Fun 9
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Fun 9 is the fourth studio album by Japanese musician Takako Minekawa. It was released on July 7, 1999 by Polystar.[1] The album was released on November 16, 1999 in the United States by Emperor Norton Records.[2]
The album's title is pronounced "fun-kyū", the latter half of the title referring to the Japanese equivalent of the numeral 9, and is intended to sound similar to the word "funk".[3][4]
Critical reception
Heather Phares of AllMusic wrote that Minekawa had produced a "more eclectic and polished" record while retaining her "playful musical vision", crafting "a wide array of lush, lighthearted songs into an album that is as self-assured as it is fun".[5]
Drowned in Sound writer Samuel Rosean cited Fun 9 as a key Shibuya-kei release in a 2018 retrospective article.[6] Tokyo WeekenderTemplate:'s Ed Cunningham recommended Fun 9 to fans of the Cornelius album Fantasma (1997).[7]
Track listing
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Personnel
Credits are adapted from the album's liner notes.[8]
Musicians
- Takako Minekawa – vocals, acoustic guitar, guitar, turntables, arrangement
- Craig Borrell – analog synthesizer, MTI Auto-Orchestra synthesizer, trumpet, turntables, vocals, backing vocals
- Michiko Endo – additional vocals on "Flow in a Tide", acoustic guitar on "Soft Graffiti"
- Ross Harris – analog synthesizer, bass, Boss SP-303 sampler, drum machine, guitar, turntables
- Toyoaki Misha – sound manipulation
- Keigo Oyamada – acoustic guitar, bass, drums, guitar, Stylophone keyboard, turntables
- Takahiro Unno – French horn on "Spin Spider Spin"
Production
- Takako Minekawa – production
- DJ Me DJ You – production
- Tadashi Matsuda – mixing, recording
- Michifumi Onodera – mixing
- Keigo Oyamada – production
- Tohru Takayama – mixing
References
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