Ongaku Cafe (The ’90s): Pizzicato Five – Saishin-gata no Pizzicato Five (1991)

I would look at this ep as an introduction to a new direction for Pizzicato Five with three tracks, an MC portion and an interview.  It’s a much different style that I’m used to hearing from Pizzicato Five but I’m looking forward to seeing how Read More …

The ultimate Konishi Yasuharu album “Subarashii Idea Konishi Yasuharu no Shigoto 1986-2018” (A wonderful idea Konishi Yasuharu’s work 1986-2018) was released on June 6th

Back in 1979, Konishi Yasuharu and Takanami Keitaro were attending college when they first met each other at a music conference and meeting other musicians, they created the group known as Pizzicato V which would later be renamed to Pizzicato Five. And since then, Konish Read More …

Ongaku Cafe (The ’80s) – Pizzicato V – Pizzicatomania! (1987)

If you are a Japanese music fan looking for a taste of a different style of Japanese music and not so commercial, “Pizzicatomania!” is an album worth listening to! GROUP: Pizzicato V ALBUM: Pizzicatomania! LABEL: Non-Standard/Techiku Records Co., Ltd. CATALOG #: TECN-15256 DURATION: 35 Minutes Read More …