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FM083: Half Fidelity

by Andi Koyama

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about

Ladies and Gentlemen,

here it is: „HALF FIDELITY“, ANDI KOYAMA’s new album!

„HALF FIDELITY“ continues the work that has begun at the latest when he produced the digital single „I’LL DO MY BEST“ (cat# FM066) back in 2018/19: here and there the half-japanese KOYAMA (who lives near Cologne, Germany) discovers Japan’s extensive pop culture and forms splendid cover versions of the material he found. Although the original versions often couldn’t be more different (given the fact that some of them are from the 1960’s or 70’s, others from the 2010’s, some are underground tracks, others mainstream pop…), the album is very homogenic, because all his reworks on “HALF FIDELITY” have in common that their character is shaped by KOYAMA’s very own musical style that was steadily developed over the years, starting with his debut album “PAY AND DIZE” in 2004.

“PAY AND DIZE” was a fine mixture of indie-pop pearls that got inspired by bands like WEEZER or PAVEMENT or GRANDADDY. After an ep and a surprising ten year hiatus he continued releasing albums (“MANN DER ARBEIT”, “DEUTSCH IST KEINE ANTWORT”) and in that process he refined his musical techniques. So he added elements of chiptune and 80’s dance pop to his lofi indie pop songs. The lyrics changed from English to German and finally to Japanese.

So, after all, “HALF FIDELITY” is the logical point of culmination of his musical and aesthetical development: a homogenic but also diverse pop album whose contents reveal fresh nuances and facets on each listen and an album that intrigues the listener to plunge down into Japans rich pop culture.

(Claudius Loik, F&M Records, 10/2020)

credits

released November 13, 2020

All tracks performed, recorded, produced & mixed by Andi Koyama @Shitty Pop

mastered by Kai Blankenberg @Skyline Tonfabrik, Düsseldorf

Artwork by Suganuma Takahiro

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