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| − | '''capsule''' is an [[:Category:Electronic| | + | '''capsule''' is an [[:Category:Electronic|electronic]] duo from [[Tokyo]], [[Japan]]. They're on their own label [[contemode]], a sub-label of [[YAMAHA MUSIC COMMUNICATIONS]], which was started up by [[Nakata Yasutaka]] in 2003 before the release of their second studio album ''[[Cutie Cinema Replay|CUTIE CINEMA REPLAY]]''. capsule made their debut with the single "[[Sakura (capsule)|Sakura]]" through YAMAHA on March 28th, 2001. The duo's sound has included elements from all sorts of styles of music, including: French pop, bossa nova, lounge, house, and recently synthpop and electronica. |
==Members== | ==Members== | ||
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==Biography== | ==Biography== | ||
| − | capsule formed in November of 1997 after [[Nakata Yasutaka]] and [[Koshijima Toshiko]] met at the TEENS'MUSIC FESTIVAL [[Hokuriku|Hokuriku area]] convention when they were both 17 years old. The festival | + | capsule formed in November of 1997 after [[Nakata Yasutaka]] and [[Koshijima Toshiko]] met at the TEENS' MUSIC FESTIVAL [[Hokuriku|Hokuriku area]] convention when they were both 17 years old. The festival was sponsored by [[YAMAHA MUSIC FOUNDATION]]. Their first single was "[[Sakura (capsule)|Sakura]]", released in March of 2001 on [[YAMAHA MUSIC COMMUNICATIONS]]. Their first album, ''[[High Collar Girl (album)|High Collar Girl]]'', is significantly different from any of their later works in that it doesn't involve near as much synth or contain a futuristic or electronic sound. |
| − | In 2003, Nakata created his own YAMAHA sub-label [[contemode]] and has produced other artists on the label, including [[COLTEMONIKHA]], [[COPTER4016882]], and [[Ichikawa Nagisa|NAGISA COSMETIC]]. He also has produced all girl electopop trio [[Perfume]] since 2003. In 2004 he worked with [[Momose Yoshiyuki]] of [[Studio Kajino]] (a subsidiary of [[Studio Ghibli]]) to create the short animated film ''Portable Kuukou''. It became a trilogy of "short short films" ([[PV]] | + | In 2003, Nakata created his own YAMAHA sub-label [[contemode]] and has produced other artists on the label, including [[COLTEMONIKHA]], [[COPTER4016882]], and [[Ichikawa Nagisa|NAGISA COSMETIC]]. He also has produced all girl electopop trio [[Perfume (group)|Perfume]] since 2003. In 2004 he worked with [[Momose Yoshiyuki]] of [[Studio Kajino]] (a subsidiary of [[Studio Ghibli]]) to create the short animated film ''Portable Kuukou''. It became a trilogy of "short short films" ([[PV|music videos]]) including three of capsule's songs: "[[Portable Airport|Portable Kuukou]]", "[[Space Station No.9|space station No.9]]" and "[[Sora Tobu Toshi Keikaku]]" (in that order). The first one was shown in theaters before the live-action movie ''[[Cutie Honey (movie)|Cutie Honey]]''. |
| − | The group went on a temporary hiatus in the summer of 2007 as Koshijima had left Tokyo, | + | The group went on a temporary hiatus in the summer of 2007 as Koshijima had left Tokyo, while Nakata took a break to "recharge his inspiration for better songs in the future". In September, the duo began been performing at clubs again and their first remix album ''[[capsule Rmx (album)|capsule rmx]]'' was released the following month. capsule's ninth album, ''[[Flash Back (capsule album)|FLASH BACK]]'' released in December of 2007, displayed a relatively new sound for the duo consisting of their familiar electronic sound with adding 1980's music. The following album, a 2008 release, ''[[More! More! More!|MORE! MORE! MORE!]]'' reached #6 during its first week on the [[Oricon]] weekly album charts; it also peaked at #3 on the daily chart, marking their first time in the top 10. |
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==Discography== | ==Discography== | ||
| + | [[File:capsule - FLACH BACK promo.jpg|right|250px|thumb|capsule promoting ''[[Flash Back (capsule album)|FLASH BACK]]'' (2007)]] | ||
[[File:capsule - MORE MORE MORE promo.jpg|right|250px|thumb|capsule promoting ''[[More! More! More!|MORE! MORE! MORE!]]'' (2008)]] | [[File:capsule - MORE MORE MORE promo.jpg|right|250px|thumb|capsule promoting ''[[More! More! More!|MORE! MORE! MORE!]]'' (2008)]] | ||
[[File:capsule - FLASH BEST promo.png|right|250px|thumb|capsule promoting ''[[Flash Best|FLASH BEST]]'' (2009)]] | [[File:capsule - FLASH BEST promo.png|right|250px|thumb|capsule promoting ''[[Flash Best|FLASH BEST]]'' (2009)]] | ||
