Shinjuku Zulu
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Shinjuku Zulu is an album by electronica
artist Shinjuku Zulu aka Kirby Ian Andersen
, released in 2000. The album is available from Neuphoria Recordings, an electronic
label from Toronto
, Canada
. See also the releases F-1 Papillons - 'Best Of' K.I.A. & Shinjuku Zulu, DXLR8 - Downtempo 'Best Of' K.I.A. & Shinjuku Zulu
, Kiss the Honey, Honey
released in 2007, the album Various Chimeras
, released in 2006, and Adieu Shinjuku Zulu
and Sonorous Susurrus
by the same artist recording as K.I.A.
Press Reviews:
"FOUR STARS. Breaks,house,reggae, exotic vocals...Shinjuku Zulu is a CD that warrants repeated listens" -Montreal Gazette
"FOUR STARS. Sheer brilliance, haunting vocals...top ten CD of the year" -THE GLOBE & MAIL
Electronica
Electronica includes a wide range of contemporary electronic music designed for a wide range of uses, including foreground listening, some forms of dancing, and background music for other activities; however, unlike electronic dance music, it is not specifically made for dancing...
artist Shinjuku Zulu aka Kirby Ian Andersen
Kirby Ian Andersen
K.I.A. is a cross-genre pop electronica producer from Toronto, Canada. Like much of the Toronto and Montreal music scenes, Kirby Ian Andersen, the writer and producer of the songs, involves many people in his recordings—six or seven different vocalists on each release...
, released in 2000. The album is available from Neuphoria Recordings, an electronic
Electronic music
Electronic music is music that employs electronic musical instruments and electronic music technology in its production. In general a distinction can be made between sound produced using electromechanical means and that produced using electronic technology. Examples of electromechanical sound...
label from Toronto
Toronto
Toronto is the provincial capital of Ontario and the largest city in Canada. It is located in Southern Ontario on the northwestern shore of Lake Ontario. A relatively modern city, Toronto's history dates back to the late-18th century, when its land was first purchased by the British monarchy from...
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
. See also the releases F-1 Papillons - 'Best Of' K.I.A. & Shinjuku Zulu, DXLR8 - Downtempo 'Best Of' K.I.A. & Shinjuku Zulu
DXLR8 - Downtempo 'Best Of' K.I.A. & Shinjuku Zulu
DXLR8 - Downtempo Best-of K.I.A. and Shinjuku Zulu is a 2008 album, compiling the best chillout tracks by electronica artist Kirby Ian Andersen, known variously as Shinjuku Zulu and K.I.A.. The 13 tracks are taken from the previous two releases by Shinjuku Zulu and the two releases by K.I.A...
, Kiss the Honey, Honey
Kiss the Honey, Honey
Kiss the Honey, Honey is an album by electronica artist Kirby Ian Andersen, also known as Shinjuku Zulu and K.I.A., released in 2007. The album is available from Neuphoria Recordings, an electronic label from Toronto, Canada....
released in 2007, the album Various Chimeras
Various Chimeras
Various Chimeras is a 2006 album by electronica artist Shinjuku Zulu on Neuphoria Recordings. This artist also has released the recordings Sonorous Susurrus and Adieu Shinjuku Zulu under the name K.I.A.-Track listing:# "Tombouctou, Adieu!"...
, released in 2006, and Adieu Shinjuku Zulu
Adieu Shinjuku Zulu
Adieu Shinjuku Zulu is a CD by electronic music artist K.I.A., released on Neuphoria Recordings, a record label located in Toronto, Canada, in 2003...
and Sonorous Susurrus
Sonorous Susurrus
Sonorous Susurrus is a double CD 22-track recording by K.I.A., released on the Canadian electronic music label Neuphoria Recordings in 2004. This artist also has released a 14-track recording entitled Adieu Shinjuku Zulu. K.I.A. also records as Shinjuku Zulu, and has released a 19-track recording...
by the same artist recording as K.I.A.
Press Reviews:
"FOUR STARS. Breaks,house,reggae, exotic vocals...Shinjuku Zulu is a CD that warrants repeated listens" -Montreal Gazette
"FOUR STARS. Sheer brilliance, haunting vocals...top ten CD of the year" -THE GLOBE & MAIL
Tracklisting and descriptions
- Shinjuku Zulu (experimental a cappellaA cappellaA cappella music is specifically solo or group singing without instrumental sound, or a piece intended to be performed in this way. It is the opposite of cantata, which is accompanied singing. A cappella was originally intended to differentiate between Renaissance polyphony and Baroque concertato...
