Snail's House
Keitaro Ujiie (born February 23, 1997), also known as Snail's House or Ujico*,[1] is a Japanese electronic musician. He currently resides in Tokyo, Japan.[2]
Snail's House | |
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Birth name | Keitaro Ujiie |
Also known as | Ujico* |
Born | February 23, 1997 |
Genres | |
Occupation(s) | Producer |
Years active | 2012-present |
Labels | CachetteNotes, Youth Composer Association, Attack the Music, Tasty |
History
He started publishing music on SoundCloud in 2012 under the name Ujico* (which he stated was a childhood nickname given to him by a friend).[3] In 2013, Ujiie created his own record label, Youth Composer Association, a Tokyo-based label specifically geared towards young musicians.[2] In 2014, after listening to performances by Hiromi Uehara and various jazz fusion music,[4] Ujiie was inspired to start playing the piano.[3]
From that point, his music career began to grow and he created a separate Snail's House outfit for his "kawaii" music, which officially began on August 30, 2014, with the release of "Nyan Nyan Angel!". His first two EPs as Snail's House, Kirara and Kawaii Collective, were released in mid-2015, containing high-pitched vocal chops, vibrant synthesizer sounds, and happy-sounding melodies.[5][6][7]
On October 9, 2018, Ujiie announced that a small game was being developed for his upcoming two-track album Snailchan Adventure.[8] The album was released on October 23 with an accompanying music video,[9] and Ujiie published a preview of the unfinished game.[8] As of May 1, 2019, the game has not been released, with development presumed to be ongoing.[10]
Discography
Albums
Date | Title | As | Record label |
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October 23, 2013 | Aerie | Ujico* | N/A; self-released |
February 21, 2014 | VASS DROPPER | Youth Composer Association | |
April 27, 2014 | PF:Addiction | ||
June 30, 2014 | Goodbye, Our World EP | ||
July 10, 2014 | VASS DROPPER 2 | ||
December 30, 2014 | Storyteller | ||
March 30, 2015 | Junction EP | ||
March 31, 2015 | VASS DROPPER 3 | ||
May 13, 2015 | Kirara | Snail's House | TREKKIE TRAX |
May 31, 2015 | Kawaii Collective | N/A; self-released | |
June 29, 2015 | -PROGRESS- | Ujico* | |
September 19, 2015 | Nyan Nyan Angel! Remixes | Snail's House | Youth Composer Association |
December 24, 2015 | Sweety Sweety | N/A; self-released | |
December 30, 2015 | 空中都市 (Kūchū Toshi) | Ujico* | Youth Composer Association |
March 29, 2016 | Ordinary Songs | Snail's House | N/A; self-released |
June 12, 2016 | Dream Castle | Ujico* | |
August 27, 2016 | Love Story[11] | Snail's House | |
November 17, 2016 | Ordinary Songs 2 | ||
November 18, 2016 | Summer Nostalgia EP | Ujico* | Youth Composer Association |
February 23, 2017 | Pixel Galaxy | Snail's House | N/A; self-released |
June 15, 2017 | Ordinary Songs 3 | ||
September 10, 2017 | WonderWorld | Ujico* | CachetteNotes |
November 19, 2017 | [FLOWERS] | DiverseSystem | |
November 30, 2017 | エイリアン☆ポップ (Alien☆Pop) | Snail's House | N/A; self-released |
February 23, 2018 | Ordinary Songs 4 | ||
March 23, 2018 | Snö[12] | ||
July 28, 2018 | L'été | ||
October 23, 2018 | Snailchan Adventure | ||
January 18, 2019 | エイリアン☆ポップ II (Alien☆Pop II) | ||
February 23, 2019 | Scenery | ||
July 6, 2019 | エイリアン☆ポップ III (Alien☆Pop III) | ||
August 16, 2019 | Love Magic | ||
January 3, 2020 | 妖 -AYAKASHI- | Ujico* | |
