Fantastic Plastic Machine

The debut album from Japanese artist Fantastic Plastic Machine. Great price and came in good condition; no deceptive product description here! A wonderful CD that I absolutely adore. Anybody who likes modern bossa nova, jazz, and electronica will not be disappointed by this fantastic album.

Great stuff. Couldn't find the songs on iTunes but a used, nearly mint condition CD was less expensive.I have had great results buying used CD's on Amazon. I anticipate buying many more.I don't think it occurs to most people that buying CD's like this a great option.

Very good album. I can listen to it all the way through with out skipping tracks, which is somewhat rare. The sound is relaxed, yet upbeat with more organic sounding samples that are not overly repetitive. Melding bosa nova with electronica yields a unique sound that is definitely worth checking out!

Love his work.

The Fantastic Plastic Machine is The Fantastic Plastic Machine's US debut. Makes sense, doesn't it? It's a wild mix of disco, lounge and 70s psychedelic pop that the Japanese seem so adept at. "L'Aventure Fantastique" is club-ready; it's so peppy, you'll be high for a week. There's lots of kookiness on display here; for instance, what's up with the lyrics of "Dear Mr. Salesman"? (Answer: they're not meant to be taken seriously.) Their cover of Joe Jackson's "Steppin' Out" is pure genius, an all-time lounge classic. "Philter" sounds suspiciously like a reimagining of an Italian movie theme. A few tracks are slightly clunkier than others ("Please, Stop!"), but overall, the album is tremendous fun and spirited.

To put simply, I usually enjoy lounge music. Unfortunately, the biggest problem with a lot of these dance-lounge bands is that the music gets tiresome very quickly. It's great to listen to if you're driving, or if you're doing something and you would like some music in the background. Or maybe if you crashed your car into a fire hydrant and you needed something to cheer you up. That's what this music is set to offer, and that's what it does. It's nothing groundbreaking, it's nothing particularly special, but it has its goal in mind, it reaches it, and does nothing more. L'aventure Fantastique is my favorite track, but there are quite a few others that I'm enamored with. This is retro, this is loungy, this is dancy, this is groovy. If you like music similar to Pizzicato Five and Arling/Cameron, this CD is for you.

This Fantastic Plastic Machine CD is a good one, I think it's much better than the "Luxury" CD. If you're new to the whole "loungy" music thing.... Welcome! It's a good world out there. Usually with these types of songs, either they are good or they're bad. Either one. Nice to say that most of the songs on the disc are good. However, the Fantastic Plastic Machine isn't nearly as good when compared to the great Pizzicato Five. It's in the area, but for some reason... I don't think I'm going to be listening to this CD as much as Pizzicato Five's releases. Maybe it's just me... My favorites are L'aventure Fantastique, Dear Mr.Salesman and Steppin out. This CD is definitely something the fans of this type of music can get into. I think mainstream music listeners may struggle to like.

Categorize it as world-pop, this lot hails from Japan, they make good dance record, that's all. Nothing great, nothing ground-breaking nothing avant garde. It is just one of those interesting little pop records you want to listen after a day of school, cheers you up, makes you energetic again, like expression. Sweet but not to the extent sacchrine, just like Saint Etienne, Dimitri From Paris and...maybe Genle People. Clearly, they have much better taste than your S Club 7 or that'Blue DaBaDi' man. If you feel like enjoying youself to some good record, buy this, and you will never get sick of it.

great album

フランスのイラストレーター、エドモンド・キラズのイラストが貴重なCDジャケとなりました。日本のハウスミュージックの大事な1枚です。

下手くそな英語。鼻につく気取ったボーカル。先端サウンドを狙うもタダの単調マンネリ。CDを割りたくなったが最後の曲だけよい。