Japanese electronic music artist/DJ Tomoyuki Tanaka, better known as Fantastic Plastic Machine, will perform at the D Shot party in Shekou this weekend.

    Tanaka is considered to be part of the Shibuya-kei movement, drawing heavily from bossa nova, lounge music, soft rock, and French pop, but he also incorporates many other types of music.

    In the late 1980s, Tanaka played as the bassist in a rock band called Margarine Strikes Back. Then in the early 1990s, Tanaka became a regular club DJ in the Kansai area, working as part of a DJ team known as Sound Impossible. While playing with Sound Impossible, fellow artist Towa Tei convinced Tanaka to go back to recording music, and in 1997 Tanaka created his solo project Fantastic Plastic Machine under the Readymade Records label (a Columbia Music Entertainment sub-label) in Japan. His first two albums, “The Fantastic Plastic Machine” (1997) and “Luxury” (1998), were critically acclaimed and gained him international recognition.

    At one point, Tanaka hosted a pop culture show on national radio, and in 2004 he hosted another radio show called “Sound Concierge.” He also once served as the editor for the Japanese fashion magazine Brutus.

    Tanaka’s song “Electric Lady Land” has been featured on the movie soundtrack of “The Girl Next Door.” He has also been featured on some of DJ Stephane Pompougnac’s “Hotel Costes” CD series. His song “Bachelor Pad” was featured on the “Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me” soundtrack. A short edit of his song “Beautiful Days” is featured on the Japanese music game beatmania IIDX 6th style. Also, “Theme of Luxury,” “S’Il Vous Plait” and “There Must Be an Angel” (the last song features Lorraine Bowen) are heard in the British sitcom “Spaced” as well as on the accompanying soundtrack CD. In 2003, his “Different Colors” was featured in a Louis Vuitton commercial.

    Time: 8 p.m., Sept. 16

    Tickets: 150-180 yuan

    Booking: sz.huodongxing.com/event/3347394930300

    Venue: i-Factory, 8 Haiwan Road, Shekou (蛇口海湾路8号价值工厂)

    Metro: Shekou Line, Chiwan Station and then take a taxi

    (SD News)