Capsule (band)

Capsule

Capsule (カプセル, kapuseru), stylised as "capsule", is a Japanese electronic music duo consisting of vocalist Toshiko Koshijima and producer Yasutaka Nakata.

Music

Capsule formed in November 1997, after Nakata Yasutaka and Koshijima Toshiko met at the Teens' Music Festival in the Hokuriku area convention when they were 17 years old. Their first single was "Sakura", released in March 2001 on Yamaha Music Communications. Their first album, High Collar Girl, was significantly different from their later works; in that it did not involve nearly as much use of synthesizers or contain futuristic/electronic sounds.

Capsule are frequently referred to as "neo-Shibuya-kei" due to their stylistic similarities, both aesthetically and musically, to acts from the Shibuya-kei movement of the 1990s, most notably Pizzicato Five. Their music contains elements of bossa nova, lounge, breakbeat, and most recently electro house.

Capsule is known for frequently licensing their music for use on television programs in Japan, such as Utawara Hot Hit 10, Hello! Morning, and Nankai Paradise. As well, Yugo Nakamura's studio, Tha of Japan, used Capsule's music for promotional TV and web advertisements for KDDI. Their song Portable Airport (remix) also features in promos for The Comedy Channel on Australian pay TV. The album More! More! More! reached place 6 in its first week on the Oricon weekly album chart, and place 3 on the daily chart, marking their first time in the top 10.

On January 19, 2010, Capsule released "Love or Lies", a new song from the show Liar Game Season 2 and the upcoming movie Liar Game: The Final Stage. It was included on their newest album, Player, which was released on March 3.

It was announced Jaunary 8, 2011 that the duo will release KILLER WAVE. their twelfth studio album, on March 23, 2011.

Discography

Maxi singles

1. [2001.03.28] Sakura (さくら)
2. [2001.07.04] Hanabi (花火)
3. [2001.10.17] Tokyo Kissa (東京喫茶)
4. [2002.08.21] Music Controller
5. [2002.11.20] Plastic Girl (プラスチックガール)
6. [2003.05.21] Candy Cutie (キャンディー キューティー)
7. [2004.02.04] Retro Memory (レトロメモリー)

12" analog singles

1. [2003.02.20] Cutie Cinema Pre-Play
2. [2003.05.21] Tone Cooking
3. [2003.09.17] Idol Fancy
4. [2004.05.21] Portable Airport
5. [2005.02.02] Space Station No.9
6. [2005.08.06] Aeropolis
7. [2006.04.19] Jelly
8. [2006.12.13] Starry Sky
9. [2007.09.05] Capsule rmx EP
10. [2007.11.07] Musixxx / I'm Feeling You
11. [2008.10.08] Jumper
12. [2010.02.10] Stay With You
13. [2010.03.03] Love or Lies
14. [2010.03.24] Hello

Albums

1. [2001.10.21] High Collar Girl
2. [2003.03.19] Cutie Cinema Replay (2,106 copies sold)
3. [2003.11.09] Phony Phonic (3,501 copies sold)
4. [2004.06.09] S.F. Sound Furniture (12,172 copies sold)
5. [2005.02.09] Nexus-2060 (9,024 copies sold)
6. [2005.09.21] L.D.K. Lounge Designers Killer (10,707 copies sold)
7. [2006.05.10] Fruits Clipper (12,275 copies sold)
8. [2007.02.21] Sugarless Girl (23,324 copies sold)
9. [2007.12.05] Flash Back (37,915 copies sold)
10. [2008.11.19] More! More! More! (67,309 copies sold)
11. [2010.03.03] Player (47,853 copies sold)
12. [2011.03.23] KILLER WAVE

Compilations

1. [2009.08.26] Flash Best (34,578 copies sold)

Remix Albums

1. [2007.10.10] Capsule rmx (11,112 copies sold)

See also

• Yasutaka Nakata
• Contemode
• Shibuya-kei
• Coltemonikha
• Perfume

External links

• capsule Official website