Crystal will release a Best album titled The Best of Crystal Kay on September 2 - featuring a collection of her songs spanning her entire career. If the voting form on her official website means anything, then chances are the songs included will be those voted by fans.
I won't say I'm shocked at Crystal releasing a Best album, as rumours were abound once her official website was decor'd out in 'Crystal Kay's 10th anniversary' GIF's, JPEG's and annoying Flash. The album even had the tentative title CK10. It was always on the cards really, and I guess she's due one about now. But with Crystal having put so much time in at the studio, there was an equal chance of her dropping a new studio album. I was beginning to think Crystal would pull a BoA, by releasing a Best album and an all new studio album simultaneously. But it seems for now it'll just be a Best until further notice.
This will make a great CD for those who've yet to buy a Crystal Kay album, as you'll get a nice range of hot songs spanning her entire career. I own her albums from Crystal style onwards, and I'mma still buy this. With any luck the CD will release in a special edition format and include an additional DVD of performance from her Color change! tour.
It doesn't end here though. Because Crystal still has more new material on the way. Another collaboration no less...
With Crystal and her music currently being pimped by Tully's coffee, FLET's and film studios, Crystal will have another new recording be pimped by Fuji TV. The song is called "Step by step" and will feature as the main theme for the animated feature Kimba: The white lion. The song is produced by Nakata Yasutaka: one half of electropop group Capsule. This marks the first time the 2 have worked together.
I'm already anxious to hear "Step by step", because I dig Yasutaka's productions; of which I was first introduced to with Perfume's first full studio album Game, which he produced. My only issue with Nakata's productions is that no matter which female artist who he works with he always effects their vocals so much to the point they sound like Japanese robot chipmunks. So I hope Crystal still sounds like Crystal, and not Microsoft Mihoko. One thing's for sure though. This song is going to be something unlike anything we've heard from Crystal before. "It's a crime" and "Over and over" will be tame in the elctropop stakes in comparison to "Step by step" if Nakata's previous productions are anything to go by. I'm hyped for this song.
It's nice to have a good handful of new material to sit alongside her Best album. We're pretty much getting the best of both worlds already. New songs, and a collection of her old songs. Though I still wonder if she'll drop a collaboration album. Because every new song she's dropped since Color change! has been a song with somebody else. DJ Taku of M-Flo, Jin Akanishi, BoA, Kaname Kawabata and now Nakata Yasutaka. If these new songs feature on The Best of Crystal Kay: unless it ends up being 2 discs, half of one disc will be new material. My mind still boggles.
Plans are in the works for Crystal to tour in support of the upcoming compilation album too, though things aren't concrete on the tour as of yet. Until there is a full on tour, Crystal will be appearing at several events. In addition to MTV Vibrations and J-wave's events in August, Crystal will feature as a guest on music TV show Music Japan on July 27, as well as participate in Fuji TV'a 50th anniversary celebrations during the months of July and August.
It would be a good look for Sony to make The best of Crystal Kay available of iTunes worldwide. Crystal's exposure to Western markets is long overdue. What better way to introduce Crystal to the world, than with a compilation of her music spanning a 10 year career!?
I won't say I'm shocked at Crystal releasing a Best album, as rumours were abound once her official website was decor'd out in 'Crystal Kay's 10th anniversary' GIF's, JPEG's and annoying Flash. The album even had the tentative title CK10. It was always on the cards really, and I guess she's due one about now. But with Crystal having put so much time in at the studio, there was an equal chance of her dropping a new studio album. I was beginning to think Crystal would pull a BoA, by releasing a Best album and an all new studio album simultaneously. But it seems for now it'll just be a Best until further notice.
This will make a great CD for those who've yet to buy a Crystal Kay album, as you'll get a nice range of hot songs spanning her entire career. I own her albums from Crystal style onwards, and I'mma still buy this. With any luck the CD will release in a special edition format and include an additional DVD of performance from her Color change! tour.
It doesn't end here though. Because Crystal still has more new material on the way. Another collaboration no less...
With Crystal and her music currently being pimped by Tully's coffee, FLET's and film studios, Crystal will have another new recording be pimped by Fuji TV. The song is called "Step by step" and will feature as the main theme for the animated feature Kimba: The white lion. The song is produced by Nakata Yasutaka: one half of electropop group Capsule. This marks the first time the 2 have worked together.
I'm already anxious to hear "Step by step", because I dig Yasutaka's productions; of which I was first introduced to with Perfume's first full studio album Game, which he produced. My only issue with Nakata's productions is that no matter which female artist who he works with he always effects their vocals so much to the point they sound like Japanese robot chipmunks. So I hope Crystal still sounds like Crystal, and not Microsoft Mihoko. One thing's for sure though. This song is going to be something unlike anything we've heard from Crystal before. "It's a crime" and "Over and over" will be tame in the elctropop stakes in comparison to "Step by step" if Nakata's previous productions are anything to go by. I'm hyped for this song.
It's nice to have a good handful of new material to sit alongside her Best album. We're pretty much getting the best of both worlds already. New songs, and a collection of her old songs. Though I still wonder if she'll drop a collaboration album. Because every new song she's dropped since Color change! has been a song with somebody else. DJ Taku of M-Flo, Jin Akanishi, BoA, Kaname Kawabata and now Nakata Yasutaka. If these new songs feature on The Best of Crystal Kay: unless it ends up being 2 discs, half of one disc will be new material. My mind still boggles.
Plans are in the works for Crystal to tour in support of the upcoming compilation album too, though things aren't concrete on the tour as of yet. Until there is a full on tour, Crystal will be appearing at several events. In addition to MTV Vibrations and J-wave's events in August, Crystal will feature as a guest on music TV show Music Japan on July 27, as well as participate in Fuji TV'a 50th anniversary celebrations during the months of July and August.
It would be a good look for Sony to make The best of Crystal Kay available of iTunes worldwide. Crystal's exposure to Western markets is long overdue. What better way to introduce Crystal to the world, than with a compilation of her music spanning a 10 year career!?
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