[THACHITS]

Perfume - Spending all my time - Full PV http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zf91e...layer_embedded

This is great. Perfume delivers yet again

[BlazingDarkness]

Freakin finally :D gonna have a blast tonight <3

I am jelly

[Subprime]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sI-tSXJbwSA

A fucking jam. Do you like post rock? This is better than most of it and shares elements with it. Do you like touche amore/ la dispute? This does everything those bands do, except much better.

[Biscuits]

Freakin finally :D gonna have a blast tonight <3

Yes, very jelly.

Just wanted to drop by to say I love Polysics.

Haha, me too.

It's nice to see this thread back up and running, I need more J-music in my life.

[xxczx]

yeah he is pretty excellent at switching up his style. almost all of the artists he produces for / has produced for have a really distinctive sound. other acts he's worked with that i recommend: meg coltemonikha kyary pamyu pamyu wikipedia has a list of everything he's produced, with full albums also listed: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yasutaka_Nakata

ystk MEG is a hit and miss for me, there's a few songs I like but her albums are pretty much bland. Her pre-ystk albums are <3 though, as well as her recent cover album and TRAP. I love her for FREAK since Hadouken! is one of my favourite bands and I was pretty amazed by ystk remix which gave it a totally different sound.

[xxczx]

Double post, THANKS DATABASE ERROR LUV U 2 XOXO

[cloudwalking]

ystk MEG is a hit and miss for me, there's a few songs I like but her albums are pretty much bland. Her pre-ystk albums are <3 though, as well as her recent cover album and TRAP. I love her for FREAK since Hadouken! is one of my favourite bands and I was pretty amazed by ystk remix which gave it a totally different sound.

i will be the first to admit i haven't really listened to much meg outside of the yasutaka nakata produced stuff. i will definitely have to check more of it out. i do really like TRAP though (produced by shinichi osawa, another of my faves) and you are right about FREAK, very cool song and love the remix :)

edit: forgot to mention, i found her album produced by shanghai restoration project to be a big letdown. "Just Like That" is ok, but the rest is so meh :(

[Mesoian]

So Midori split up at the top of the year, which dashes my hopes of ever seeing them live.

Are there any other bands like them? I learned about "Jazz-core" through listening to them.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZgDJHAFRJdI

[Rm88~]

New Buono! PV for Never Gonna Stop!, from their upcoming album.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bx2ZVEE0Xj4

Love it, could have been an a-side. That Momoko <3

[thefro]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OPSoQ8H2LNs

Even breaking up can't stop Tokyo Jihen from filming & releasing a new PV
of a previously unreleased B-side for their B-side collection

[SolidSnakex]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OPSoQ8H2LNs Even breaking up can't stop Tokyo Jihen from filming & releasing a new PV of a previously unreleased B-side for their B-side collection

:(

New PV from Superfly

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gG7evVU0OdA

Still using 360p, Warner Bros? Sigh...

[7echnicolor]

I'm not sure if any of you are familiar with them, but..

Genki Rockets released 'Genki Rockets II No Border Between Us Repackage' today in Japan.

It contains two new songs, and a collection of remixes for their second album (No Border Between Us) and first album (Heavenly Star).




1. Crystalfall
2. Revive [[listen here]]
3. Touch me (kz Remix)
4. make.believe (八王子P Remix)
5. Hikari no tabi (sasakure.UK Broken Wonder Remix)
6. Dreaming across stars Remix
7. Flow (Child of Eden Mix)
8. Star Surfer (3-Dimensionaly Mix)
9. Heavenly Star (3-Dimensionaly Mix)
10. Star Line (GRHN Mix)
11. Breeze (SYKZ Mix)
12. Maker (Child of Eden Mix)
13. Reaching for the stars Remix
14. Curiosity That’s REMIX ~SKN groove~
15. Wonderland Remix
16. Good night Remix


Tetsuya Mizuguchi holding the album.

[MrDenny]

Haven't heard the remixes, but the crystal fall track is pretty awesome.
There is also a music video for revive.

[Kuro Madoushi]

I love AKFG to death. I do wish I could get into another band....

