Luxury (Fantastic Plastic Machine album)

Luxury
Studio album by Fantastic Plastic Machine
Released September 14, 1998
Recorded 1997–1998
Genre
Length 64:26
Label
Producer
Fantastic Plastic Machine chronology
Summer Review EP
(1998)Summer Review EP1998		 Luxury
(1998)		 Beautiful
(2001)Beautiful2001

Luxury is the second studio album by Japanese musician Fantastic Plastic Machine. It was released on September 14, 1998 by Readymade Records in Japan, and later by Bungalow Records in Europe and Emperor Norton Records in the United States.

Luxury is a continuation of Fantastic Plastic Machine's previous work in Shibuya-kei, though in some tracks there are indications of a shift towards house music and 1970s Philadelphia soul, a path he explored more in his next album, Beautiful. "There Must Be an Angel (Playing With My Heart)", is a cover version of a Eurythmics song. Vocals on this version are performed by Lorraine Bowen. Her vocals also appear on the track "Bossa for Jackie".

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Pitchfork7.1/10[2]
PopMatters7.3/10[3]

PopMatters writes, "Luxury revels in international, otherworldly sounds and collaborations with musicians who perfectly suit Tanaka's experimental bent." Also stating, "Luxury is an enjoyable, eclectic effort that fans of sophisticated Euro pop are sure to adore."[3]

Track listing

Japanese, Korean and Taiwanese version

  1. "Theme of Luxury"
  2. "There Must Be an Angel (Playing with My Heart)"
  3. "Honolulu, Calcutta"
  4. "Electric Lady Land"
  5. "He Became a Beatnik"
  6. "Bossa for Jackie"
  7. "You Must Learn All Night Long"
  8. "Lotto"
  9. "Satellite Beats"
  10. "I've Forgotten My Fagotto"
  11. "The Girl Next Green Door"
  12. "MPF"
  13. "Mr. Fantasy's Love"

US and European version

On the US and European release, the tracks and the track listing are different:

  • "There Must Be an Angel" is replaced with a different mix.
  • "The Green Door" is replaced with an instrumental version, "The Girl Next Green Door."
  • Track 4 is an English version of "Electric Lady Land", while the original Japanese version is a bonus track.
  • The track "MPF" is titled "mpf (Mezzo Pianoforte)", but remains the same.
  1. "Theme of Luxury"
  2. "There Must Be an Angel (Playing With My Heart)" (Mix for Mirror Ball)
  3. "Honolulu, Calcutta"
  4. "Electric Lady Land" (English Version)
  5. "He Became a Beatnik"
  6. "Bossa for Jackie"
  7. "You Must Learn All Night Long"
  8. "Lotto"
  9. "Satellite Beats"
  10. "I've Forgotten My Fagotto"
  11. "The Girl Next Green Door"
  12. "mpf (Mezzo Pianoforte)"
  13. "Mr. Fantasy's Love"
  14. "Electric Lady Land" (Japanese Version) *
  15. "Bossa for Jackie" (Summer Review EP Version) *

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

References

  1. ↑ Huey, Steve. "Luxury – Fantastic Plastic Machine". AllMusic. Retrieved June 28, 2017.
  2. ↑ Schreiber, Ryan (April 20, 1999). "Fantastic Plastic Machine: Luxury". Pitchfork. Archived from the original on 26 April 2008. Retrieved June 28, 2017.
  3. 1 2 Zupko, Sarah. "Fantastic Plastic Machine, Luxury". PopMatters. Archived from the original on March 5, 2018. Retrieved June 28, 2017.
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