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1999 studio album by Takako Minekawa From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Fun 9
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Fun 9 is the fourth studio album by Japanese musician Takako Minekawa. It was released on July 7, 1999 by Polystar.[4] The album was released on November 16, 1999 in the United States by Emperor Norton Records.[5]

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The album's title is pronounced "fun-kyū", the latter half of the title referring to the Japanese equivalent of the numeral 9, and is intended to sound similar to the word "funk".[6][7]

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Critical reception

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Heather Phares of AllMusic wrote that Minekawa had produced a "more eclectic and polished" record while retaining her "playful musical vision", crafting "a wide array of lush, lighthearted songs into an album that is as self-assured as it is fun".[3]

Drowned in Sound writer Samuel Rosean cited Fun 9 as a key Shibuya-kei release in a 2018 retrospective article.[1] Tokyo Weekender's Ed Cunningham recommended Fun 9 to fans of the Cornelius album Fantasma (1997).[2]

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Track listing

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Personnel

Credits are adapted from the album's liner notes.[12]

Musicians

  • Takako Minekawa – vocals, acoustic guitar, guitar, turntables, arrangement
  • Craig Borrell – analog synthesizer, MTI Auto-Orchestra synthesizer, trumpet, turntables, vocals, backing vocals
  • Michiko Endo – additional vocals on "Flow in a Tide", acoustic guitar on "Soft Graffiti"
  • Ross Harris – analog synthesizer, bass, Boss SP-303 sampler, drum machine, guitar, turntables
  • Toyoaki Misha – sound manipulation
  • Keigo Oyamada – acoustic guitar, bass, drums, guitar, Stylophone keyboard, turntables
  • Takahiro Unno – French horn on "Spin Spider Spin"

Production

  • Takako Minekawa – production
  • DJ Me DJ You – production
  • Tadashi Matsuda – mixing, recording
  • Michifumi Onodera – mixing
  • Keigo Oyamada – production
  • Tohru Takayama – mixing

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