The Fantastic Plastic Machine (album)

The Fantastic Plastic Machine
Studio album by Fantastic Plastic Machine
Released	October 10, 1997
Recorded	1996
Genre	Electronica, trip hop, breakbeat, shibuya-kei
Length	58:10
Label	Japan: Readymade Records US: Emperor Norton EU: Bungalow Records
Producer	Takeo Sasada Yukihiro Fukitomi
Fantastic Plastic Machine chronology
— The Fantastic Plastic Machine (1997) Summer Review EP (1998)

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Allmusic	[1]

The Fantastic Plastic Machine is the first album by Fantastic Plastic Machine, released in 1997. A light, bouncy and cheerful-sounding album, it is known for its heavy drawing from bossa nova, 1960s-era French pop and electronica. The album is considered by many to be a masterpiece of Shibuya-kei music and it strongly defined the artist's sound.

Track listing

1. "Bon Voyage" – 0:42
2. "L'aventure Fantastique" – 3:03
3. "Dear Mr. Salesman" – 4:14
4. "Bachelor Pad <FPM edit>" – 4:47
5. "Fantastic Plastic World <voice'n'baroque>" – 5:51
6. "Steppin' Out" Cover of (Joe Jackson) – 5:30
7. "Allen Ginsberg" – 3:58
8. "First Class '77" – 6:44
9. "Philter <In Viaggio Attraverso L'Australia>" – 5:19
10. "Please, Stop!" – 4:41
11. "Pura Saudade <Nova Bossa Nova>" – 4:34
12. "Dear Mr. Salesman <DJ Me DJ You remix>" – 3:45 *
13. "Pura Saudade <optiganally mix>" – 5:02 *

* Bonus tracks on the U.S. and European releases

References

1. The Fantastic Plastic Machine at AllMusic