Roomic Cube

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ReleasedMay 25, 1996 (1996-05-25)
StudioTake One (Tokyo)
Length41:53
Roomic Cube
Studio album by
ReleasedMay 25, 1996 (1996-05-25)
StudioTake One (Tokyo)
GenreShibuya-kei
Length41:53
LabelPolystar
ProducerBuffalo Daughter
Takako Minekawa chronology
(A Little Touch Of) Baroque in Winter
(1995)
Roomic Cube
(1996)
Athletica
(1997)

Roomic Cube (subtitled ...A Tiny Room Exhibition) is the second studio album by Japanese musician Takako Minekawa. It was released on May 25, 1996, by Polystar.[1] The album was released in the United States on February 18, 1997, by March Records.[2]

Recubed, an EP consisting of remixes of tracks from Roomic Cube, was released by March and Emperor Norton Records on July 7, 1998.[3] The Roomic Cube track "Fantastic Cat" came to prominence in 2006 when it was featured in a Miller Brewing Company beer advertisement featuring a man on a bicycle descending down a hill.[4]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[5]
Pitchfork7.6/10[6]

In 2011, Roomic Cube was included in LA Weekly's "beginner's guide" to Shibuya-kei music.[7]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Sleep Song"Takako Minekawa3:01
2."Fantastic Cat"Minekawa3:58
3."Never/More"
4:17
4."Klaxon!"
4:28
5."Wooooog"
  • Ohno
  • Yoshinaga
3:53
6."Dessert Song"
  • Minekawa
  • Ohno
  • Yoshinaga
2:59
7."Destron"
  • Minekawa
  • Kilimnik
3:57
8."Pop Up Squirrels"
  • Minekawa
  • Ohno
  • Yoshinaga
0:27
9."1.666666"
  • Minekawa
  • Ohno
  • Yoshinaga
6:24
10."Rainy Song"Minekawa2:19
11."T.T.T. (Turntable Tennis)"
  • Minekawa
  • Ohno
  • Yamamoto
  • Yoshinaga
2:05
12."Black... White"Pierre Bachelet3:16
13."More Pop Up Squirrels"
  • Minekawa
  • Ohno
  • Yoshinaga
0:49
Total length:41:53

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