Snail's House

Snail's House
Background information
Birth name Keitaro Ujiie
Also known as Ujico*
Born February 23, 1997
Genres Future bass, orchestral
Occupation(s) Producer
Years active 2012-present
Labels CachetteNotes, Youth Composer Association, Attack the Music, Tasty

Keitaro Ujiie (born February 23, 1997), also known as Snail's House or Ujico*,[1] is a Japanese electronic musician. He currently resides in Tokyo, Japan.[2]

History

In 2011, after listening to compositions by Hiromi Uehara, her skill inspired Ujiie to start playing the piano.[3] He started publishing music on SoundCloud in 2012 under the name Ujico* (which he stated was a childhood nickname given to him by a friend).[3] 2013 saw the creation of Ujiie's own record label, Youth Composer Association, a Tokyo-based label specifically geared towards young musicians.[2]

From that point, his music career began to grow and he created a separate Snail's House outfit for his "kawaii" music, which officially began on August 30, 2014 with the release of "Nyan Nyan Angel!".

His first two EPs as Snail's House, Kirara and Kawaii Collective, were released in mid-2015, containing high-pitched vocal chops, vibrant synthesizer sounds, and happy-sounding melodies.[4] Throughout recent years, he has become recognized for pioneering such sound design characteristics within the "kawaii" future bass subset.[5][6]


Discography

Albums

Date Title As Record label
December 30, 2014 Storyteller Ujico* Youth Composer Association
May 13, 2015 Kirara Snail's House TREKKIE TRAX
May 31, 2015 Kawaii Collective N/A; self-released
September 19, 2015 Nyan Nyan Angel! Remixes Youth Composer Association
December 24, 2015 Sweety Sweety N/A; self-released
December 30, 2015 空中都市 (Kūchū Toshi) Ujico* Youth Composer Association
March 29, 2016 Ordinary Songs Snail's House N/A; self-released
June 12, 2016 Dream Castle
August 27, 2016 Love Story[7]
November 17, 2016 Ordinary Songs 2
February 23, 2017 Pixel Galaxy
June 15, 2017 Ordinary Songs 3
September 10, 2017 WonderWorld Ujico*
November 19, 2017 [FLOWERS]
November 30, 2017 エイリアン☆ポップ (Alien☆Pop) Snail's House
February 23, 2018 Ordinary Songs 4
March 23, 2018 Snö[8]
July 28, 2018 L'été

Singles as Ujico*

  • "MaskedHeart" (2015)
  • "Summertime Memory" (2015)
  • "Skyward" (2015)
  • "Rainy" (2016)
  • "Blooming" (2016)

Singles as Snail's House

  • "ココロトラベル" ("Heart Travel") (2015)
  • "Grape Soda (Tasty Release)" (2015)
  • "Pixel Dream (Tasty Release)" (2015)
  • "My Story" (2015)
  • "Panda Wonder" (2015)
  • "Can't fake my love" (2016)
  • "First Love (Tasty Release)" (2016)
  • "sweetheart" (2016)
  • "Grape Soda (VIP)" (2016)
  • "Candy Dash (VIP)" (feat. ストロベリー症候群 (Strawberry Syndrome)) (2016)
  • "Smash!!" (2016)
  • "ドリーム Princess" ("Dream Princess") (feat. Hatsune Miku) (2016)
  • "Balloons" (2016)
  • "Sparkle (Tasty Release)" (2017)
  • "Pastel" (with Moe Shop) (2017)
  • "Journey" (with In Love With a Ghost) (2017)
  • "mal d'amour" (2018)
  • "Warp Star" (2018)[6]

Music videos

  • "My Story" (2016)
  • "Pixel Galaxy" (2017)
  • "Journey" (with In Love With a Ghost) (2017)

Remixes and other productions

  • Livetune - "Tell Your World (Snail's House Remix)" (feat. Hatsune Miku) (2015)
  • Yunomi feat. Nicamoq - "ロボティックガール (Snail's House Remix)" ("Robotic Girl (Snail's House Remix)") (2016)
  • Lolica Tonica - "Make me Feel (Snail's House Remix)" (2016)
  • Kaivaan feat. Aori - "Ruby (Snail's House Remix)" (2016)
  • Porter Robinson - "Sad Machine (Snail's House Remix)" (2016)
  • Livetune - "Tell Your World (Snail's House Remix) (all my love to this world VIP)" (2016)
  • YUC'e - Future Cαndy (Snail's House Remix)" (2016)
  • LADY'S ONLY - "Digital Tattoo (Snail's House Remix)" (2018)

References

  1. ↑ Lachlan Johnston (2017-03-19). "The Sounds of Tokyo's Hyper-Cute Underground Movement". otaquest.com. Retrieved 2018-07-29.
  2. 1 2 "Tokyo Transmission: Introducing Ujico – DMNDR". x.dmndr.com. Retrieved 2018-07-18.
  3. 1 2 "discussions.001 // Tokyo-Based Producer 'Ujico*/Snail's House' - OTAQUEST". OTAQUEST. 2017-05-17. Retrieved 2018-07-18.
  4. ↑ "Future Bass Music Gets a Kawaii Makeover". Anime News Network. Retrieved 2018-09-17.
  5. ↑ "Eight Kawaii Artists Using Grotesque Sounds to Redefine "Cute" Japanese Music". Bandcamp Daily. 2018-03-23. Retrieved 2018-09-17.
  6. 1 2 "Snail's House Releases Infectious New Single 'Warp Star'". OTAQUEST. 2018-07-19. Retrieved 2018-09-17.
  7. ↑ Patrick ST. Michel (2018-09-18). "Latest release from Snail's House is a love story for the 'kawaii' bass scene". Japan Times. Retrieved 2018-07-29.
  8. ↑ Ryan, Austin R. (2018-03-30). "Snail's House gets mellow with "Snö" - LemonWire". LemonWire. Retrieved 2018-09-17.
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