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Japanese Music (Pop, rock and all 'dat) |OT|

Licaxxx was on too, it was surprising to see her in in the advert for Microsoft Surface Pro 4 recently.

I hadn't heard her before but I watched her whole set. it was pretty dang good.

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look who found a man she can relate to
 

broz0rs

Member
hey Kurita,

you're right. That Hoshino Gen YELLOW DANCER album is the greatest thing I've heard in a long time. Amazing how it's essentially black music, but still 100% Japanese
 

Kurita

Member
hey Kurita,

you're right. That Hoshino Gen YELLOW DANCER album is the greatest thing I've heard in a long time. Amazing how it's essentially black music, but still 100% Japanese
That's pretty much the concept of the album haha, it's black music by a Japanese dude, hence the "Yellow" which basically refers to Hoshino's skin color.
Glad you liked it, it's a wonderful album.
 

Aizo

Banned
hey Kurita,

you're right. That Hoshino Gen YELLOW DANCER album is the greatest thing I've heard in a long time. Amazing how it's essentially black music, but still 100% Japanese
I have been meaning to pick it up still. It's got a nice cover, too!
 

Slowdive

Banned
Necronomidol is trying to crowdfund an animated music video for Skulls in the Stars, with designs by Toshio Maeda. It's like they have a checklist of ero-guro artists they want to collaborate with. Site is here, but I don't know if international contributions are allowed:
http://domeschick.jp/html/products/detail.php?product_id=79

I don't think they are, it didn't work when I tried earlier anyway.

Edit: Never mind, just used another card and it worked.

...

Boris - More live.
 

Kurita

Member
KANA-BOON's new album Origin made me eat crow. I thought it was going to be a TIME 1.5 but it ended being a more varied release than I expected. Some stuff on this album made me go "Is it KANA-BOON?!" like グッドバイ that sounds like a funky Straightener tune, or the dark インディファレンス where Maguro's voice reaches some unusual notes. The promo of this album is centered around the fact that it's a new starting point, a new "Origin" and it's quite true. You can defitinely feel that breath of fresh air when listening to it. Gotta give it more time to grasp all the new subtilities but all I can say is that I'm impressed to see what these guys managed to pull off just one year after the previous album.
Still think なんでもねだり is too long for the kind of song it is though, it would be way better if it was 3:30 long and not 5 minutes.
Always great when your favorite band manages to surprise you.
 
I don't think they are, it didn't work when I tried earlier anyway.

Edit: Never mind, just used another card and it worked.

I don't actually understand what the 1000 and 3000 tier rewards are, but I'll still probably throw them a few bucks. and yeah Ricky is big into horror manga/movies/etc, a lot of these things are probably dream collaborations :p

e: the more I hear of this Necronomidol album, the more disappointed I get. If I had the master tracks and a full day, I could fix it. it all just sounds so wimpy
 

Slowdive

Banned
I don't actually understand what the 1000 and 3000 tier rewards are, but I'll still probably throw them a few bucks. and yeah Ricky is big into horror manga/movies/etc, a lot of these things are probably dream collaborations :p

It seems like the 1000 reward is some photos taken on set and the 3000 one is some sort of video message.

What show is t hat? (the one from the screenshot above)

"家、ついて行ってイイですか?" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xyKLxVl5Chw
 
*Flashes japanesemusicGAF signal*

A friend of mine decided to have an open mind and now loves Jasmine.

He seems to really like the R&B stuff and I sent him some Miliyah Kato and he liked that too. Any suggestions?
 

Slowdive

Banned
Damn, I thought Min Hasako of Min & Klina men was on Dommune tomorrow, not today. Really annoying the only way to get archives is to sign up to their internet service, there's hardly any decent quality footage of her out there. :(
 
Hello everyone! Nice OT this one is :)

I wanted to know if we can all agree that "Kyouran Hey Kids" by the oral cigarettes was the best jrock song from 2015? Lol i'm obsessed with ir, tbh...
 

