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JAPANESE TELECOM - VIRTUAL GEISHA
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Virtual Geisha
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CAL017LP
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2001 Electro / Electro Techno LP Repressed - Purple Vinyl Copy - Re-issue of the long out of print Virtual Geisha album by Japanese Telecom (aka Dopplereffekt / Der Zyklus) first released in 2001. A further exploration of the culture and technologies from the land of the rising sun by Heinrich Mueller on the successor to the Japanese Telecom EP.
This time the inspiration is more adult and Manga orientated and even goes a little more 'poppy' with Y.M.O insprired tracks. On Virtual Geisha there's also a first glimpse of the directions he'd take his other projects in the future on tracks like 'Enter Mrs. Suzuki' and 'Japanese Matrix'. While still keeping true to his Detroit Hi-Tech Machine Funk roots with Electro anthems like 'The Making Of Ultraman' and 'Beta Capsule'. Remastered and re-issued for the first time since its original release. Essential!!!
Two decades ago, Drexciya's Gerald Donald released his sole album as Japanese Telecom, Virtual Geisha, on the electroclash-flavoured International Deejay Gigolos label. Like much of Donald's work, which of course is inherently futuristic and otherworldly in tone, the set has aged well. It's full of punchy electro beats, bold Kraftwerkian melodies, fuzzy bass and starry electronics, offering a more stripped-back and occasionally funky take on the more layered and thematically complex Drexciya sound. Our picks of a very strong bunch include 'Mounting Yoko', the bubbly and picturesque Far East electro of 'Virtual Geisha She Interacts' and the cheery, lo-fi gorgeousness of 'Pagoda of Sin'.
This time the inspiration is more adult and Manga orientated and even goes a little more 'poppy' with Y.M.O insprired tracks. On Virtual Geisha there's also a first glimpse of the directions he'd take his other projects in the future on tracks like 'Enter Mrs. Suzuki' and 'Japanese Matrix'. While still keeping true to his Detroit Hi-Tech Machine Funk roots with Electro anthems like 'The Making Of Ultraman' and 'Beta Capsule'. Remastered and re-issued for the first time since its original release. Essential!!!
Two decades ago, Drexciya's Gerald Donald released his sole album as Japanese Telecom, Virtual Geisha, on the electroclash-flavoured International Deejay Gigolos label. Like much of Donald's work, which of course is inherently futuristic and otherworldly in tone, the set has aged well. It's full of punchy electro beats, bold Kraftwerkian melodies, fuzzy bass and starry electronics, offering a more stripped-back and occasionally funky take on the more layered and thematically complex Drexciya sound. Our picks of a very strong bunch include 'Mounting Yoko', the bubbly and picturesque Far East electro of 'Virtual Geisha She Interacts' and the cheery, lo-fi gorgeousness of 'Pagoda of Sin'.
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Ever since Juan Atkins dubbed himself Model 500 in the mid-'80s, it has become somewhat of a tradition for Detroit electro artists to shroud themselves in mystery, hiding behind odd monikers and leaving listeners to guess the alter ego.
Add Japanese Telecom to this confusing roster of colorfully named Detroit electro artists, alongside Ectomorph, Cybotron, Dopplereffekt, AUX 88, Drexciya, ADULT., and countless others. Japanese Telecom's unique sound differs a bit from the aforementioned Detroit artists' tendency to craft dark, foreboding pieces of analog-sounding funky beats with the trademark techno synths. Instead, the artist toys with pop-culture motifs with their references to Japanese culture and focuses on intricate collages of quirky sounding beats. The underlying aura of the music isn't dark but surprisingly light, making it rather accessible. Similar to J. Burger's work as the Modernist, Japanese Telecom focuses on a similar warm, friendly style with catchy hooks that contradicts the otherwise dark and hard tendencies of the genre. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.