Happy End of the World

by Pizzicato Five

Happy End of the World cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 9 September 1997
  • Label: Matador
  • Country: Japan
  • Length: 1:02:32
  • Community rating: 3.78/5 from 5 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Updating their distinctively cosmopolitan, retro-lounge aesthetic for the late 90s, the Japanese pop innovators leaned heavily into modern breakbeats and club-ready electronics. The sophisticated, sample-heavy production perfectly frames Maki Nomiya's breezy vocals, confirming their position at the absolute forefront of the global Shibuya-kei movement.

Genres

Descriptors: sampling, melodic, rhythmic, pastiche, retro

Tracklist

  1. World Is Spinning At 45 RPM (4:40)
  2. The Earth Goes Around (2:55)
  3. Trailer Music (1:49)
  4. It's A Beautiful Day (4:25)
  5. Love's Prelude (2:17)
  6. Love's Theme (4:16)
  7. My Baby Portable Player Sound (5:04)
  8. Mon Amour Tokyo (4:55)
  9. Collision And Improvisation (4:35)
  10. Porno 3003: I. Music For Sofa; II. Galaxy One; III. It's All Too Beautiful (9:51)
  11. Arigato We Love You (5:14)
  12. Ma Vie, L'ete De Vie (5:03)
  13. Happy Ending (4:52)
  14. (silence) (1:49)
  15. Untitled (0:47)

Credits

  • Pizzicato Five - primary artist
  • Yasuharu Konishi - lyrics by, music by
  • Arling & Cameron - lyrics by, music by
  • Yukihiro Fukutomi - music by

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