Cloudy Cloud Calculator
Studio album by
Takako Minekawa
ReleasedDecember 10, 1997 (1997-12-10)
Studio
  • Omega Sound (Osaka)
  • Phonobaloon Laundry
Genre
Length37:57
LabelPolystar
Producer
Takako Minekawa chronology
Athletica
(1997)		 Cloudy Cloud Calculator
(1997)		 Recubed
(1998)

Cloudy Cloud Calculator is the third studio album by Japanese musician Takako Minekawa. It was released on December 10, 1997 by Polystar.[3] The album was released in the United States on November 17, 1998 by Emperor Norton Records.[4] Minekawa played almost every instrument on the album and wrote, produced and arranged nearly all its songs.[5]

Minekawa toured in the United States to support the album. The EP Ximer... C.C.C. Remix, released on September 23, 1998 by Polystar,[6] features remixes of tracks from Cloudy Cloud Calculator by various artists.[7]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[8]
The Baltimore Sun[9]
Pitchfork6.7/10[5]

Heather Phares of AllMusic described Cloudy Cloud Calculator as one of Minekawa's "finest and most unusual moments" and "highly inventive, restrained pop".[8] Christian Bruno, writing in Metro, referred to the album's songs as "wonderfully cute, all-synthesizer musings".[10]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Takako Minekawa, except where noted

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Micro Mini Cool" 2:53
2."Milk Rock" 3:45
3."Phonobaloon Song" 2:32
4."Cat House" 3:41
5."Cloud Chips"
2:10
6."Kraftpark (Micro Trip Edit)" 2:58
7."Kangaroo Pocket Calculator" 3:45
8."Black Forest"
  • Minekawa
  • Silvie TV Game
3:41
9."International Velvet" 3:20
10."Cloud Cuckoo Land"
  • Minekawa
  • Plain Vanilla
4:59
11."Telstar"Joe Meek4:13
Total length:37:57

Personnel

Credits are adapted from the album's liner notes.[11]

Musicians

Production

Design

  • Sheila Sachs – design
  • Chikashi Suzuki – photography
  • Mariko Yamamoto – art direction, design
  • Mooog Yamamoto – art direction, design

References

  1. ↑ Daley, David (August 1998). "Japan's Shibuya-Kei Scene Invades America". CMJ New Music Monthly. No. 60. pp. 16–17. Retrieved December 10, 2020.
  2. ↑ Phares, Heather. "Takako Minekawa". AllMusic. Retrieved December 10, 2020.
  3. ↑ "CLOUDY CLOUD CALCULATOR | 嶺川貴子" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved September 13, 2020.
  4. ↑ "Cloudy Cloud Calculator (CD – Emperor Norton #7010) – Takako Minekawa". AllMusic. Retrieved September 13, 2020.
  5. 1 2 Richard-San, Mark. "Takako Minekawa: Cloudy Cloud Calculator". Pitchfork. Archived from the original on January 18, 2000. Retrieved March 5, 2018.
  6. ↑ "ザイマー…C.C.C.remix | 嶺川貴子" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved September 13, 2020.
  7. ↑ Phares, Heather. "Ximer – Takako Minekawa". AllMusic. Retrieved September 13, 2020.
  8. 1 2 Phares, Heather. "Cloudy Cloud Calculator – Takako Minekawa". AllMusic. Retrieved March 5, 2018.
  9. ↑ Considine, J. D. (December 24, 1998). "Takako Minekawa: Cloudy Cloud Calculator (Emperor Norton 7010)". The Baltimore Sun. Retrieved April 21, 2021.
  10. ↑ Bruno, Christian (February 24 – March 1, 2000). "Sugar Sacked". Metro. Retrieved December 10, 2020.
  11. ↑ Cloudy Cloud Calculator (liner notes). Takako Minekawa. Polystar. 1997. PSCR-5658.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
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