| Miura, Yasushi / Circus |
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| Album: | Circus | Collection: | General | |
| Artist: | Miura, Yasushi | Added: | Aug 2004 | |
| Label: | Kp | |||
| A-File Activity |
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| Add Date: | 2005-01-30 | Pull Date: | 2005-04-03 | Charts: | RPM/Electronica |
| Week Ending: | Apr 3 | Mar 13 | Feb 20 | Feb 13 | Feb 6 |
| Airplays: | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
Recent Airplay
| 1. | Jun 11, 2008: | nag champa orangeasm Yellow Pogo Stick, Mask | 4. | Mar 06, 2005: | Dancing in Outerspace Wax Candle | |
| 2. | Oct 30, 2005: | Coronary Heart Disease Yellow Pogo Stick | 5. | Feb 14, 2005: | Selectronica Elephant | |
| 3. | Mar 31, 2005: | Please Don't Stab Me Yellow Pogo Stick | 6. | Feb 13, 2005: | Dancing in Outerspace Carnival |
| Album Review |
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| Captain Dee Reviewed 2005-01-30 | ||
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Ultra dancey techno madness! Miura is Japanese, so it's fitting that this release seems like a soundtrack to a nighttime ninja chase/fight scene in the flashy streets of neo-Tokyo. The album borders on over-the-top – thumping, relentless dance beats over seizuring synth melodies. Unlike other similar minimal dance techno, however, Miura crafts his relentless electronic insanity with a refreshing twist that I can't quite identify. Great stuff, but brace yourself for Miura's storm. Recommendations: Track 2 is so fresh and fun! (And exceedingly aptly named) Also try: 5, 7, 8, 13, 15. - Captain Dee, Jan. 2005 1. Harsh noises, messy beat, slightly frantic radio transmission-ish samples. (1:57) **2. The name is perfect - the musical equivalent of riding a yellow pogo stick! Super bouncey beat, chorus of chimes. So fucking infectious! (3:27) 3. Marchy beat, fuzzy electronic layers, dark ambience. (6:00) 4. Sparkling melody echos, rumbling bass, hovering synths, simple beat. (2:25) *5. A robot overdosing on drugs at a futuristic rave? Lots of high-pitched sounds and trippy melodies. (5:22) 6. Computer beeping, pounding beat, epic synth washes, goofy sounds. Lost in a giant CPU, perhaps. (8:19) *7. Boards of Canada-esque melody, slightly chiller beat, murky vibe. (5:11) *8. Scurrying electronics, off-kilter melody. (5:15) 9. Thumping. I keep thinking of ninjas fighting in absurd Anime style. (8:36) 10. Unsettling beeps, boops and clangs. No beat. (1:02) 11. Another torrent of bouncey, pounding madness, this time more minimal. (3:54) 12. Pretty melody. Rhythmic but no beat. Not as "electronic" sounding as other tracks. (1:56) *13. Slower, mid-tempo feel. Borders on IDM/glitch-hop. (4:37) 14. Fuzzy crashing synths and hisses. Syncopated hip-hop-ish beat. (3:14) *15. Ethereal/pulsing melody fragments dance around a torrent of interesting, excited beats. Imagine an all-out ninja robot war. (8:06) 16. Pure ambience fades in and out, cute melody on top. (1:49) | ||
| Track Listing |
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| 1. | Mask | 9. | Salamander Head | |||
| 2. | Yellow Pogo Stick | 10. | Church of the Humming Bird | |||
| 3. | Arabian Soldier | 11. | Dragon Fly | |||
| 4. | Planet Box | 12. | Wax Candle | |||
| 5. | Chinese Masquerade | 13. | Jolly Roger | |||
| 6. | Frogman Dance | 14. | Air Ship | |||
| 7. | Elephant | 15. | Carnival | |||
| 8. | Electric Fairies | 16. | Empty Theater |