Japanese Technopop Pioneers Motocompo on JapanFiles.com
March 6, 2008 - JapanFiles.com adds 3 Japanese artists to the roster today, led by Japanese technopop pioneers MOTOCOMPO. Also joining the website are J-Pop singer/songwriter Fuyumi Abe and 90's indie-rock legends SUPER JUNKY MONKEY from Japanese label 3rd Stone Records.
MOTOCOMPO BIO
Combining a pure, unironic pop sensibility with a strong grounding in underground music, MOTOCOMPO are one of Japan's premier technopop artists the last ten years. Architects (along with bands like POLYSICS) of the late 1990s "Tokyo New Wave Of New Wave" movement, they updated the quirky 1980s pop of the Plastics, Hikashu and P-Model to something that recognises the influence of the last 20 years of American and European electronic music. From their minimalist 1999 debut, "Desktop Romancer", through a series of increasingly sophisticated albums and EPs, MOTOCOMPO have successfully straddled the divide between mainstream and underground, playing with the likes of new wave supergroup NiNa (featuring Yuki from Judy & Mary, Mick Kahn from Japan, and Kate Pierson from the B-52s) and J-Pop idols HALCALI, as well as indie contemporaries such as YMCK and Plus-Tech Squeeze Box, and at the same time working with overseas artists such as the UK's DMX Krew and Swedish Grammy award winner Andreas Tilliander. All these influences combine to create intelligent electronic pop music that draws on the best of Japan's classic technopop past.
(- courtesy of Clear and Refreshing)
Reviews for MOTOCOMPO's "Chiptop Lips":
"A successful balance of superb production, subtly cynical lyrics and great pop tunes."
- The Japan Times
"Their most mature album so far - it contains some of the most blissful synth-pop you'll hear."
- Japanator.com
MOTOCOMPO links!
MP3s - www.japanfiles.com/motocompo
MySpace - www.myspace.com/motocompo
Official Site - www.motocompo.com (Japanese/English)
About JAPANFILES.COM:
JapanFiles.com is the only online service that specializes in MP3 sales for Japanese rock artists, with over 200 indie bands reaching their USA fans - rock, hip-hop, punk, and techno! JapanFiles.com is the largest source in the USA for legal downloads of Japanese music and DRM-free. Downloads are only 99 cents each!
MOTOCOMPO BIO
Combining a pure, unironic pop sensibility with a strong grounding in underground music, MOTOCOMPO are one of Japan's premier technopop artists the last ten years. Architects (along with bands like POLYSICS) of the late 1990s "Tokyo New Wave Of New Wave" movement, they updated the quirky 1980s pop of the Plastics, Hikashu and P-Model to something that recognises the influence of the last 20 years of American and European electronic music. From their minimalist 1999 debut, "Desktop Romancer", through a series of increasingly sophisticated albums and EPs, MOTOCOMPO have successfully straddled the divide between mainstream and underground, playing with the likes of new wave supergroup NiNa (featuring Yuki from Judy & Mary, Mick Kahn from Japan, and Kate Pierson from the B-52s) and J-Pop idols HALCALI, as well as indie contemporaries such as YMCK and Plus-Tech Squeeze Box, and at the same time working with overseas artists such as the UK's DMX Krew and Swedish Grammy award winner Andreas Tilliander. All these influences combine to create intelligent electronic pop music that draws on the best of Japan's classic technopop past.
(- courtesy of Clear and Refreshing)
Reviews for MOTOCOMPO's "Chiptop Lips":
"A successful balance of superb production, subtly cynical lyrics and great pop tunes."
- The Japan Times
"Their most mature album so far - it contains some of the most blissful synth-pop you'll hear."
- Japanator.com
MOTOCOMPO links!
MP3s - www.japanfiles.com/motocompo
MySpace - www.myspace.com/motocompo
Official Site - www.motocompo.com (Japanese/English)
About JAPANFILES.COM:
JapanFiles.com is the only online service that specializes in MP3 sales for Japanese rock artists, with over 200 indie bands reaching their USA fans - rock, hip-hop, punk, and techno! JapanFiles.com is the largest source in the USA for legal downloads of Japanese music and DRM-free. Downloads are only 99 cents each!
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