[[File:capsule - PLAYER promo.png|right|250px|thumb|capsule promoting ''[[Player (capsule album)|PLAYER]]'' (2010)]] | [[File:capsule - PLAYER promo.png|right|250px|thumb|capsule promoting ''[[Player (capsule album)|PLAYER]]'' (2010)]] | ||
===Studio Albums=== | ===Studio Albums=== | ||
| − | * [2001.11.21] [[High Collar Girl]] (ハイカラ・ガール) | + | * [2001.11.21] [[High Collar Girl (album)|High Collar Girl]] (ハイカラ・ガール) |
* [2003.03.19] [[Cutie Cinema Replay|CUTIE CINEMA REPLAY]] | * [2003.03.19] [[Cutie Cinema Replay|CUTIE CINEMA REPLAY]] | ||
| − | * [2003.11.19] [[Phony Phonic|phony phonic]] | + | * [2003.11.19] [[Phony Phonic (album)|phony phonic]] |
| − | * [2004.06.09] [[S.F. Sound Furniture|S.F. sound furniture]] | + | * [2004.06.09] [[S.F. Sound Furniture (album)|S.F. sound furniture]] |
| − | * [2005.02.09] [[Nexus-2060|NEXUS-2060]] | + | * [2005.02.09] [[Nexus-2060 (album)|NEXUS-2060]] |
* [2005.09.21] [[L.D.K. Lounge Designers Killer]] | * [2005.09.21] [[L.D.K. Lounge Designers Killer]] | ||
| − | * [2006.05.10] [[Fruits Clipper|FRUITS CLiPPER]] | + | * [2006.05.10] [[Fruits Clipper (album)|FRUITS CLiPPER]] |
| − | * [2007.02.21] [[Sugarless Girl|Sugarless GiRL]] | + | * [2007.02.21] [[Sugarless Girl (album)|Sugarless GiRL]] |
| − | * [2007.12.05] [[Flash Back|FLASH BACK]] | + | * [2007.12.05] [[Flash Back (capsule album)|FLASH BACK]] |
* [2008.11.19] [[More! More! More!|MORE! MORE! MORE!]] | * [2008.11.19] [[More! More! More!|MORE! MORE! MORE!]] | ||
* [2010.03.03] [[Player (capsule album)|PLAYER]] | * [2010.03.03] [[Player (capsule album)|PLAYER]] | ||
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===Other Albums=== | ===Other Albums=== | ||
| − | * [2007.10.10] [[capsule Rmx|capsule rmx]] (Remix Album) | + | * [2007.10.10] [[capsule Rmx (album)|capsule rmx]] (Remix Album) |
| − | * [2008.12.24] [[iTunes Live from Tokyo]] (Digital | + | * [2008.12.24] [[capsule iTunes Live from Tokyo]] (Digital Live Mini-Album) |
* [2009.08.26] [[Flash Best|FLASH BEST]] (Best Album) | * [2009.08.26] [[Flash Best|FLASH BEST]] (Best Album) | ||
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* [2003.05.21] [[Candy Cutie]] (キャンディーキューティー) | * [2003.05.21] [[Candy Cutie]] (キャンディーキューティー) | ||
* [2004.02.04] [[Retro Memory]] (レトロメモリー) | * [2004.02.04] [[Retro Memory]] (レトロメモリー) | ||
| − | * [2008.11.19] [[The Time Is Now]] | + | |
| − | * [2010.01.19] [[Love or Lies -LIAR GAME original ver-]] | + | ===Digital Singles=== |
| − | * [2010.03.03] [[Stay with You -LIAR GAME original ver-]] ( | + | * [2007.02.21] [[Sugarless Girl (song)|Sugarless GiRL]] |
| + | * [2008.11.19] [[More More More|more more more]] | ||
| + | * [2008.11.19] [[The Time Is Now|the Time is Now]] | ||
| + | * [2010.01.19] [[Love or Lies|Love or Lies -LIAR GAME original ver-]] | ||
| + | * [2010.03.03] [[Stay With You (capsule)|Stay with You -LIAR GAME original ver-]] | ||
| + | * [2011.02.09] [[World of Fantasy (song)|WORLD OF FANTASY]] | ||
===Analog Singles=== | ===Analog Singles=== | ||
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* [2005.02.02] [[Space Station No.9|space station No.9]] | * [2005.02.02] [[Space Station No.9|space station No.9]] | ||
* [2005.09.07] [[Aeropolis|AEROPOLIS]] | * [2005.09.07] [[Aeropolis|AEROPOLIS]] | ||
| − | * [2006.04.19] [[Jelly|jelly]] | + | * [2006.04.19] [[Jelly (capsule)|jelly]] |
| − | * [2006.12.13] [[Starry Sky|Starry sky]] | + | * [2006.12.13] [[Starry Sky (capsule)|Starry sky]] |
* [2007.09.05] [[capsule Rmx EP|capsule rmx EP]] | * [2007.09.05] [[capsule Rmx EP|capsule rmx EP]] | ||
* [2007.11.07] [[Musixxx|MUSiXXX]] | * [2007.11.07] [[Musixxx|MUSiXXX]] | ||
| − | * [2008.11.05] [[Jumper|JUMPER]] | + | * [2008.11.05] [[Jumper (capsule)|JUMPER]] |
===Compilations=== | ===Compilations=== | ||
Revision as of 19:19, 5 June 2011
capsule promoting WORLD OF FANTASY (2011)
capsule is an electronic duo from Tokyo, Japan. They're on their own label contemode, a sub-label of YAMAHA MUSIC COMMUNICATIONS, which was started up by Nakata Yasutaka in 2003 before the release of their second studio album CUTIE CINEMA REPLAY. capsule made their debut with the single "Sakura" through YAMAHA on March 28th, 2001. The duo's sound has included elements from all sorts of styles of music, including: French pop, bossa nova, lounge, house, and recently synthpop and electronica.