) Like: BjörkBjörkBjörk Guðmundsdóttir , known as Björk , is an Icelandic singer-songwriter. Her eclectic musical style has achieved popular acknowledgement and popularity within many musical genres, such as rock, jazz, electronic dance music, classical and folk...
's MedúllaMedúllaMedúlla is the sixth studio album by Icelandic singer, songwriter, and musician Björk, released on August 30, 2004 by Warner Bros. Records and One Little Indian. The title derives from the Latin word for "marrow". The album is almost entirely a cappella and constructed with human vocals...
done by a drum'n'bass artist - That Groove (dance, houseHouse musicHouse music is a genre of electronic dance music that originated in Chicago, Illinois, United States in the early 1980s. It was initially popularized in mid-1980s discothèques catering to the African-American, Latino American, and gay communities; first in Chicago circa 1984, then in other...
, discoDiscoDisco is a genre of dance music. Disco acts charted high during the mid-1970s, and the genre's popularity peaked during the late 1970s. It had its roots in clubs that catered to African American, gay, psychedelic, and other communities in New York City and Philadelphia during the late 1960s and...
). Vocals: Larissa Gomes. Like: Armand Van HeldenArmand Van HeldenArmand Van Helden is a record producer, DJ and remixer whose biggest commercial successes came from his remixes of the 1996 Tori Amos song "Professional Widow" , which reached number 1 in the UK Singles Chart in January 1997, and his own track "U Don't Know Me ", which went to number 1...
remixing Tori AmosTori AmosTori Amos is an American pianist, singer-songwriter and composer. She was at the forefront of a number of female singer-songwriters in the early 1990s and was noteworthy early in her career as one of the few alternative rock performers to use a piano as her primary instrument... - Segue (tribal houseTribal houseTribal house is a subgenre of house music similar in structure to deep house, but providing elements of ethnic or indigenous musical percussions...
/ breakbeatBreakbeatIn 1992, a new style called "jungalistic hardcore" emerged, and for many ravers it was too funky to dance to. Josh Lawford of Ravescene prophesied that the breakbeat was "the death-knell of rave" because the ever changing drumbeat patterns of breakbeat music didn't allow for the same zoned out,...
/ worldWorldWorld is a common name for the whole of human civilization, specifically human experience, history, or the human condition in general, worldwide, i.e. anywhere on Earth....
). Vocals: African chant. Like: Buddha Bar series - Brando (dance / houseHouse musicHouse music is a genre of electronic dance music that originated in Chicago, Illinois, United States in the early 1980s. It was initially popularized in mid-1980s discothèques catering to the African-American, Latino American, and gay communities; first in Chicago circa 1984, then in other...
). Vocals: Larissa Gomes Like: Neil YoungNeil YoungNeil Percival Young, OC, OM is a Canadian singer-songwriter who is widely regarded as one of the most influential musicians of his generation...
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by a DJ - Yedayed (worldWorldWorld is a common name for the whole of human civilization, specifically human experience, history, or the human condition in general, worldwide, i.e. anywhere on Earth....
). Vocals: chant. Like: (Thievery CorporationThievery CorporationThievery Corporation is a Washington, D.C. based recording artist and DJ duo consisting of Rob Garza, Eric Hilton, and their supporting artists, including current drummer Jeff Franca...
) - Sweetness Likes the Reverb (a cappellaA cappellaA cappella music is specifically solo or group singing without instrumental sound, or a piece intended to be performed in this way. It is the opposite of cantata, which is accompanied singing. A cappella was originally intended to differentiate between Renaissance polyphony and Baroque concertato...
dubDub musicDub is a genre of music which grew out of reggae music in the 1960s, and is commonly considered a subgenre, though it has developed to extend beyond the scope of reggae...
). Vocals: Larissa Gomes. Like: Elizabeth FraserElizabeth FraserElizabeth Davidson Fraser is a Scottish singer best known as the vocalist for the pioneer alternative rock group Cocteau Twins...
's "Song to the Siren" - Dervish (worldWorldWorld is a common name for the whole of human civilization, specifically human experience, history, or the human condition in general, worldwide, i.e. anywhere on Earth....
