Curly Giraffe
With a name like Curly Giraffe, I just had to have a listen. I've either never seen a bill with "human being" Kiyoshi Takakuwa's alter ego, or glossed past his name. More fool me!
Nice fresh accoustic tunes are sometimes backed with a little help from electronic percussion, and a upbeat sound is the result. A stalwart of the music scene, Takakuwa spent time in Australia growing up, and as a result the English lyrics of his songs, penned himself, actually make sense. Decide for yourself whether that's a good or a bad thing. I strike it up to good myself.
Curly Giraffe's latest album "New Order" was released in April. From what I can tell, it's certainly no homage to thae iconic band of the same name. I might just have to check this one man band out this week at his gig at Club Quattro in Shibua on May 13th. After all, anyone who describes themselves as a "tall, gentle herviborous animal" can't be all bad!
Official site
MySpace
Shameless plug for his new album on Amazon
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Comments
Nice tune and a superbly written piece
Posted by: The tallest omnivore in Australia | May 10, 2009 8:02 PM
Never heard of him - but love it. Will definitely be checking him out. Sounds like an Orange Court afternoon.
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