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Secret arcoroom
Takanami K-taro and Nishimura Ikuyo, their new unit arcorhyme has done a first CD-R release!
Turns out that since early P5, K-taro is friends with Nagato Yoshirō, who used to be the owner of a record shop called Pied Piper House. Nagato-san now runs the shop Recomints in Nakano Broadway. For that reason, they did a special interview with Recomints and are selling that demo CD-R at the shop, only it's limited to 20 copies!
Of course, Nakano being my 'hood, I didn't wait any longer and got my own of that rare-to-be item! The CD-R, titled "himitsu no arcoroom" ("Secret arcoroom") is autographed by both members, and included is their microfiber handkerchief and a lyrics sheet. Would you believe that I even got #001? :)
The songs are beautiful, fresh-sounding pop songs, and being K-taro's music with female vocals they do remind me of early P5. The three songs are interleaved with talk in the spirit of their "arcoroom" podcast, talking about things like their first visit to Nakano Broadway and the reason for the "arcorhyme" name ("arco" is Italian for a return to bowing after "pizzicato"...!).
Track list: Strawberry Decadence / tsukiyo no hōseki ~Les Bijoutiers du Clair de Lune~ / charade
(These can be sampled on the official site or MySpace.)
Next I'll be looking forward to see them live!
Actually, they'll be performing in an all-night kayōkyoku event next Friday at mona records (Shimokitazawa), but it seems they won't be playing their own songs. Sally Kubota and K-taro will also be DJing.
Posted on May 21, 2007 at 00:17 | Tweet
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Wonderful catch.
Hope you could hunt a second copy for your Recohan customers :-)
Posted by Markus Kreisel on May 21, 2007 at 18:27
Right place + right time = chipple!
Posted by Mr Phoenix on May 22, 2007 at 03:57