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Citrus [CD]

Asobi Seksu | Format: Audio CD
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Asobi Seksu (colloquial Japanese for "playful sex") released its self-titled debut album in 2004 to significant critical acclaim, winning rave reviews from the New York Times, Nylon, Under the Radar, YRB, and XLR8R, among others; scoring a #1 video on mtvU's Dean's List with the song "Walk on the Moon;" garnering a top ten spot on CMJ's radio charts; and ... Read more in Amazon's Asobi Seksu Store

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  • Audio CD (3 May 2013)
  • Number of Discs: 1
  • Format: CD
  • Label: One Little Indian Records
  • ASIN: B000OCZ7JS
  • Other Editions: Audio CD  |  Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
  • Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 77,397 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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Listen  4. Goodbye 3:44£0.89  Buy MP3 
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Listen  6. Nefi + Girly 4:37£0.89  Buy MP3 
Listen  7. Exotic Animal Paradise 4:06£0.89  Buy MP3 
Listen  8. Mizu Asobi 2:45£0.89  Buy MP3 
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Listen10. Strawberries 3:57£0.89  Buy MP3 
Listen11. Thursday 4:17£0.89  Buy MP3 
Listen12. Strings 5:27£0.89  Buy MP3 
Listen13. Pink Cloud Tracing Paper 3:27£0.89  Buy MP3 

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BBC Review

For those of you looking for a translation, Asobi Seksu apparently means 'playful sex' in Japanese. For those of you wondering what Asobi Seksu sound like; this is shoegazing My Bloody Valentine territory.

Citrus is pretty impenetrable on your first listen, but give it a bit more time and it starts to reveal itself to be more interesting than most of the music currently bothering the top of the charts. Paul Potts this is not.

Intriguingly, this second album from the New York-based band, is in both Japanese and English, yet even when the words are in a tongue you can understand, the meaning can be a tad difficult to grasp. 'Disconnect the feeling factory/ Put your tongue up to my battery/ Things are so much smoother when they lie/ Crush your cigarettes out on an orange sky and try,' is particularly puzzling.

Characterising all the songs here is a luscious, layered, dream-pop sound. It swirls around you, otherworldly with indistinct vocals and blurry sounds. Singer Yuki's voice swoops from ear-wobblingly high pitches to levels that humans can hear comfortably, while James Hanna's guitar playing is never less than an effects-laden, fuzzy-sounding, textured wall of sound.

'Goodbye' is by far the most mainstream song here, and Yuki manages to get some toughness into her voice. It has more bite and substance to it than the rest of the ethereal-sounding album.

'Mizu Asobi' is another high point, being so catchy you almost convince yourself you can understand the words, until you realise they are in Japanese. 'Exotic Animal Paradise' is in sharp contrast to this, being more downbeat and slower, until it suddenly rips into a mass of textured guitar playing.

It is not the easiest album to get to grips with, although most would find this an interesting listen if nothing else. But if ethereal dream-pop heavy on the My Bloody Valentine tip isn't your thing, give it a miss. --Helen Groom

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5.0 out of 5 stars A gem... 6 Jun 2007
By Ms. M. Davies
Format:Audio CD
The fact that 'Asobi Seksu' translates literally into 'playful sex' should give you a small insight into what you're likely to be getting from this album. Where the first album might have seemed a little too brash in places, nearly everything about 'Citrus' is so accomplished, refined, and downright transcendent that it could very well stand alongside Loveless as a modernized shoegaze staple, bringing exactly the right amount of noise, swirling affects, and sound balance to a record simply drenched in dreamy layers of guitar noise and static. Somehow, Asobi manage to map the uncharted territory where My Bloody Valentine and The Smiths might meet for drinks, whilst maintaining their sugary pop sensibilities. Singer Yuki's breathy sweet nothings in Japanese lie atop guitars and keys that pulse, ebb and build to climaxes that would wear Mogwai out. "It's never felt like this", she croons on 'Walk On The Moon'. And she's not wrong.
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5.0 out of 5 stars A Shoegaze Masterpiece 6 Jun 2007
By Ms. M. Davies
Format:Audio CD
Possibly the fact that 'Asobi Seksu' translates to 'playful sex' should give you a hint as to what you're getting from this album...bringing together just the right amount of noise, swirling effects and sound balance, 'Citrus' is a heady rush of acomplished airiness, yet with a devastating edge of guitar noise and static. This album sits in the never before conquered realm where My Bloody Valentine and Sonic Youth might meet for drinks. Singer Yuki's breathy sweet nothings in Japanese lie atop guitars and keys that pulse, ebb and build to climaxes that would wear Mogwai out. "It's never felt like this", she croons on single 'Walk On The Moon'. And she's not wrong.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Brilliant! 27 Feb 2013
By Chris
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I really like Asobi Seksu, and I like this album a lot. I have listened to it over and again, and it is brill. My particular favourite is Nefi + Girly.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Exhilarating, charming, sublime...
This album sees Asobi Seksu combine the very best of Lush, My Bloody Valentine and Mahagony into a gorgeous twirl of sonic landscapes that literally brings a smile to my face... Read more
Published on 12 July 2008 by giraffe123
3.0 out of 5 stars One to keep an eye out for...but not 'cool' yet..
This album has been a puzzle to me... One or two tracks earworm into my mind, like New Years Day, and one track in particular makes me want to sing and join in, which is Strings... Read more
Published on 2 May 2008 by Joseph Augustine
5.0 out of 5 stars Pop to dream about
Firmly in the shoegaze/dreampop arena, this is a wonderful album full of swirling layered guitars, bass chords and breathy dreamy vocals very reminiscent of My Bloody Valentine's... Read more
Published on 5 Oct 2007 by Robert
1.0 out of 5 stars spend your money elsewhere
I bought this on the strength of reviews here and elsewhere, and based on tracks on MySpace. Don't make the same mistake. It's rubbish, more or less. Read more
Published on 5 Sep 2007 by Paul
1.0 out of 5 stars spend your money elsewhere
I bought this on the strength of reviews here and elsewhere, and based on tracks on MySpace. Don't make the same mistake. It's rubbish, more or less. Read more
Published on 4 Sep 2007 by Paul
5.0 out of 5 stars A LUMINEUSE PIECE OF SONIC ART!
THE PERFECT SOUNDTRACK FOR THIS MILLENIUM. EXTREMELY LUMINEUSE AND WITH A PERFECT TOUCH OF BLISS. PLAY IT ON TO THE NEW BORN CHILD. Read more
Published on 1 July 2007 by HELENE RAMOS
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