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A Toys Orchestra
A Toys Orchestra formed in Tokyo in 1998, started by Kazuya Nagaya and Takuya Matsumoto. Nagaya handled guitar while Matsumoto sang, and their music pulled...
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1000 Flaming Dragonflies
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3 Minutes Older
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Amnesy International
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Asteroid
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B4 I Walk Away
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Bug Embrace
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Cornice Dance
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Danish Cookie Blue Box
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Ease Off The Bit!
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Elephant Man
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Invisible
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Letter To Myself
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Loco-Motive
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Modern Lucky Man
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Mrs. Macabrette
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Panic Attack #3
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A Toys Orchestra formed in Tokyo in 1998, started by Kazuya Nagaya and Takuya Matsumoto. Nagaya handled guitar while Matsumoto sang, and their music pulled from folk and classical touches with some electronic textures. They put out records like "In This World of Silver and Gold" in 1999 and "The Lady with the Telescope" two years later.
Songs like "1000 Flaming Dragonflies" and "3 Minutes Older" have a quiet, reflective quality that feels both fragile and deliberate. Their work often circles themes of memory and fleeting moments, delivered with a light touch that avoids heavy sentiment.
They ran into some trouble over a sample in a track called "Lonely Doll," which led to a copyright dispute. Later albums included "North Sea" in 2004 and "How I Became the Sea" in 2010.
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