the Shiina Ringo thread

Maybe this is an old song? I don't recognize it, but I'm sure I've lost track of some of her projects here and there at this point.

Whoa.

Oh wait, so this is from the Mangarama show Milton mentioned?

Ukigumo looking rather Frippish (if not sounding it).

I like the first two videos the best, from that link above. I overreacted as usual. It's still current Shiina performance-wise, but that first one especially is exceptional.

Yeah, don't miss:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H_nCw1WMFs4

Still watching that last video.

It gets kind of pseudo- Kuki Electric Mole version for a few seconds, somehow.

Her little dance is actually pretty good, no?

haha yes. what is that song from? is it new?

New jazz arrangement of Netsuai Hakkakuchu. Much much better than the studio Nakata-produced single from a few years ago.

looking that up and realized there was a second Shiina album of self-covers that she wrote for other people...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GDnLHd2Ei3Y

New?

Not bad for this sort of thing.

New album? Nobody is keeping me up to date.

https://www.sputnikmusic.com/review/75560/Shiina-Ringo-Reimport-Vol.-2-Civil-Aviation-Bureau/

More theme music apparently.

... another self-cover album?

Yeah, I guess. I only skimmed that review but it sounds like the album is self-covers.

Shiina Ringo actually died several years ago, but an incredible Japanese AI experiment has taken her place, producing almost believable imitations of her songwriting.

just thinking about how perfect this song is today

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ECxBHhMc7oI

I blabbed on to a 90s music Podcast called Dig Me Out about Shōzo Strip this week, I'm a Patreon subscriber and I got to pick a rekkid, so I picked that.

http://www.digmeoutpodcast.com/episode/380-shozo-strip-by-shiina-ringo

her catalog's on streaming services in the us now!

still no tokyo jihen tho afaict

HOLY SHIT

they're there as 'Tokyo Incidents' at least in Australia? a few of their albums had been on there for a while but it looks like they're all there now!

apparently still not available in usa at all though, weird

Try Sheena Ringo?

it's so great to be able to finally hear all of her stuff i've never bothered to track down (all the non-album stuff)

I guess Spotify don't romanize

hmm interestingly on the digital version of Kalk Samen Chestnut Flower there's an extra 20 seconds to As You Wish and it doesn't crossfade into the drone that starts Consciously

Yeah, there's two versions of the record out there, I'm guessing one was perhaps banded for radio and the song lengths got changed as a result.

i figure that crossfade was to get the 44:44 run time on that version?

Yeah definitely!

listened to Ze-Chyou Syuu and Heisei Fuuzoku for the first time, both are great. Gamble which is on both of them is especially fantastic. love the rearranged jazz versions on Heisei Fuuzoku too

http://www.youtube.com/channel/UCivlhVaJ8wWoF83evV6kvFg/videos also found this channel which has a lot of live videos uploaded

Ran the album titles through Google Translate to help re-orient myself.

逆輸入 〜航空局〜	Reverse import ~ Aviation station ~ 
日出処			Dining Session 
逆輸入 ~港湾局~		Reverse import ~ Harbor station ~ 
蜜月抄 (Live)		Honey moon extract (Live) 
三文ゴシップ		Sanshou Gossip 
私と放電		Discharging with me 
平成風俗		Heisei dolls 
加爾基 精液 栗ノ花	Ken radical semen chestnut flower 
唄ひ手冥利 ~其ノ壱~	Utato Hitomi ~ Sonoichi ~ 
絶頂集			Cumshot Collection 
勝訴ストリップ		Winning Strip 
無罪モラトリアム	Innocent moratorium 

Singles & EPs:

