Shiina Ringo

The Profile

Shiina Ringo is a Japanese singer-songwriter and producer known for blending rock, pop, jazz and traditional Japanese elements; she debuted in 1998 and has led the band Tokyo Jihen.

Debuted 1998; founder and lead of Tokyo Jihen; noted for eclectic arrangements and mixing traditional Japanese instruments with rock and pop.

Pa-Chan praises Kalk Samen Kuri No Hana as an enormous, sumptuous album where ancient Japanese elements and rock coexist. The review highlights the use of 30+ instruments and tracks such as Shuukyou, Kuki, Poltergeist, Sourestsu and Ichijiku No Hana. The album is described as eclectic and polarizing — "Love it or hate it."