Recubed

Takako Minekawa | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (August 21, 1998)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Emperor Norton
• ASIN: B000009E9P
• Also Available in: Audio CD
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #567,658 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Fantastic Cat [Remix]

2. 1.666666 [Remix]

3. Klaxon! (A New Type) [Remix]

4. Dessert Song [Remix]

5. T.T.T. (Turntable Tennis) [Remix]

6. Sleep Song [Remix]

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com

Though most remix albums tend to rework an artist's music to the point of unrecognizability, Recubed retains much of the sleepy, understated charm of Minekawa's 1997 release, Roomic Cube. Rather than obscuring the loopy spirit of her Casio-toned originals, the six remixers here--Sukia's DJ Me/DJ You, Trans Am, and Portastatic among them--sound like collaborators with a shared affection for old-style electronics and new-wave easy listening à la Stereolab. Pulsars' "Fantastic Cat" squeezes Minekawa's hurdy-gurdy hook through a cheesy synth, warping it into something hazily reminiscent of Depeche Mode's "Just Can't Get Enough." Buffalo Daughter (who produced Roomic) pumps the gentle "Klaxon! (A New Type)" into a rocking dance-floor anthem by marrying Minekawa's airy voice to the rubbery "White Lines" bass line. Incorporating everything from disco to French pop to psychedelia, this 24-minute disc makes the most of its idiosyncratic source material. --Erik Pedersen

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

3.0 out of 5 stars loops away, January 15, 2006

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J. Holmes "blood+whiskey" (yokohama, japan) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Recubed (Audio CD)

a remix of tracks from the Romic Cube album. some interesting involvement here from Trans Am and Portastatic (whose remixes are most distinct and take the original to a new level). and the usual suspects...Buffalo Daughter, Dj You Dj Me. there are not too many surprises here...if you liked the Roomic Cube album, you'll find some small comforts here in these sonic re-workings.

0 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Remix...., April 7, 2004

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Kisho (Japan World) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Recubed (Audio CD)

Fantastic Cat(remix)- Has a nice upbeat sound, with catchy singing...
1.666666666666(hehehe)-bam, bam, bam,..1.666666666666666666...lol
Klaxon!(a new type)-has a rocky beat...neat vocals..
Desert Sound(remix)-I like this alot, it's a beautifully soft melody and soothing beat.
T.T.T.(remix)-exactly that...Turn. Table. Tennis..yeah...
I really like this cd, it's catchy beats, most of the remixes are good...

0 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Who Requested This Album?, July 22, 2005

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C. Bullard "newBean" (Los Angeles) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Recubed (Audio CD)

Was there a huge public outcry for a "recubing" of of Roomic Cube? This chit sounds like the soundtrack to explosive diarrhea. The type you find on occasion in porta-toilets in national parks.

If I could I would slap the cute off this broad for tricking me into listening to the remix of 1.66666666666666666666666666666666666. I liked the original version. This mickey mouse garbage is going to get someone hate mailed. Word.