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About Upapipopapo

Upapipopapo is a meaningless word in itself. It was born during a conversation with upapipopapo’s brother, who was playing a Nintendo game: "My brother suddenly shouted "upapipopapo!" and I really liked the sound, even though it had no meaning."

upappipopapo came across Motown music when he was 3 years old. His aunt used to listen to Marvin Gaye, Stevie Wonder, Four Tops, etc, near him and often drove with him on the back seat, listening to this music. Marvin Gaye is still one of his favorite singers. "I love Marvin because he has such a beautiful voice but at the same time, I feel very deep sadness in his heart. This beautiful confusion has appealed to me ever since."

upapipopapo initially started taking photos to express himself, but soon realised his photos were always connected to music. "When I take photos, I'm always listening to music. The music seems to shape the kinds of things I will choose to photograph. One day, I really wanted certain sounds for my photos, and I thought "why don't I make them myself!"

upapipopapo music is very unique in its spontaneous style. Its tunes and codes may be unstable and imperfect, but this does not happen by accident. "I'm not interested in perfect music. I like music that can be shared, I mean, space should be left for the listener to add something. I like demo music because it is still growing so there is still room for me to add my mood or whatever I’m feeling into it. I think music should be interactive and stimulating."

by Detlev Jackcon

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Member Since: 25/09/2006
Band Website: http://etisoppo.yorozoo.com
Band Members: solo


"ENDless END" is AVAILABLE NOW at i Tunes
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About upapipopapo's debut album "Endless End"

The main thing about the music on endless end is its immediacy. Upapipopapo describes many of the themes as super-ordinary reality, that they are sketched from the really real.

As such this approach shares much with the way punk sought to attach an emotional component to everyday experiences, only where that style was often noted for its angry energy, upapipopapo’s songs can channel the dreamy, drifty and reflective emotional content with as much vigour. Songs convey the joy of ‘I got a car’ or take you into the mind of upapipopapo at three years of age, shifting the balance from vocals to instrumentation as needed to carry the feel to the ears and the emotions.

Endless end ties these ordinarynesses together into a whole that builds and releases tensions across the album, providing a little insight into the range of upapipopapo’s approach to the super-real.

Musically and stylistically Upapipopapo reminds of the more nuanced approaches in late-punk styles, Wire’s ‘three girl rumba’ and ‘dot dash’ come to mind, along with some of the more basic tracks from Gang of Four and Magazine. There is also a hint of the same spirit taken in a different direction with attitude by bands such as Sonic Youth and in a more contemporary setting by The White Stripes.

In the end, endless end moves to the beat of its own drum, with a little upapipopapo thrown in to spice things up.

by Detlev Jackson


Influences: Nirvana/Shinjyuku/Yurayura Teikoku/Dawn Of Dead/Takeshi Kitano/a-ha/David Bowie/Sydney/Buffalo Daughter/Leonard Cohen/Photography/Cat/Superflat/Geroge.A.Romero/Cornelius/Ko ala/Sonic Youth/Space Invader/FUJIKO FUJIO/John Lennon/Marvin Gaye......on and on



Sounds Like: Alternative Punk & Rock'n Roll & Folk & Blues and all sort of music with Japanese words
Record Label: Unsigned

My Blog

I miss you, the office

Yes I used to work in the office in Tokyo.I still loved it.
Posted by on Sun, 30 Nov 2008 00:15:00 GMT

we are friends

i like some space. some irregular space. unexpected space. i like friends. nice friends. happy friends.this pictutre comes from my favorite ideas.
Posted by on Wed, 26 Nov 2008 03:28:00 GMT

shinnning rabbit

i draw this when i was happy..it was a fine day and felt like expressing something happy.
Posted by on Tue, 25 Nov 2008 12:00:00 GMT

two new songs "TakeITfromYOURheart" & "okok"

please listen to my new 2 songs from the top page of myspace here. thank you & have a lovely weekend.
Posted by on Sat, 08 Nov 2008 22:06:00 GMT

I used to be scared of the death so much 1

I used to be scared of the death veru much.Well, I'm still so but not so much as before. Maybe because now I believe the exsistence of after-life. Before believing it, I thought after death, I would...
Posted by on Sun, 23 Nov 2008 23:16:00 GMT

New song "Survivor" uploaded

I've uploaded a new song "Survivor" at my top page.This is a first song since I came back from Japan. Hope you'll enjoy this song & my changes.
Posted by on Sun, 13 Jul 2008 18:38:00 GMT

New song "RUN FOR RUN" uploaded

I've uploaded a new song "RUN FOR RUN" at my top page.If you like, you can download this song. Hope you'll enjoy this song.
Posted by on Tue, 15 Apr 2008 16:58:00 GMT

Radiohead "In Rainbows"

I love this album. I listen everyday. This is like since "OK computer". I like "KID A" but I didn’t listen much. But I can listen "In Rainbows" over and over. Especially, I love its guitar sound...
Posted by on Wed, 09 Apr 2008 17:47:00 GMT

collaboration welcome !

if you are interested in mixing my songs or collaboration with me or whatever,please contact me. Let’s collaborate together.let’s use the advantage of this cyber space to produce real musi...
Posted by on Tue, 08 Apr 2008 19:14:00 GMT

New song "Rabbit Has Red Eyes"

i've uploaded a new funky song "Rabbit Has Red Eyes" suddenly i remember i used to love Prince...
Posted by on Thu, 21 Feb 2008 20:22:00 GMT