Cloudy Cloud Calculator
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| Released | December 10, 1997 | |||
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| Length | 37:57 | |||
| Label | Polystar | |||
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Cloudy Cloud Calculator is the third studio album by Japanese musician Takako Minekawa. It was released on December 10, 1997 by Polystar.[3] The album was released in the United States on November 17, 1998 by Emperor Norton Records.[4] Minekawa played almost every instrument on the album and wrote, produced and arranged nearly all its songs.[5]
Minekawa toured in the United States to support the album. The EP Ximer... C.C.C. Remix, released on September 23, 1998 by Polystar,[6] features remixes of tracks from Cloudy Cloud Calculator by various artists.[7]
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [8] |
| The Baltimore Sun |  [9] |
| Pitchfork | 6.7/10[5] |
Heather Phares of AllMusic described Cloudy Cloud Calculator as one of Minekawa's "finest and most unusual moments" and "highly inventive, restrained pop".[8] Christian Bruno, writing in Metro, referred to the album's songs as "wonderfully cute, all-synthesizer musings".[10]
Track listing
All tracks are written by Takako Minekawa, except where noted.
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Micro Mini Cool" | 2:53 | |
| 2. | "Milk Rock" | 3:45 | |
| 3. | "Phonobaloon Song" | 2:32 | |
| 4. | "Cat House" | 3:41 | |
| 5. | "Cloud Chips" |
| 2:10 |
| 6. | "Kraftpark (Micro Trip Edit)" | 2:58 | |
| 7. | "Kangaroo Pocket Calculator" | 3:45 | |
| 8. | "Black Forest" |
| 3:41 |
| 9. | "International Velvet" | 3:20 | |
| 10. | "Cloud Cuckoo Land" |
| 4:59 |
| 11. | "Telstar" | Joe Meek | 4:13 |
| Total length: | 37:57 | ||
