Kahimi Karie

It's : a Singer
Genre : Shibuya-kei/pop/indie pop
Hometown : Tokyo, Japan / Paris, France

Started her career in : 1990 when her boyfriend Cornelius asked her to participate under his Trattoria recording label. She then released her first single, Mike's Always Diary in 1992 and immediately known as "Shibuya-kei Princess" with her sultry, sexy yet naive voice. She then move to Paris to pursue her career.

Catching Point : Her sexy-yet-naive voice in collaboration with her whispery singin' style is more than enough to made the nite. She sings in English, Japan and France (among other languages) and give her music this candy French taste

Websites :
Official Site
Nippop


Discography :

Albums :

* Le Roi Soleil (1996)

Tracklist:
01.LE ROI SOLEIL
02.TAKE IT EASY MY BROTHER CHARLIE
03.MA LANGUE AU CHAT
04.SON OF GUN
05.WAKAKUSA NO KORO/A FANTASTIC MOMENT (Demo Version)
06.HAMINGU GA KIKOERU (Bonus Track )




* Larme de crocodile (1997)

Tracklist: 01.ALCOHOL
02.SUPERFREAK
03.DAVID HAMILTON
04.Électorophone
05.PARIS,TEXAS
06.LOLITAPOP DOLLHOUSE
07.TINY KING KONG
08.CAT FROM THE FEATURE




* Kahimi Karie (2005)
Tracklist:
01. Good Morning World
02. Candyman
03. Elastic Girl
04. Mike Alway\'s Diary
05. Le Roi Soleil
06. Take It Easy My Brother Charlie
07. Zoom Up!
08. Serieux Comme Le Plaisir
09. Lolitapop Dollhouse
10. Dis Moi Quelque Chose Avant De Dormir
11. When You Close Your Eyes

* K.K.K.K.K. (July 15, 1998)
Tracklist:
01 - One Thousand 20th Century Chairs
02 - What Are You Wearing?
03 - Qu-est Ce Que Tu Veux?
04 - Clip Clap
05 - Kahimi Karie Et Moi
06 - Harmony Korine
07 - The Harder They Come
08 - The Symphonies of Beethoven
09 - Orly Narita
10 - What is Blue?
11 - Kahimi Au Telephone
12 - What Are You Wearing? (Shinco Remix)
13 - The Sympthonies of Beethoven (Add N to (X) Remix)
14 - Orly Naria (Buffalo Daughter Remix)
15 - One Thousand 20th Century Chairs (Hirohisa Horie Remix)

* Tilt (May 24, 2000)
Tracklist:
01.I CAN'T WAIT FOR SUMMER
02.JE DORMAIS SOUS LA NAIGE
03.SLEEPWALKING
04.PYGMALISM
05.ICE AGE TRAIN
06.DEAR BOY
07.DO YOU KNOW THE TIME?
08.METAPHORS
09. ?
10. (WE'LL GO) SEPARATE WAYS
11. KEMURI
12. HAPPY BIRTHDAY WHAT AM I FOR
13. LILA S THEME

* My Suitor (November 21, 2001)

Tracklist:
01.MY SUITOR
02.DILLY DALLY DOLLY
03.MELT THE SNOW
04.DRUM BEAR FOR
05.BLACK VELVET
06.SINCE YOU'VE BEEN AWAY
07.THE PHOTOS SONG



* Trapeziste (February 21, 2003)
Tracklist:
01.TORNADO (outside)
02.TRAPEZISTE
03.ABOUT THE GIRLS
04.HABANERA
05.AU MARCHE DE SAINT-OUEN
06.LEXIE
07.SLEEP
08.TORNADO (inside)
09.JE VEUX UN VIEUX
10.KINSKI


* Montage (May 21, 2004)
Tracklist:

01 - When Will You Be Back ?
02 - Making Our World
03 - Free Time
04 - Pancartes <蟻の行列>~ari no gyouretsu~
05 - 柔らかい月 >yawarakai tsuki
06 - Send Me Your Sun
07 - Divers
08 - Gila Gila
09 - I Call You Call Me
10 - NANA

* NUNKI (October 25, 2006)
Tracklist:
1. yobitsugi
2. I'm in the rain
3. All is splashing now
4. He shoots the sun
5. Le cheval blanc
6. Night train
7. sono hoka ni
8. taiyō to tsuki
9. Mirage
10. Camelia
11. Plastic bag
12. You are here for a light
13. aruki tsuzukete

Singles & EP :

• 1992 - Kahimi Karie and the Crue-L Grand Orchestra / Mike Alway's Diary
  
• 1994 - Girly
  
• 1995 - I am a kitten (Kahimi Karie sings Momus in Paris)
  
• 1995 - My First Karie
• July 26, 1995 - Leur L'existence
• October 16, 1995 - Good Morning World
• June 9, 1996 - HUMMING ga kikoeru
  
• June 26, 1996 - Le Roi Soleil
  
• 1997 - Tiny King Kong
• June 29, 1998 - One Thousand 20th Century Chairs
  
• April 26, 2000 - Journey To The Center Of Me
  
• March 24, 2004 - NaNa
  

Compilations :

• September 8, 1998 - Kahimi Karie (Minty Fresh [US])
• September 30, 1998 - The Best Of Trattoria Years Plus More (Trattoria)
• 2000 - K.K.Works 1998-2000 (Polydor)
• 2007 - Specialothers (Victor)

Others :

• 1995 - 69/96 GIRL MEETS CASSETTE on Cornelius's album 69/96
• 1996 - Good Morning World on album Sushi 3003
• 2001 - Subete wo yurashite (On a Chair) on Fantastic Plastic Machine's remix album Contact
• 2005 - Cozmo-Naughty on M-Flo's album Beat Space Nine
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• 2005 - Several tracks on Otomo Yoshihide's 2005 ONJO album feature Kahimi Karie.
• 2005 - Blue Orb on the soundtrack of the PS game We Love Katamari
• 2008 - Le Cheval Blanc on the Detroit Metal City Tribute to Krauser II the metal mix compilation (remixed with eerie distorted guitar wails, in keeping with the heavy metal theme).
• Writing songs for Chibi Maruko Chan Anime Series
  

Listen to:
Dis Moi Quelque Chose Avant de Dormir
Mike's Always Diary
Porque Te Vas
Good Morning World
When You Close Your Eyes


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