Tokyo’s Shimokitazawa district has continually been one of the hot spots for indie rock action, and over the past several years, numerous groups sporting a laid-back style have come to the forefront of the scene. Amongst these musicians (loosely grouped under downtempo), “Spangle call Lilli line” has arisen as one of the flagship bands.

In keeping with Spangle call’s standard rock instrumentation, their style reaches well beyond downtempo, a relaxed and heavily electronic genre. While the band is often described as post-rock, their sound is more of a compromise between the two. Songs are not bound by verse-chorus convention, but drift lazily, guided by a light melody.

The guitars and varied percussion together with numerous (and frequently spacey) electronic additions weave a sound that, while complex, flows very evenly. Otsubo Kana’s wispy vocals contribute an organic piece to the melody as well, while adding to the relaxed atmosphere.

Artist – Spangle Call Lilli Line
Album – Spangle Call Lilli Line (* * * * *)
Year – 2001
Genre – Down-tempo Electronica Post-rock (Beautiful)

Tracklist
01 – normal star
02 – irie
03 – new crawl
04 – under north sour
05 – error slow
06 – august (8)
07 – (untitle)
08 – u.f.
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Artist – Spangle Call Lilli Line
Album – Isolation (* * * *)
Year – 2008
Genre – Down-tempo Indie Electro’ Piano (Beautiful)

Tracklist
01 inc.
02 roam in octave
03 it remains to be seen
04 quiet warp
05 perspective
06 russian gothic bold
07 short films
08 an
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Artist – Spangle Call Lilli Line
Album – Nanae
Year – 2002
Genre – Down-tempo Electronica Post-rock (Beautiful)

Tracklist
1 Intro 0:30
2 E 8:30
3 Lilli Disco 6:18
4 Veek 7:38
5 Circle 5:07
6 Crawl 5:19
7 Set Me 7:42
8 Low Light 4:10
9 B. P. 5:50
10 Asphalt 6:55
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Artist – Spangle Call Lilli Line & Windy Hill
Album – W’s – Split
Year – ???
Genre – Down-tempo Electronica Post-rock (Beautiful)

Tracklist
01 – Windy Hill – Toa
02 – Spangle Call Lilli Line – Super Star
03 – Windy Hill – Seagall Race
04 – Spangle Call Lilli Line – 39.4
05 – Windy Hill & Kana Otubo(Spangle Call Lilli Line) – Yume Kakurai
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Artist – Spangle Call Lilli Line
Album – 68 SCLL
Year – ???
Genre – Down-tempo Electronica Post-rock (Beautiful)

Tracklist
01 – tiara
02 – kate
03- super star
04 – normal star
05 – ice track
06 – piano
07 – nano
08 – veek
09 – soto
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Artist – Spangle Call Lilli Line
Album – Or
Year – 2003
Genre – Down-tempo Electronica Post-rock (Beautiful)

Tracklist
01-piano
02-rrr
03-dism
04-b
05-nano
06-ma
07-metro
08-carb cola
09-ice track
10-soto
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Artist – Spangle Call Lilli Line
Album – For Installation
Year – 2005
Genre – Down-tempo Electronica Post-rock (Beautiful)

Tracklist
1. limi side schedule
2. sss- urp…
3. ff wave length gg
4. with in zz-oo!!
5. Appetite
6. ‘telephone’
7. DUB (QUIETDAWN (bushmind&blockpain) remix)
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Artist – Spangle Call Lilli Line
Album – Trace
Year – 2005
Genre – Down-tempo Electronica Post-rock (Beautiful)

Tracklist
01 – TTYY
02 – Mila
03 – U-Lite
04 – Corner
05 – Canaria
06 – Reappearing Rig
07 – Stereo
08 – R.G.B
09 – Sugar
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Recommendations:
Glissando – With Our Arms Wide Open We March Towards the Burning Sea
Halves – Haunt Me When I’m Drowsy
Antena – Signos En El Viento
Technicolor Skies – Technicolor Skies
Telstar Ponies – In The Space Of A Few Minutes
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Thank you TOURISTAS and “Rep…”
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