- Fantastic Plastic Machine (musician)
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Name = Fantastic Plastic Machine
Img_capt = Japanese recording artist Tomoyuki Tanaka, aka Fantastic Plastic Machine
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Background = non_vocal_instrumentalist
Birth_name = nihongo|Tomoyuki Tanaka
|田中知之|
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Origin =Japan
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Genre =Shibuya-kei
HouseDowntempo
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Years_active = 1980s-present
Label = ********* (1997-2000)
avex trax (2001)
cutting edge (2001-present)
L'Appareil-Photo (2001-present, vinyl)
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URL = [http://www.fpmnet.com FPMNET - official web site]
Notable_instruments =nihongo|Tomoyuki Tanaka|田中知之|Tanaka Tomoyuki is a
J-pop artist/DJ , better known by hisstage name of Fantastic Plastic Machine. He is considered to be part of theShibuya-kei movement, drawing heavily frombossa nova ,lounge music ,house music , and'60s movie soundtracks, but he also incorporates many other types of music. Tanaka was born inKyoto ,Japan .In the late 1980s, Tanaka played as the
bassist in arock band called Margarine Strikes Back. Then in the early 1990s, Tanaka became a regular clubDJ in theKansai area, working as part of a DJ team known as Sound Impossible. While playing with Sound Impossible, fellow artist and friendTowa Tei convinced Tanaka to go back to recording music, and in 1997 Tanaka created his solo project Fantastic Plastic Machine under theReadymade Records label in Japan. His first two albums, "The Fantastic Plastic Machine" (1997) and "Luxury" (1998), were critically acclaimed and gained him international recognition. The albums were distributed in theUnited States under the Emperor Norton label, and in Europe on the Bungalow label. InJapan , he is currently under the cutting edge label.At one point, Tanaka hosted a
pop culture show on nationalradio , and in 2004 he hosted anotherradio show called "Sound Concierge." He also once served as the editor for theJapan esefashion magazine "Brutus".Tanaka's song "Electric Lady Land" has been featured on the movie soundtrack of The Girl Next Door. He has also been featured on some of DJ
Stephane Pompougnac 'sHôtel Costes CD series. His song "Bachelor Pad (f.p.m. edit)" was featured on the "" soundtrack. A short edit of his song "Beautiful Days" is featured on the Japanese music game beatmania IIDX 6th style. Also, "Theme of Luxury", "S'Il Vous Plait" and "There Must Be an Angel " are heard in the Britishsitcom Spaced as well as on the accompanying . In 2003, his "Different Colors" was featured in a Louis Vuitton commercial created bysuperflat artistTakashi Murakami . The commercial featured a panda that eats a girl and her cell phone; the three are then transported into an ethereal Louis Vuitton world. This commercial played inLouis Vuitton stores in Japan.Discography
Albums
* "The Fantastic Plastic Machine" (1997)
* "Summer Review EP (1998)
* "Luxury" (1998)
* "beautiful. " (2001)
* "too " (2003)
* "imaginations " (2006)Compilations & Remixes
* "International Standard FPM LUXURY Remixes [ F ] " (1999)
* "International Standard FPM LUXURY Remixes [ P ] " (1999)
* "International Standard FPM LUXURY Remixes [ M ] " (1999)
* "STYLE #09/DANCING AT THE DISCO AT THE END OF THE WORLD" (1999)
* "Very best of FPM in the mix (mixed by Tatsuo Sunaga)" (2000)
* "Contact" (2001)
* "Les plus" (2001)
* "Space Program" (2001)
* "Why Not?" (2002)
* "Zoo" (2003)
* "Sound Concierge #401 Do Not Disturb" (2004)
* "Sound Concierge #402 Four Kicks Adventure" (2004)
* "Sound Concierge #403 Air Conditioning" (2004)
* "Sound Concierge #404 Electric Carnival" (2004)
* "" (2005) Track: "I'm Bruce"
* "Sound Concierge #501 Blanket" (2005)
* "Sound Concierge #502 Tell Me for Your Delightful Moment" (2005)
* "Sound Concierge Annex Contemporary Love Songs" (2005)
* "FPMB: Fantastic Plastic Machine Best " (2007)
* "Sound Concierge #701 Super Romantic for your moments in love " (2007)
* "Sound Concierge #702 Electric Heaven for hyper discotheque " (2007)
* "Sound Concierge Japan "Japanese Lyric Dance" (2008)Trivia
* Tanaka takes his "Fantastic Plastic Machine" stage name from a 1969 soundtrack to a documentary about surfing.
*The song "
There Must Be an Angel " is a cover fromEurythmics ' fifth studio albumBe Yourself Tonight (1985).*Other cover is "French Kiss" originally Recorded by
Lil Louis (1989).* Tanaka colaborate with his music, in a web ad for the cloth label Uniqlo, [http://http://www.uniqlo.jp/uniqlock/?id=onyzQ0sVohdf9klP Uniclok] .
External links
* [http://www.fpmnet.com/ Official site of Fantastic Plastic Machine]
* [http://www.emperornorton.com/mod/artistpage.php3?artist=fantastic_plastic_machine/ FPM on Emperor Norton Records]
* [http://www.bungalow.de/artists_solo.html?6 FPM on Bungalow Records]
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