{"product_id":"tentenko-tentenko-colored-vinyl-vinyl-lp","title":"Tentenko: Tentenko (Colored Vinyl) Vinyl LP","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e“6pm after school, dusk. Gym clothes, recorder, indoor shoes. Pinky finger, fingertips, side of the lip. Trading secret codes…”\u003c\/i\u003e 28-year-old Hokkaido-born ‘ex-idol’ \u003cstrong\u003eTentenko\u003c\/strong\u003e’s work runs the full spectrum of street-level contemporary Japanese music, from her time spent in notorious pop idol group \u003cstrong\u003eBiS\u003c\/strong\u003e to conjuring harsh noise with \u003cstrong\u003eToshiji Mikawa\u003c\/strong\u003e as \u003cstrong\u003eMikaTen\u003c\/strong\u003e. \u003cem\u003eTentenko\u003c\/em\u003e is her first release outside of Japan and collects the best cuts from various Japan-only releases since exiting \u003cstrong\u003eBiS\u003c\/strong\u003e in 2014. It’s her ‘pop’ album, and although she operates on the fringes (BiS was the 'edgiest' of the popular idol groups), you’d be forgiven for mistaking \u003cstrong\u003eTentenko\u003c\/strong\u003e for a seasoned J-pop artist given the undeniable catchiness and immaculate production of the tunes. Her \u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: line-through;\"\u003ecute\u003c\/span\u003e warped vision of pop loosely resembles American popular music and its various incarnations through the years, from \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.sbs\/search?type=product\u0026amp;q=Madonna\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMadonna\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e (“Good Bye, Good Girl”) and \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.sbs\/search?type=product\u0026amp;q=Peaches\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePeaches\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e (“Hokago Sympathy”) to \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.sbs\/search?type=product\u0026amp;q=Julee+Cruise\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJulee Cruise\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e (“Hoshi No Densha”) and \u003cstrong\u003eMxPx\u003c\/strong\u003e (again, “Hokago Sympathy”), taking inspiration from the similarly perverse pop subversions of \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.sbs\/search?\u0026amp;q=The%20Residents\u0026amp;filter=Brand\/Manufacturer\/Artist_fq:%22Residents%22%20OR%20Brand\/Manufacturer\/Artist_fq:%22The%20Residents%22\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Residents\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eBruce Haack\u003c\/strong\u003e (she named her cat after him) and \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.sbs\/search?type=product\u0026amp;q=Throbbing+Gristle\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThrobbing Gristle\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e. And much like \u003cstrong\u003eTG\u003c\/strong\u003e, i can’t really explain why I love it, I just do. Check out the breezy “Nantonaku Abunai,” kitchen sink sugar rush “Kuruma\/Joshu Seki School,” the highly-functional “Good Bye, Good Girl” and simple sublimity of “Hoshi No Densha” for a taste. Limited edition clear pink vinyl edition courtesy of London-based Toothpaste Records, housed in printed inner sleeve with full album lyrics (in English!) and download code, recommended.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003etranslucent pink colored vinyl\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eprinted inner sleeve with full album lyrics\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003edigital download included\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003elimited edition\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003emusic label: Toothpaste Records 2018\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch6\u003ereviewed by neko atsume 01\/2019\u003c\/h6\u003e.","brand":"Tentenko","offers":[{"title":"Vinyl LP","offer_id":15890780487770,"sku":"lp-10323","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/4542\/products\/tentenko-tentenko.jpg?v=1759275313","url":"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.sbs\/products\/tentenko-tentenko-colored-vinyl-vinyl-lp","provider":"turntablelab.sbs","version":"1.0","type":"link"}