I also wish they had t shirts or or posters or misc crap I could buy. I had to import one of their CDs at a pretty penny to get an official shirt.

[Acquiescence]

Been a really poor year for Japanese album releases thus far, in my experience. Last year was a treat, with Tokyo Shoegazer, Kimura Kaela, Sphere (the shoegaze band, not the shitty girl group), Takahiro Kido, LITE and YOMOYA putting out great music. 2012 has disappointed though. I'm gonna have to dig deeper than before and really scour the right blogs to try and find some good stuff.

I have been blessed with these two awesome albums though...

Anoice - The Black Rain

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C1D9fINhvco

Know about these guys for a good few years now and they always deliver. It's ambient-electronic stuff, generally low-key and downbeat, but brimming with atmospherics.

Taffy - Caramel Sunset

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZWm2HbXDBDc

Great stuff this. Really infectious guitar-pop, clearly channeling britpop bands like Elastica while adding their own distinctive Japanese flavour.

[Kurita]

Lots of albums for me this year so far.
killing Boy, The Predators, Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, mudy on the sakuban, 80Kidz, Straightener, Siberian Newspaper, plenty, Orange Range, My First Story, Man With A Mission, Lyu:Lyu, Keytalk, indigo la End, Hinto, Hello Sleepwalkers, The Flickers, [Champagne], BIGMAMA, Back-On, The Back Horn, Andymori, Arukara, avengers in sci-fi, ART-School, another sunnyday.

2012 was a great year (listening to 90 bands helps). And it's not over yet, a new NCIS album is coming this month, Ogre You Asshole this September, I guess we'll hear about the new ONE OK ROCK soon...

[T.O.P]

I'm not capable to realize how good Sakanaquarium 2011 is, just watched the concert twice in a row





wow



WOW

[Kurita]

You should watch ONE OK ROCK latest concert too (Zankyo Reference Tour).
Blew my mind. Lasers, fire, smoke, amazing setlist. Dayum !

[Dynamite Ringo Matsuri]

Lots of albums for me this year so far. killing Boy, The Predators, Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, mudy on the sakuban, 80Kidz, Straightener, Siberian Newspaper, plenty, Orange Range, My First Story, Man With A Mission, Lyu:Lyu, Keytalk, indigo la End, Hinto, Hello Sleepwalkers, The Flickers, [Champagne], BIGMAMA, Back-On, The Back Horn, Andymori, Arukara, avengers in sci-fi, ART-School, another sunnyday. 2012 was a great year (listening to 90 bands helps). And it's not over yet, a new NCIS album is coming this month, Ogre You Asshole this September, I guess we'll hear about the new ONE OK ROCK soon...

Was the new Back Horn any good? Last album I listened to was Headphone Children. Heard they got kinda shitty after that, especially cause Yamada's vocals gave out.

[T.O.P]

You should watch ONE OK ROCK latest concert too (Zankyo Reference Tour). Blew my mind. Lasers, fire, smoke, amazing setlist. Dayum !

I have the Bluray on the way, together with RADWIMPS / Zettai Zetsumei <3

[BlazingDarkness]

I really the new GR track 'Crystal Fall'

They need a new album already \o/

[Kurita]

Was the new Back Horn any good? Last album I listened to was Headphone Children. Heard they got kinda shitty after that, especially cause Yamada's vocals gave out.

Liv Squall (the latest album) is one of my favorites.
Asylum, that came out 2 years before wasn't good, definitely one of their weakest works. Not shitty, but not as good as things like Ningen Program or Headphone Children.

So, The Back Horn may not be as amazing as before, but the latest album is still great imo, and waaaaaaay better than Asylum.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m0AaDgyIbYc

Also, hype level through the roof for androp's new single.
http://youtu.be/5HE446dJIAM
So good.

[Dynamite Ringo Matsuri]

Liv Squall (the latest album) is one of my favorites. Asylum, that came out 2 years before wasn't good, definitely one of their weakest works. Not shitty, but not as good as things like Ningen Program or Headphone Children. So, The Back Horn may not be as amazing as before, but the latest album is still great imo, and waaaaaaay better than Asylum. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m0AaDgyIbYc Also, hype level through the roof for androp's new single. http://youtu.be/5HE446dJIAM So good.

