stump sock
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I'd love to go see Toe in concert. have fun!
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Japanese Music (Pop, rock and all 'dat) |OT|
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Gettin some Dronevil -Final- vibes from the sound of that. Merzbow will of course make it way more chaotic. Can't wait!
UVERworld's lives seem insane. I'm not a huuuge fan (I still listen to them every now and then) but I'd love to go.
Watched their performance at this year Rock in Japan, it was their first time ever, the crowd was just nuts.
MomoClo deep into a 24h stream http://www.ustream.tv/channel/momoc...&utm_medium=social&utm_content=20150925152035
stump sock
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https://twitter.com/sd__douga/status/647339410317406208
the freeze on momoka's face at the end keeps cracking me up
HEY!HEY!NEO! 2015-09-25 is now online.
Stream:
http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x37si5h_hey-hey-neo-ダウンタウンが初接近-15-09-25_tv
Stream:
http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x37si5h_hey-hey-neo-ダウンタウンが初接近-15-09-25_tv
Oh yeah I need to watch that. KANA-BOON, [Alexandros], Kyuso Nekokami + Downtown means it's amazing.
Sakanaction's new PV
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LIlZCmETvsY&feature=youtu.be
Sakanaction x Showa TV = awesome
Also, all their PVs are now on their label's channel. The old ones that were SD only before are now in HD!
Sakanaction's new PV
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LIlZCmETvsY&feature=youtu.be
Sakanaction x Showa TV = awesome
Also, all their PVs are now on their label's channel. The old ones that were SD only before are now in HD!
stump sock
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You've made the big time when you get smacked by Hamada
e: better quality version of the Suiyoubi segment
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SEYsxaQEsLM
not disappointing at all
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pointless thing I noticed
koutei camera girl is totally using sakaki kissa's laptop at this show
XINLISUPREME - Star / Act2 Wow. New album out 31st October.
Jealous! I wish they'd both play Manchester sometime soon.
vincenzogrubb
Member
Xinlisupreme is pretty great. I can't think of another act that sounds quite like them.
I haven't decided about Kero Kero Bonito yet but I'm definitely going to the SF tricot show.
Japan will never run out of fantastic girl bands. I discovered Kuchinashi the other day and this song (about playing video games all night) has been stuck in my head since:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IjzMeTdMoDs
I haven't decided about Kero Kero Bonito yet but I'm definitely going to the SF tricot show.
Japan will never run out of fantastic girl bands. I discovered Kuchinashi the other day and this song (about playing video games all night) has been stuck in my head since:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IjzMeTdMoDs
Their lives are definitely the best I've ever watched, so i can't wait for it:3 Meanwhile i didn't win tickets for MONOEYES concert again, orz. I got tickets for My first story, back-on and Nico Touches the walls.
Aizo
Banned
Somehow, I like it even more with the music video this time.
Sparkplugged
That's the one that I write for, but we just post and write about new music videos and song releases mostly. It's all like Alt/Indie Rock, Metal, and Electronic stuff. We don't really post Pop.
wild wild rice
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Love both bands/artists, but I never really dug their collaborations so much.
Aizo
Banned
How does Virgin Babylon produce so many amazing things? I hope that I can go to another Virgin Babylon night. It was one of my favorite concert experiences of all time.
That's tough, most people writing about Japanese music seem pedant as fuck, it's insane (Ian Martin being the worst offender, I think he talks more about what he doesn't like than what he does enjoy).
Right. I'll admit I'm more interested in pop than other genres. Though I'm not interested in the personal/soapy aspects.
Which is probably why the few music sites I follow seem to be more official industry ones like billboard and rolling stone.
True. It's hard to find authors that come off has enthusiast. One of the main reasons I don't bother reading.
I enjoy reading people, critics rag on things, if there's an intellectual argument to be had -brings it into perspective, makes me engage with the product more even if I disagree wholeheartedly. Boring to just read people preaching to the choir. That's why I don't care much for enthusiast blogs.
wow, Ian Martin is probably my favorite blogger in this space. Been introduced to a lot of great material like Miu Mau for example through his blogs. He just happens to be very critical of what he's consuming as well and that's fine. I like reading stuff like that more than I like reading "enthusiasts" blogs that just preach to the choir and offer no perspective what so ever. Dude also has a distribution label publishing the type of music he wants to hear coming out of various scenes so it's kinda weird to question if he's a "real" fan because he doesn't always say nice things about something.
Fair enough, it's just not for me.
Yonezu Kenshi released a digest version of his upcoming album, sounds like another great release, YANKEE was one of the best things of 2014.
https://youtu.be/XZDZZEAbaZg
New SiM is pretty solid
https://youtu.be/cWPoczvmFQo
Listened to the "deluxe edition" of ONE OK ROCK's 35xxxv (basically the American re-release of the album) and it's a nice surprise. I didn't expect them to re-arrange/re-record all the songs, I thought they'd just change the Japanese lyrics of a few songs. Turns out some sound better on this version than on the Japanese one, like One By One, Decision, Fight The Night... the subtle changes give them another dimension, it's a pleasure re-discover them. The two bonus tracks are growers, especially The Way Back. I'm looking forward to the Japanese version of that song they'll release next week.
