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

Kurita

Member
"The Floor" is great, love their stuff. Kinda wish they were somehow on Spotify haha. I might go about purchasing their mini-albums somehow though. Really like em.
Yeah unfortunately it's one of these bands that only have CD releases for their stuff. Grabbed their two previous discs at Tower Records recently, sooooo good
Just a matter of time before they get the attention they deserve.
 

broz0rs

Member
I was just listening to m-flo not that long ago and the two LOVES collaboration albums still sound so fresh. To me, they are the greatest Jpop artists. I wonder why they stopped their style and went EDM for awhile.
 

AdamT

Member
Received this beauty in the mail today. Sorry for the crappy cell pic:
iSe9LG4.jpg
 
I'm finally back and have time to go through the last few pages

tumblr_or0r24JxEM1s3n6uoo1_500.gif


Holy crap! I actually won two tickets in the ticket lottery for Namie Amuro's 25th Anniversary live!!!

Congrats!! That's awesome, I'm still in two minds to go or not
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Tanaka Alice is finally releasing two new digital EPs, nothing is out yet but the covers are great.


AI released her new album this week


Pretty awesome
AI - 最後は必ず正義が勝つ(Justice Will Prevail At Last) Music Video
 

PillarEN

Member
Some ad with Kyary Pamyu Pamyu.
Not sure if there is a new song in the background. This is what I read on Facebook:

【グリコ「アイスの実」きゃりーTV-CM】

本格的な夏に向けて早くも暑い日々が続く中、
グリコ「アイスの実」にCMキャラクターと
して毎年登場している きゃりーぱみゅぱみゅ
の、2017年新作TVコマーシャルが放映開始。

これまでのカラフルでカワイイ路線から、
シックなモノトーンのドレスに身を包み、
大人らしさ漂うメイクで、とろける濃厚
フルーツのアイスの実をひとつまみ。
ジューシーなフルーツの味がとろけだす
アイスの実は、ぶどう、もも、マンゴーの
3つの味がラインナップされています。

■グリコ「アイスの実」公式サイト
http://www.glico.co.jp/ice/icenomi/index.html

■「アイスの実」TV-CM(濃厚ハイスピード篇)
https://www.youtube.com/watch…
[-] Ice Cream Fruit " Kyary Pamyu Pamyu

As soon as the hot summer is going on for a full-scale summer,
-, " ice cream fruit
Kyary Pamyu Pamyu for every year.
A new tv commercials in 2017 will be aired.

So far, so colorful and cute,
Wrapped up in a chic monotone dress,
Growing up with a grown-up makeup
A pinch of fruit ice cream.
The taste of juicy fruit is melting.
The Fruit of ice, grapes, Momo, mango
One of the flavors is on the lineup.

■-"ice cream fruit" official site
http://www.glico.co.jp/ice/icenomi/index.html

■ "ice cream real" TV-cm (Thick High-speed)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fpQAmNbLdZw&index=2&list=PLcpavfpACsPZq03fopMtiZ1ws0koLk2IF
 

taopriest

Member
It's the b-side titled "Todoke Punch" from her lastest single "Easta".

MONOEYES「Dim The Lights」new Album details (OUT 5th July)

Tracklist
01. Leaving Without Us
02. Free Throw 
03. Roxette 
04. Two Little Fishes 
05. Reasons 
06. Borders & Walls 
07. Get Up  
08. ボストーク  
09. Parking Lot 
10. Carry Your Torch 
11. 3, 2, 1 Go

Cover



New Perfume
[MV] Perfume「Everyday」-AWA DANCE edit-
Panasonic japan worldwide prerelease!
 

PillarEN

Member
:(

I don't like this at all.

Does sound like something that would come from NA or EU EDM music scene trying to go for a summer hit with the masses. Soulless. Just sounds safe and not playful in any way. If you put an English vocalist to do the vocals I would have believed it was a US produced track for example.
 

