The complete works of Capsule. They started as annoying indie hipsters and have slowly turned into a sort of Japanese answer to Daft Punk. They appear all but unknown outside Japan, and that’s just wrong. I got into them after suffering sufficient repeat exposure to “PONPONPON” (which is very big with the 4yo demographic in my house) and determining to track down the people responsible. Yasutaka Nakata also turns out utter cheese (Perfume and Coltemonikha make Kyary Pamyu Pamyu look like Motorhead), but is nevertheless clearly brilliant.
Lots of old stuff I liked in the ’80s and am now listening to in high quality on decent headphones. Hearing detail I wasn’t aware of from my memory and with the benefit of twenty-five more years’ experience listening to music. This is why there’s a market for reissues.
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The complete works of Capsule. They started as annoying indie hipsters and have slowly turned into a sort of Japanese answer to Daft Punk. They appear all but unknown outside Japan, and that’s just wrong. I got into them after suffering sufficient repeat exposure to “PONPONPON” (which is very big with the 4yo demographic in my house) and determining to track down the people responsible. Yasutaka Nakata also turns out utter cheese (Perfume and Coltemonikha make Kyary Pamyu Pamyu look like Motorhead), but is nevertheless clearly brilliant.
Lots of old stuff I liked in the ’80s and am now listening to in high quality on decent headphones. Hearing detail I wasn’t aware of from my memory and with the benefit of twenty-five more years’ experience listening to music. This is why there’s a market for reissues.