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Tokyo

by Penny Ikinger

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    This version of 'Tokyo' was released by Kerosene Records (Japan) in July 2018. The audio features a bonus track of the song 'Boys in Town' (Divinyls cover) and lyrics in English and Japanese.

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Tsunami 03:21
The lyrics for the full album are included on the Kerosene Records (Japan) CD album release of 'Tokyo', in English and Japanese. Here is a sneak preview, for this song only, for your eyes only! TSUNAMI (Lyrics and music - Penny Ikinger) Down in the bottom of the sea My sister, she does sleep My father sits by the shore He does weep, he does weep My sister, she held my hand In a whirlpool, far from land My mother is mad from grief Her children gone, her children gone Like a dragon, a fierce animal On a grave train Straight from hell Tsunami came for me Now I float On angel’s wings To the bottom of the ocean In the deep blue sea My sister sleeps Next to me And the fish Are our family Like a dragon, a fierce animal On a grave train Straight from hell Tsunami came for me
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Gin No Suzu 03:30
The lyrics are included on the Kerosene Records (Japan) CD album release of 'Tokyo', in English and Japanese.
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Tokyo City 05:23
The lyrics are included on the Kerosene Records (Japan) CD album release of 'Tokyo', in English and Japanese.
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The lyrics are included on the Kerosene Records (Japan) CD album release of 'Tokyo', in English and Japanese.
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Hurricane 03:48
The lyrics are included on the Kerosene Records (Japan) CD album release of 'Tokyo', in English and Japanese.
6.
Gold Rush 02:53
The lyrics are included on the Kerosene Records (Japan) CD album release of 'Tokyo', in English and Japanese.
7.
Losing You 04:12
The lyrics are included on the Kerosene Records (Japan) CD album release of 'Tokyo', in English and Japanese.
8.
Myth 03:33
The lyrics are included on the Kerosene Records (Japan) CD album release of 'Tokyo', in English and Japanese.
9.
Southern Man 05:11
The lyrics are included on the Kerosene Records (Japan) CD album release of 'Tokyo', in English and Japanese.
10.
Art In Paris 02:15
The lyrics are included on the Kerosene Records (Japan) CD album release of 'Tokyo', in English and Japanese.
11.
Getaway Car 02:54
The lyrics are included on the Kerosene Records (Japan) CD album release of 'Tokyo', in English and Japanese.

about

Recorded in Japan, 'Tokyo', PENNY IKINGER’s third solo album, is an international collaboration with legendary guitarist and songwriter DENIZ TEK from Radio Birdman, and musicians from the Tokyo psychedelic rock underground. “Tokyo” was released on Kerosene Records (Japan) and Off The Hip Records (Australia) and launched in Tokyo and in Melbourne at Melbourne Museum’s Nocturnal by Penny Ikinger with her Japanese band The Silver Bells featuring MASAMI KAWAGUCHI on guitar.

“Tokyo…is an album similar to experimental eras of New York and London during the late 60s and early 70s. Blending art, folk, twang, poetry, and uncommon together instrumentation. Music aficionados will find intricate revelations in every nook and cranny.” Walter Price, Global Texan Chronicles 12 Dec 2018.

“Tokyo is superb, with overdriven, reverb-drenched guitars, dramatic wild-west vignettes and songs influenced by Sam Shepherd, Patti Smith, Marianne Faithfull and Cormac McCarthy… imbued with a Francois Villon sensibility and a real Motor City rock vibe.” Chris Mineral, CDB News, 2 Oct 2018

The album has received airplay in Japan, Australia, USA, France, Spain, Germany and French Polynesia, most notably on The Mike Rogers Show on Inter FM in Tokyo, which has a listening audience of around 31 million people. 'Tokyo' was recently featured on world renowned program El Sotana De Radio 3 (Madrid, Spain). 'Tokyo' appeared in Top Ten Album lists internationally for 2018.

'Tokyo' was produced by PENNY IKINGER and Tokyo based music producer, journalist, promoter and musician GAKU TORII, the legendary Godfather of punk rock in Japan.

The double A side single "Gin No Suzu" and "Ride On Cowboy" was launched at the Andoaingo Rock Festival in Spain in June 2017 as a taster of the album:

"The "femme fatale" of Australian rock Penny Ikinger gave us the last year one of the best performances of the Rock Festival of Andoain… 'Tokyo'…I think we are facing one of the discs of this year for me …I will put it on my list with the most pomegranates of the current harvest!” Txema Mañeru, El Giradiscos (Spain) 18th Oct 2018

The Japanese CD version of “Tokyo”, released on Kerosene Records, includes a bonus track - a cover of the Divinyls song 'Boys in Town'. In the documentary “Electra: the Music of Penny Ikinger”, Divinyls front woman and rock legend CHRISSY AMPHLETT interviews Penny Ikinger.

"The thing that Ikinger has always been a master of is using re-conceptualisations as she maintains that undeniable voice. A voice that is as sultry as it is airy, haunting, and potent that has always drawn me in. Seemingly hanging on the edge...Timeless, and intricate.” Walter Price, Global Texan Chronicles 29 Nov 2017.

