Tokyo pinsalocks

Tokyo pinsalocks is three girls band formed in 2000 as Tokyo pilloux, then shift route of the new wave. Sharaku Kobayashi FLOPPY, produced by Shunichi Miura (kera & the synthesizers), FUKUMA emergent’s soyuz project cooperation, played even a new wave of new album ‘Travelling Spoon’, in the 8/19 drop. We should dissect tokyo pinsalocks Reiko’s three Naoko Hisao’s members, says the release, as a Memorial, and we talked.

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Capsule 01.
02. Bathrooms
03. Balloon hunt
04. REM sleep
05. ホットケーキ desire
06. The manikin
07. Travelling Spoon
08. Travelling Spoon remixed by Hajime Fukuma (soyuz project)

• Tokyo pinsalocks official web site

Formation of

Guide:
Hello, fellow tokyo pinsalocks. Formation dates back to 2000, pretty, chance?

Naoko:
Under the met under same University band circle. Hisao and I have the same grade, meet at entrance ceremony, each have stood out in fancy dress, floating friends “Let’s work together! “It is.

Hisao:
That leaves two Reiko came under grade entrance at what the drum might miss is made a prototype of the “Tokyo pillocks’ and the children of the same year, there was talk, I’m beating the drums also see induced band.

Reiko:
Before that invite bands circle the “Tokyo pilloux, does not do? “Remember immediately invited in (laughs), it leads (laughs).

Roles of the

Guide:
I’m into anywhere on Earth (laughs)… or the role of the leader of a band or musical instruments other than that determined what?

Hisao:
My leader, has seen a general. But we’ll leave members because each field, and to leave it. You talk for example English or Reiko is fluent in the returnee, Naoko has your brand so apparel, to about…

Reiko:
I interact with music and international artists and has contact determine the overseas tour.

Naoko:
T-shirt design, apparel industry contacts to or I are making a toy. During the tour the previous original vinyl umbrella making time!

Pillow?

Guide:
It first was Japan language notation and Tokyo pillocks. Tokyo + is a lovely name pillow + lock became the Trinity, as the only girl band, “little embarrassing” “misunderstood makes me sick-I” like what did (laughs) resistance from members?

Hisao:
And I mean, at all unfamiliar meaning “pill” (laughs). I misunderstood might be, thanks to this name, because easy remembered people, resistance was not.

Naoko:
From, all wearing circle era name and was not ashamed!

Reiko:
When I joined because already had this name, also resisted the waste was (laughs).

New wave phenomena

Guide:
to do tokyo pinsalocks notation changes also came a new wave from the music of first is categorization and loudspeaker system-ミックスチャー system is interested in right now. Had a change of heart in what? Everybody to age （ only guess ） maybe new wave is not real-time it sounds.

Reiko:
It is not real-time-. It is heard later.

Hisao:
Gradually become adults from the age of mixture, Lo Fi across more of from, come to think, I want to do the kite and also, guitar, microKorg introduced by Naoko was now feeling. Made in the image, what you can do this three believe in that framework, I also bass synthesizer like start ずっと 、 こと 出来る この 3 人 で って いて 考えて 中 枠組み いう の で 、 始め は 私 も シンセベース っぽく と いう どちら か と said either that synth 2 “in this music, I can explain the kana-. “What I think. So did not hear the new wave. However, to listen, CD shop, “this feeling I want to do! “And DELTA5 thought, so what is a”new wave”was written there” Ah, out from what is this-”, Hatsu realized something. In another keyword in the “new wave” from there, many sharp himself came out.

Also the name of the notation has changed the flow of natural sounds. Wanted to know was also a goal to work abroad and, three, and the music of changes, that is it.

Reuters

Guide:
I read the interview article in Reuters English. It has been likened with “ Bjork-meets-Kraftwerk ”. Also, is will he answer talk by bundling it with Perfume and j-pop, think about the reaction in the UK and overseas? Perspective will be different and Japan??

◆ Sugary Tokyo girl band groove to an acid and edgy beat

Naoko:
I’m in the music of Kraftwerk and Björk and it is like Perfume, the bomber looks like pop I think.

Hisao:
And sometimes called live-related anime is right. Unrelated anime I’m streaming live back feeling (laughs).

Reiko:
Foreigners and that is what it is like a sound kind of distinctive feel of the original music, not even in the Western and to interpretation of their Japanese Western-ish,. Seemed, interesting but there really is so like the Japanese band! I think I think.

Travelling Spoon

Guide:
So, ask about the new album ‘Travelling Spoon”. This has put people Shunichi Miura (kera & the synthesizers), Sharaku Kobayashi (FLOPPY), FUKUMA wound Mr. （ soyuz project ） techno systems 迎い together to produce, what new discoveries or was?

Hisao:
Is going to consult with Mr. Miura, raises “song” and “Rock” than the original keywords that changed the contents before considerably this time to songwriting. Synth also put felt had made demo, this time we concentrated part of each, to return to the band’s appearance, though, so you let Mr. Miura synth arrangements. As a result, more rock than electro, finally got out of answers to “new wave” by Miura says us techno systems people feel.