Kurita

Member
Amazon Japan is crazy fast. Order shipped Tuesday and got it today.

Yup, same here for the KANA-BOON album :)

Hello everyone! Nice OT this one is :)

I wanted to know if we can all agree that "Kyouran Hey Kids" by the oral cigarettes was the best jrock song from 2015? Lol i'm obsessed with ir, tbh...

Well, it was one of the best songs but not the best ;) Their latest album is pretty dope, check it out if you haven't.
Here's some recommendations if you want to know what I thought was great in 2015 : http://lekurita.tumblr.com/post/136059002746/2015-40-japanese-discs-its-that-time-of-the
 

Aizo

Banned
Amazon Japan is crazy fast. Order shipped Tuesday and got it today.
How far do you live? It's ridiculous in Japan. You can sometimes put in an order in the morning and receive it that day.
Hello everyone! Nice OT this one is :)

I wanted to know if we can all agree that "Kyouran Hey Kids" by the oral cigarettes was the best jrock song from 2015? Lol i'm obsessed with ir, tbh...
I like the band, but that's not even one of my favorite songs of theirs. Definitely not the best Jrock song of 2015. Stick around and you may find lots of other stuff you'd like apart from OPs.
 
yeah that's pretty legit. looking forward to hearing it; I'd be pretty stoked if they got a lot of guest musicians, since a lot of bands like them too.

the crazy thing is they've released like exactly one song since that first album so this one is basically a mystery.
 

Kurita

Member
I'm surprised! Is it one of yours?
Yeah, definitely in my top 5 along with A-E-U-I, MIRROR, See the lights and 起死回生STORY.

Trailer for Hitorie's new album, hype. Loving the 8th track.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sHPTkfoBej8

Short version for The Flickers's new album lead track, sounds like having 3 support members is a step in the right direction, this is great
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dz77DMxGMWA

KANA-BOON were in Music Station today and Meshida once again wore an inception shirt where you can see him wearing a shirt of him wearing a shirt of him...
Brief history :

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Holy shit, don't know what happened to Scenarioart but their new song and style is unexpected and totally amazing. Math-rockish parts and stuff, damn.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O5fBgZIbT3k&feature=youtu.be (use a proxy)
 
Never purchased an idol calendar before but I am quite tempted now


*Flashes japanesemusicGAF signal*

A friend of mine decided to have an open mind and now loves Jasmine.

He seems to really like the R&B stuff and I sent him some Miliyah Kato and he liked that too. Any suggestions?

Kana Nishino
Crystal Kay
Namie Amuro
Koda Kumi
BRIGHT
Flower
AI

Talking of AI, this is pretty sweet -

EXILE ATSUSHI + AI / No more
 

Kansoku

Member
Trailer for Hitorie's new album, hype. Loving the 8th track.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sHPTkfoBej8

Really nice, I'm liking it more than WONDER and WONDER already.

Holy shit, don't know what happened to Scenarioart but their new song and style is unexpected and totally amazing. Math-rockish parts and stuff, damn.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O5fBgZIbT3k&feature=youtu.be (use a proxy)

I wasn't expecting that. I don't know what to think either. Really curious about their mini album now.
 

Kurita

Member
Really nice, I'm liking it more than WONDER and WONDER already.



I wasn't expecting that. I don't know what to think either. Really curious about their mini album now.

While I love WONDER and WONDER this new album sounds more varied. Wait and see I guess!
 
For the Nogizaka46 fans here, they're currently in the middle of the 4th Anniversary project which is a 46h livestream of activity. They usually do concerts for their anniversaries, but they decided to do a livestream this time

https://amebafresh.tv/nogizaka46/5852

For those that have watched shows like NOGIBINGO, Nogi doko, Under Construction etc., this is basically 46h of that.
 

Kurita

Member
トリプルファイヤー x TOSHI-LOW x Komuai
Can't say I ever expected TOSHI-LOW and Komuai to be on the same pics but I guess everything can happen
 
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