Snail's House

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]

Snail's House
Birth nameKeitaro Ujiie
Also known asUjico*
BornFebruary 23, 1997
Genres
Occupation(s)Producer
Years active2012-present
LabelsCachetteNotes, Youth Composer Association, Attack the Music, Tasty

History

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] In 2013, Ujiie created his own record label, Youth Composer Association, a Tokyo-based label specifically geared towards young musicians.[2] In 2014, after listening to performances by Hiromi Uehara and various jazz fusion music,[4] Ujiie was inspired to start playing the piano.[3]

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.[5][6][7]

On October 9, 2018, Ujiie announced that a small game was being developed for his upcoming two-track album Snailchan Adventure.[8] The album was released on October 23 with an accompanying music video,[9] and Ujiie published a preview of the unfinished game.[8] As of May 1, 2019, the game has not been released, with development presumed to be ongoing.[10]

Discography

Albums
Date Title As Record label
October 23, 2013 Aerie Ujico* N/A; self-released
February 21, 2014 VASS DROPPER Youth Composer Association
April 27, 2014 PF:Addiction
June 30, 2014 Goodbye, Our World EP
July 10, 2014 VASS DROPPER 2
December 30, 2014 Storyteller
March 30, 2015 Junction EP
March 31, 2015 VASS DROPPER 3
May 13, 2015 Kirara Snail's House TREKKIE TRAX
May 31, 2015 Kawaii Collective N/A; self-released
June 29, 2015 -PROGRESS- Ujico*
September 19, 2015 Nyan Nyan Angel! Remixes Snail's House 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 Ujico*
August 27, 2016 Love Story[11] Snail's House
November 17, 2016 Ordinary Songs 2
November 18, 2016 Summer Nostalgia EP Ujico* Youth Composer Association
February 23, 2017 Pixel Galaxy Snail's House N/A; self-released
June 15, 2017 Ordinary Songs 3
September 10, 2017 WonderWorld Ujico* CachetteNotes
November 19, 2017 [FLOWERS] DiverseSystem
November 30, 2017 エイリアン☆ポップ (Alien☆Pop) Snail's House N/A; self-released
February 23, 2018 Ordinary Songs 4
March 23, 2018 Snö[12]
July 28, 2018 L'été
October 23, 2018 Snailchan Adventure
January 18, 2019 エイリアン☆ポップ II (Alien☆Pop II)
February 23, 2019 Scenery
July 6, 2019 エイリアン☆ポップ III (Alien☆Pop III)
August 16, 2019 Love Magic
January 3, 2020 妖 -AYAKASHI- Ujico*
March 31, 2020 ujbeats vol.1 Snail's House

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)[7]
  • "Magical Holiday" (2018)
  • "Kitty" (2019)
  • "Twinklestar" (2020)

Music videos
  • "My Story" (2016)
  • "Pixel Galaxy" (2017)
  • "Journey" (with In Love With a Ghost) (2017)
  • "Snailchan Adventure" (2018)
  • "Magical Holiday" (2018)
  • "détour" (2019)
  • "Twinklestar" (2020)

Remixes and other productions

Remixes
  • 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)" (feat. Hatsune Miku) (2016)
  • YUC'e - "Future Cαndy (Snail's House Remix)" (2016)
  • YUC'e - "Macaroon Moon (Snail's House Remix)" (2017)
  • LADY'S ONLY - "Digital Tattoo (Snail's House Remix)" (2018)
  • KMNZ × Snail's House - "VR (Virtual Reality)" (2018)

Rhythm game music

References
  1. Lachlan Johnston (2017-03-19). "The Sounds of Tokyo's Hyper-Cute Underground Movement". otaquest.com. Retrieved 2018-07-29.
  2. "Tokyo Transmission: Introducing Ujico – DMNDR". x.dmndr.com. Retrieved 2018-07-18.
  3. "discussions.001 // Tokyo-Based Producer 'Ujico*/Snail's House' - OTAQUEST". OTAQUEST. 2017-05-17. Retrieved 2018-07-18.
  4. Editorial (2019-04-03). "Coming Out Of His Shell: Chatting With Snail's House Mastermind Keitaro Ujiie". Bandcamp Daily. Retrieved 2019-05-01.
  5. "Future Bass Music Gets a Kawaii Makeover". Anime News Network. Retrieved 2018-09-17.
  6. "Eight Kawaii Artists Using Grotesque Sounds to Redefine "Cute" Japanese Music". Bandcamp Daily. 2018-03-23. Retrieved 2018-09-17.
  7. "Snail's House Releases Infectious New Single 'Warp Star'". OTAQUEST. 2018-07-19. Retrieved 2018-09-17.
  8. "Ujico*/Snail's House on Twitter". Twitter. Retrieved 2018-10-24.
  9. Ujico*/Snail's House (2018-10-23), Snail's House - Snailchan Adventure (Official MV), retrieved 2018-10-24
  10. Johnston, Lachlan (2019-01-25). "Snail's House' Upcoming Game "Snailchan Adventure" Previewed". OTAQUEST. Retrieved 2019-05-01.
  11. 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.
  12. Ryan, Austin R. (2018-03-30). "Snail's House gets mellow with "Snö" - LemonWire". LemonWire. Retrieved 2018-09-17.
  13. "Magical". KONAMI e-amusement. Retrieved 2020-05-24.
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