Fun 9

Takako Minekawa - Fun 9

07/06/1999

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All Music Guide Review

Takako Minekawa's third full-length U.S. release Fun 9 delivers more of her inventive electronic pop, and includes collaborations with co-producers Cornelius and DJ Me DJ You, the side-project of Sukia's Craig Borrell and Ross Harris. Not surprisingly, this means that while Fun 9 retains Minekawa's playful musical vision -- evident in songs like "Shh Song," "Spin Spider Spin," and "Fancy Work Funk" -- it also presents her ideas in a more eclectic and polished style. From the breathy, overlapping vocals and synth blips of the album opener "Gently Waves," to "Tiger"'s bouncy, lunar funk and "Plash"'s breakbeat bossa nova, Minekawa fashions a wide array of lush, lighthearted songs into an album that is as self-assured as it is fun. ~ Heather Phares, All Music Guide

Fun 9 Track Listing

  • Track#
  • Title
  • time
  • lyrics
  • 1
  • Gently Waves
  • 1:50
  • Sound Clip for Gently Waves from Fun 9


  • 2
  • Plash
  • 4:11
  • Sound Clip for Plash from Fun 9


  • 3
  • Flow in a Tide
  • 3:42
  • Sound Clip for Flow in a Tide from Fun 9


  • 4
  • Fantastic Voyage
  • 4:56
  • Sound Clip for Fantastic Voyage from Fun 9


  • 5
  • Tiger
  • 4:45
  • Sound Clip for Tiger from Fun 9


  • 6
  • SHH Song
  • 1:52
  • Sound Clip for SHH Song from Fun 9


  • 7
  • Spin Spider Spin
  • 2:56
  • Sound Clip for Spin Spider Spin from Fun 9


  • 8
  • Flash
  • 1:21
  • Sound Clip for Flash from Fun 9


  • 9
  • Fun 9
  • :16

  • 10
  • Soft Graffiti
  • 4:58
  • Sound Clip for Soft Graffiti from Fun 9


  • 11
  • Fancy Work Funk
  • 5:36
  • Sound Clip for Fancy Work Funk from Fun 9


  • 12
  • Etoufée... (*)
  • 2:53
  • Sound Clip for Etoufée... (*) from Fun 9


    • Credits of Fun 9

    • Takako Minekawa
    • Guitar (Acoustic), Clarinet, Arranger, Guitar (Electric), Keyboards, Turntables, Vocals, Producer, Main Performer, Casio, Guitar (Baritone)
    • AB
    • Design
    • Craig Borrell
    • Trumpet, Turntables, Vocals (Background), Orchestra, Analogue Synthesizer
    • Ross Harris
    • Bass (Electric), Guitar (Electric), Turntables, Drum Machine, Drum Samples, Analogue Synthesizer

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