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2000 EP by Takako Minekawa

Maxi On

EP by Takako Minekawa

Released

July 12, 2000 (2000-07-12)

Genre

Electropop

Length

23:13

Label

Trattoria

Producer

Takako Minekawa
Dymaxion

Takako Minekawa chronology

Fun 9
(1999)

Maxi On
(2000)

Toropical Circle
(2013)

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	82/100
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic
Pitchfork	8.3/10

Maxi On is an EP by Japanese musician Takako Minekawa. It was released on July 12, 2000 by Trattoria Records. In the United States, it was released on November 14, 2000 by Emperor Norton Records. The EP is a collaboration with American indie rock band Dymaxion.

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Maxi On!"	Takako Minekawa Dymaxion	2:46
2.	"Lullaby of Gray"	Minekawa Dymaxion	3:44
3.	"A Report on an Investigation"	Minekawa Dymaxion	4:53
4.	"Brioche"	Minekawa Dymaxion	1:43
5.	"Picnic at Loose Rock"	Minekawa	5:45
6.	"Follow My Dreams"	Minekawa	4:22
Total length:			23:13

US edition bonus track
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
7.	"Sleeping Bag"	Minekawa	5:24
Total length:			28:37

Personnel

Credits are adapted from the EP's liner notes.

Takako Minekawa – performance (including acoustic guitar on "Follow My Dreams"), arrangement, production
Ricky Domen – coordination of US recording sessions
Dymaxion – performance, arrangement, production
Mitsuo Koike – mastering
Kenichi Makimura – executive production
Shigeki Nakamura – mixing
Jeremy Novak – bass on "Maxi On!" and "Lullaby of Gray"
Nobuyuki Ohhashi – bass on "Lullaby of Gray"
Makoto Ohrui – art direction, design
Akihiro Ohshima – whistle on "Lullaby of Gray", engineering, recording
Keigo Oyamada – electric guitar, electric sitar, and string harmonics on "Follow My Dreams"

References

^ Phares, Heather. "Maxi On – Takako Minekawa". AllMusic. Retrieved March 5, 2018.
"Maxi On [EP] by Takako Minekawa Reviews and Tracks". Metacritic. Retrieved February 27, 2021.
Owen, Spencer (November 14, 2000). "Takako Minekawa: Maxi On EP". Pitchfork. Retrieved March 5, 2018.
"Maxi On | 嶺川貴子" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved September 13, 2020.
"Maxi On (12 inch Vinyl Single – Emperor Norton #EMN 7036LP) – Takako Minekawa". AllMusic. Retrieved September 13, 2020.
Maxi On (liner notes). Takako Minekawa. Trattoria Records. 2000. Menu.214.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)

External links

Maxi On at Discogs (list of releases)

v t e Takako Minekawa
Studio albums	Chat Chat (1995) Roomic Cube (1996) Cloudy Cloud Calculator (1997) Fun 9 (1999)
Extended plays	(A Little Touch Of) Baroque in Winter (1995) Athletica (1997) Maxi On (2000)

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