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@dlf: I am neither Japanese nor do I have Asian relatives, and as I have already written elsewhere, I review these things because a) I think they are worthy b) the Western ones are already covered by people better than me while these would remain unknown if we didn't take care of them O__O, The_dull_flame, I and a few others here on DeBaser. In any case, as you can see from my profile, I have also written about Western things and various targets: the fact that I listen to this music doesn't mean I only listen to this music. ;) Anyway, Kahimi Karie has changed a lot since "Japanese in Rome": this is perfectly normal considering she is part of the genre known as Shibuya kei (Shibuya style, a ward in Tokyo), which is a type of pop that draws from any source, really any, and then condenses it into the most fusion-like music that exists; for example, Pizzicato Five were Shibuya kei and as you may recall, they changed genres not from album to album, but even from song to song, basically. Kahimi Karie has gone through the 60s revival, then worked with Cornelius for house stuff, then jazz, then various other phases, and now she's at the most absolute minimal: these are two tracks from the album reviewed here "It's Here," one (unfortunately it's just a piece) and two Let's see what she will do in the next album.