In the late 1980s, Tanaka played as the bassist in a rock band called Margarine Strikes Back. Then in the early 1990s, Tanaka became a regular club DJ in the Kansai area, working as part of a DJ team known as Sound Impossible. While playing with Sound Impossible, fellow artist and friend Towa Tei convinced Tanaka to go back to recording music, and in 1997 Tanaka created his solo project Fantastic Plastic Machine under the Readymade Records label in Japan. His first two albums, The Fantastic Plastic Machine (1997) and Luxury (1998), were critically acclaimed and gained him international recognition. The albums were distributed in the United States under the Emperor Norton label, and in Europe on the Bungalow label. In Japan, he is currently under the cutting edge label.
At one point, Tanaka hosted a pop culture show on national radio, and in 2004 he hosted another radio show called "Sound Concierge." He also once served as the editor for the Japanese fashion magazine Brutus.
He made music for the awesome Uniqlock http://www.uniqlo.jp/uniqlock/
L'aventure Fantastique
Fantastic Plastic Machine Lyrics
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Welcome to the Fantastic Plastic World
Bievenue à le munde Fantastique en Plastique
Welcome to the Fantastic Plastic World
This is recycled out of material
This is recycled out of material
Bievenue à le munde Fantastique en Plastique
Welcome to the Fantastic Plastic World
Bievenue à le munde Fantastique en Plastique
Welcome to the Fantastic Plastic World
Bievenue à le munde Fantastique en Plastique
This is recycled out of material
Bievenue à le munde Fantastique en Plastique
Welcome to the Fantastic Plastic World
Bievenue à le munde Fantastique en Plastique
Welcome to the Fantastic Plastic World
This is recycled out of material
The lyrics of Fantastic Plastic Machine's song L'aventure Fantastique speak to the theme of recycling and environmentalism. The repeated phrase "Welcome to the Fantastic Plastic World" is an ironic reference to our modern society's heavy reliance on plastic products, many of which end up in landfill or polluting our oceans. The following line, "This is recycled out of material," suggests that while we may be surrounded by plastic, we can still take steps to minimize its impact by recycling and repurposing it.
The repetition of the opening lines emphasizes the ubiquity of plastic in our lives, and prompts the listener to consider how we can reduce our plastic consumption and make more sustainable choices. The lyrics remind us that the materials we use and discard have a lifecycle beyond our own consumption, and that our choices have an impact on the health of our planet. By drawing attention to the issue of recycling, this song encourages listeners to make more conscious decisions about the products they use and waste they produce.
Line by Line Meaning
Bievenue à le munde Fantastique en Plastique
Welcome to the Fantastic Plastic World
Bievenue à le munde Fantastique en Plastique
Welcome to the Fantastic Plastic World
This is recycled out of material
This music is made from reused and repurposed sounds and ideas
Bievenue à le munde Fantastique en Plastique
Welcome to the Fantastic Plastic World
Bievenue à le munde Fantastique en Plastique
Welcome to the Fantastic Plastic World
Bievenue à le munde Fantastique en Plastique
This music is unconventional and original, combining different genres and influences
Bievenue à le munde Fantastique en Plastique
Welcome to the Fantastic Plastic World
Bievenue à le munde Fantastique en Plastique
Welcome to the Fantastic Plastic World
This is recycled out of material
The artist is creatively reusing elements from different sources to form something new and exciting
Contributed by Jasmine K. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
DuwangKaizer
The Album's cover art was Illustrated by Egyptian-born French cartoonist and illustrator, Edmond Kiraz (a.k.a. Kiraz), who sadly passed away yesterday (August 11th) at the age of 96.
May his works be remembered for generations to come...
Rest in Peace...
(August 25, 1923 – August 11, 2020)
Mr. Friendship
I never knew the man behind the cover passed away. He's truly underrated.
Rest in peace, Mr. Kiraz.
Aiden Lynch
❤❤❤
Effortless
Rest in Peace.
n700mizuho
作品ではなくて、音楽の評価だと思います。とても大事なことです。
SorenHighwind
Does anyone else get the spontaneous urge to go shopping while listening to this?
M W
This truly reminds me of bubbly adventures shopping in Japan!!
Crumbly
Remind me of department store house music, and Christmas decorations
leaner beaner
that's kinda the whole point of shibuya-kei.
leaner beaner
also I wish it was 2012.