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Shit, I am really digging Suiyoubi no Campanella.

Charisma.com are more pop, but are the coolest:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ZdZJMb2-Lo

Also pop, but Especia have repurposed the Japanese 80s aesthetic (the same that was stolen for vaporwave) and are doing their own thing with it. It's totally on point.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HQz4GIOB8gg

 

[Slowdive]

Oh, damn, I thought this sounded like Oorutaichi...looks like he's heavily involved!

He's only produced one song for them, apart from 2 other songs Kenmochi Hidefumi is the producer.

 

[Screaming Meat]

Subbed.

 

[Slowdive]

People should really check out the Japanese music thread.

 

[teruterubozu]

If you're more interested in the electronic/dance?/trance-ish kinda of scene, CAPSULE is great.

Nice. I like this.

I've been getting into the atmospheric beats of Kaito (Hiroshi Watanabe), Hideo Kobayashi and Satoshi Fumi lately.
Anybody know some other Japanese artists like that?

 

[Mesoian]

I can't tell if Shiina Ringo is or is not retired.

But Shiina Ringo.

Edit: I fucking hate how needlessly rigid japanese record labels have gotten when it comes to putting stuff up for consumption. Makes buying albums next to impossible.

 

[Lotto]

this thread makes me happy, lots of stuff i recognize and new stuff as well

DYGL is somewhat new indie rock act with english vocals. they haven't released much but i'm kinda obsessed with them right now

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oGGhucN3r2U

 

[Steamlord]

I can't tell if Shiina Ringo is or is not retired.

But Shiina Ringo.

Edit: I fucking hate how needlessly rigid japanese record labels have gotten when it comes to putting stuff up for consumption. Makes buying albums next to impossible.

Didn't she release like two albums last year?

And yeah, I know what you mean. OOIOO and Jesse Ruins both released new albums last year and I had no way to listen to them short of importing the CD for the longest time. Fortunately they're both up on Spotify now.

 

[Mesoian]

Didn't she release like two albums last year?

Yup, after announcing the disbanding of her group and her personal retirement, neither of which seemed to have actually happened.

But she's awesome so who cares.

And yeah, I know what you mean. OOIOO and Jesse Ruins both released new albums last year and I had no way to listen to them short of importing the CD for the longest time. Fortunately they're both up on Spotify now.

I've been trying to get a version of YMCK's Family Cooking that isn't literally riddled with DRM for months. Physical copies are 35 dollars.

 

[FelixOrion]

Does japanese metal count? Galneryus is very good and still putting out albums, but they've been around for a while

Crossfaith too. Their style is pretty much their own (blending metalcore with dubstep, trance, and house and somehow making it work without coming off as extra-cheesy like a lot of electronic-metal fusion groups do) and are a somewhat newer group internationally, but not inexperienced by any means.

 

[Aizo]

I can't tell if Shiina Ringo is or is not retired.

But Shiina Ringo.

Edit: I fucking hate how needlessly rigid japanese record labels have gotten when it comes to putting stuff up for consumption. Makes buying albums next to impossible.

Definitely not retired. Just saw her live the other week.

 

[Sami+]

tricot

Set aside some time to check this out

holy shit I love them

If you're more interested in the electronic/dance?/trance-ish kinda of scene, CAPSULE is great.

CAPSULE just disappoints me now :/ PLAYER was an amazing album but I haven't liked anything since then, including the link here.

THIS RIGHT HERE THOUGH IS GOOD SHIT

 

[Arctic Feather]

This is a great post - lots of good stuff here. Thanks!

Here's some more:

ニセモノカメラ (Nisemono Camera) [Now broken-up]
4ちゃんねる　(4 Channel) [Same Singer as above, also broken up now]
密会と耳鳴り　(Mikkai To Miminari)
chouchou merged syrups
COMezik
Crystal Lake
Limited Express (Has Gone?)
LAGITAGIDA
Nabowa
Genshou (There's also a full track here, but I felt the album trailer gave a better picture as to their general sound)
Tadzio (Live video)
Praha Depart
きつねよめいり (Kitsune No Yomeiri)
Oono Yuuki (He does a mix of solo stuff, which I'm not really fond of, and band stuff like this)
おとぼけビ～バ～　(Otoboke Beaver)
チーナ (Chiina)
ヒステリックパニック (Hysteric Panic)

 

[Mesoian]

Definitely not retired. Just saw her live the other week.

Jealous.

Also good.