“Penny's accomplished singing, unconventional guitar playing, folkish song structure and willingness to take risks make this a great album” The Barman I-94 bar webzine, 1 Oct 2018

Penny Ikinger released her debut solo album “Electra" on CD on Career Records (USA) and vinyl on Bang! Records (Spain) and her second solo album “Penelope" on Citadel Records (Australia). These albums appeared in Top Ten lists in Australia, U.S.A. and Europe. Now she releases her much-anticipated third album 'Tokyo' worldwide.

This project was supported by the Australian Government through the Australia-Japan Foundation.

credits

released August 1, 2018

'TOKYO' - Penny Ikinger

1. TSUNAMI (P. Ikinger)

Penny Ikinger - guitar and vocals

Masami Kawaguchi - guitar

Tsunematsu Masatoshi - guitar

Louis Inage - bass

Keiichi Sakai - drums

2. GIN NO SUZU (P. Ikinger, D. Tek)

Penny Ikinger - guitar and vocals

Deniz Tek - guitar

Masami Kawaguchi - guitar

Louis Inage - bass

Keiichi Sakai - drums

3. TOKYO CITY (P. Ikinger, D. Tek)

Penny Ikinger - guitar and vocals

Deniz Tek – guitar

Masami Kawaguchi - guitar

Louise Inage - bass

Keiichi Sakai - drums

Bem Nagashima - shakuhachi

Junko Ohzeki - shamisen and niko

Masami Kawaguchi, Keiichi Sakai, Louis Inage and Penny Ikinger - backing vocals

4. RIDE ON, COWBOY (P. Ikinger, D. Tek)

Penny Ikinger - guitar and vocals

Masami Kawaguchi - guitar

Louis Inage - bass

Keiichi Sakai - drums

5. HURRICANE (P. Ikinger)

Penny Ikinger - guitar and vocals

Masami Kawaguchi - guitar

Louis Inage - bass

Keiichi Sakai - drums

Bem Nagashima - shakuhachi

6. GOLD RUSH (D. Tek)

Penny Ikinger - guitar and vocals

Deniz Tek - harmonica and guitar

Masami Kawaguchi - guitar

Louis Inage - bass

Keiichi Sakai - drums

7. LOSING YOU (P. Ikinger)

Penny Ikinger - guitar and vocals

Masami Kawaguchi - guitar

Louis Inage - bass

Keiichi Sakai - drums

8. MYTH (D. Tek)

Penny Ikinger - guitar and vocals

Deniz Tek - guitar

Masami Kawaguchi - guitar

Louis Inage - bass

Keiichi Sakai - drums

9. SOUTHERN MAN (D. Tek, P. Ikinger)

Penny Ikinger - guitar and vocals

Deniz Tek - guitar

Masami Kawaguchi - guitar

Tsunematsu Masatoshi - guitar

Louis Inage - bass

Keiichi Sakai - drums

Tsunematsu Masatoshi, Masami Kawaguchi, Louis Inage, Keiichi Sakai and Penny Ikinger - backing vocals

10. ART IN PARIS (P. Ikinger, D. Tek)

Penny Ikinger - guitar and vocals

Deniz Tek - guitar

Masami Kawaguchi - guitar

Louis Inage - bass

Keiichi Sakai - drums

11. GETAWAY CAR (P. Ikinger)

Penny Ikinger - guitar and vocals

Masami Kawaguchi - guitar

Tsunematsu Masatoshi - guitar

Louise Inage - bass

Keiichi Sakai - drums

PRODUCTION CREDITS:

Recorded by Hajime Abe at Studio Life, Tokyo, Japan.

Penny Ikinger’s vocals recorded at Hothouse Audio, Melbourne, Australia and produced by Garry Gray and Craig Harnath.

Additional recording: Deniz Tek recorded by Andy Newman at Mars Facility, Sydney, Australia. Masami Kawaguchi recorded by Shizuka Mineo in Tokyo, Japan.

Garry Gray and Mark Sisto* (backing vocals); Geoffrey Hales and Craig Harnath (percussion); Penny Ikinger and Richie Blackam (hand claps) recorded at Hothouse Audio (except (*) Mars Facility).

Mixed by Jez Giddings and Craig Harnath at Hothouse Audio, Melbourne, Australia.

Produced by Penny Ikinger. Associate Producer Gaku Torii. Pre-production by Penny Ikinger and Deniz Tek. Niko, shamisen and shakuhachi instruments produced by Gaku Torii.

Mastered by Ritchy Fondermann at K-Klangstudio, Hamburg, Germany.

ARTWORK CREDITS: Design by Elena Popa; Cover photo by Lucia Rossi.

This album is dedicated to my father Paul Neville Ikinger R.I.P.

© 2018 Penny Ikinger and Deniz Tek (published by Universal/APRA) ℗ 2018 Penny Ikinger.

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Penny Ikinger Melbourne, Australia

Penny Ikinger is an antipodean rock maestro who
defies easy comparison and definition. With her iconic
guitar, the Pennycaster, she is a fuzz queen, sonic
chanteuse and primal mistress of dark folk who wows
her audiences at home in Australia and beyond. She has recorded and toured the globe with musicians from the U.S.A, Japan, France and Australia, to great acclaim and instant fandom.
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