SOUND SAVER. Although it's not billed as such, Pizzicato Five's stateside debut, Made in USA, is actually a compilation of tracks from their 15 or so albums. You need a taste for irreverent sampling and ironic deconstruction of lightweight pop idioms to dig this. But within that narrow field, Pizzicato Five are as good as it gets. They devise fare that's both funky and funny, made more human than most such projects by Maki Nomiya's fetching vocals. - Richie Unterberger, All Music Guide

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'While it was only the group's fifth American release, the Pizzicato Five had compiled a lengthy discography in Japan, and the weight of their past sounds like it caught up with them on what proved to be their swan song. Fifth Release from Pizzicato Five isn't appreciably different from what preceeded it; Yasuharu Konishi's songs are still a frothy blenderful of ultra-stylish pop, equal parts Bacharach, Motown, '60s kitsch and '90s electro. Maki Nomiya remains the perfect vocalist for this melange; her lit...   [ read more ]

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The second of Matador's compilations of Pizzicato Five's Japanese releases, with an emphasis on Bossanova 2001 and Overdose. There are a few rarities scattered throughout: Fortune Cookie, an obscure B-side, and No. 5, from Readymade Recordings in 1991. The St. Etienne remix of Peace Music, nine minutes of loops and distortion, unbalances this collection, but most of the selection is cohesive enough to listen to all the way through. ~ Ted Mills, All Music Guide

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