Tokyo's Coolest Sound

Yuka Honda (Cibo Matto) has a brand new 3rd solo album out this week on John Zorn's Tzadik label! This succeeds "Eucademix" (2004) and "Memories Are My Only Witness" (2002), both truly brilliant electronic music albums that give high expectations of the new release. Featured musicians include Sean Lennon and guitarist Shimizu "Shimmy" Hirotaka (recently seen part of The Cornelius Group).

From Tzadik.com:
"The versatile composer/performer who has worked with Cibo Matto, Yoko Ono, Sean Lennon, Mike Watt and many others, creates a third CD for the Tzadik Oracles series highlighting her fascinating new instrumental approach. Mixing funky beats, hip samples and instruments both acoustic and electric, Yuka's dramatic sense of sound and color creates a hypnotic groove for young moderns. Endlessly listenable, her first CD in over five years is also her very best!"

Audio samples at Amazon U.S.

Yuka Honda "Heart Chamber Phantoms"

1. Phantom With An Armor
2. Hydrosphere
3. Last Night, Late, By The Lake
4. Heart Chamber, Part I: Rock
5. Heart Chamber, Part II: Zoe
6. Waters On Mars
7. Little Hope
8. Robot Elephant's Tears
9. Cycle of Water

Tzadik cat no. #7722
Out 1/26
Order: Amazon U.S., Amazon Japan