Out of phase and captivating, such could be the first qualifiers of this extremely contemporary album. A French-Japanese trio, based in Lyon, with a singer (Yoko Higashi), bass player and machine's man Spagg (Le Peuple de l’Herbe) and the guitarist Takeshi Yoshimura (Azian Z, R;Zatz). Behind a beautiful cover is hiding a major disc of colourful, electric and mechanical pop, tainted with a sometimes disconcerting naivety for the western ears (Japanese lyrics, dark poetry, sweetness and pain from one song to another) and with a highly-rated pop obviousness (simple and effective melodies, sweetened post-industrial cyclic ballads...). As a matter of fact, “Yokohama Zen Rock” is a true record of its time : trans-genre, addictive and brilliant.