The Official Shiina Ringo Thread

[bondingo]

Originally Posted by wildconnetta

I have downloaded Tokyo Jihen's discography today. amazing ♥ omg~ but should I download Shingo Shiina's solo discography as well?

Why do I always call Shiina Ringo Shingo?

I don't know if you have already but YES! You seriously need to. I've always preferred her solo material anyways, but that's because I got into her when Tokyo Jihen was still new. I highly recommend her 2nd and 3rd albums, but the other 2 studio albums are really great as well. Heisei Fuzoku is fantastic as well, but I wouldn't recommend it until you've listened to her other albums first.

[gothicayu]

wow this thread haven't been updated in a while .

for those who are interrested i started to post shiina ringo magazine scans here : http://www.ahsforum.com/forum/showthread.php?t=120262

[Surreal17]

Sheena Ringo to release first new album in over 5 years


"It's been announced that Sheena Ringo will release her new album "Hi Izuru Tokoro" on November 5.


This comes about 5 and a half years since her last original album "Sanmon Gossip" was released in 2009. It will contain 6 of her previous released songs such as "Jiyuu e Michizure", "Ariamaru Tomi", "Carnation", and "N I P P O N", along with 7 brand new songs she wrote for the album.


One of the tracks off of the album, titled "Arikitari na Onna" will be available for download via iTunes and Recochoku on October 1.


Limited Edition A will come with a Blu-ray, while Limited Edition B will come with a DVD. Both Blu-ray and DVD will include the PVs for "Ariamaru Tomi", "Carnation", "Jiyuu e Michizure", Irohanihoheto", "N I P P O N", and "Arikitari na Onna".


[Hi Izuru Tokoro]

CD
01. Shizuka Naru Gyakushu
02. Jiyuu e Michizure
03. Hashire wa Number
04. Akamichi wo Koetara
05. ＪＬ００５ Bin de
06. Chichin Pui Pui
07. Ima
08. Irohanihoheto
09. Arikitari na Onna
10. Carnation
11. Kodoku no Akatsuki
12. ＮＩＰＰＯＮ
13. Ariamaru Tomi


DVD/Blu-ray:
・Ariamaru Tomi (Video Clip)
・Carnation (Video Clip)
・Jiyuu e Michizure (Video Clip)
・Irohanihoheto (Video Clip)
・ＮＩＰＰＯＮ (Video Clip)
・Arikitari na Onna (Video Clip)

source : tokyohive.com

[Surreal17]

Hi Izuru Tokoro/Sunny debuts at #3 on Daily Oricon Albums Chart!
First Day Sales : 20, 716

http://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/ja/d/2014-11-04/

[Surreal17]

Second Day Sales : 7,115 (#3)
Total sales : 27, 831

[Surreal17]

Third Day Sales : 4,101 (#2)
Total sales : 31,932

[ExodusUK]

Slay a little queen.

[Surreal17]

1st Week Sales : 43,000 (#3)

This amazing album deserves a lot more sales but looking at the other solo sales I think it's okay.

[Deibel]

Ooh, why is this place so dead? There's no news about her?

[Delicious n Bold]

Nobody posted about Shijo no Jinsei...

[summerain]

Reviving this thread because Shiina Ringo is my greatest discovery this year.

Don't get me wrong, I knew and liked some of her stuff before (I really enjoyed Hi Izuru Tokoro, specially Arikitari na Onna), but nowadays I can say she's one of my favorite Japanese artists. Really love Heisei Fuuzoku.

About her recent releases, I liked Otona no Okite and Jinsei wa Yume Darake a lot, but I want an original album now! And I hope she put Shijou no Jinsei inside it, it's a marvelous song.

EDIT: actually, counting Mijikai Matsuri and Kami-sama, Hotoke-sama, she has three songs (I don't know if Jiyu-dom will enter in her future album) to this release.

[thinkingoutloud89]

^yes plz. I hope soon, cause she is already on the edge of having to much aterial to have much new content.

[Aga-chan]

13 years and this hasn't gone past the first thread? Wow.

[summerain]

Her recent tour is up at JPOPSUKI. I've downloaded it, but didn't watch yet.

[summerain]

Sorry about the double-posting, but I wanted to revive this topic.

Did you hear her recent song, "Kouzen no Himitsu"?

[thinkingoutloud89]

^yeah, classic shiina. love it.

[Diva_br]

I love all her "noir" songs, this is not different

[koumori]

The new song is great, I really love the visuals as well.

[summerain]

She released earlier this year her album "Sandokushi". I read some people complaining about the disc "lacking" something, but I really enjoyed all the songs, with no exception. I listen to it until now very often.

The mixing of the album (like "Hi Izuru Tokoro") emphasizes the treble a little too much and, sometimes, could result a very noisy sound, but I think it fits very well with the purpose of the songs presented on the record. They are arranged in a very sophisticated way, using jazz, rock and electronica, all of them being classic elements from her discography, but in a contemporary way, which I like very much.

What do you people think of it?

[thinkingoutloud89]

I enjoy it to. Still think HIT is way stronger, but also way more mainstream.