28 (album)

2005 studio album by Aoki Takamasa and Tujiko Noriko

Studio album by

Aoki Takamasa and Tujiko Noriko

Released| August 18, 2005 (2005-08-18)
Recorded| 2002–2005[1]
Genre| Electronic[2]
Length| 46:03
Label| Fat Cat

28 is an electronic music album by Aoki Takamasa and Tujiko Noriko, released on Fat Cat Records in 2005. Reviewers have compared Noriko's vocals and Takamasa's production to the Vespertine-era work of Björk and Matmos,[3][4][5] with the track "Vinyl Words" particularly highlighted.[6][7]

Professional ratingsReview scores

Source| Rating
Exclaim!| mildly favorable [8]
Montreal Mirror| 8/10 [9]
musicOMH| very favorable [10]

## Track listing

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No.| Title| Length

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1.| "Fly2"| 2:51
2.| "Vinyl Words"| 5:28
3.| "When the Night Comes"| 7:50
4.| "Doki Doki Last Night"| 3:53
5.| "Fly Variation"| 7:33
6.| "26th Floor"| 7:07
7.| "Alien"| 5:31
8.| "Nolicom"| 5:50

## Production

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All tracks written, performed, and produced by Takamasa and Noriko.[2]

### Equipment

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* Mac PowerBook G4 1 GHz Laptop
* Neumann TLM 103 Microphone & MOTU 2408 Soundcard
* Korg Z1 Synthesizer
* Logic Pro 6.4.1 and Max/MSP 4.2.1 Software[1]

## References

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1. ^ a b Taylor, Ken (3 March 2006). "Tujiko Noriko & Aoki Takamasa's Tips". XLR8R. Archived from the original on 20 December 2011. Retrieved 15 July 2012.
2. ^ a b "28 - Aoki Takamasa, Tujiko Noriko". Allmusic. Retrieved 15 July 2012.
3. ^ Muggs, Joe (September 2005). "Aoki Takamasa + Tujiko Noriko 28". The Milk Factory. Archived from the original on 2 October 2009. Retrieved 15 July 2012.
4. ^ Ranta, Alan. "Aoki Takamasa - 28 (with Tujiko Noriko)". Tiny Mix Tapes. Retrieved 15 July 2012.
5. ^ Rowland, Mark. "Aoki Takamasa And Tujiko Noriko: 28". Pennyblackmusic. Retrieved 15 July 2012.
6. ^ Davis, Mark G. (9 March 2006). "Aoki Takamasa + Tujiko Noriko - 28". Dusted Magazine. Retrieved 15 July 2012.
7. ^ Schleicher, Lucas (19 December 2005). "Aoki Takamasa and Tujiko Noriko, "28"". Brainwashed. Retrieved 15 July 2012.
8. ^ Downey, Philip (March 2006). "Aoki Takamasa and Tujiko Noriko 28". Exclaim!. Retrieved 15 July 2012.
9. ^ Katigbak, Raf (19 January 2006). "Disc of the Week". Montreal Mirror. Archived from the original on 9 May 2006. Retrieved 15 July 2012.
10. ^ Shepherd, Sam (22 August 2005). "Aoki Takamasa & Tujiko Noriko - 28 (Fat Cat)". musicOMH. Retrieved 15 July 2012.

## External links

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* Artists' page at Fat Cat Records
* Video of "Vinyl Words"

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