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ANANDA JACOBS
Tokyo, JP        Alternative / Transcendental Rock / Breakbeat

Bio

Ananda Jacobs fuses haunting dream-pop, industrial new-age, and ethereal electronic dreamscapes. The resulting mix also includes break beats with a variety of instruments from around the world.

Lyrics are constructed using poetic elements such as alliteration, ambiguity, and metaphor to explore themes of love, death, metaphysics, and abstract realms.

Composer Ananda Jacobs was born in the United States, and holds university degrees in psychology and music. She has been based in Tokyo since...

Songs

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Lonesome Town (2008 remake)
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Lonesome Town (2008 remake)
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Show Pillows (2006 promo)
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Show Pillows (2006 promo)
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Phoenix (2006 promo)
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Phoenix (2006 promo)
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Skeletons (By-Product Remix)
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Skeletons (By-Product Remix)

Past Shows

Fri, Apr 22, 2011
Doors Open: 8:00 PM
Ages: All Ages
Tokyo, JP
Sun, Apr 3, 2011
Doors Open: 7:00 PM
Ages: All Ages
Tokyo, JP

Comments

Andrew Tyrone Rodgers
Andrew Tyrone Rodgers: Nice sounds! I'm Andy. Nice to meet you. I'm in Tokyo right now too! I organise an event in Shinjuku every 2 months.... Would be great if you could play... Let me know!  Mar 04
Bard Griffin
Bard Griffin: Saw you at an open mic last Friday. You're pretty freakin' cool. Keep it up!  Jan 20

Press

“Comforting Goldfrapp- and Cardigans-like sounds, along with a touch of Tokyo influence, converge in Ananda Jacobs' works, resulting in a dark kind of electronic pop. Produced entirely by Jacobs, her music has a spacious, melancholic feel that, though difficult to identify, is strangely familiar...”
—  Tracy Katz, emusicianXTRA Newsletter

Chart Position

Alternative charts
for Tokyo, JP.

Artist Stats

Fans: 1,350
Song Plays: 1,137
Visits: 1,292
Widget Hits: 2

Status

Status: eclipse! exciting.

Blog

A toast for 2011...
Dec 23, 2010 at 10:49 PM
To not only following, but listening to the voices of one's dreams. To understanding but not glamorizing tragedy and death. To appreciating the transcendent while reveling in the immediate. ~Ananda Jacobs

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