Tenniscoats
Totemo Aimasho
LabelRoom40GenreExperimental
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*2024 stock* In essence Tokyo’s Tenniscoats celebrate all that makes song vital in our collective conscious. Matching emotive live performance against delicately psychedelic folk songs, the duo of Saya and Takashi Ueno (assisted by a plethora of floating members), create some of the most compelling music currently emanating from Japan.
On Totemo Aimasho – loosely translated as 'Lets Meet Very Much' – Tenniscoats find themselves traveling across countries, scribing audio journal entries from Australia, Japan and the UK. Recorded in all three countries over 18 months, this edition bares witness to the divergent sonic nature of the group. From the sweetly psychedelic ‘Cacoy’ through to the ambience of ‘Aurora Curtains’ and the synthesized folk of ‘To Do First’ this record paints an audio portrait of Tenniscoats vast and evocative musical prowess.
Produced by Room40 honcho Lawrence English and co-produced by John Chantler and Saya, the title Totemo Aimasho sums up so much about the process of it’s creation – a record of anticipated meetings, disparate spaces and excited exchanges.
Format
Track 3 (Cacoy) is dedicated to DJ Klock.
Produced and mixed at 121, Brisbane.
Co-Produced in London.
Shadow Production in Tokyo.
Lawrence would like to thank Rebecca (for additional field recordings), Schnapps and Guy Blackman (for starting us off).
Back cover photo: Ueno & Saya with Eddie taken by a friendly stranger at Taiyo Park, Himeji.
Comes in an original fold-out 5-panel cross-type cardboard case.
Release notes
Track 3 (Cacoy) is dedicated to DJ Klock. Produced and mixed at 121, Brisbane. Co-Produced in London. Shadow Production in Tokyo. Lawrence would like to thank Rebecca (for additional field recordings), Schnapps and Guy Blackman (for starting us off). Back cover photo: Ueno & Saya with Eddie taken by a friendly stranger at Taiyo Park, Himeji. Comes in an original fold-out 5-panel cross-type cardboard case.
| 1 | Hakka = ハッカ | 0:44 | |
| 2 | Aurora Curtains = オーロラ・カーテンズ | 5:16 | |
| 3 | Cacoy = 囲 | 5:24 | |
| 4 | Kimininaritai = 君になりたい | 2:06 | |
| 5 | Broome = ブルーム | 0:56 | |
| 6 | Donna Donna = ドンナドンナ | 3:39 | |
| 7 | Jitsurei = 実例 | 5:07 | |
| 8 | Before Noon = 正午前に | 4:09 | |
| 9 | Hirei = ひれい | 5:22 | |
| 10 | Rasen = らせん | 4:44 | |
| 11 | Midori = ミドリ | 0:46 | |
| 12 | To Do First = 最初やるには | 5:45 |
- Saya
- Artwork [Inside Drawings & Text], Producer [Shadow Production], Vocals, Piano, Keyboards, Bass, Written-By, Lyrics By
- Ueno
- Artwork [Ship Drawings Transcribed By], Guitar, Saxophone, Synthesizer [Unisynth], Vocals
- John Chantler
- Co-producer, Drums, Percussion, Tape, Synth, Layout
- Lawrence English
- Engineer [Realised By] (1, 8, 9), Producer, Mixed By, Synthesizer, Electronics, Effects [Field Recordings]
- Carina Thorén
- Flute
- Eddie
- Photography [Panel Photo Of Saya At Taiyo Park]
