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1997 studio album by Takako Minekawa

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]

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.

Title Writer(s)
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

Design

  • Sheila Sachs – design
  • Chikashi Suzuki – photography
  • Mariko Yamamoto – art direction, design
  • Mooog Yamamoto – art direction, design

References[edit]

  1. ^ Daley, David (August 1998). “Japan’s Shibuya-Kei Scene Invades America”. CMJ New Music Monthly. No. 60. pp. 16–17. Retrieved December 10, 2020.
  2. ^ Phares, Heather. “Takako Minekawa”. AllMusic. Retrieved December 10, 2020.
  3. ^ “CLOUDY CLOUD CALCULATOR | 嶺川貴子” (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved September 13, 2020.
  4. ^ “Cloudy Cloud Calculator (CD – Emperor Norton #7010) – Takako Minekawa”. AllMusic. Retrieved September 13, 2020.
  5. ^ a b Richard-San, Mark. “Takako Minekawa: Cloudy Cloud Calculator”. Pitchfork. Archived from the original on January 18, 2000. Retrieved March 5, 2018.
  6. ^ “ザイマー…C.C.C.remix | 嶺川貴子” (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved September 13, 2020.
  7. ^ Phares, Heather. “Ximer – Takako Minekawa”. AllMusic. Retrieved September 13, 2020.
  8. ^ a b Phares, Heather. “Cloudy Cloud Calculator – Takako Minekawa”. AllMusic. Retrieved March 5, 2018.
  9. ^ Considine, J. D. (December 24, 1998). “Takako Minekawa: Cloudy Cloud Calculator (Emperor Norton 7010)”. The Baltimore Sun. Retrieved April 21, 2021.
  10. ^ Bruno, Christian (February 24 – March 1, 2000). “Sugar Sacked”. Metro. Retrieved December 10, 2020.
  11. ^ Cloudy Cloud Calculator (liner notes). Takako Minekawa. Polystar. 1997. PSCR-5658.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)

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