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With WDCV’s new music blog finally up and running, I figured I’d also throw in my two cents with a review of “PLAYER,” the new album by capsule, one of my favorite groups in any genre.<\/p>\nWith WDCV’s new music blog finally up and running, I figured I’d also throw in my two cents with a review of “PLAYER,” the new album by capsule, one of my favorite groups in any genre.<\/p>\n
For those of you who don’t know (and shame on you!) capsule is a Shibuya-kei duo from Tokyo who create some of the slickest electropop out there. They write predominantly in Japanese (although a lot of English samples make their way into their work), but that shouldn’t stop you. I absolutely love this group and I don’t even know any Japanese.<\/p>\n
As for PLAYER, it marks the group’s tenth release via Yamaha subsidiary (and capsule-owned) label Contemode, and while perhaps not their best effort, it is indeed solid from start to finish. The album alternates between catchy vocal-laden tracks to hard-hitting instrumental jams with a few hip-hop samples thrown in for good measure. I personally tend to enjoy the vocal tracks a bit more – I recommend “I Wish You,” “Can I have a Word,” and “Love or Lies” – but the instrumental tracks like “The Music” also satisfy, even if some might find them a tad redundant. Even if electro isn’t your thing, I would still advise giving them a try…you won’t be disappointed.<\/p>\n
Look out for it in Heavy Rotation this week, but for a quick preview, check out the following music blog: http:\/\/toomanysebastians.blogspot.com\/2010\/03\/capsule-player.html. Enjoy!<\/p>\n
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\n1.) Stay With You
\n2.) Player
\n3.) I Wish You
\n<\/strong>4.) The Music<\/strong>
\n5.) Factory
\n6.) I Was Wrong
\n7.) Can I Have a Word
\n<\/strong>8.) What do you want to do
\n9.) Hello
\n10.) Love or Lies<\/strong><\/p>\n