SPEW VS. SPEW: THE REMIXES Various Artists 1995

 
Discogs

Remixes (CIV remixed??!!) on Atlantic Records

Tracklist

  1. Pizzacato Five - Happy Sad (Single Edit)
  2. Machines of Loving Grace - Richest Junkie Still Alive (Dust Brothers Cherry Valley Remix)
  3. Poe - Trigger Happy Jack (Drive By A Go-Go) (Psycho Demolition Mix)
  4. B-Tribe - Nanita (A Spanish Lullaby) (B.T.'s Voltaire Organica Remix)
  5. Everything But The Girl - Missing (Todd Terry Remix Edit)
  6. The Bucketheads - The Bomb! (These Sounds Fall Into My Mind) (Jinxx Remix)
  7. Waterdog - Can't Let Go (Everybody Pogo Album Mix)
  8. Jewel - You Were Meant For Me (New Mix)
  9. CIV - Can't Wait One Minute More (Extended Mix)
10. Poe - Hello (Album Version)
11. Banco De Gaia - Last Train To Lhasa (Album Version)

SPOOZYS 超地球的存在 (Existence Of Super Earth) 1998

 

Discogs

Spoozys Biography by MacKenzie Wilson

Tokyo's quirky space rock Spoozys is comprised of singer/songwriter and guitarist Jun Matsue, and the initial mold of the group is held together by appearances from Cornelius, Pizzicato Five, Cibo Matto, and Buffalo Daughter. Signed to Jetset Records, Spoozys issued their American debut Astral Astronauts in summer 2000.

Tracklist

1		Cone Shape U.F.O.
2		Can Computers Have A Mind?
3		Invasion Of The Flying Saucer
4		Pets
5		Alien Have The Ability To Aerobi
6		Space Man
7		Human Cyborg Relation
8		Space Biosphere Adventures
9		Spoozys Theme
10		The Man With The X-Ray Eyes

LOUNGE-A-PALOOZA Various Artists 1997

 

Discogs

 

Compilation of lounge songs redone by indie acts and legendary musicians

 

Tracklist

1. Combustible Edison and Esquivel! - Miniskirt
2. Fastball - This Guy's In Love With You
3. Ben Folds Five - She Don't Use Jelly
4. Poe - A Rose Is A Rose
5. Steve & Eydie - Black Hole Sun
6. Pizzicato Five - The Girl From Ipanema
7. PJ Harvey and Eric Drew Feldman - Zaz Turned Blue
8. Fun Lovin' Criminals - I'm Not In Love
9. Glen Campbell and Michelle Shocked with Texas Tornados - Wichita Lineman
10. Edwyn Collins - Witchcraft
11. Jimmy Scott & Flea - Love Will Keep Us Together
12. The James Taylor Quartet - Music To Watch Girls By
13. Cassandra Wilson - The Good Life
14. Chris Ballew - Robert Goulet (On The River Nile)

PIZZICATO FIVE Unzipped EP 1995

 

Discogs

Artist Biography by Jason Ankeny

Godfathers of the Shibuya-kei scene, Tokyo kitsch-pop deconstructionists Pizzicato Five originally began taking shape as far back as 1979, when university students Yasuharu Konishi and Keitaro Takanami first met at a local music society meeting. Agreeing to form a band, they soon recruited fellow society member Ryo Kamamiya; their search for a suitable vocalist proved frustrating, however, and only in late 1984 did they settle on singer Mamiko Sasaki. The first Pizzicato Five single, "Audrey Hepburn Complex," followed a year later, and in 1986 the group issued its debut LP, Pizzicato Five in Action; a slew of subsequent records established the Pizzicato Five among the most popular acts in Japan, in spite of a series of lineup fluctuations that saw both Kamamiya and Sasaki exit in 1988, replaced soon after by vocalist Takao Tajima (who in turn quit the following year). Beginning with the 1990 single "Lovers Rock," Maki Nomiya was the new P5 vocalist; their popularity at home continued to soar, and in 1994 the American indie label Matador agreed to issue the compilation EP Five by Five. Takanami quit shortly after its release, however, reducing the group to a duo; after a pair of other U.S. compilations, Made in USA and The Sound of Music by Pizzicato Five, in 1997 they issued Happy End of the World, the first of their LPs to enjoy simultaneous Japanese and American release. The International Playboy and Playgirl Record followed two years later, and the group's last proper album of the '90s, Pizzicato Five (tm), appeared in November 1999. Soon after the turn of the millennium, Konishi and Nomiya announced that Pizzicato Five would disband after a final show in Tokyo on March 31, 2001. The group left a legacy of acclaimed recordings as well as the kitschy blueprint for J-pop used by many Japanese bands to the present day. 

