Roomic Cube

Roomic Cube
Studio album by
Takako Minekawa
ReleasedMay 25, 1996 (1996-05-25)
StudioTake One (Tokyo)
GenreShibuya-kei
Length41:53
LabelPolystar
ProducerBuffalo Daughter
Takako Minekawa chronology
(A Little Touch Of) Baroque in Winter
(1995) 		Roomic Cube
(1996) 		Athletica
(1997)

Roomic Cube (subtitled ...A Tiny Room Exhibition) is the second studio album by Japanese musician Takako Minekawa. It was released on May 25, 1996, by Polystar.[1] The album was released in the United States on February 18, 1997, by March Records.[2]

Recubed, an EP consisting of remixes of tracks from Roomic Cube, was released by March and Emperor Norton Records on July 7, 1998.[3] The Roomic Cube track "Fantastic Cat" came to prominence in 2006 when it was featured in a Miller Brewing Company beer advertisement featuring a man on a bicycle descending down a hill.[4]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[5]
Pitchfork7.6/10[6]

In 2011, Roomic Cube was included in LA Weekly's "beginner's guide" to Shibuya-kei music.[7]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Sleep Song"Takako Minekawa3:01
2."Fantastic Cat"Minekawa3:58
3."Never/More"
4:17
4."Klaxon!"
4:28
5."Wooooog"
  • Ohno
  • Yoshinaga
3:53
6."Dessert Song"
  • Minekawa
  • Ohno
  • Yoshinaga
2:59
7."Destron"
  • Minekawa
  • Kilimnik
3:57
8."Pop Up Squirrels"
  • Minekawa
  • Ohno
  • Yoshinaga
0:27
9."1.666666"
  • Minekawa
  • Ohno
  • Yoshinaga
6:24
10."Rainy Song"Minekawa2:19
11."T.T.T. (Turntable Tennis)"
  • Minekawa
  • Ohno
  • Yamamoto
  • Yoshinaga
2:05
12."Black... White"Pierre Bachelet3:16
13."More Pop Up Squirrels"
  • Minekawa
  • Ohno
  • Yoshinaga
0:49
Total length:41:53

Personnel

Credits are adapted from the album's liner notes.[8]

References

  1. ^ "ROOMIC CUBE～a tiny room exhibition | 嶺川貴子" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved September 13, 2020.
  2. ^ "Roomic Cube (CD – March Records / What Are Records? #63028) – Takako Minekawa". AllMusic. Retrieved September 13, 2020.
  3. ^ "Just Out". CMJ New Music Monthly. No. 60. August 1998. p. 70. Retrieved September 13, 2020.
  4. ^ "Miller – Downhill". TV Ad Music. November 4, 2007. Retrieved May 4, 2018.
  5. ^ Phares, Heather. "Roomic Cube – Takako Minekawa". AllMusic. Retrieved March 5, 2018.
  6. ^ Schreiber, Ryan. "Takako Minekawa: Roomic Cube". Pitchfork. Archived from the original on April 27, 2005. Retrieved March 5, 2018.
  7. ^ Ohanesian, Liz (April 13, 2011). "Japanese Indie Pop: The Beginner's Guide to Shibuya-Kei". LA Weekly. Retrieved May 4, 2018.
  8. ^ Roomic Cube (liner notes). Takako Minekawa. Polystar. 1996. PSCR-5476.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
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