A major release in the Shibuya-kei canon, Kahimi Karie's second real EP shows the wispy-voiced singer trying on more genres for size.
Bertrand Burgalat of the Tricatel label (and others) knew of her by now outside of Japan and was writing songs: The closing "Dans Mon Nombaill" is a bittersweet farewell, one of her best.
Elsewhere, Cornelius (Keigo Oyamada) one-ups Sheryl Crow with the opening "Elastic Girl," Karie's ironic statement of purpose ("I'll be anything you want me to be/Elastic Girl") which seems coded for her songwriters, not her suitors.
It's a rousing arrangement for strummed and slide guitars and harmonica, over which Karie's vocal floats.
"Do Me Do Me" is a bass-deep funk-and-sex cocktail, and "When You Close Your Eyes" steals its title from a Velvet Underground song, and keeps its simple music hall style, with a big of Stevie Wonder harmonica on top.
Karie's voice is not much, but she's cute when she needs to be, and sultry and sexy on top.
A fun, unpretentious effort.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Elastic GirlBryan Burton-Lewis, Kahimi Karie | Kahimi Karie | Play | 05:49 | 13 MB | 40 MB |
| 2 | Zoom Up!Kahimi Karie, Keigo Oyamada | Kahimi Karie | Play | 02:02 | 4 MB | 12 MB |
| 3 | Do Me Do Me | Kahimi Karie | Play | 04:09 | 9 MB | 24 MB |
| 4 | When You Close Your EyesTomoki Kanda, Kahimi Karie | Kahimi Karie | Play | 02:44 | 6 MB | 16 MB |
| 5 | Eureka | Kahimi Karie | Play | 11:14 | 25 MB | 65 MB |
| 6 | DIS-MOI QUELQUE CHOSE AVANT DE DORMIR | Kahimi Karie | Play | 02:06 | 4 MB | 12 MB |
| 7 | DANS MON NOMBRILL | Kahimi Karie | Play | 03:43 | 8 MB | 24 MB |
| 8 | Crazy he calls me | Kahimi Karie | Play | 04:32 | 10 MB | 27 MB |
| 36 mins | 83 MB | |||||
| 36 mins | 224 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bryan Burton-Lewis | Composer |
| 2 | Tomoki Kanda | Composer |
| 3 | Kahimi Karie | Composer, Primary Artist |
| 4 | Keigo Oyamada | Composer |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |
| CD Quality | FLAC | 16bit 44.1kHz | FLAC is an audio coding format which uses lossless compression. Digital audio in FLAC format has a smaller size and retains the same quality of the original Compact Disc (CD). |