{"title":"Anamanaguchi","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnamanaguchi is an American chiptune-based pop and rock band from New York City. The band consists of lead songwriter and guitarist Peter Berkman, bassist James DeVito, guitarist Ary Warnaar, and drummer Luke Silas.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThey combine digital electronic sounds such as those found in chiptune and bitpop with traditional band instrumentation. Using video game hardware from the mid to late 1980s, specifically a NES and a Game Boy, they have created unique music that stands out among their peers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSimilar artists to Anamanaguchi include Sabrepulse, zabutom, Dubmood, she, Shirobon, Trash80, FantomenK, Disasterpeace, Slime Girls, Chipzel,\nflashygoodness,Dj Cutman,meganeko,Rainbowdragoneyes,Kubbi,Zalza,I Fight Dragons,Dunderpatrullen,\nxyce,and Lifeformed.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"dawn-metropolis","title":"Dawn Metropolis","description":"\u003cp\u003eBack in print for the first time in years, \u003ci\u003eDawn Metropolis\u003c\/i\u003e is Anamanaguchi's debut album, and the first with the complete band lineup. The core is an NES sound chip programmed to the brim with hyperactive 8-bit melody, as the band shreds along with a real punk sensibility. \"Blackout City\" appeared in the game Bit Trip Runner, and \"Jetpack Blues, Sunset Hues\" was featured as the theme song to the Nerdist podcast.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Polyvinyl","offers":[{"title":"Orange | LP.","offer_id":50384765649227,"sku":"1113166","price":27.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/4574cda4-ad25-45b4-b5aa-1facc5e41be6_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1726303351"},{"product_id":"endless-fantasy","title":"Endless Fantasy","description":"\u003cp\u003eAfter doing the soundtrack for the 2010 Scott Pilgrim video game, New York 8-bit geniuses Anamanaguchi dove headfirst into the recording of their second album. 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The series is based on the Scott Pilgrim graphic novels written and drawn by O'Malley, with the entire main cast from the 2010 film adaptation, Scott Pilgrim vs. the World, reprising their roles for the English voice cast, and serves as both a sequel and re-imagining of the graphic novel and film. The series was released on November 17, 2023 to critical acclaim. Unlike the film adaptation, which largely told the same story as the comics, Takes Off features a completely separate plot, with the titular Scott Pilgrim disappearing in the first episode, and Ramona Flowers, his love interest, taking the center stage, as she tries to find out who among the cast was responsible for his disappearance, all whilst other characters within the story work on a fictional adaption of Scott's life.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Lakeshore Records","offers":[{"title":"White LP","offer_id":50425924714827,"sku":"2200573","price":27.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/1_58e9021c-2d7b-43e2-a459-faffa7b982a2_06525c96_thumbnail_4096.webp?v=1726796123"},{"product_id":"miku","title":"Miku","description":"\u003cp\u003eAside from being one of Anamanaguchi’s most streamed songs, \u003ci\u003eMiku\u003c\/i\u003e, featuring the vocaloid pop star Hatsune Miku, is an anthem for a new type of musical icon, one that doesn’t need to be attached to a physical human body. \u003ci\u003eMiku,\u003c\/i\u003e which was officially released in 2013, is a Vocaloid software voicebank developed by Crypton Future Media. Her voice is based around Japanese actress Saki Fujita and uses Yamaha Corporation's Vocaloid 2, Vocaloid 3, and Vocaloid 4 singing synthesizing technologies. Anamanaguchi wrote “Miku” with the virtual musician and were the first band to perform live alongside the Hatsune Miku hologram on the Miku Expo tour in 2016. Since then, the song has been streamed tens of millions of times around the globe and given way to several viral TikTok moments with 20K+ unique videos, signature dance moves, and millions of views. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eConsistently engaging their audience in both the real world and the virtual internet-sphere, Anamanaguchi has had TV performances on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon and Adult Swim’s Fish Center, multiple appearances at Porter Robinson’s Secret Sky Fest, and co-curated one of the first major live stream events for indie musicians with the Nether Meant Festival, which was featured in the New York Times and The Washington Post. 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The release features the original composition as well as 8 bonus versions of the song including remixes from LLLL, Carpainter, Ben Aqua, Mino Mino, Lazerdisk, as well as an NES version, a Japanese version, and an instrumental version.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Polyvinyl","offers":[{"title":"Turquoise | LP","offer_id":50529793605963,"sku":"1159826","price":29.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/73b71b6e-a403-4547-ae66-087cd38639b7_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1730965274"},{"product_id":"anyway","title":"Anyway","description":"\u003cp\u003eLast summer, after living across the country from each other for several years, the four members of Anamanaguchi decided to try something new. Their label Polyvinyl had rescued the famed American Football house from potential destruction, so the band took the opportunity to move in and write together. Over the course of a month, Anamanaguchi – pioneers of hyper-melodic 8-bit rock, whose extraordinary ascent has led them to topping charts with virtual pop star Hatsune Miku and scoring Scott Pilgrim vs. the World: The Game and Netflix’s Scott Pilgrim Takes Off – flipped their typically meticulous digital process on its head.  Anyway, the result, is the most personal record of their career. And it's a rock record for the ages.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRecorded straight to tape by Grammy-winning rock producer Dave Fridmann (The Flaming Lips, MGMT, Sleater-Kinney), Anyway united the members around live instruments and lyrics sung by everybody in the band. As Anamanaguchi has always been an instrumental band, the decision to sing suddenly confronted them with the question of what the band’s voice would ultimately be. They explore this newfound power in every song, making it their most emotionally resonant work yet. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAnyway captures a band creatively and personally energized by the experience of four best friends reviving their connection in a disconnected world. On “Rage (Kitchen Sink),” the band confront loneliness and boredom, two epidemics of the digital age that seem to be humanity’s only common bond. The power-pop ballad “Darcie” finds inspiration in small gestures from a local unsung hero, who brightens their lives and allows unforeseen amounts of fun to happen. 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The sprawling soundtrack, which accompanies a brand-new storyline co-written by series creator Bryan Lee O’Malley, perfectly connects the band's legendary electronic past with their fuzzed out garage rock present while maintaining their unmistakable punchy style. Known for resonant world building across past projects, the depth of emotion and the range of styles displayed on \u003cem\u003eScott Pilgrim EX\u003c\/em\u003e are uniquely Anamanaguchi while delivering a host of melodically anthemic and new energetic hooks that are sure to pack a punch for both newcomers and old school fans of the band alike.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAnamanaguchi's collaborative relationship with the Scott Pilgrim universe goes back to the early days of the band. After cutting their teeth programming music with playable Nintendo cartridges and helping to bring a wider audience to a largely internet based 8-bit chiptune scene, the band was brought in to score the fan-favorite soundtrack for Scott Pilgrim vs. the World: The Game. The success of this game soundtrack would help them to launch an early crowdfunding success story with their campaign for their debut album, 2013's Endless Fantasy. 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