Posts Tagged ‘Shibuya-kei’

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Cibo Matto – "Know Your Chicken" (1996)

2011/03/14


I know my chicken!
You got to know your chicken!


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Pizzicato Five – "Baby Love Child" (1991)

2009/05/07


This album was a party favorite for my friends and I. I think it was the "Shibuya-kei" genre that appealed to us, but we didn't know what to call it. We knew they were fun, pop, and foreign. As I read the Shibuya-kei wikipedia page, I have to laugh because we also played a lot of Serge Gainsbourg, who is listed as a major influence to the genre. Listening to this song I believe it.

Props to the Japanese for really embracing foreign music. They have repeatedly had excellent bands like "Pizzicato Five", or "The 5.6.7.8's". I need to explore more because I feel like I must be missing out on some.


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