Yonezu Kenshi released a digest version of his upcoming album, sounds like another great release, YANKEE was one of the best things of 2014.
https://youtu.be/XZDZZEAbaZg
New SiM is pretty solid
https://youtu.be/cWPoczvmFQo
Listened to the "deluxe edition" of ONE OK ROCK's 35xxxv (basically the American re-release of the album) and it's a nice surprise. I didn't expect them to re-arrange/re-record all the songs, I thought they'd just change the Japanese lyrics of a few songs. Turns out some sound better on this version than on the Japanese one, like One By One, Decision, Fight The Night... the subtle changes give them another dimension, it's a pleasure re-discover them. The two bonus tracks are growers, especially The Way Back. I'm looking forward to the Japanese version of that song they'll release next week.
Might as well bank on the small buzz they have right now, I don't really see them getting the same attention as Babymetal though
stump sock
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I mean... not really? That one song is halfway catchy (thanks Hajimetal/Asano), but outside that it's just whatever. if you have a stomach for dumb shit, it might be worthwhile for the laughs? this is what you can expect live, I guess
the black haired girl? she's done a lot of (frankly gross, underage) gravure.
fly high ~ayunite~
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Fell asleep in the park listening to Supercar this afternoon. Really miss them so bad.
I can listen to Yumegiwa Last Boy for hours, also the album Futurama is one of the greatest things ever.
I'm loving 雨のパレード (Ame no Parade)'s latest mini-album. Amazing build-ups, exhilarating climaxes/choruses, a unique atmosphere... Kinda post-rock, progressive... It's really neat.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vzvHG2LdP5g
Zankyo Records is such a good label...
stump sock
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bonus points for fully embracing bandcamp too. pro-Zankyo
WHAT. There was a new chouchou merged syrups. MV in the related videos. Why didn't anyone told me about this ;-;
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4PBFgkcF5O0
Zankyo really is a great label.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4PBFgkcF5O0
Zankyo really is a great label.
I just hate being out of the loop, that's all haha
Sometimes I wonder how I managed to get news before using Twitter and following Natalie/bands/members...
Speaking of OKAMOTO'S, I can't wait to listen to OPERA, their new album released this week.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qaAhGK9S7Wo&feature=youtu.be
The fact that the whole album tells a story is pretty neat. I think it has the potential to be their most interesting album, their magnum opus.
Sometimes I wonder how I managed to get news before using Twitter and following Natalie/bands/members...
Speaking of OKAMOTO'S, I can't wait to listen to OPERA, their new album released this week.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qaAhGK9S7Wo&feature=youtu.be
The fact that the whole album tells a story is pretty neat. I think it has the potential to be their most interesting album, their magnum opus.
Yeah, Ian and his label are where I've discovered the stuff I like most. First bit of new Japanese music I discovered was Otori which lead me to his blog and then all sorts of other great blogs and bands. I think he's great for anyone into no wave or post-punk type stuff. Thanks for the other blog links, they look promising!
Damn, that's kinda trash.
Yeah I don't think those genres are Kurita's cup of tea
vincenzogrubb
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Ian Martin has an encyclopedic knowledge of certain areas of the Japanese underground and sections of music history, the problem is he uses that knowledge to fool people into believing he's a credible authority on areas of Japanese music he knows little about. Plus the way his old man bitterness seems to permeate everything he writes tends to make him not very fun to read. I remember just a couple months ago when the news came that Oricon would stop counting music cards he took it as an opportunity to rant about the 48 groups for Japan Times, apparently without having bothered to check that music cards and event tickets are not the same thing. I mean I'm not even an AKB48 fan, but I cringe in embarrassed sympathy whenever Japan Times writes about them. Like, idols sure are lucky to have all these male foreigners looking out for their best interests and letting them now how oppressed they are, right?
But yeah, when he sticks to what he knows you can discover some pretty great artists.
But yeah, when he sticks to what he knows you can discover some pretty great artists.
Well put.
Reading his stuff about more mainstream areas is quite painful sometimes. It's clear that he doesn't care/like/know about certain topics but still write about them. I don't see the point.
Like, when he talks about Rock in Japan and saying it doesn't have headliners... Jesus. He's not the target of this kind of festival, it's literally the opposite of underground music, 90% of the line-up is mainstream/major acts so his lack of knowledge/interest was obvious. I don't mind him not liking this kind of music, that's not the problem at all (and I can see why doesn't).
Reading his stuff about more mainstream areas is quite painful sometimes. It's clear that he doesn't care/like/know about certain topics but still write about them. I don't see the point.
Like, when he talks about Rock in Japan and saying it doesn't have headliners... Jesus. He's not the target of this kind of festival, it's literally the opposite of underground music, 90% of the line-up is mainstream/major acts so his lack of knowledge/interest was obvious. I don't mind him not liking this kind of music, that's not the problem at all (and I can see why doesn't).
What does that mean? You kinda contradicted yourself.
He knows a ton about underground stuff, it's true. He doesn't know a lot about other domains but people still take what he says for granted because they have a certain image of him, even if he's wrong. That's what bother me the most. It'd be like me trying to talk about undeground music/idols even though I have no idea (and don't like) what I'm talking about. Stick to what you're interested in, what you're really knowledgeable about and it'll be a more pleasant experience for everybody.
I feel like he knows enough to give opinions or offer critiques especially on mainstream pop acts which is very easy to research and cover. Also it's opinions we can take or leave it.