Reiko:
Truly, Miura, is another Member anymore! Feel together produced. Remix of FUKUMA says it best!

Naoko:
Choose sore takes considerably better, very easy to do, by Miura as the producer of the story that 歌えました feeling good! Something from the top but I thought I headed the song looking at us,.

Capsule

Guide:
Having good impact is at the “Capsule” is from. While taking the has band sound with powerful, electro beats said at stake there… especially song can change entirely (around 2 minutes) in the middle where it feels good! So do not know the credit, a guess at Sharaku Kobayashi is at stake in this?

Naoko:
That’s right! Got something different timing, will join it-. That lends equipment eye vocalist videotapes the day that Sharaku is-Kun came to the Studio, at its first meeting, “come tomorrow? Sing? “Like the Miura noli (laughs) and”Capsule”revelation is just.

Reiko:
But I’m dubious, really thanks for coming. Before the Studio end time of the last 30 minutes long. Again, out from it three people I was relaxing in the lobby at.

Hisao:
Miura studios still had work to Sharaku Sakura-Kun, telling and recording two “ended up as-” like (laughs). “Retreat, where? The Sung anywhere? “Like. Very came and asked after the more we feel the width of the spread, is welcome. Afterwards, I realized that, got the look FLOPPY’s live for the first time something more.

Bathroom

Guide:
Is the second song, “bathroom,” loose in the good sense to not like the feeling of new wave… “women ‘s” what a feeling lyrics, rust also comes with the cut.

Naoko:
Thank you. I’m there is the prototype of the lyrics from another long changed form of production was going. It is a bath what a very special place for me. Everyday, is who holds out as I think and is on a roll like the truth will come out, remove the armor in the bathroom. “Bathroom” is such songs.

Travelling Spoon

Guide:
The mind to suffer and experience of the band was traveled the world, including UK and US tours exactly… album title song including a remixed version by Mr. FUKUMA “Travelling Spoon” and the last. Has been is seeing various locations during the tour?

Reiko:
I enjoyed a lot so far between. However, again coming out the lyrics “Viet Nam, Thailand, China” is not around (laughs).

Naoko:
It is because the opportunity after that ride, write it like you want to take a first-class, this is the last installment (laughs) we wish song “AIRPORT”, was also written fulfilled?. World tour I want to go!

Hisao:
Following the journey is the point huh. Still, during the journey.

DEVO’s daughters

Guide:
DEVO’s Jerry Casale’s comment has been “tokyo pinsalocks is a fanciful my daughters,” before release. Are the daughters of DEVO’s best compliment. Met with members of DEVO is really?

Reiko:
See Japan already 5 years ago, stumbled and to work together in the “Mark of the vocal music production company Mutato Muzika” seen live, had really liked it.

From there to Japan several times or seen us live, we did a US tour at or come about together. By DEVO in Samson came last summer at the dressing room of the AX members of I asked here.

Hisao:
It finished on the big stage, but everyone was very much! Something really of big Jerry “Dad! “I was feeling (laughs).

Naoko:
Thanks, eat lots of cookies, homemade I gave in the difference mark CD “ate more cookies not NAA” and blowing me out with the sign. It-friendly.

One most listened to this year

Guide:
Would you tell “one piece” I first heard this year, each Member do?

Naoko:
CHARA’s “honey” is. It is what is the origin of the song my CHARA says. This year was, after reexamining the origin, so did listen often.

Reiko:
“Rubber Soul of The Beatles’. I have usually act in the car, ready to chance UK car ride recently, “listen songs of the United Kingdom by British car! “When I sing”Drive My Car”while driving together.

Hisao:
Annual yes ‘Fragile’ often listen and look. Listening to this revolution was being based upon so was listening, so even now, trouble or something live has confirmed the decision. I’m not like I’m doing at all. Copy sometime you want to bind. Are poking around, everyone’s not techno (laughs) I am sorry.

JAPAN tour

Guide:
Finally you may like… starts Osaka JAPAN tour starting with 10/10, became one of the. In Hokkaido 4 live! The reason to Hokkaido?

Hisao:
From last summer turned into three for the first time paid to ライヴ in Sapporo, very feel good at the time, women react better, see also development Leko would come absolutely! “And I’m gonna. What so you talk to Sapporo just holidays and that four pairs it in us. All land other than Sapporo is because for the first time.

Reiko:
4 Consecutive overseas tour, and I’m I, Zara, recently single considerably in Japan, relaxed first of I ライヴ’m. So this is a domestic well “Travelling”.

Naoko:
It is to enjoy the land considerably what we have. From going to want to return to extract its location. But titles are “Travelling Spoon” is, we have a spoon flying, traveling is a spoon scoop, various places of good to put in our image. It is releasing it in live or work. You mean totally fine and (laughs)?

Guide:
Thank you very much. Please play in live!