "Fantastic Cat" | Minekawa | 3:58 |
3. | "Never/More" |
| 4:17 |
4. | "Klaxon!" |
| 4:28 |
5. | "Wooooog" |
| 3:53 |
6. | "Dessert Song" |
| 2:59 |
7. | "Destron" |
| 3:57 |
8. | "Pop Up Squirrels" |
| 0:27 |
9. | "1.666666" |
| 6:24 |
10. | "Rainy Song" | Minekawa | 2:19 |
11. | "T.T.T. (Turntable Tennis)" |
| 2:05 |
12. | "Black... White" | Pierre Bachelet | 3:16 |
13. | "More Pop Up Squirrels" |
| 0:49 |
Total length: | 41:53 |
Personnel
Credits are adapted from the album's liner notes.[8]
- Takako Minekawa – performance, arrangement
- Buffalo Daughter – performance, arrangement, production
- Kenichi Makimura – executive production
- Tadashi Matsuda – mixing, recording
- Takeo Ogiso – photography
- Megumi Shigetomi – mastering
References
- ^ "ROOMIC CUBE~a tiny room exhibition | 嶺川貴子" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved September 13, 2020.
- ^ "Roomic Cube (CD – March Records / What Are Records? #63028) – Takako Minekawa". AllMusic. Retrieved September 13, 2020.
- ^ "Just Out". CMJ New Music Monthly. No. 60. August 1998. p. 70. Retrieved September 13, 2020.
- ^ "Miller – Downhill". TV Ad Music. November 4, 2007. Retrieved May 4, 2018.
- ^ Phares, Heather. "Roomic Cube – Takako Minekawa". AllMusic. Retrieved March 5, 2018.
- ^ Schreiber, Ryan. "Takako Minekawa: Roomic Cube". Pitchfork. Archived from the original on April 27, 2005. Retrieved March 5, 2018.
- ^ Ohanesian, Liz (April 13, 2011). "Japanese Indie Pop: The Beginner's Guide to Shibuya-Kei". LA Weekly. Retrieved May 4, 2018.
- ^ Roomic Cube (liner notes). Takako Minekawa. Polystar. 1996. PSCR-5476.
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External links
- Roomic Cube at Discogs (list of releases)
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