Ganga

Michiko, the young enigmatic London-based electro pop artist with roots in Australia, Japan, Germany and the UK, released her debut album “Daydreamer” in 2006, with a smooth mix of lounge, electronic and pop. Her follow-up “No Place Like Home” adds more elaborate flavours, more upbeat sounds and a campy varnish to create a truly delightful vibe. She certainly stays the compelling “City Siren” she introduced us to on her debut album but her very well-written lyrics and her alluring vocals laid over a cool trip-hop feel make her ready to reach out to a much bigger audience. “No Place Like Home” sounds like Sade and Goldfrapp hanging out with the producers of Naked Music to create a very contemporary love album. Or as Michiko would humbly put it: “It’s just the music I like and maybe you like, too.”

If you were to mix the blood of German and Japanese parents, raise the child in Sydney, give her piano lessons at the age of six, singing lessons from the age of sixteen, instill her with a sense of musical curiosity, move her to Germany to train her in studio sound and recording techniques, introduce her to jazz and then give her a plane ticket to London, what you would get is what Michiko is today. Although she does everything from songwriting to the mixing and also  mastering!, she likes to keep a low profile.

“I make music using my laptop and a simple piece of software”, explains Michiko. “I use a mouse to programme the notes in manually and record my vocals with a shiny Rodes condensor microphone. There is no band, no studio, producer or glamorous lifestyle. It’s all literally homemade. I’m just working with the tools I have and know how to use well, in the precious time I can squeeze out of my life. If I get the chance I might upgrade my little electronic workshop a little, but if I can write songs I like, that maybe you like to, then that’s all that matters.”

<a href=”http://www.ganga.dk”>Ganga – Downbeat / Chill Out Music</a>

http://www.listn.to/ganga

http://www.ganga.dk

http://www.flincmusic.com

http://www.myspace.com/gangalounge

http://www.youtube.com/gangalounge

http://www.last.fm/music/Ganga

http://www.ilike.com/artist/Ganga

http://www.gangamusic.info

http://www.bandbase.dk/ganga

http://www.reverbnation.com/ganga

Tags: michiko, no place like home

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