2002 finds Kahimi Karie offering up My Suitor, her fourth proper LP.
America's infatuation with techno was slipping, but fans of her precious coo won't be disappointed to find her naïve demeanor still intact, along with all of the coy ingénue subtext.
Since Karie's songs all tend to linger in the same realm, it's a situation where listeners will either love or hate her based on one song.
A Japanese chanteuse with a sweet baby voice and a penchant for singing in breathy English and sultry French, Karie occupies a unique niche in the world of techno-pop.
Equal parts Serge Gainsbourg-flavored '60s yeh-yeh pop, Shibuya-Kei, and mid-'90s techno-lite, Karie's collaborations with Momus and Cornelius lent her a degree of credibility (and visibility) that she wouldn't have had if she'd remained a purely sugar pop artist.
Karie's 1998 self-titled effort will probably prove to be the best representation of her abilities, as it is a fun record that manages to sound pristine and decadent at the same time.
A frivolous remix album followed, and a tepid EP after that, but neither could come close to the giddy abandon of Kahimi Karie.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | My Suitor | Kahimi Karie | Play | 03:23 | 7 MB | 17 MB |
| 2 | Dilly Dally Dolly | Kahimi Karie | Play | 02:14 | 5 MB | 9 MB |
| 3 | Melt the Snow | Kahimi Karie | Play | 06:49 | 15 MB | 41 MB |
| 4 | Drum Beat for Baby | Kahimi Karie | Play | 03:48 | 8 MB | 21 MB |
| 5 | Black Velvet | Kahimi Karie | Play | 03:45 | 8 MB | 21 MB |
| 6 | Since You've Been Away | Kahimi Karie | Play | 03:27 | 7 MB | 13 MB |
| 7 | The Photo Song | Kahimi Karie | Play | 12:26 | 28 MB | 38 MB |
| 8 | Melt the Snow | Kahimi Karie | Play | 06:49 | 15 MB | 41 MB |
| 42 mins | 97 MB | |||||
| 42 mins | 204 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cornelius | Theremin |
| 2 | Yumi Haga | Art Coordinator |
| 3 | Hirohisa Horie | Piano |
| 4 | Kahimi Karie | Art Direction, Primary Artist, Producer |
| 5 | Nagisa Kiriyama | Violin |
| 6 | Masakazu Kitayama | Sleeve Design |
| 7 | Yuka Koizumi | Mastering |
| 8 | Yoshihiro Kumagai | A&R |
| 9 | Daisaku Kume | Conductor, Piano, Synthesizer |
| 10 | Ichiro Oka | Director |
| 11 | Michifumi Onodera | Engineer, Mixing |
| 12 | Steve Sacks | Flute |
| 13 | Udai Shika | Cello |
| 14 | Ken Sugaya | Executive Producer |
| 15 | Hiromitsu Takada | A&R |
| 16 | Hitoshi Watanabe | Bass |
| 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). |