) Vocals: Middle Eastern chant. Like: Buddha Bar - Cyclamen (worldWorldWorld is a common name for the whole of human civilization, specifically human experience, history, or the human condition in general, worldwide, i.e. anywhere on Earth....
) Vocals: Middle Eastern chant. Like Buddha Bar, Dead Can DanceDead Can DanceDead Can Dance are an ethereal neoclassical duo formed in Melbourne, Australia, in August 1981, by Lisa Gerrard and Brendan Perry. The band relocated to London in May 1982 and disbanded in 1998. Their 1996 album Spiritchaser reached No. 1 on the Billboard Top World Music Albums Chart... - Unlullaby (downtempoDowntempoDowntempo is a laid-back electronic music style similar to ambient music, but usually with a beat or groove unlike the beatless forms of Ambient music. The beat is sometimes made from loops that have a hypnotic feeling...
/ chillout). Vocals: chant Like: EnigmaEnigma (musical project)Enigma is an electronic musical project founded in Germany by Michael Cretu, David Fairstein and Frank Peterson in 1990. The Romanian-born Cretu conceived the Enigma project while working in Germany, but has based his recording studio A.R.T. Studios in Ibiza, Spain, since the early 1990s until May...
, DeleriumDeleriumDelerium is a band from Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, formed in 1987, originally as a side project of the influential industrial music act, Front Line Assembly... - Velocity (ambientAmbient musicAmbient music is a musical genre that focuses largely on the timbral characteristics of sounds, often organized or performed to evoke an "atmospheric", "visual" or "unobtrusive" quality.- History :...
, electronicaElectronicaElectronica includes a wide range of contemporary electronic music designed for a wide range of uses, including foreground listening, some forms of dancing, and background music for other activities; however, unlike electronic dance music, it is not specifically made for dancing...
) Like: Aphex TwinAphex TwinRichard David James , best known under the pseudonym Aphex Twin, is an Irish-born electronic musician and composer described as "the most inventive and influential figure in contemporary electronic music"... - Funkriot (houseHouse musicHouse music is a genre of electronic dance music that originated in Chicago, Illinois, United States in the early 1980s. It was initially popularized in mid-1980s discothèques catering to the African-American, Latino American, and gay communities; first in Chicago circa 1984, then in other...
, dance rock). Like LCD SoundsystemLCD SoundsystemLCD Soundsystem was a prominent American dance-punk band from New York City. It was fronted by American singer-songwriter and producer James Murphy, co-founder of record label DFA Records... - Cyclone (tribal houseTribal houseTribal house is a subgenre of house music similar in structure to deep house, but providing elements of ethnic or indigenous musical percussions...
) Vocals: African chant Like: Buddha Bar - A Clubber's Life (houseHouse musicHouse music is a genre of electronic dance music that originated in Chicago, Illinois, United States in the early 1980s. It was initially popularized in mid-1980s discothèques catering to the African-American, Latino American, and gay communities; first in Chicago circa 1984, then in other...
) Vocals: Larissa Gomes Like: FaithlessFaithlessFaithless were a British electronica band consisting of Maxi Jazz, Sister Bliss and Rollo. The group is best known for their dance songs . Faithless recorded six albums. During their career they sold over 15 million records worldwide... - Behemoth (breakbeatBreakbeatIn 1992, a new style called "jungalistic hardcore" emerged, and for many ravers it was too funky to dance to. Josh Lawford of Ravescene prophesied that the breakbeat was "the death-knell of rave" because the ever changing drumbeat patterns of breakbeat music didn't allow for the same zoned out,...
/ electronicaElectronicaElectronica includes a wide range of contemporary electronic music designed for a wide range of uses, including foreground listening, some forms of dancing, and background music for other activities; however, unlike electronic dance music, it is not specifically made for dancing...
) Like: Fatboy SlimFatboy SlimNorman Quentin Cook better known by his former stage name Fatboy Slim, is a British DJ, electronic dance music musician, and record producer. He is a pioneer of the big beat genre that achieved mainstream popularity in the 1990s...
, Crystal Method, Chemical Brothers - All the Bright Tribes (worldWorldWorld is a common name for the whole of human civilization, specifically human experience, history, or the human condition in general, worldwide, i.e. anywhere on Earth....
). Vocals: Chant Like: Buddha Bar
External links
- Singing Pi and Other Song Stories - Shinjuku Zulu Blog
- Shinjuku Zulu Myspace - Bio, Reviews, Song Samples