More info on ASOBITUNES

• It will have 14 tracks total
• MEG’s track Amai Zeitaku is on it
• Nakata’s remix of m-flo’s Lotta Love is on it
• RAM RIDER is listed in the credits, currently don’t know what his contribution will be
• PONPONPON (extended mix) is included on it
• Other artists include: THE LOWBROWS, 80kidz, livetune, and DEXPISTOLS
• The purpose is supposedly to convey the past and present of the electronic genre
• This compilation was probably the one intended to come out several years back but got canceled unexpectedly, explaining why most of the included tracks are hits from 2008
• You can preorder ASOBITUNES here

Posted 4 days ago With 8 notes

capsule website update: someone took down the banners advertising the March issue of MARQUEE and the TRF anniversary album

Posted 6 days ago With 5 notes

ASOBISYSTEM to release artist compilation album, including a new song by capsule

Nakata Yasutaka (capsule), Kyary Pamyu Pamyu, and RAM RIDER’s management office, ASOBISYSTEM, will release a compilation album entitled ASOBITUNES on July 31st. The track list will be announced at a later date.

Additionally, a project intended to promote the compilation album is planned.

Posted 2 weeks ago With 39 notes

Sudden News (MARQUEE vol.96)

Oh yeah, Nakata’s in MARQUEE vol.96 this month and has 6 pages and there might be like one picture or something cool. Unfortunately (or fortunately for some), this issue happens to contain a whopping 31 pages of idol group Denpagumi.inc and an additional 8 pages for idol group Morning Musume, so I really don’t imagine I’m going to buy it. You totally can if you’d like to, as you can preorder it from HMV; I’ll update this with a CDJapan link when it appears.

Posted 1 month ago With 6 notes

So apparently capsule’s six-page spot in MARQUEE’s recent issue wasn’t even an interview at all, it was the editor of the magazine talking about how much he likes capsule. Nakata couldn’t be bothered to give an interview for the rewind BEST albums. They reused those promotional pictures from the summer of last year, as you can see here:

One thing that was said is that apparently Nakata used to go to house music clubs before capsule was formed, which…I guess they would have underage clubs in Kanazawa? Maybe? It does bring into question whether he ever actually liked the Shibuya-kei/lounge music capsule used to do, but I imagine he probably did. Maybe. (If anyone else who can competently read Japanese finds more info on the six pages of MARQUEE’s undying adoration and it’s actually interesting in some way, do let me know.)

Unrelated to the magazine, someone recently informed me that they went to a TAKENOKO!!! event in December last year and Nakata said something pertaining to “thinking” about doing a new album. Make of that what you will.

Posted 3 months ago With 23 notes

February & March News Post

To promote the rewind-BEST albums, capsule will have a 6-page spot in Marquee Vol.95. There will be comments from an assortment of artists including Kyarypamyupamyu, Yun*chi, MEG, and RAM RIDER. You can preorder the magazine and see a full list of contents on HMV (**will be updated with a CDJapan preorder link when it appears!). The magazine releases February 10.

Perfume has a single out at the end of this month, but I’m sure everyone knows about that.

capsule will be releasing their two best-of compilations, rewind BEST-1 and rewind BEST-2 on March 6. Tracklist information can be found on this post. You can preorder the albums from Amazon Japan (1 and 2), CDJapan (1 and 2), or HMV (1 and 2). The covers are yet to be released and it is unknown if there will be limited edition versions or any preorder bonuses.

Lastly, Nakata’s 2010 remix of TRF’s EZ DO DANCE will be featured on the group’s upcoming tribute album, TRF Tribute Album BEST, to be released March 13. If you’re a fan of TRF or are absolutely dying to actually own this remix, you can preorder the album on CDJapan or HMV. Please note that this is what the remix sounds like.

Posted 3 months ago With 13 notes

capsule to release two best-of albums on March 6, 2013!

capsule is to simultaneously release two best-of albums, rewind BEST-1 and rewind BEST-2, on March 6, 2013.

The first one, rewind BEST-1, is to be a collection of capsule’s electro hits spanning from the most recent STEREO WORXXX to their first true electronic album FRUITS CLiPPER. The second album, rewind BEST-2, is intended as a collection of capsule’s cute and stylish lounge era, spanning from L.D.K. Lounge Designers Killer to their debut album Haikara Girl. Both best-of albums’ tracklistings were selected by Nakata Yasutaka.

Since the albums are being called “rewind”s, the tracklists go backwards chronologically through capsule’s history, from rewind BEST-2’s last song to rewind BEST-1’s first track. They are meant to give a look at the evolution of capsule’s style over the duo’s staggering 11-year existence.

Tracklists and preorder links under the read more!

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Posted 4 months ago With 47 notes