This came out in 1999 – or at least that’s when I got it. Here’s what I said about it back then (with some minor editing):
I don’t know what the Japanese word for kitsch is, but I’m pretty certain Tomoyuki Tanaka does.
In the world of cheesy retro-pop, Tanaka — the one-man band, songwriter, DJ and producer behind Fantastic Plastic Machine — is le grand fromage. And as he did with last year’s debut disc, on Luxury he fires up the strobe lights, puts on his funkiest threads and playfully dances his way through a swirling, day-glo universe of disco divas, samba samples, bossa nova beats and go-go grooves. Now this is Luxury you can afford.
