#S.F. sound furniture

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An assortment of capsule flyers from 2002-2004

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"Portable Airport" (2004) by Studio Ghibli and Capsule. Film one of the S.F. Sound Furniture trilogy.

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capsule - S.F. sound furniture

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June 9, 2019 marks the 15th anniversary since the release of capsule’s fourth album “S.F. Sound Furniture”.

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Put your music on shuffle and list the first 10 songs that show up. No skipping!

except I’m skipping songs that I never listen to/have never listened to

1. Melon Kinenbi - Kousui 2. Morning Musume - Shanimuni Paradise what a terrible song 3. Perfume - Relax In The City -Oliginal Instlumental- 4. Juice=Juice - Erabareshi Watashitachi 5. C418 - Kyoto 6. Kylie Minogue - Love At First Sight 7. capsule - S.F. Sound Furniture 8. W - Southpaw 9. MEG - MAVERICK 10. Perfume - Koi wa Zenkeishisei -Original Instrumental- 11. Morning Musume - Roman ~MY DEAR BOY~ 12. Kyary - Cherry Bonbon 13. Berryz Koubou - Towa no Uta 14. C418 - Thirteen 15. Mobekimasu - Moshimo... wow iconic 16. capsule - STRIKER ! ICONIC 17. Tsubaki Factory - Seishun Manmannaka! (First Take) VERY ICONIC WTF 18. S/mileage - Aa Susukino 19. Nakata Yasutaka - NANIMONO (feat. who?) -extended mix- 20. Mito Natsume - Maegami Kirisugita iconic 21. Morning Musume - Guruguru JUMP don’t think i’ve ever listened to this and i don’t plan to any time soon 22. iamamiwhoami - the deadlock 23. Coconuts Musume - DANCE & CHANCE (English Version) uh huh...... 24. C418 - Thirteen ok foobar what kind of shuffle plays the same song 10 songs apart 25. Angerme - Uraha=Lover (uraha equals lover) 26. Saori@destiny - My Way 27. Buono! - Lady Panther 28. C418 - Dry Hands stop with the minecraft songs 29. ayumi shibata - Babyrock why did i download this song 30. Guardians 4 - PARTY TIME papaya papapapia!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :D 31. Up Up Girls (Kari) - Starry Night (y0c1e Remix) underrated 32. Suzucki Ami - TEN 33. Angerme - Itoshima Distance 34. Bellyz Koubou - Tsukiatteru no ni Kataomoi 35. Curumi Chronicle - Gozen Juuichi Ji (USAGI DISCO Remix) a bop 36. Fujita Youko - Ultra Fever Sounds Lucky 7 rest in peace 37. capsule - 5iVE STAR 38. Saori@destiny - Re:revolution omg i love multiculturalism 39. Morning Musume - Kanashimi Twilight 40. Perfume - Electro World ~that dumb remix version with the weird sounds~ 41. Kyaly - Pamyu Pamyu Revolution 42. Yelle - Ba$$in this song is kind of bad in a good way but very close to crossing the line where it just becomes bad 43. Juice is of the same value as Juice - Feel! Kanjiru yo this whole single was soooooo boring wow 44. Matsuura Aya - Momoiro Kataomoi 45. Soozookee Amy - Mysterious 46. S/mileage - Suki yo, Junjou Hankouki #best h!p songs 47. C418 - Haunt Muskie 48. Hello Pro Kenshuusei - Kanojo ni Naritai!!! i don’t know how to describe songs with words other than bop, banger, or iconic 49. capsule - runway iconic 50. iamamiwhoami - drops also iconic

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FOCK S.F. Sound Furniture is so good

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[Translation] capsule in girls '60s magazine (Feb. 2004)

When I first saw their music videos, the striking visuals immediately caught my eye. Simplistic designs, vivid color schemes on the outfits and sets… I can't describe the style as anything other than '60s-inspired. For the first edition of our "Pick Up Artist" feature, it's one whose existence fascinates me — let's take a look at the charm of capsule.

capsule is a music unit consisting of Nakata Yasutaka, whom manages the sound, art direction, design, concept work and so on, and vocalist Koshijima Toshiko. Nakata directs the image, visual aspects, and songs while Koshijima performs it all, resulting in their unique style. - original interview by Aikawa Chisato, translation by ystk-archive -

The reason behind their '60s-inspired visual style

Nakata: To be honest, I don't have any particular attachment to the '60s. I just like unique and minimalistic things, stuff with interesting shapes and clean designs and whatnot. It started when I got into interior design, and at first I especially liked Space Age furniture.¹ That's changed a little recently — I like pieces made out of wood but still with that outerspace kind of vibe. Even when it's made from wood, it doesn't feel natural, it still has this sort of odd look. When it comes to the '60s, I like the plywood that they often used. But I'm intrigued by Karimoku furniture too (laughs).²

— So would you say you're more interested in space and not the '60s?

Nakata: Yeah, and I guess sci-fi movies played a part in that. In movies like Men in Black you often see Tulip chairs, though I don't think they were used to evoke a retro or '60s feel on purpose.³ With films like that I tend to focus more on the furniture and not the overall atmosphere; if anything, I see furniture along with fashion as objects that look nice when put into a scene you're taking in as a whole. I like to come up with unconventional settings. Women are usually depicted in sci-fi films as secretaries, all wearing identical wigs and uniforms, and I like that kind of weird atmosphere. So instead of me consciously liking '60s aesthetics, I wound up thinking they were cool without making the connection that they were from that decade. I also love clothes that incorporate simplistic, striking designs, since they're like spacesuits (laughs).

