Akai Discography of CDs

Akai CD discography Drawing from the common failures of many relationships, Saint Paul based Robbie and Hiromi Matsumoto began writing tongue-in-cheek pop songs soon after they started dating in 2000 and decided to name their efforts after their shared favorite color red, or in Japanese, "Akai". Though most of their raw material was composed on two guitars, in early 2005 producer Eric Elvendahl began to arrange and record their songs with full instrumentation, which by 2006 grew into their first full-length album entitled "Pretty Songs About Ugly Things". Today Akai draws on the talents of up to 10 musicians for live support, playing mandolin, glockenspiel, flute, classical guitar, accordion and banjo.

Akai albums A dynamic journey through the hours between dusk and dawn, "The Coldest Hour" echos a melange of reactions to a dark spot in human history with melody and metaphor. Illustrator: Hiromi Matsumoto. Photographer: Akai. Personnel: Robbie Matsumoto (vocals, banjo, cello); Hiromi Matsumoto (vocals, accordion); Jana Sutter (vocals, keyboards); Aaron Kleid (vocals, glockenspiel, percussion); Reed Sutter (vocals, drums); Krysta Kleid (vocals, electronic percussion); Josh Ewer (guitar); Kyle Skogen (trumpet). Audio Mixer: Timothy Goldanick.

Akai CD discography All songs written by Inner Circle. BAD BOYS won the 1994 Grammy Award for "Reggae Album." Recorded at Circle Sound Studios, Hollywood, Florida and Lion & Fox Studios, Washington, D.C. Producers: Ian Lewis, Touter Harvey, Roger Lewis. Engineers: Niklas Flyckt, John Poppo. Personnel: Lester Adderley (vocals, guitar); Touter Harvey (vocals, keyboards); Carlton Coffie (vocals, percussion); Ian Lewis (guitar, drum programming); Lancelot Hall (drums); Eric Kupper (programming, keyboard programming); D, Akai (drum programming); David Morales , Abdul Muhsin, Michelle Webb, Judith Weinstein, Jon Gray (scratches). Audio Remixers: David Morales ; Tommy Adebratt. Recording information: Circle Sound Studios, Hollywood, CA; Flordia Lion & Fox Studios, Washington DC. Arrangers: Roger Lewis; Ian Lewis; Touter Harvey. Inner Circle: Lester Adderley (vocals, lead guitar); Touter Harvey (vocals, keyboards); Carlton Coffie (vocals, percussion); Ian Lewis (rhythm guitar, bass, drum programming); Roger Lewis (rhythm guitar); Lancelot Hall (drums, drum programming). Additional personnel: Jay I (saxophone); Dr. J (keyboards); Eric Kupper (keyboard programming); DJ Ronnie F (scratches).

Akai albums A Guy Called Gerald's first album recorded for a major label, CBS/Columbia, is a journey through sampladelic acid house with a few haunted melodies gained from Gerald's exposure to Detroit techno, notably on "Subscape" and "Eyes of Sorrow." The Motor City's own Derrick May and Carl Craig provide remixing on "FX (Mayday Upgrade)," while elsewhere Kraftwerk inspirations show up on "Automanikk" and Gerald delivers a remixed version of "Voodoo Ray" named "Voodoo Ray Americas." Automanikk was an excellent exception to the many acid-house cash-ins littering the landscape around the turn of the decade. ~ John Bush A Guy Called Gerald is Gerald Simpson. Personnel: Viv (vocals); Rohan Heath (keyboards); Frank Bello (bass guitar); ...