Cloudy Cloud Calculator | ||||
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Released | December 10, 1997 | |||
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Length | 37:57 | |||
Label | Polystar | |||
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Takako Minekawa chronology | ||||
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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]
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
The Baltimore Sun | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Pitchfork | 6.7/10 [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]
All tracks are written by Takako Minekawa, except where noted
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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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" |
| 3:41 |
9. | "International Velvet" | 3:20 | |
10. | "Cloud Cuckoo Land" |
| 4:59 |
11. | " Telstar" | Joe Meek | 4:13 |
Total length: | 37:57 |
Credits are adapted from the album's liner notes. [11]
Musicians
Production
Design
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Cloudy Cloud Calculator | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | December 10, 1997 | |||
Studio |
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Genre | ||||
Length | 37:57 | |||
Label | Polystar | |||
Producer |
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Takako Minekawa chronology | ||||
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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]
Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
The Baltimore Sun | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Pitchfork | 6.7/10 [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]
All tracks are written by Takako Minekawa, except where noted
No. | Title | Writer(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" |
| 3:41 |
9. | "International Velvet" | 3:20 | |
10. | "Cloud Cuckoo Land" |
| 4:59 |
11. | " Telstar" | Joe Meek | 4:13 |
Total length: | 37:57 |
Credits are adapted from the album's liner notes. [11]
Musicians
Production
Design
{{
cite AV media notes}}
: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (
link)