Fun 9

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Fun 9
Fun 9 Japanese version Cover.JPG
Studio album by
Takako Minekawa
ReleasedJuly 7, 1999 (1999-07-07)
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Genre
Length36:17
Label Polystar
Producer
Takako Minekawa chronology
Ximer... C.C.C. Remix
(1998)		Fun 9
(1999)		 Maxi On
(2000)
Alternative cover
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Emperor Norton issue

Fun 9 is the fourth studio album by Japanese musician Takako Minekawa. It was released on July 7, 1999 by Polystar. [4] The album was released on November 16, 1999 in the United States by Emperor Norton Records. [5]

Contents

The album's title is pronounced "fun-kyū", the latter half of the title referring to the Japanese equivalent of the numeral 9, and is intended to sound similar to the word "funk". [6] [7]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svg [3]
Alternative Press 4/5 [8]
The Baltimore Sun Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [9]
Pitchfork 8.3/10 [10]

Heather Phares of AllMusic wrote that Minekawa had produced a "more eclectic and polished" record while retaining her "playful musical vision", "[fashioning] a wide array of lush, lighthearted songs into an album that is as self-assured as it is fun". [3]

Drowned in Sound writer Samuel Rosean cited Fun 9 as a key Shibuya-kei release in a 2018 retrospective article. [1] Tokyo Weekender 's Ed Cunningham recommended Fun 9 to fans of Cornelius' album Fantasma (1997). [2]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Gently Waves"Takako Minekawa1:50
2."Plash"
4:11
3."Flow in a Tide" (フィーチャリング)
  • Minekawa
  • Michiko Endo
3:42
4."Fantastic Voyage"
  • Minekawa
  • DJ Me DJ You
4:56
5."Tiger"
  • Minekawa
  • DJ Me DJ You
4:46
6."Shh Song"Minekawa1:52
7."Spin Spider Spin"
  • Minekawa
  • Oyamada
2:56
8."Flash"
  • Minekawa
  • Oyamada
1:21
9."Fun 9 (French)"Minekawa0:09
10."Soft Graffiti"
  • Minekawa
  • Endo
4:58
11."Fancy Work Funk"
  • Minekawa
  • DJ Me DJ You
5:36
Total length:36:17
US edition bonus track
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
12."Etoufée"
  • Minekawa
  • Oyamada
2:53
Total length:39:10

Personnel

Credits are adapted from the album's liner notes. [11]

Musicians

Production

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References

  1. 1 2 Rosean, Samuel (December 29, 2018). "A Beginner's Guide: Shibuya Kei". Drowned in Sound . Archived from the original on June 18, 2021. Retrieved September 13, 2020.
  2. 1 2 Cunningham, Ed (March 31, 2020). "A Complete Guide to Shibuya-kei: Tokyo's '90s Music Revival". Tokyo Weekender . Retrieved September 13, 2020.
  3. 1 2 3 Phares, Heather. "Fun 9 – Takako Minekawa". AllMusic . Retrieved March 5, 2018.
  4. ↑ "fun9 | 嶺川貴子" (in Japanese). Oricon . Retrieved September 13, 2020.
  5. ↑ "Upcoming Releases". CMJ New Music Report . Vol. 60, no. 9. November 15, 1999. pp. 34–35. Retrieved September 13, 2020.
  6. ↑ Basford, Lee. "Milk Rock" (PDF). Level. pp. 24–25. Retrieved March 5, 2018.
  7. ↑ Tartan, Suzannah (October 15, 1999). "Tell JB to get a new bag -- this girl's got her own funk". The Japan Times . Retrieved September 13, 2020.
  8. ↑ "Takako Minekawa: Fun 9". Alternative Press . No. 141. April 2000. p. 92.
  9. ↑ Considine, J. D. (January 13, 2000). "Takako Minekawa: Fun9 (Emperor Norton 7022)". The Baltimore Sun . Retrieved April 21, 2021.
  10. ↑ Richardson, Mark (July 6, 1999). "Takako Minekawa: Fun9". Pitchfork . Retrieved March 5, 2018.
  11. ↑ Fun 9 (liner notes). Takako Minekawa. Emperor Norton Records. 1999. EMN 7022.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
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