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FEMM Limited Edition MiniDisc of 404 Not Found out 4.04.2021

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Japan's "deathly cool" (Notion Magazine) mannequin rap duo FEMM released their super sweet pop-anthem Sugar Rush earlier this month, along with its avant-garde music video featuring a retro-futuristic unicycle dance troupe. Today, the pair, whose music has been called "unmissable, unique" by Wonderland Magazine have announced a limited editionphysical release of latest EP 404 Not Found, available exclusively on MiniDisc through London's JPU Records.

404 Not Found is limited to 200 units worldwide and features the EP's beautiful cyberpunk artwork printed on three sides of the MiniDisc, along with a six-page J-card inserted into a custom jewel case. It's available to pre-order today directly from JPU Records today ahead of its release of 4.04.2021.

FEMM 404 Not Found MiniDisc

Ever since being sent from NEO TOKYO, 20XX, the mannequins have been fascinated with current and past technology used by the citizens of our timeline. FEMM magically blurred the lines between analogue and digital stage technology in their one-shot live music video 'Sit Down'; mixed motion-capture with cutting edge choreography in 'L.C.S.'; and released their 80s and 90s J-pop cover album on tape cassette. Sometimes tech from FEMM's future slips into their music videos, such as the exoskeleton cleaning suits from 'Chewing Gum Cleaner''s music video.

Now the pair's output will be cast to MiniDisc for the first time. The darkly industrial electronic EP sees FEMM collaborate with a mix of established and fresh talent from across the globe. These include DaBaby/Lil Uzi Vert producer StarBoy, along with Rina Sawayama/100 gecs trackmaker Danny L Harle, while their videos were made together with Radiohead/The 1975 collaborator Weirdcore. With these works, FEMM have ridden the cutting edge of internet culture.


About FEMM

Rap duo RiRi and LuLa are two mannequins with a will of their own. Their signature song, "Fxxk Boyz Get Money," was a girl's anthem with a poignant message that was supported by American teens and quickly spread to Europe, South America, and Asia by agents (the name of FEMM's fans) including global influencers. As a result, their debut album "Femm-Isation" made it to the "Top 10" of the U.S. Billboard chart "World Albums". In the U.K., they were selected as one of the "6 Acts To Watch in 2016" by the Huffington Post and as the "Best Indies Album" by all HMV stores, opening up a new decade in the female rap scene both at home and abroad. They are also well versed in internet culture, and was one of the first to start the revival that is now sweeping the world, releasing the Vapor Wave interpretation of  "80's-90's J-Pop Revival". In 2020 they released "404 Not Found", a six-song EP with the message of "a brand new sound that doesn't exist anywhere else (yet)". This led to  an “upgrade” and launched a new era for the iconic duo as FEMM 2.0.

Their most recent album Tokyo Girls Anthem was released in December 2021, packed with a wide variety of rap tracks made in collaboration with globally active hip-hop producers such as Boys Noize and Star Boy. FEMM then released their latest album, Tokyo Ex Machina in January 2022. The artist’s aggressive musicality, which is linked not only to their agents but also to the dark world view and the global trend known as "Hyper Pop," has garnered deep and sharp attention from both domestic and international media.

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