おとなの掟					 Adult's law
おいしい季節					 Tasty season
目抜き通り					 Main street
ジユーダム					 Jyudam
長く短い祭 / 神様、仏様				 Long Short Festival / God, Buddha
最果てが見たい					 I want to see the end
至上の人生					 Supreme life
熱愛発覚中					 Ardent love discovered in
いろはにほへと / 孤独のあかつき			 Hello to Iroha / Loneliness Akatsuki
自由へ道連れ					 Complaints with freedom
カーネーション					 Carnation
ありあまる富					 Abundant wealth
ギブス / 正しい街 / 余興 (仮) / ここでキスして。	 Gibbs / right city / entertainment (temporary) / kiss me here. [Ringo EXPO 08]
積木遊び (座禅エクスタシーより)			 Block play (from Zazen Ecstasy)
映日紅の花					 Movie day Red flower
この世の限り					 As long as this world
カリソメ乙女 (DEATH JAZZ ver.)			 Carisome maiden (DEATH JAZZ ver.)
りんごのうた					 Apple's Song
茎(STEM) ~大名遊ビ編~				 Stem (STEM) ~ Daimyo play memo ~
真夜中は純潔					 Midnight is chastity
ギブス						 Gibbs
罪と罰						 Crime and Punishment
The Best 3 椎名林檎				 The Best 3 Shiina apple
幸福論						 Happiness
本能						 Instinct
ここでキスして。					 Kiss me here.
歌舞伎町の女王					 The queen of Kabukicho
幸福論						 Happiness
成人法则 (Live精选)				 Adult law (Live selection)

oh her catalogue being released on streaming services was timed to commemorate 20 years since her debut single

https://sp.universal-music.co.jp/ringo/adam-eve/img/h_logo.png

aaaah

Track 5 of Kalk Samen etc is the greatest song ever, isn't it?

yes

i think that might be my favourite from it, the rock version on Ze-Chyou Syuu is great too

Before the advent of phone-enabled Streaming Shiina I had never given that one a real earbud listen to notice all the rompy hard panning.

Wikipedia notes that the vacuum cleaner belonged to Shiina's sister in law.

didn't know about the streaming, that's fantastic!!!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-uzDLFvwFB4

this is the most charming amv ive ever seen

love that

<a href="https://aramajapan.com/news/shiina-ringo-announces-new-album-sandokushi/97082/";>‘Sandokushi‘- a play on the Buddhist term ‘Sandoku’ referring to three poisons that poison the heart of man (desire, ill will, and ignorance), the ‘Shi’ meaning ‘history’.</a>

welp. the fear was always that when she finally made another truly strange solo record, it'd still be Vegas at heart. behold the cover of the new album if you dare, it is too late for me, but why stop the abasement now, together through life, it's going to be wonderful owning a physical copy of this etc & yes her Coke jingle is on the album

鶏と蛇と豚

作詞作編曲：椎名林檎

piccolo： 関聡子
flute： 高桑英世
cor anglais： 庄司さとし
clarinet： 十亀正司
fagott： 長哲也
trumpet： 西村浩二
trombone： 村田陽一
horn： 藤田乙比古、和田博史、田島花林、五十畑勉 tuba 田村優弥
gran cassa, snare, cymbals, glockenspiel & buddhist percussion： 高田みどり
celesta： 林正樹
concertmaster： グレート栄田
violin： 滝沢幸二郎、矢野晴子、村田幸謙、入江茜、松本亜土、小倉達夫、桑田穣、越川歩、山本大将 viola 山田雄司、渡部安見子、西村知佳子、島内晶子
cello： 前田善彦、向井航
scratch & sound effect DJ： 大自然
sutra sampling licensed by Pony Canyon Inc.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IP4sD4Q1wgY&list=OLAK5uy_nKvYEx_hc6xlttXtuGhv3yT2pFTr_mduc&index=2&t=0s&fbclid=IwAR34jYvtkXVeT1o-P1bSnTc4Q3hbouCWg7Vhbi8jcWMC1Fpq7j0XmjXT8dM

lyrics are technically in english, sing along everyone:

Gorging hypnosis, vomit to everywhere
I thought the pull was something better
“Digestible”, that’s how it feels

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IP4sD4Q1wgY

^^ if that fails too, english title of song is 'Gate Of Living'

& second single, tagged with album's official horse art, is 'Elopers'

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vVmeCVIp1jY&list=OLAK5uy_kbGU8ONbyDDahuJkx0JyUTw8PKIjAY8FU&index=2&t=0s&fbclid=IwAR3otbbbSF2pR3aBkSv6SHVYXUS-eWtonMyQkF31Kfh4lCfZhwRqLmDpj0Y

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vVmeCVIp1jY

great to have a new album on the way from her at last. i thought Sunny was pretty solid so i'm optimistic enough about a new album from her, and those two new tracks are a lot weirder than i was expecting from her at this point in her career.

Those both sound promising, getting Jun Togawa top-notes from that second track especially.