Browse by Artist: NO.9

Artist:	NO.9
Title:	Where Come From? And Where To?
Label:	LOCUST
Format:	CD
Price:	$8.50
Catalog #:	LOCUST 035CD

"No.9 (Joe Takayuki) is an unsung electropop mastermind from Tokyo's invigorating onkyo scene whose knack for melodious electronic pop, jazz grooves and varied rhythms owes as much to the cinedelic scores of Umiliani and TV spy jazz as it does to the simple, meditative sounds of nature transformed. Where Come From? And Where To? features the aforementioned cut off of his forthcoming disc, Mushi no-n, and two generous remixes: Hrvatski locks No.9 into a galactic rub and dub mix of typically high quality tom foolery and Chicago producer/musician Bundy K. Brown (Directions in Music, Pullman) gives Where come From? his usually high caliber surgical treatment." 18 minute EP.

Artist:	NO.9
Title:	Mushi-No-Ne
Label:	LOCUST
Format:	CD
Price:	$14.00
Catalog #:	LOCUST 045CD

"No.9 is Joe Takayuki, an unsung electropop mastermind from Tokyo's invigorating Onkyo scene. No.9's sound is focused but there's no doubt that he has a knack for combining all 31 musical flavors and then some. Right from the opening track, 'Gate', with it's chase scene thematics and stuttering rhythms, it's hard not to get pulled into a Rollercoaster that's a wily, playful joyride rife with the wistful mod 60s pop hooks ('Where come from?', 'Alternate'), a tv spy jazz vibe ('survive'), an occasionally somber feel propped up by chill natural field recordings of insects ('bug beats', 'Eco Ego'), minimal techno ('Insatiable World') and a perfect blend of flamenco style acoustic guitar playing and electronics ('For Sister')."

Artist:	NO.9
Title:	Micro Films
Label:	LOCUST
Format:	CD
Price:	$14.00
Catalog #:	LOCUST 065CD

"After a stellar performance on Mushi-No-Ne, No. 9 continues to indulge in childlike whimsy on Micro Films -- a small story in sound and pictures of the entire world of plants and animals. This is organic music that evolves with time -- like the memory of a good movie or book -- and, as the album title suggests, with just a little light & magnification, dazzling new audiovisual vistas are opened up to the naked ear. Micro Films is a tour de force of animated mellow electropop encompassing downtempo, pop minimalism, ambient glitch drill'n' bass and acid jazz, where the rhythms of insects and the scurrying impressions of city life on the Tokyo streets are one in Joe Takayuki's design. Packaged with a beautiful collection of 13 illustrations by 13 contemporary Japanese artists."

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