A Great introduction album that covers the first part of Chara's
career as an artist. This talented singer/songwriter with that very, VERY
special voice. She's something of a Joni Mitchell/Björk/Aimee Mann combined,
with a charming J-Pop twist to it.
This is a great collection of Charaesque pop songs, including my favourite song
"Anatomic" and Swallowtail Butterfly, and if you like this
album - you will guaranteed also marvel over/at her unique presence as Glico
The Hooker in Shunji Iwaii's masterpice Swallowtail Butterfly.
Yes, and she's also (or were) married to the über great
japanese cult actor Asano Tadanobu which she met and fell in love with during
the
filming of Shunji Iwaii's Picnic. Chara has also collaborated
with charismatic ex-Judy and Mary singer Yuki Isoya in their girl group alternative
rock project Mean Machine (with their first album Cream in
2001).
En favorit är Taisetsu wo Kizukumono (Things/Something that makes you mean
more to me) från 2000 där i musikvideon en stor röd gummi-
boll studsar genom skog, förbi kossor och genom stan