Kahimi Karie
Encyclopedia
Kahimi sings in English
, French
, and Japanese
(among other languages) with whisper-like vocals.
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
, French
French language
French is a Romance language spoken as a first language in France, the Romandy region in Switzerland, Wallonia and Brussels in Belgium, Monaco, the regions of Quebec and Acadia in Canada, and by various communities elsewhere. Second-language speakers of French are distributed throughout many parts...
, and Japanese
Japanese language
is a language spoken by over 130 million people in Japan and in Japanese emigrant communities. It is a member of the Japonic language family, which has a number of proposed relationships with other languages, none of which has gained wide acceptance among historical linguists .Japanese is an...
(among other languages) with whisper-like vocals.
Albums
- 1997 - Larme de crocodileLarme de crocodileLarme de Crocodile is the first Kahimi Karie full-length, released after a string of six EPs and the Momus-penned Japanese chart hit "Good Morning World". It was released in 1997 by CRUE-L Records and was only available in the U.S. and Europe as a Japanese import...
(Crue-L KYTHMAK-031DA) - July 15, 1998 - K.K.K.K.K.K.K.K.K.K. (album)K.K.K.K.K. is the second full-length album from cult Japanese singer Kahimi Karie, originally released in 1998 on the Cornelius-run Trattoria label. In 1999, it saw domestic release on Le Grand Magistery, along with four bonus remixes...
(Polydor POCP-7296) - May 24, 2000 - TiltTilt (2000 album)Tilt is the third proper full-length by Shibuya kei artist Kahimi Karie. It features songs by Momus, Arto Lindsay, Julien Ribot and The Olivia Tremor Control, among others...
(Polydor POCH-1949) - November 21, 2001 - My SuitorMy suitorMy Suitor is an 8-track EP or mini-album of covers from Japanese pop star Kahimi Karie. The original songs were largely recorded by little-known UK artists in the 1980s including Dolly Mixture and The Lilac Time. It was released in Japan in 2002 by the Polydor label...
(Polydor) - February 21, 2003 - Trapeziste (Victor VICL-61070)
- May 21, 2004 - Montage (Victor VICL-61374)
- October 25, 2006 - NUNKI (Victor VICL-62135)
- June 9, 2010 - It's here (Victor VICL-63613)
Remix Albums
- 1998 - a K is a K is a K (Polydor)
- 1998 - Kahimi Karie Remixes (Crue-L KYTHMAK-038D)
Compilation Albums
- September 8, 1998 - Kahimi KarieKahimi karie (album)Kahimi Karie is a compilation of singles and EP tracks from Japanese pop artist Kahimi Karie. It was released in the U.S. in 1998, featuring the same tracklisting as Japan's Best On The Trattoria Label And More compilation of the same year. The Minty Fresh album also shared artwork with an earlier...
(Minty Fresh [US]) - September 30, 1998 - The Best Of Trattoria Years Plus More (Trattoria Menu.164/FC-023/PSCR-5708)
- 2000 - K.K.Works 1998-2000 (Polydor)
- 2007 - Specialothers (Victor VICL-62433)
LPs, EPs, Singles
- 1992 - Kahimi Karie and the Crue-L Grand Orchestra / Mike Alway's Diary (Crue-L KYTHMAK-003D/CRUKAH-002D)
- 1994 - Girly (Crue-L KYTHMAK-011D/CRUKAH-003D)
- 1995 - I am a kitten (Kahimi Karie sings Momus in Paris) (Crue-L KYTHMAK-015D)
- 1995 - My First Karie (Trattoria Menu.56/PSCR-5348)
- July 26, 1995 - Leur L'existence (Trattoria Menu.62/PSCR-9102)
- October 16, 1995 - Good Morning World (Trattoria Menu.70/PSDR-5237)
- June 9, 1996 - HUMMING ga kikoeru (Trattoria)
- June 26, 1996 - Le Roi Soleil (Trattoria Menu.99/PSCR-5500)
- 1997 - Tiny King Kong (Crue-L KYTHMAK-029D)
- June 29, 1998 - One Thousand 20th Century Chairs (Polydor POCP-7297)
- March 29, 2000 - Once Upon A Time (Polydor POCH-1913)
- April 26, 2000 - Journey To The Center Of Me (Polydor POCH-1927)
- March 24, 2004 - NaNa (Victor VICL-35620)
DVD
- October 4, 2006 - KOCHAB (Victor VIBL-344)
- July 25, 2007 - Muhlifein (Victor VIBL-391)
Special
- May 24, 2000 - K.K. LIMITED EDITION 2000(Live Tour VHS, Live Tour CD, Remix CD, T shirts, Bag, Stickers, Badges and Photobook.Limited only for this)(UPCH-9006)
Appearances on Other Albums
- 1995 - 69/96 GIRL MEETS CASSETTE on CorneliusCorneliusCornelius is a Roman family name and a masculine given name. It could be derived from Latin cornu "horn". People, places and things named Cornelius include:-Surname:...
's album 69/96 - 1996 - Good Morning World on album Sushi 3003
- 1998 - Alcohol on album Sushi 4004Sushi 4004Sushi 4004 is an album of various Shibuya-kei artists compiled by Le Hammond Inferno.-Track listing:# "Bowlers in Space" - Midnight Bowlers - 7:12# "You Are My Music" - Hi-Posi - 5:16# "S'il Vous Plait" - Fantastic Plastic Machine - 5:40...
- 2001 - Subete wo yurashite (On a Chair) on Fantastic Plastic Machine's remix album Contact
- 2005 - Cozmo-Naughty on M-FloM-flois a Japanese hip hop group consisting of producer and DJ Taku Takahashi and emcee Verbal.Former member Lisa left the group in 2002 to pursue a solo career, and the remaining members then started the M-Flo Loves... project working different vocalists for each song over three albums, including the...
's album Beat Space NineBEAT SPACE NINEBeat Space Nine is the fourth studio album released by the Japanese group M-Flo. This album is the group's first #1 studio album.... - 2005 - Several tracks on Otomo Yoshihide's 2005 ONJO album feature Kahimi Karie.
- 2005 - Blue Orb on the soundtrack of the PS2 game We Love Katamari
- 2008 - Le Cheval Blanc on the Detroit Metal CityDetroit Metal Cityis a vulgar comedy manga series, serialized in Young Animal from 2005 to 2010. An anime OVA series, twelve episodes of approximately 13 minutes each, was released starting on August 8, 2008. A live film adaptation directed by Toshio Lee appeared in Japanese theaters on August 23, 2008...
Tribute to Krauser II the metal mix compilation (remixed with eerie distorted guitar wails, in keeping with the heavy metal theme).