Capsule (カプセル, kapuseru), stylised as "capsule", is a Japanese electronic music duo consisting of vocalist Toshiko Koshijima and producer Yasutaka Nakata.
capsule formed in November 1997, after Nakata Yasutaka and Koshijima Toshiko met at the TEENS'MUSIC FESTIVAL in the Hokuriku area convention when they were 17 years old. Their first single was "Sakura", released in March of 2001 on YAMAHA MUSIC COMMUNICATIONS. Their first album, "High Collar Gi...
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Capsule (カプセル, kapuseru), stylised as "capsule", is a Japanese electronic music duo consisting of vocalist Toshiko Koshijima and producer Yasutaka Nakata.
capsule formed in November 1997, after Nakata Yasutaka and Koshijima Toshiko met at the TEENS'MUSIC FESTIVAL in the Hokuriku area convention when they were 17 years old. Their first single was "Sakura", released in March of 2001 on YAMAHA MUSIC COMMUNICATIONS. Their first album, "High Collar Girl", is significantly different from their later works; in that it doesn't involve nearly as much synthizer or contain futuristic/electronic sounds.
Capsule are frequently referred to as "neo-Shibuya-kei" due to their stylistic similarities, both aesthetically and musically, to acts from the Shibuya-kei movement of the '90's, most notably Pizzicato Five. Their music contains elements of bossa nova, lounge, breakbeat, and most recently electro.
Capsule is known for frequently licensing their music for use on television programs in Japan, such...
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