Ah, good stuff. And yeah; I'm not expecting NP or Shinzou Orchestra by any means, I think those days are long gone. What was your favorite album of 2012 and 2011 respectively? I kinda fell out of the scene a few years ago, and it doesn't really help that musicwhore and Keikaku.net are kinda dead these days

[Kurita]

Ah, good stuff. And yeah; I'm not expecting NP or Shinzou Orchestra by any means, I think those days are long gone. What was your favorite album of 2012 and 2011 respectively? I kinda fell out of the scene a few years ago, and it doesn't really help that musicwhore and Keikaku.net are kinda dead these days

Tough question. I'll give you three for each year if you don't mind but it's still hard to decide.

So far in 2012 :
Schwarzenegger by [Champagne] - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dz4ZSIELkMA
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HKWWZ...feature=relmfu
Drama by Arukara - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BBVLPvy3qiU
Destroying Beauty by killing Boy - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xx8To9SmtXc

2011 :
Zankyo Reference by ONE OK ROCK - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bV4vcr8E4HU
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WgjgA...feature=relmfu
Echo by Nothing's Carved In Stone - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_WVl_ZtLNoE&feature=plcp
http://youtu.be/4eHjD201e1M
A World Of Pandemonium by the HIATUS - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oro0b9dHC2c

Don't know if you'll like them but hey.

[FloppyDelux]

I really like Boris :D Flare is soooo good. any other bands that do stuff like that? (and that have worked with merzbow! :S) Also, which is the best capsule album? Stereo worxxx is pretty great and I like JPN a lot.. tempted to buy one on the itunes but i dont know if they are DRMed or not.

Apple removed DRM from Itunes back in 2009...http://www.brighthand.com/default.asp?newsID=14773

[Blackheim]

Apple removed DRM from Itunes back in 2009...http://www.brighthand.com/default.asp?newsID=14773

That's only if he can buy it in an iTunes store that's not Japan. Last I recall most, if not all, music is FairPlay DRM-protected in the JP iTunes store. Would be better off buying the CD...

[xxczx]

That's only if he can buy it in an iTunes store that's not Japan. Last I recall most, if not all, music is FairPlay DRM-protected in the JP iTunes store. Would be better off buying the CD...

American and Europe iTunes store has everything up to Sugarless Girl...

If you wanna buy more jpop though you're gunna need a Europe iTunes account.

[xxczx]

SAMT DESTROYED by Hurly Burly and Point.

Hurly Burly http://lovetheperfume.tumblr.com/pos...-burly-perfume

Point http://lovetheperfume.tumblr.com/pos...fume-the-light

[Kurita]

Yeah, Point is the best track imo.

[cloudwalking]

SAMT DESTROYED by Hurly Burly and Point. Hurly Burly http://lovetheperfume.tumblr.com/pos...-burly-perfume Point http://lovetheperfume.tumblr.com/pos...fume-the-light

awesome. i love both, but hurly burly wins out for me.

[xxczx]

yeah i prefer hurly burly too, great single overall anyway. love the new prfm<3

[Kurita]

ONE OK ROCK's new PV is out :
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hh9yZWeTmVM

[JoshuaJSlone]

I was checking out this Listmania to see what kind of Japanese stuff was available legit through Amazon MP3 and thus bumped into My Story from Sayaka Suzuki. Kind of fell in love with it. If there's much else that's out there that sounds like it I don't know how to search for it, but the closest things that come to mind are maybe some songs from Rodney A. Greenblat or Loco Roco. My favorites from this album are (I'm So) Happy, Angel, and Rainbow Color.

What's bugging me now is I can't find out anything more about this artist. There are several more albums available, but as far as Amazon and iTunes are concerned they all have the same release date so I can't even go in order. Wikipedia knows nothing, and going for a more general Google search I find a photographer, an anime character, or sources with a subset of the information present on Amazon/iTunes.

[T.O.P]

After 3 years and 8 months, the ARROWS will finally be releasing a new album titled “DEADMAN GOES” on November 7th.



