Founded: 1984
Headquarters: Tokyo, Japan
Website Link(s): Nippop Profile
Label(s)
Genre(s)
- Shibuya-kei
- Jazz Pop
- Retro-futurism
- Pop
RIYL
Band Members
- Konishi Yasuharu
- Nomiya Maki
- Takanami Keitarō
- Kamonomiya Akira
- Sasaki Mamiko
- Miyata Shigeo
- Tajima Takao
Includes Members of
- Original Love
Band Biography
A vehicle for producer Konishi Yasuharu, Pizzicato Five went through many personnel changes when it finally settled on Nomiya Maki on vocals and Konishi Yasuharu on production. They had a very slick, professional sound and a very strong visual sense, as Maki was also a model. Very delicate vocals combined with large band sounds to create a sound that was timeless; it combined elements of the 1960s, 1970s, 1980s and 1990s in a melange that was impossible to pin down when it was recorded. In the US, Matador released a few compilations and then their last three albums, starting with Happy End Of The World. They disbanded in 2001, Konishi Yasuharu continuing to do production work and Nomiya Maki releasing solo records which tread the line between the Pizzicato 5 sound and standard J-Pop.
Discography
Albums
- Couples
- Belissima!
- On Her Majesty's Request
- Soft Landing on the Moon
- Overdose
- Hi Guys! Let Me Teach You
- Sweet Pizzicato Five
- Instant Replay
- Expo 2001
- Made in USA
- Romantique 96
- A Quiet Couple
- The Sound of Music by Pizzicato Five
- Great White Wonder
- Antique 96
- Happy End of the World
- Happy End of You (remixes)
- Pizzicatomania!
- The International Playboy and Playgirl Record
- Pizzicato Five (TM)
- Bossanova 2001
- The Fifth Release From Matador
- Remixes 2000
- Ca Et La Du Japon
EPs
- Audrey Hepburn Complex
- Pizzicato Five In Action
- Combinations Spaciale
- Sister Freedom Tapes
- This Year's Girl
- Darlin' Of Discotheque
- Five By Five
Singles
- Baby Portable Rock
Appears On
Compilations
Soundtracks
Mix CDs
- Past The Barber and Gymnasium
- A Mix Tape.
- The Long-Lost Scene Cut From The End Of 2001: A Space Odyssey. Kubrick Decided It Was Too Disturbing
- Dub Club: Peace Symbol - Matt