Ni Hao! - Gorgeous

Ni-Hao! produce the kind of multi-part vocal gymnastics and booty-shaking bass-rock that either delights or irritates depending on your margin of tolerance towards exuberant Japanese child-women.

The Kyoto-based all-girl trio were originally comprised of drummer Green Reo and bassists Red Ariko and Blue Yukari, also a member of Limited Express (has gone?). They released a clutch of mini-albums called Red and Blue on Seiichi Yamamoto’s label Ummo Records before their full-length debut Gorgeous on Tzadik in 2005. This was followed by another mini-album entitled New-Hao! in 2006, in which the trio abandoned their bass-bass-drums set-up for a keyboard-driven pop direction.

In 2007, drummer Reo left the band and has since been active in ULTRA Jr. Now reduced to a duo, Ni-Hao! are on an extended sabbatical while Yukari raises her new-born son.

I have yet to find a Tzadik release that I don't like.

Tracklist:

01. Laila
02. Life Saving
03. Night Escape
04. 3.2.1.0! Explosion
05. Hurry Up!
06. Space
07. Miss Fujiko
08. To Do
09. Ne-Ko Bus
10. Sweet Spicy Golden Recipe
11. Ele Shock '04
12. Hello, Hello
13. Hysteric Teacher
14. Panda
15. Maternity Blue
16. Moon
17. Horizontal Line II
18. Look At That (Peach)
19. Trino
20. Do You Remember Rock 'n' Roll Radio?

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