01. Zou to Rope
02. DEADMAN GOES
03. INTELLIGENT REPORT ~ENTRANCE~
04. Gokusaishiki no Metro ~EXIT~
05. Chignon
06. KING KONG TOWER
07. OPBL
08. Sawadee kap
09. Circle LR
10. Zero

http://www.thearrows.net/

[thefro]

New Shiina Ringo-penned song from a play she's composing the music for, with Eri Fukatsu singing.

[shoplifter]

Shiiiiii - just found out B'z is playing in San Francisco the night I get there on business next month. I know what I'm doing that night, followed by RHCP on Wednesday.

I <3 business.

[T.O.P]

Sakanaction - Yoru no Odoriko

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6AozE...layer_embedded



omg omg omg *dies*


the L.E. should be here in a couple of days, i'm so fuckin excited :DD

[Kurita]

Yeah it's pretty good.
Don't know if they'll ever top Documentaly though but hey.

Anyway I listened to Nothing's Carved In Stone latest album, Silver Sun.
Damn. It's amazing. It's like they put all the best things from their previous albums in one CD.
They keep on blowing my mind, I seriously love them.
And it's a great year for them. It's their major debut, two anime openings, Silver Sun ranked 11th...

[T.O.P]

plenty - Hitotsu, Sayonara PV
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1-brO...ayer_embedded#!


discovering this group just now.... <33



Japanese music is seriously blowing my mind day by day

[ilikeme]

^^

Thanks for linking that! They sound really great, and I found this interview with one of the members.. the singer? Enma-san?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Os-QS...eature=related

super kawaii! haha

So now I'm also discovering them, and loving every second <3

[Kurita]

plenty - Hitotsu, Sayonara PV http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1-brO...ayer_embedded#! discovering this group just now.... <33 Japanese music is seriously blowing my mind day by day

I discovered them last month. They're pretty good.
Kind of reminds me of Andymori, Ogre You Asshole and indigo La End.
Check them out.

EDIT : Just discovered Liaroid Cinema. And ... Damn they're amazing. If you like very energetic and fresh songs, listen to this one.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KWUh2YwIxpo

[T.O.P]

I discovered them last month. They're pretty good. Kind of reminds me of Andymori, Ogre You Asshole and indigo La End. Check them out. EDIT : Just discovered Liaroid Cinema. And ... Damn they're amazing. If you like very energetic and fresh songs, listen to this one. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KWUh2YwIxpo

So much awesomeness to listen to, so little time :(
Will check'em out as soon as i get home <3


[PV] Perfume 「FAKE IT」
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G8Ibt...layer_embedded

[Biscuits]

Sakanaction - Yoru no Odoriko http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6AozE...layer_embedded omg omg omg *dies* the L.E. should be here in a couple of days, i'm so fuckin excited :DD

Nice, another good track by 'em.

[BlazingDarkness]

I LOVE the new Sakanaction track
/dies

[vulva]

So my favourite new band I've heard just recently released a proper music video. I saw these girls live in October and I can't believe how amazingly they can create chaotic music or outrageously catchy pop music. Just absolutely surreal group and their live energy's like nothing else.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZBbsCbyRT2c#t=0m16s

[fly high ~ayunite~]

Total Sakanaction convert here, successors to Supercar in my heart.

[Dead]

Yeah im listening to Documentaly at the moment, and its pretty great so far. "Rookie" is omg amazing. Supercar comparisons make total sense...

[Replicant]

Currently have "Sayonara no Natsu" ("Summer of Goodbye") on repeat thanks to Ghibli's "From Up on Poppy Hill" playing here in Sydney next week:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VOU7b5s7kdw

[Vard]

2 of my fave tracks from this year:

oono yuuki - lotus
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature...&v=i6Es2sUgcDA
Got the album from amazon, just $9. His previous album was really good too.

Sachie Hiraga - Enoshima
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3GqoCcSP5iE
Great folk pop tune with female vox

[Akahige]

Inoran from LUNA SEA & Taka Hirose from Feeder have new band
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mXw9n37RfeA&feature=plcp
not bad, sounds like Inoran last two albums