PLOP

Bio:

PLOP label was established in December 2001 by Nao Sugimoto aka mondii. The label specializes in fresh electronic and organic experimental music from all over the world. We really don't have a specific concept because we think that the music will speak for itself. Maybe the image of the color "blue" best expresses our taste of music - clean, natural, pure and tender.. The aim of our label is to introduce great sounds from all over the world to Asia and also to give great Japanese artists an attention in the foreign countries. In April 2006, Nao has left the parent record company of PLOP and now stands alone as an independent label under Nao's newly established company called Nature Bliss Inc.



NEW RELEASE OUT NOW!!!



me:mo : "Peking Scene"
release date : November 2010 (Asia) / December 2010 (Worldwide)
cat : PLOP9 / format : CD

After 2 years of silence, PLOP is proud to announce a stunningly beautiful album by Chinese artist me:mo. Zhai Ruixin (AKA me:mo) was born in Beijing. In 2003, he established his own music label called "FRUITYSHOP", and released his first self-released album entitled “Demo”. And since then, he has been releasing musical works under the moniker of me:mo. me:mo's music style is derived from various genres. By absorbing the essential ingredients from the various genres of music, he is then able to illustrate the most appealing side of electronic music.
In the process of transformation from the early days of glitch and ambient, to the now indie-electronica and folktronica, me:mo has been skillfully blending in more different musical elements into his works.
But what remain unchanged, is his unique sense of warm and serenity, which gracefully allow his listeners to experience the gentle brushes of his music that glide through the morning air.
The beautiful musical works of me:mo has always able to convey a reminiscing feeling…a feeling that arose from those delicate themes about memories of city, about memories of everyday life. me:mo , by using his subtle music sensitivity, and magnificent arrangement skills, musically re-creating all these old and memorable sceneries that ones were once so familiar with, but are now virtually forgotten. These wonderful but vanishing sceneries, and those memories about the good old days, are the main inspirations for me:mo‘s music composition, prompting him to write pieces after pieces of delicate melodies about these precious things in his life. And gradually, and expectedly, they have become indispensable to his soul and creativity. For that, Peking Scene, is written as a gentle elegy specifically dedicated to the gone-but-unforgettable city of Peking, as this exquisite 11-tracks album is full of nostalgic mood that float with remembrance and warm memories of the old days of the city, which still quietly live inside the delicate and beautiful music of me:mo.

日本語の詳細はコチラから。


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LONG SELLER



Fuqugi : "Gransofa + Nightingale"
release date : January 2009 (Asia) / April 2009 (Worldwide)
cat : PLOP8 / format : CD

Fuqugi is a solo project by Daiki Sakae residing in the wilderness of far south of Japan, Kagoshima. The surrounding nature brought significant inspirations to create these 15 imaginative tracks on his 1st official album "Gransofa + Nightingale". All tracks were basically recorded by only using his favorite Gibson electric guitar, drawing dim lines and patterns over and over like watercolor paintings which develops into tear-jerking melodies.
The tender guitar tones have rich and warm textures that gently smears into you gradually from the feet to the top of your head with intoxication. The concept of the album is "praying music" and he recalls some key words to this album; gratitude, mystic, white, nature, light, dark, serene, simple, stoic and isolation ... and indeed you will find sacred moments as if standing in front of Mark Rothko's paintings which is actually his favorite painter.
The album comprises his 2 older albums "Gransofa" and "Nightingale" which were both self-released in very limited edition, plus additional new materials and remastering and highly recommended for both rock and electronic music listeners.

日本語の詳細はコチラから。


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Member Since:

May 08, 2007

Members:

me:mo PLO9 "peking scene"
Fuqugi PLOP8 "gransofa + nightingale"	The Performers PLOP7 "A Homemade Stereo Recording"
Old Splendifolia PLOP6 "... Sway Boldly Afar ..."	miko PLOP5 "Parade"
Takahiro Kido PLOP4 "Flursy Music"	Rod Modell PLOP3 "Incense & Blacklight"
The World on Higher Downs PLOP2 "Land Patterns"	Hausmeister PLOP1 "Water-Wasser"

................................................................................ releases from former PLOP company
RF PLIP3016 "Views of Distant Towns"	FilFla PLIP3015 "Frame"
Fenton PLIP3014 "Pup"	Pola PLIP3013 "Meme"
F.S. Blumm PLIP3012 "Sesamsamen"	Taylor Deupree & Christopher Willits PLIP3011 "Mujo"
Lullatone PLIP3010 "Little Songs about Raindrops"	Sora PLIP3009 "Re.Sort"
Gel: PLIP3008 "Dolce"	Kazumasa Hashimoto PLIP3007 "Yupi"
Fonica PLIP3006 "Ripple"	Flatic PLIP3005 "Nano/Youth"
V.A. PLIP3004 "Micro Blue"	Gel: PLIP3003 "-1"

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You can check details and buy our works on PLOP website here.
作品の詳細と購入はコチラからどうぞ。

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+ DISTRIBUTION +

WORLD-WIDE : MDM
USA : Forced Exposure
JAPAN : Ultra-Vybe Inc. and Art Union

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+ DEMOS +

We are always looking for fresh sounds from all over the world.
If you're interested, please send your works on a CDR to the below address. Please note that I don't check via myspace nor download links as there are so many inquiries and I prefer listening carefully to all demos at once in my studio.

Nao Sugimoto
001, 2-43-16 Chuo, Nakano-ku
Tokyo, 164-0011
Japan
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Influences:

everyone of you!

Sounds Like:

unconventional pops

Record Label:

PLOP