Kurita

Member
New Perfume is damn catchy and cute, looking forward to the full version

-
04 Limited Sazabys「Feel」LIVE(2017.2.11@NIPPON BUDOKAN)

a crowd of rebellion / Nex:us

Haven't listened to Hysteric Panic in a minute but their new song is pretty great
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZfBzN8_lJak

Been getting into 神様、僕は気づいてしまった too, who just came out from nowhere but their debut single is already a hit song as it was used for a drama
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ayqq7qSOxV8
The songwriting + the vocalist voice just make me think of the vocaloid scene and Utaite, so I wouldn't be surprised to learn some members came from that scene just like Hitorie.
 

llehuty

Member
For perspective on where I'm coming from, I love JPN and LEVEL3. Cosmic Explorer was mostly uninteresting to me as an album.

We haven't heard the full song yet, but this sounds more in line to the likes of Chocolate Disco and One Room Disco than anything on Cosmic Explorer. I don't think the problem is with from which era this is comic from, rather than they have done this sound better in the past. I still think it could be fun.
 
The instrumental for the new Perfume song would absolutely not sound out of place if used by a Western pop act. The funny thing is if you listen to certain older Perfume songs, it sometimes sounds like Nakata was pioneering this sort of sound before it became popular (Spending All My Time for example). The difference is back then it seemed like he was making whatever he thought sounded good and now it feels like he's just trying to follow the trends.


【MV】unizzz... / D.R.H.F.
A couple weeks ago I'd never heard of this band. Today their album shows up on OTOTOY and after one listen it might be my favorite of the year.



My favorite thing about the CY8ER video is that they decided to take a bunch of crowdfunding money and spend part of it on a lavish meal. The song is just Yunomi by the numbers though.
Love the new Fujin Club.
 
The instrumental for the new Perfume song would absolutely not sound out of place if used by a Western pop act. The funny thing is if you listen to certain older Perfume songs, it sometimes sounds like Nakata was pioneering this sort of sound before it became popular (Spending All My Time for example). The difference is back then it seemed like he was making whatever he thought sounded good and now it feels like he's just trying to follow the trends.

Depends if Perfume's goal is still to try and crack America, I'm fine with Nakata producing this sound at the moment. Everyday sounds like a Baby Face and Miracle Worker mix (aka the best two songs from Cosmic Explorer).
 

PillarEN

Member
Basically I'm really over songs that do this kind of thing without any creativity

Exhibit A

Exhibit B

Exhibit C

Exhibit D

And there is one other really popular song that goes all in on the chorus just boringly chopping up vocals with a deep beat which I was looking for but failed because I don't know who the artist is.

Like Ethan Kath from Crystal Castles knows how to cut up vocals and play around with them like a kid on a playground. So many producers just treat it like some trendy money shot and it's not. It just sounds like every other dancepop/pop song. And Nakata knows how to be awesome about it too. Like the song Daijyobanai is stellar.

Also so many western electro pop producers seem to have that same electric keyboard sound where it sounds like they are banging at the keys with their pointer fingers. You can hear exactly what I mean in exhibit B. Instant turn off. Be creative, be be creative.

/rant

I don't want to be so negative. I promise I'll bring much more positivity in my next posts.
 

Zoe

Member
Oh my goodness, I saw this earlier! Do you really think they could be doing a collab? I remember Namie held that survey a couple years back asking who you would like to see her collab with.

Sounds pretty legit. The Japanese girl in that photo also posted about doing something for Avex.
 

Kurita

Member
リーガルリリー 『トランジスタラジオ』
https://youtu.be/e8gSwlEF7r8
Reminds me of a rougher version of slow Chatmonchy songs, digging this a lot.

New Negoto
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oUxg9WPPIp8&feature=youtu.be (guess you have to do the youwatch thing if you're abroad)
Can they just have all their songs produced by Nakano already? This a magic combination, one of their best songs to date.
 

Kansoku

Member
New Negoto
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oUxg9WPPIp8&feature=youtu.be (guess you have to do the youwatch thing if you're abroad)
Can they just have all their songs produced by Nakano already? This a magic combination, one of their best songs to date.

Goddammit Kurita why you do this to me. >.<

It's certainly a lot better than the stuff from ETERNALBEAT, but still not as good as their older stuff. Still too synth heavy IMO. Also it really reminds me of a slower Ribbon.
 
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