Cloudy Cloud Calculator
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| Released | December 10, 1997 | |||
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| Length | 37:57 | |||
| Label | Polystar | |||
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Cloudy Cloud Calculator is the third studio album by Japanese musician Takako Minekawa. It was released on December 10, 1997 by Polystar.[3] The album was released in the United States on November 17, 1998 by Emperor Norton Records.[4] Minekawa played almost every instrument on the album and wrote, produced and arranged nearly all its songs.[5]
Minekawa toured in the United States to support the album. The EP Ximer... C.C.C. Remix, released on September 23, 1998 by Polystar,[6] features remixes of tracks from Cloudy Cloud Calculator by various artists.[7]
Critical reception[edit]
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [8] |
| The Baltimore Sun |  [9] |
| Pitchfork | 6.7/10[5] |
Heather Phares of AllMusic described Cloudy Cloud Calculator as one of Minekawa's "finest and most unusual moments" and "highly inventive, restrained pop".[8] Christian Bruno, writing in Metro, referred to the album's songs as "wonderfully cute, all-synthesizer musings".[10]
Track listing[edit]
All tracks are written by Takako Minekawa, except where noted
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Micro Mini Cool" | 2:53 | |
| 2. | "Milk Rock" | 3:45 | |
| 3. | "Phonobaloon Song" | 2:32 | |
| 4. | "Cat House" | 3:41 | |
| 5. | "Cloud Chips" |
| 2:10 |
| 6. | "Kraftpark (Micro Trip Edit)" | 2:58 | |
| 7. | "Kangaroo Pocket Calculator" | 3:45 | |
| 8. | "Black Forest" |
| 3:41 |
| 9. | "International Velvet" | 3:20 | |
| 10. | "Cloud Cuckoo Land" |
| 4:59 |
| 11. | "Telstar" | Joe Meek | 4:13 |
| Total length: | 37:57 | ||
Personnel[edit]
Credits are adapted from the album's liner notes.[11]
Musicians
- Takako Minekawa – vocals, acoustic guitar, bass, drums, electric guitar, electronic drums (Yamaha DD-7, E-mu SP-1200), güiro, recorder, synthesizer (Boss SYB-3, Casio SA-1, Casio VA-10, Minimoog Voyager, Moog Prodigy, Roland CR-5000, Six-Trak), vocoder, arrangement
- Yuko Aiso – violin
- Yumiko Ohno – bass, maracas, synthesizer (Minimoog), theremin
- Atsushi Tsuyama – drums
- Mooog Yamamoto – turntables, "bird call"
- Seiichi Yamamoto – acoustic guitar, electric bass, electric guitar, electronic drums, synthesizer (Roland JP-8000), arrangement
- Masaaki Yoshida – synthesizer
- Sugar Yoshinaga – arrangement
Production
- Takako Minekawa – production
- Tetsuya Kotani – engineering
- Masao Nakazato – mastering
- Seiichi Yamamoto – mixing, production
- Sugar Yoshinaga – production
Design
- Sheila Sachs – design
- Chikashi Suzuki – photography
- Mariko Yamamoto – art direction, design
- Mooog Yamamoto – art direction, design
References[edit]
- ^ Daley, David (August 1998). "Japan's Shibuya-Kei Scene Invades America". CMJ New Music Monthly. No. 60. pp. 16–17. Retrieved December 10, 2020.
- ^ Phares, Heather. "Takako Minekawa". AllMusic. Retrieved December 10, 2020.
- ^ "CLOUDY CLOUD CALCULATOR | 嶺川貴子" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved September 13, 2020.
- ^ "Cloudy Cloud Calculator (CD – Emperor Norton #7010) – Takako Minekawa". AllMusic. Retrieved September 13, 2020.
- ^ a b Richard-San, Mark. "Takako Minekawa: Cloudy Cloud Calculator". Pitchfork. Archived from the original on January 18, 2000. Retrieved March 5, 2018.
- ^ "ザイマー…C.C.C.remix | 嶺川貴子" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved September 13, 2020.
- ^ Phares, Heather. "Ximer – Takako Minekawa". AllMusic. Retrieved September 13, 2020.
- ^ a b Phares, Heather. "Cloudy Cloud Calculator – Takako Minekawa". AllMusic. Retrieved March 5, 2018.
- ^ Considine, J. D. (December 24, 1998). "Takako Minekawa: Cloudy Cloud Calculator (Emperor Norton 7010)". The Baltimore Sun. Retrieved April 21, 2021.
- ^ Bruno, Christian (February 24 – March 1, 2000). "Sugar Sacked". Metro. Retrieved December 10, 2020.
- ^ Cloudy Cloud Calculator (liner notes). Takako Minekawa. Polystar. 1997. PSCR-5658.
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External links[edit]
- Cloudy Cloud Calculator at Discogs (list of releases)
