SPUNIKO!
SPUTNIKO!
(real name Hiromi Ozaki) has been
showcasing her brand of laptop driven performance art around
London where she is currently based, 'exploring intersections
between technology and popular culture' as reflected by titles
such as 'The Skype Song' and 'The Mixi Song'.
Her most immediate track is 'The Google Song', a story of love
in the modern computer age. Too shy to approach the object of
her desire, she simply goes home to her faithful laptop and
googles him!! 'I like you' she proclaims.
It's tremendously catchy!
While LITTLE BOOTS has her Tenorion, SPUTNIKO! has her Wakki,
the armpit monster and musical instrument!
She explains on her MySpace: 'I don't know why people think this
is strange but one day I decided to play music using my armpit.
Wakki the armpit monster lets me make nice and sweaty armpit
sounds by moving my armpit up and down. Woo! Wakki accidentally
gulped down a 'Wii Mote' which lets me detect its 3D orientation
via Bluetooth to make the funky Wakki sounds!'
SPUTNIKO! released her debut DVD album 'Parakonpe 3000', a
collection of music videos via 360*records in Japan. But in-line
with Sputniko!'s 'Open Music Policy', all nine audio tracks from
the album are available for free download from Last.fm.
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