Monday, January 26, 2026

PIZZICATO FIVE - VOYAGE A TOKYO CDEP (READYMADE RECORDS [COCA-50384], 2000) [JP]

Pizzicato Five - Voyage À Tokyo CDEP
(Readymade Records – [COCA-50384], 2000) [JP]





A CDEP from seminal Japanese shibuyak-kei group Pizzicato Five from the year 2000 on their own Readymade Records. This is well into their career by '00, but I love this title track. The hip-hop influence and the record scratching.





MR. OIZO - FLAT BEAT 12" (F COMMUNICATIONS [F 104], 1999) [FRA]

Mr. Oizo - Flat Beat 12"
(F Communications – [F 104], 1999) [FRA]




I don't know much about this artist / song, but I read that it got popular through a late 90s/early 00s Levi's television commercial. The artist behind the hit commercial song is really awesome and interesting, Mr. Oizo [Quentin Dupieux]. The B-Sides really shine here for me -- but the commercial track is amazing as well.