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Chirpy electronic pop from Takashi Wada, who delivers his third album for the Onitor label within a four-year period. That's some snappy turnover rate, is it not? There was a time when Wada's music leant toward some sort of ambient sound, but nowadays, it's geared towards a more diverse range of interests, most centrally a form of glitchy electro pop as typified opener 'Kudukono Blues' which sounds like a cross between Hausmeister (remember them?) and Nathan Fake. Next comes the title track, which frankly, outstays its welcome somewhat, repeating the titular refrain into spiralling banality. From this point the album shifts towards a kind of folksy, acoustic tone, eventually tumbling back into the electronic universe in time for the ironically-named 'Berlin Underground Harcore Anthem' and the tuneful 'Sinewave Wonderland'. A bit all over the place, but brand New People has a certain kooky charm to it.
‘Araki’ is the second album from young Japanese producer Takashi Wada. His first ‘Meguro’, which came out in 2003 was a gorgeous ambient record and was rightly compared to the best of Kompakt’s ‘Pop Ambient’ series, ‘Araki’ however ditches the blissful ambient textures almost entirely. What we have in place of the floating melodies are glitchy beats, pseudo breaks and midi guitars. Of course, the production quality is of the expected high standard, making for a nice addition to Onitor’s ever-diversifying catalogue
In spite of his incredible legacy, there was one project Alfred Hitchcock dreamed of doing but which remained unfulfilled: a film that would encompass “twenty-four-hours in the life of a city,” as he described it in his infamous conversations with François Truffaut. Whether or not wunderkind Takashi Wada knew of the director’s idea, he’s produced a credible musical equivalent to it. Ron Schepper, Cyclicdefrost 09/2004...Meguro's music is more placid than either while remainingunpredictable. These songs don't seem hemmed in by genre; they go where theyneed to go.Mark Richardson, Pitchfork 08/2004Gerade in diesem stilistischenJongleursakt manifestiert Wadas Kunst des spielerischen Zugangs, der in keinerSekunde beliebig oder zu bunt wirkt, sondern durchaus sehr vielversprechend indie Zukunft der Schublade Flächenpop weist. Sehr runde Platte, das.Florian Obkircher, skug 10/2004Format: CDRelease Date: 18.05.2004Buy and prelisten mp3. @finetunes @KompaktBuy Record @Kompakt @Hausmusik