Pizzicato Five

Pizzicato Five
Formed: 1984 in Tokyo, Japan
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Styles: Alternative Pop/Rock, Club/Dance, Alternative Dance, Japanese Pop, Indie Pop, Shibuya-Kei, Dance-Pop, House
Group Members: Konishi Yasuharu, Maki Nomiya, K-Taro Takanami, Ryo Kamomiya, Mamiko Sasaki, Takao Tajima
Biography: Godfathers of the Shibuya-kei scene, Tokyo kitsch-pop deconstructionists Pizzicato Five originally began taking shape as far back as 1979, when university students Yasuharu Konishi and Keitaro Takanami first met at a local music society meeting. Agreeing to form a band, they soon recruited fellow society ...Read full biography
This Year's Girl
Released: 2000
Label: Pinnacle
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This Year's Girl was more than the culmination of a Japanese indie media blitz that had started back in early 1991, it was the album the Pizzicato Five had been looking to make since their inception, and ...Read full review
Bossa Nova 2001
Released: 2000
Label: Sony International
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Bossanova 2001 would turn out to be Keitaro Takanami's swan song with the Pizzicato Five and, as such, it's a beautiful testament to his songwriting skills. (But, like Paul McCartney after the Beatles, ...Read full review
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