Sushi 4004

• Artist: Various Artists
• Rating:
• Release Date: August 25, 1998
• Type: Collection (various artists)
• Genre: Rock

Review

This follow-up to the Sushi 3003 compilation features more in the way of Shibuya-issued Japanese pop from 1996-1998. Like the previous collection, Sushi 4004 packs it in with 16 stunning slices of hyper-eclectic music. Including fine cuts by 3003 alum Cornelius and Pizzicato Five, 4004 also includes the varied likes of Neil and Iraiza, Collette, Yukari Fresh, Fantastic Plastic Machine, and Oh! Penelope. The tracks swirl in their own slickly lo-fi club mix, finding plenty of room on several extended plays. Esquivel, Brian Wilson, lounge jazz, fusion, surf guitar, electronica, and club pop are all referenced and reconfigured fetchingly. Highlights include Sean O' Hagan's mix of Cornelius' "The Microdisneycal World Tour" and Pizzicato Five's "Lesson 3003 (Part 1)." ~ Stephen Cook, All Music Guide

Tracks

Track Title	Composers	Performers	Time
Bowlers in Space			(7:12)
You Are My Music		Hi-Posi	(5:16)
S'il Vous Plait	Tomoyuki Tanaka	Fantastic Plastic Machine	(5:40)
2300 Hawaii	Yoshinori Sunahara	Yoshinori Sunahara	(5:51)
K2			(4:14)
Alcohol	Konishi Yasuharu	Kahimi Karie	(5:51)
Yukarin' Disco		Yukari Fresh	(3:26)
Samba de Sunny Side Up	Collette	Collette	(4:09)
Lait au Miel			(2:55)
Fantastic Cat	Takako Minekawa	Takako Minekawa	(3:59)
Some Kinds of Love			(5:06)
Hello Baby			(2:59)
Tragedy of the Softrocker			(2:58)
Drive Music			(6:13)
The Micro Disneycal World Tour [Sean O'Hagan Mix]	Cornelius	Cornelius	(5:58)
Lesson 3003, Pt. 1		Pizzicato Five	(6:09)

Credits

Pizzicato Five (Performer), Towa Tei (Arranger), Towa Tei (Producer), Dob (Producer), Neil (Producer), Buffalo Daughter (Arranger), Takako Minekawa (Arranger), Takako Minekawa (Performer), Konishi Yasuharu (Arranger), Konishi Yasuharu (Producer), Cornelius (Producer), Mitsuo Shindo (Producer), Masaki Tsurugi (Arranger), Masaki Tsurugi (Keyboards), Masaki Tsurugi (Programming), Yoshinori Sunahara (Arranger), Yoshinori Sunahara (Programming), Yoshinori Sunahara (Producer), Yoshinori Sunahara (Performer), Yukihiro Fukutomi (Programming), Fantastic Plastic Machine (Performer), Kahimi Karie (Performer), Rick Behrens (Vocals), Manabu Nagayama (Turntables), Yugostar (Producer), Brian Burton Lewis (Lyricist), Mitchell "Bob" Miles (Vocals), Collette (Producer), Collette (Performer), Yukari Fresh (Performer), Tomoyuki Tanaka (Producer), Vergel Jepas (Vocals), Hibiki Tokiwa (Producer), Hoku Zuttermeister (Vocals)