Eri Nobuchika

About a couple of weeks ago, I posted something on Röyksopp after buying their album "Junior". "Vision One" ended up being my favorite off Junior and after noticing that it contained samples from (what it seemed to be) a japanese song I immediately wanted to find out more.

So (of course) I googled names and track names and came up with the video below, which is the original version of "Vision One" in japanese, titled "Sing A Song" by Eri Nobuchika. Being a confessed fan of the japanese pop culture (though, I have to confess that I have fallen a bit behind on my updates) I was exited to see that Eri Nobuchika is a singer/songwriter born in 1985 and is very respected and popular in the circles of the japanese pop/dance/house music scene. She has recently released an album called "Hands", which sort of deviates from the electonic/house sound. Anyhow, I still remain curious enough to explore her (previous) releases.

The Girl And The Robot (and Me?)

I was recently introduced to Röyksopp's "The Girl And The Robot" through a mixtape (more like a mixcd) my cousin made for me. And of course after being impressed by it, I had to go through the predictably typical youtube/google search craze I usually go through, and find out about remixes, videos and all the things I usually look for right before I become obsessed with something. 

So, I found the video (directed by Michael Baldwin) and I thought: "Ooh, cool styling and colors" and then the part where the robot is advertised onTV comes on, and the robot model name is ARTEMIS.82 which is a funny coincidence because that is my name and the year I was born in... Anyway, I got their album, "Junior", today and it's a really really cool electro-pop album, even if it took me some time to discover it. (I also found that Kris Menace did some amazing remixes of TG&TR which I need to get my paws on, and soon...)