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I've mentioned the evolving nature of the eclectic band SPANK HAPPY since they started up in the early 1990s. They've gone from being a pop/rock group into something more techno in the 2000s and denoted their career through three distinct phases.
This is something that I noted for one of their songs "Haikei, Miss International"（拝啓ミス・インターナショナル）from the maxi-single "Angelic" which was released in April 2002. Today, it's about the title song which was written and composed by SPANK HAPPY leader Naruyoshi Kikuchi（菊地成孔）. He provides some of the vocals but the main singer here is Hitomi Iwasawa（岩澤瞳）. Once again, the feeling of "Angelic" is 80s synthpop but with a more ardent French or European cabaret vibe. Perhaps there is something rather Daft Punk about it although it's been fed through a cutesy pop filter.
Now, this is another group or duo I have never heard of before! I like that this genre is very different from the type of music I usually listen to as that makes it all the more interesting and refreshing. Their name is also curious!
ReplyDeleteYeah, Spank Happy is indeed quite the eclectic group. The first time I came across their name, a rather sardonic smirk ripped across my face.😉
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