Hosaka,Akane Niko Niko Denki Muzic CD

With her lunging rhythms and deliciously retro melodies, Akane Hosaka catapults US into a world of gleeful wallabies and drummer-boy monkeys. Her discovery of music came through song, and only later led to instrumental experimentation. References to her early influences, the 60 s and 70 s precursors of electro pop, are deliberate, there for all to see: Raymond Scott, Perrey & Kingsley or Yellow Magic Orchestra\Nevertheless her true inspiration is from the visual world and lies in graphic forms and architectural fantasy: Keiji Ito, Archigram or Bruno\Munari. For her, these images evoke music that she then sets about transcribing. Naturally reserved, she's a perfectionist in her work. Seeing her in the studio is like watching a blacksmith in the smithy, as she bends her music into the required shapes. Her compositions are like pastel-colored soap bubbles in extra-bright Super 8.

1. Brown Game 2. Pocket of Music 3. Ashita Wa Umi E Iku 4. Asu/Hiru/Yuu 5. Ponkotsu Eisei 23 Gou 6. Banshuu 7. Crazy Crazy Pop'nn Speakers 8. Aru Hi No Drive 9. Kaze No Tsuyoi Hi 10. Super Stylus 11. Hello! Peckpee 12. Ohana Ageru