 

Tracklist 

1	Happy Sad (Single Edit)	3:50
2	If I Were A Groupie	5:01
3	CDJ (The Readymade Mix)	6:05
4	Happy Sad (The Hot Wax Mix)	4:56

 

 

WHAT'S UP MATADOR Various Artists 1997

by request

 

Discogs 

 

Tracklist  

		Favorite Tracks
1-1	–Yo La Tengo	Tom Courtenay	3:31
1-2	–Pavement	Texas Never Whispers	3:08
1-3	–Teenage Fanclub	Catholic Education	2:32
1-4	–Superchunk	For Tension	2:59
1-5	–Unsane	Vandal X	1:46
1-6	–Bailter Space	Splat	3:49
1-7	–Helium (3)	Pat's Trick	3:21
1-8	–Cat Power	Nude As The News	4:22
1-9	–Bettie Serveert	Tomboy	4:21
1-10	–Silkworm	Couldn't You Wait (Acoustic)	3:37
1-11	–Spoon	Don't Buy The Realistic	3:58
1-12	–Liz Phair	Stratford-On-Guy	2:58
1-13	–Pizzicato Five	Twiggy Twiggy	4:04
1-14	–The Fall	Hey Student	4:29
1-15	–Railroad Jerk	Bang The Drum	2:45
1-16	–Come (2)	In/Out	4:44
1-17	–The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion	Dang	1:53
1-18	–Chain Gang	Son Of Sam	3:12
1-19	–The Frogs	Adam & Steve	3:06
1-20	–Chavez	Unreal Is Here	2:33
1-21	–Guided By Voices	Motor Away	2:07
1-22	–S.F. Seals	Still?	4:03
1-23	–Thinking Fellers Union Local 282	My Pal The Tortoise	2:48
1-24	–Mecca Normal	Water Cuts My Hands	1:59
		Unreleased Tracks
2-1	–Cat Power	Back Of Your Head	3:43
2-2	–Come (2)	Strike	4:01
2-3	–Railroad Jerk	One Step Forward	5:09
2-4	–The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion	Dig My Shit!	1:39
2-5	–Guided By Voices	My Thoughts Are A Gas	3:06
2-6	–Spoon	Telamon Bridge	2:01
2-7	–Pavement	Killing Moon	5:16
2-8	–Silkworm	Hangman	4:51
2-9	–Yo La Tengo	Don't Say A Word (Demo Version)	3:33
2-10	–Barbara Manning	The Blood Of Feeling	2:59
2-11	–Bettie Serveert	Life Is An Imbecile	3:26
2-12	–Liz Phair	Stuck On An Island	2:26
2-13	–The For Carnation	Alfredo's Welcome	3:38
2-14	–Run On	Days Away	5:39
2-15	–Mecca Normal	Hurricane Watch	3:53
2-16	–Helium (3)	Lucy	6:28
2-17	–Chavez	Theme From "For Russ"	4:44
2-18	–Tobin Sprout	Small Parade	2:15
2-19	–Bardo Pond	The Trail	6:15
2-20	–Pizzicato Five	Happy Birthday	2:28

 

PIZZICATO FIVE Made In USA 1994

by request

 

Discogs

Artist Biography by Jason Ankeny

Godfathers of the Shibuya-kei scene, Tokyo kitsch-pop deconstructionists Pizzicato Five originally began taking shape as far back as 1979, when university students Yasuharu Konishi and Keitaro Takanami first met at a local music society meeting. Agreeing to form a band, they soon recruited fellow society member Ryo Kamamiya; their search for a suitable vocalist proved frustrating, however, and only in late 1984 did they settle on singer Mamiko Sasaki. The first Pizzicato Five single, "Audrey Hepburn Complex," followed a year later, and in 1986 the group issued its debut LP, Pizzicato Five in Action; a slew of subsequent records established the Pizzicato Five among the most popular acts in Japan, in spite of a series of lineup fluctuations that saw both Kamamiya and Sasaki exit in 1988, replaced soon after by vocalist Takao Tajima (who in turn quit the following year). Beginning with the 1990 single "Lovers Rock," Maki Nomiya was the new P5 vocalist; their popularity at home continued to soar, and in 1994 the American indie label Matador agreed to issue the compilation EP Five by Five. Takanami quit shortly after its release, however, reducing the group to a duo; after a pair of other U.S. compilations, Made in USA and The Sound of Music by Pizzicato Five, in 1997 they issued Happy End of the World, the first of their LPs to enjoy simultaneous Japanese and American release. The International Playboy and Playgirl Record followed two years later, and the group's last proper album of the '90s, Pizzicato Five (tm), appeared in November 1999. Soon after the turn of the millennium, Konishi and Nomiya announced that Pizzicato Five would disband after a final show in Tokyo on March 31, 2001. The group left a legacy of acclaimed recordings as well as the kitschy blueprint for J-pop used by many Japanese bands to the present day. 

 

Tracklist 

1	I	1:51
2	Sweet Soul Revue	5:19
3	Magic Carpet Ride	5:13
4	Readymade FM	0:13
5	Baby Love Child	3:32
6	Twiggy Twiggy / Twiggy Vs. James Bond	4:03
7	This Year’s Girl #2	5:14
8	I Wanna Be Like You	4:10
9	Go-Go Dancer	4:24
10	Catchy	7:12
11	Peace Music	3:51