Phnonpenh Model feat. Jun Togawa and Susumu Hirasawa -- MATANE（またね）

 

Phnonpenh Model

In 1994, former member Kotobuki Hikaru (key, prog) of P-MODEL, one of Japan's leading techno-pop bands, called on Taniguchi Maruta Masaaki (vo), who had been active in the Tokyo theater and live performance scene since the 1980s, and Lion Merry (key), who had played in the bands of Agata Morio and Togawa Jun. (Key), formed the group in response.

From the TuneCore profile

Just from reading the above and knowing what I know about P-Model, Jun Togawa（戸川純）and Masaaki Maruta Taniguchi（谷口マルタ正明）, I figured that Phnonpenh Model would be one heck of an avant-garde band. Of course, P-Model (including Susumu Hirasawa) and Togawa are represented here on KKP, but Taniguchi is someone that I've known from his appearances on Japanese television.

Phnonpenh Model is a band that I discovered only very recently because of a song that they released this year titled "MATANE" (See You Again), and it's quite the jangly number with some rock and techno in there. Plus, there is some of that exoticism that helps the band live up to its title (some of which is also the capital of Cambodia). Watching the music video is kinda like experiencing an absinthe-fueled fever dream after traveling to Southeast Asia. Drink in moderation, people!😵