beautiful. (Fantastic Plastic Machine album)

beautiful.
Studio album by Fantastic Plastic Machine
Released 15 May 2001
Recorded 1999, 2000
Genre House, electronica, downtempo, big beat
Length 64:26
Label Japan: Avex Trax
US/EU: Emperor Norton
Producer Masayuki Kumahara
Fantastic Plastic Machine chronology
Luxury
(1998)
beautiful.
(2001)
Contact
(2001)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic [1]
Discogs [2]
Pitchfork Media(8.1) [3]
VH1 [4]

beautiful. is the third album by Fantastic Plastic Machine, the follow-up to Luxury. It is his first album after moving from Readymade Records to Avex Trax. beautiful. is generally regarded as one of his most critical works, signaling a maturation from his previous Shibuya-kei style to a rich blend of house music and 1970s' Philadelphia soul. The album took eight months to produce, taking Tanaka to such places as the Sigma Sound Studios in Philadelphia and Quad Studios in New York City. While at Quad Studios, Tanaka recorded songs with Hirth Martinez and the jazz singer Bob Dorough.

Track listing

  1. "I Am Beautiful"
  2. "Beautiful Days"
  3. "Paragon"
  4. "Love Is Psychedelic"
  5. "On a Chair"
  6. "Whistle Song"
  7. "One Minute of Love"
  8. "Todos Os Desejos"
  9. "I'm Still a Simple Man"
  10. "Black Dada"
  11. "God Save the Mona Lisa"
  12. "Beautiful Days (Reprise)"
  13. "Take Me to the Disco (Malibu Mix)" *

* Bonus track on the U.S. and European releases

References

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