— How do you feel about wearing clothes like that?

Koshijima: I'm also not obsessed with the '60s or anything, but I like to play around with that era's clothing and makeup styles. It's more fun than just wearing normal clothes.

— Have you two had similar tastes all along?

Nakata: Our tastes used to be completely different. I feel like she's adjusted to match me.

— So Koshijima-san is committed to being a model?

Koshijima: Yep. I haven't changed my approach, ever since the beginning.

— Are there times where you feel like your tastes really are different?

Koshijima: I don't think so. If we actually were fundamentally different, I don't think we'd be working together. Strangely enough, when I look at the materials I'm given, I start to think they're cute. Nakata: When I get an idea, I suggest it first. Koshijima: But he doesn't show me clothes or anything directly, instead he shows me photos and videos… Like I'm being brainwashed (laughs). The more he introduces me to all kinds of cool things, the more similar we become. After I watched the materials he gave me, poses and dance moves just started coming naturally to me without even realizing it.

— Maybe you ran across something from the '60s that left an impression and that ended up coming through in your image.

Nakata: Yeah, there are a lot of easy explanations for it. I wonder if we're more like a new product with a retro design that would fit nicely in someone's living room, rather than something that could be found in an authentic '60s vintage shop. I think even if we intentionally collected oldschool aesthetics from that era and tried to copy those, it'd still turn out differently, because peoples' concept of the '60s and the real '60s are two different things. But if you take parts of that concept people have of that decade and use them, you wind up with something that has the right feel to it. For me right now, the concept I have in mind is the "style" of the '60s. Instead of making clothes or objects to match up with the '60s aesthetic, the styles are already floating around in my head, and then I make content that reflects that. There were a lot of useless shapes — like aren't record players from back then weird-looking? The technology of them and the half-dome shape are of that time, but the way they look on the outside is as if someone was imagining the future while designing them. It's interesting how these days it's the opposite: now the exterior designs of things are retro while the tech inside is highly advanced. And I like both (laughs). I even like things that seem out of place. I'm drawn to a sense of disharmony.

— Would you say the essence of the '60s is woven into your music?

Nakata: Not intentionally. I think the things I like tend to show through my music on accident. Basically I want to make any music, as long as it's cute.

— So do you feel like music is essentially an object?

Nakata: Music is something I started doing because I thought I could create it. It was right when I was in junior high school, they'd made a lot of progress with technology so making cassette tapes became fun. Part of that was because I liked the feeling of winding a tape up. I liked playing around with machines more than the music aspect itself and, when it comes to decorating, I even like the look of a tape deck sitting in a room. So that's why I want our CDs to be sold in regular stores along with other kinds of merchandise. I don't think music should be classified as something special and separate; it's good if it's just one part of the total amount of belongings in a space. Rather than wanting people to listen to our music seriously, I'd be happy if they enjoy the atmosphere it gives when they play it out in the open.

¹ Space Age design was characterized by "sleek, aerodynamic lines and geometric forms," "dominated by bright, bold hues" and was often constructed of manmade materials such as plastic. You can read more about it here. ² Karimoku is a Japanese brand of all-wood furniture boasting superior craftsmanship. You can read more about it and look at examples here. ³ This is the famous Tulip chair.

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"A Flying City Plan" (2005) by Studio Ghibli and Capsule. Film three of the S.F. Sound Furniture trilogy.

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Capsule - ポータブル空港 

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Toshiko Koshijima [ こしじまとしこ ] from Capsule.

PLAYER album cover.

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S.F. sound furniture - capsule

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capsule Lyrics: Mirai Seikatsu (未来生活; Living in the Future)

English translation and romanization below the cut.

ENGLISH

I don't know much about the future But I wonder if doors will open automatically then

I don't know much about the future But will it be bright at night like it is in the daytime?

I don't know much about the future But what if music played from little boxes?

I don't know much about the future But we'll be able to talk to people who are far away

I want to live in the future, beep beep beep with a single finger Computer-controlled fashion Dressing up and make-up with the single push of a button

I don't know much about the future But I hope a sad future won't come someday

I don't know much about the future But I hope we’ll always be ourselves

I want to live in the future, beep beep beep with a single finger Computer-controlled fashion Dressing up and make-up with the single push of a button

ROMAJI

mirai no koto wa yoku wakaranai keredo jidou de doa ga hiraku you ni naru kana mirai no koto wa yoku wakaranai keredo yoru mo hiruma mitai ni akaruku naru no mirai no koto wa yoku wakaranai keredo chiisana hako kara oto go nagaretara mirai no koto wa yoku wakaranai keredo tooku no hito to mo oshaberi dekiru no mirai seikatsu ga shitai ippon no yubi dake de pi po pa konpyu-ta- kontoro-ru fasshon omekashi suru no mo botan hitotsu wanpusshu meikuappu mirai no koto wa yoku wakaranai keredo kanashii mirai ga itsuka konai you ni mirai no koto wa yoku wakaranai keredo bokutachi wa itsudemo bokutachi no mama mirai seikatsu ga shitai ippon no yubi dake de pi po pa konpyu-ta- kontoro-ru fasshon omekashi suru no mo botan hitotsu wanpusshu meikuappu

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"Space Station No. 9" (2005) by Studio Ghibli and Capsule. Film two of the S.F. Sound Furniture trilogy.