The Internet loves two things: cats and arbitrary point systems. Composer and musician Takako Minekawa apparently also “loves cats”, but does she love “karma”? The answer appear to be “no” because and I can’t find a single thing about her collaborative album with former Ponytail guitarist Dustin Wong that deals with cats. The album, entitled Toropical Circle, is coming out May 15 from Plancha and distinctly lacks any mention of felines. The tracklist is below, but be warned; there isn’t a single cute, furry, upvote-whore to be found.
Toropical Circle tracklisting:
01. Party on a Floating Cake
02. Windy Prism Room
03. Circle has Begun (yorokobi humming)
04. Two Acorns’ dreams Growing as One
05. I Want to be with You
06. Swimming Between Parallel Times
07. Bell Tree Dancers
08. Enneagram Journey
09. New Circle was Begun
10. Story of Roots and Hands
11. Solar Glory
12. Electric Weave
13. Mirror Underwater in a Magic Lantern
Dustin Wong is also touring in Texas, Mexico, and Japan, occasionally with Takako Minekawa. I have to assume this is a bid for yet more upvotes so here is a sure-fire way to turn the tour into a karma-train; a backing band entirely made up of cats. A foolhardy endeavor, you say? Cats can’t hold guitars, you say? These objections hold some water, but just think about the upvotes if they pull it off. Think how cool they would be then. I mean, screw the music, accruing digital points is all that really matters right? Ah well, if the music matters more to you than “Karma,” check them out when they come your way later this year. Not going to be any cats though.
03.07.13 - Denton, TX - 35 Denton
03.09.13 - Monterrey, Mexico - Festival NRML
03.14-15.13 - Austin, TX - SXSW
03.24.13 - Tokyo, Japan - SOUP *
04.10.13 - Tokyo, Japan - Tsukimirukimiomofu
04.16.13 - Tokyo, Japan - Kichimu *
05.18.13 - Osaka, Japan - epok
05.19.13 - Kanazawa, Japan - 21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art
05.20.13 - Nagoya, Japan - K.D Japon
05.26.13 - Tokyo, Japan - O-nest *
* Takako Minekawa
• Dustin Wong: http://www.thrilljockey.com/thrill/Dustin-Wong
• Takako Minekawa: http://www.polystar.co.jp/takako/index2.html
• Plancha: http://artuniongroup.co.jp/plancha
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