Contents
Members
- Nakata Yasutaka (中田ヤスタカ) - Lyricist, Songwriter, Arranger, Producer
- Koshijima Toshiko (こしじまとしこ) - Vocals
Biography
capsule formed in November of 1997 after Nakata Yasutaka and Koshijima Toshiko met at the TEENS' MUSIC FESTIVAL Hokuriku area convention when they were both 17 years old. The festival was sponsored by YAMAHA MUSIC FOUNDATION. Their first single was "Sakura", released in March of 2001 on YAMAHA MUSIC COMMUNICATIONS. Their first album, High Collar Girl, is significantly different from any of their later works in that it doesn't involve near as much synth or contain a futuristic or electronic sound.
In 2003, Nakata created his own YAMAHA sub-label contemode and has produced other artists on the label, including COLTEMONIKHA, COPTER4016882, and NAGISA COSMETIC. He also has produced all girl electopop trio Perfume since 2003. In 2004 he worked with Momose Yoshiyuki of Studio Kajino (a subsidiary of Studio Ghibli) to create the short animated film Portable Kuukou. It became a trilogy of "short short films" (music videos) including three of capsule's songs: "Portable Kuukou", "space station No.9" and "Sora Tobu Toshi Keikaku" (in that order). The first one was shown in theaters before the live-action movie Cutie Honey.
The group went on a temporary hiatus in the summer of 2007 as Koshijima had left Tokyo, while Nakata took a break to "recharge his inspiration for better songs in the future". In September, the duo began been performing at clubs again and their first remix album capsule rmx was released the following month. capsule's ninth album, FLASH BACK released in December of 2007, displayed a relatively new sound for the duo consisting of their familiar electronic sound with adding 1980's music. The following album, a 2008 release, MORE! MORE! MORE! reached #6 during its first week on the Oricon weekly album charts; it also peaked at #3 on the daily chart, marking their first time in the top 10.
Discography
capsule promoting FLASH BACK (2007)
capsule promoting MORE! MORE! MORE! (2008)
capsule promoting FLASH BEST (2009)
capsule promoting PLAYER (2010)
Studio Albums
- [2001.11.21] High Collar Girl (ハイカラ・ガール)
- [2003.03.19] CUTIE CINEMA REPLAY
- [2003.11.19] phony phonic
- [2004.06.09] S.F. sound furniture
- [2005.02.09] NEXUS-2060
- [2005.09.21] L.D.K. Lounge Designers Killer
- [2006.05.10] FRUITS CLiPPER
- [2007.02.21] Sugarless GiRL
- [2007.12.05] FLASH BACK
- [2008.11.19] MORE! MORE! MORE!
- [2010.03.03] PLAYER
- [2011.05.25] WORLD OF FANTASY
Other Albums
- [2007.10.10] capsule rmx (Remix Album)
- [2008.12.24] capsule iTunes Live from Tokyo (Digital Live Mini-Album)
- [2009.08.26] FLASH BEST (Best Album)
Singles
- [2001.03.28] Sakura (さくら; Cherry Blossoms)
- [2001.07.04] Hanabi (花火; Fireworks)
- [2001.10.17] Tokyo Kissa (東京喫茶; Tokyo Teahouse)
- [2002.08.21] music controller
- [2002.11.20] Plastic Girl (プラスチックガール)
- [2003.05.21] Candy Cutie (キャンディーキューティー)
- [2004.02.04] Retro Memory (レトロメモリー)
Digital Singles
- [2007.02.21] Sugarless GiRL
- [2008.11.19] more more more
- [2008.11.19] the Time is Now
- [2010.01.19] Love or Lies -LIAR GAME original ver-
- [2010.03.03] Stay with You -LIAR GAME original ver-
- [2011.02.09] WORLD OF FANTASY
Analog Singles
- [2003.03.12] CUTIE CINEMA pre-PLAY
- [2003.09.17] idol fancy
- [2004.05.19] portable Airport
- [2005.02.02] space station No.9
- [2005.09.07] AEROPOLIS
- [2006.04.19] jelly
- [2006.12.13] Starry sky
- [2007.09.05] capsule rmx EP
- [2007.11.07] MUSiXXX
- [2008.11.05] JUMPER
Compilations
- [2003.10.22] contemode V.A.
- [2004.12.08] contemode V.A. 2
- [2005.04.27] my charm #9 "Fantastic Fantasy"
- [2007.06.06] SEXY HOUSE LOVERS
- [2009.08.26] Loud -15th Anniversary Compilation-
Books
- [2008.11.21] capsule Archive