March 31, 2020 | ujbeats vol.1 | Snail's House |
Singles as Ujico*
- "MaskedHeart" (2015)
- "Summertime Memory" (2015)
- "Skyward" (2015)
- "Rainy" (2016)
- "Blooming" (2016)
Singles as Snail's House
- "ココロトラベル" ("Heart Travel") (2015)
- "Grape Soda (Tasty Release)" (2015)
- "Pixel Dream (Tasty Release)" (2015)
- "My Story" (2015)
- "Panda Wonder" (2015)
- "Can't fake my love" (2016)
- "First Love (Tasty Release)" (2016)
- "sweetheart" (2016)
- "Grape Soda (VIP)" (2016)
- "Candy Dash (VIP)" (feat. ストロベリー症候群 (Strawberry Syndrome)) (2016)
- "Smash!!" (2016)
- "ドリーム Princess" ("Dream Princess") (feat. Hatsune Miku) (2016)
- "Balloons" (2016)
- "Sparkle (Tasty Release)" (2017)
- "Pastel" (with Moe Shop) (2017)
- "Journey" (with In Love With a Ghost) (2017)
- "mal d'amour" (2018)
- "Warp Star" (2018)[7]
- "Magical Holiday" (2018)
- "Kitty" (2019)
- "Twinklestar" (2020)
Music videos
- "My Story" (2016)
- "Pixel Galaxy" (2017)
- "Journey" (with In Love With a Ghost) (2017)
- "Snailchan Adventure" (2018)
- "Magical Holiday" (2018)
- "détour" (2019)
- "Twinklestar" (2020)
Remixes and other productions
Remixes
- Livetune - "Tell Your World (Snail's House Remix)" (feat. Hatsune Miku) (2015)
- Yunomi feat. Nicamoq - "ロボティックガール (Snail's House Remix)" ("Robotic Girl (Snail's House Remix)") (2016)
- Lolica Tonica - "Make me Feel (Snail's House Remix)" (2016)
- Kaivaan feat. Aori - "Ruby (Snail's House Remix)" (2016)
- Porter Robinson - "Sad Machine (Snail's House Remix)" (2016)
- Livetune - "Tell Your World (Snail's House Remix) (all my love to this world VIP)" (feat. Hatsune Miku) (2016)
- YUC'e - "Future Cαndy (Snail's House Remix)" (2016)
- YUC'e - "Macaroon Moon (Snail's House Remix)" (2017)
- LADY'S ONLY - "Digital Tattoo (Snail's House Remix)" (2018)
- KMNZ × Snail's House - "VR (Virtual Reality)" (2018)
Rhythm game music
- "Magical" (Beatmania IIDX 24 Sinobuz, 2016)[13]
- "BLSTR" (Dance Dance Revolution A20, 2019)
- "お菓子の王国" ("Okashi no Ōkoku") (Beatmania IIDX 26 Rootage (DELABITY LABORATORY event), 2019)
References
- Lachlan Johnston (2017-03-19). "The Sounds of Tokyo's Hyper-Cute Underground Movement". otaquest.com. Retrieved 2018-07-29.
- "Tokyo Transmission: Introducing Ujico – DMNDR". x.dmndr.com. Retrieved 2018-07-18.
- "discussions.001 // Tokyo-Based Producer 'Ujico*/Snail's House' - OTAQUEST". OTAQUEST. 2017-05-17. Retrieved 2018-07-18.
- Editorial (2019-04-03). "Coming Out Of His Shell: Chatting With Snail's House Mastermind Keitaro Ujiie". Bandcamp Daily. Retrieved 2019-05-01.
- "Future Bass Music Gets a Kawaii Makeover". Anime News Network. Retrieved 2018-09-17.
- "Eight Kawaii Artists Using Grotesque Sounds to Redefine "Cute" Japanese Music". Bandcamp Daily. 2018-03-23. Retrieved 2018-09-17.
- "Snail's House Releases Infectious New Single 'Warp Star'". OTAQUEST. 2018-07-19. Retrieved 2018-09-17.
- "Ujico*/Snail's House on Twitter". Twitter. Retrieved 2018-10-24.
- Ujico*/Snail's House (2018-10-23), Snail's House - Snailchan Adventure (Official MV), retrieved 2018-10-24
- Johnston, Lachlan (2019-01-25). "Snail's House' Upcoming Game "Snailchan Adventure" Previewed". OTAQUEST. Retrieved 2019-05-01.
- Patrick ST. Michel (2018-09-18). "Latest release from Snail's House is a love story for the 'kawaii' bass scene". Japan Times. Retrieved 2018-07-29.
- Ryan, Austin R. (2018-03-30). "Snail's House gets mellow with "Snö" - LemonWire". LemonWire. Retrieved 2018-09-17.
- "Magical". KONAMI e-amusement. Retrieved 2020-05-24.