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Any Japanese Song Listeners? What Are You Currently Listening To?
Tanky
09-06-2015
Just wondering if there's anyone listening to Japanese songs? I do mainly listen to anime theme songs though. I'm currently listening to the ending theme for Owari no Seraph(oddly it's more in English)-

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=APLiBRD3Jn8
(there's no full version on youtube, all full versions seem to be altered versions with the pitch and etc., so it's only the short version)

People who haven't listened to much of Japanese music, should definitely check it out, and maybe it'll broaden your musical tastes.

Wonder if people think it's a peculiar taste in music?
PandaPawPaw
10-06-2015
I'm always looking out for new J-tunes. Tricot are my favourite band. Really top stuff. Here's some of my faves (too many to post ).

HIGH and MIGHTY COLOR - "good bye"
High and Mighty Color - Ichirin no Hana
High and Miighty Color - Amazing
High and Miighty Color - Hot Limit
THEE MICHELLE GUN ELEPHANT - G.W.D
THEE MICHELLE GUN ELEPHANT - September Punk Children
THEE MICHELLE GUN ELEPHANT - Akage no Kelly
Tricot - 'E'
Tricot - G.N.S
Tricot - Pool
Tricot - 99.974℃
Gesu no Kiwami Otome - Digital Mogura
Gesu no Kiwami Otome - Give Me Peculiar Kisses
Gesu no Kiwami Otome - Killer Ball
Gesu no Kiwami Otome - Black Parade
GACKT - Vanilla
GACKT - Jesus
GACKT - Redemption
Ayumi Hamasaki - Rule (Short Ver)
Ayumi Hamasaki - Microphone (Short Ver)
Ayumi Hamasaki - Boys & Girls (Short Ver)
Ayumi Hamasaki - Evolution (Short Ver)
Dir en grey - Yokan
The Ricecookers - NAMI no YUKUSAKI
The Telephones - Urban Disco
Zainichi Funk- Scary Bomb
Sakanaction - Endless
Sakanaction - The Dancer of the Night
Sakanaction - Native Dancer
Passepied - Tooryanse
SID - "S" (Sadako 3D)
THE BACK HORN - Requiem
THE BACK HORN - Mirai
Mika Nakashima - Glamorous Sky (Short Ver)
Mika Nakashima - Hitoiro (Short Ver)
Mika Nakashima - Candy Girl (Short Ver)

Didn't realise how many I had posted.

Hope there's something in there you like.
Doghouse Riley
10-06-2015
I'll listen to anything performed by Kaori Kobayashi, anytime.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q-fxs_ZWXH4
mrkite77
11-06-2015
Originally Posted by PandaPawPaw:
“Gesu no Kiwami Otome - Digital Mogura
Gesu no Kiwami Otome - Give Me Peculiar Kisses
Gesu no Kiwami Otome - Killer Ball
Gesu no Kiwami Otome - Black Parade”

Pretty much everything by Gesu no Kiwami Otome is amazing... I like them better than Enon's other band (Indigo la End)

I'll also add:

Wagakki Band - 1,000 Cherry Blossoms
Kana-Boon - Asking for the Moon
Yuki - Hill's Melody (Kids on the Slope OP)
Hanae - God, it has started (Kamisama Kiss OP)


(I've translated the song names for you)
mrkite77
11-06-2015
Oh, almost forgot.. you guys might enjoy this one too:

World Order - Informal Empire

since the video was filmed in London.

Unfortunately, the one they filmed in the US isn't as good. The one in Akihabara is pretty great though:

World Order - Have a Nice Day
Esot-eric
12-06-2015
While Japanese music is my go to these days it's rare that i'll actually seek out an artist. I do often have AnimeNfo Radio playing in the background while i do other things though.

I also keep coming back to watch more of Osamuraisan's amazing guitar renditions
gold2040
12-06-2015
Originally Posted by PandaPawPaw:
“I'm always looking out for new J-tunes. Tricot are my favourite band. Really top stuff. Here's some of my faves (too many to post ).

HIGH and MIGHTY COLOR - "good bye"
High and Mighty Color - Ichirin no Hana
High and Miighty Color - Amazing
High and Miighty Color - Hot Limit
THEE MICHELLE GUN ELEPHANT - G.W.D
THEE MICHELLE GUN ELEPHANT - September Punk Children
THEE MICHELLE GUN ELEPHANT - Akage no Kelly
Tricot - 'E'
Tricot - G.N.S
Tricot - Pool
Tricot - 99.974℃
Gesu no Kiwami Otome - Digital Mogura
Gesu no Kiwami Otome - Give Me Peculiar Kisses
Gesu no Kiwami Otome - Killer Ball
Gesu no Kiwami Otome - Black Parade
GACKT - Vanilla
GACKT - Jesus
GACKT - Redemption
Ayumi Hamasaki - Rule (Short Ver)
Ayumi Hamasaki - Microphone (Short Ver)
Ayumi Hamasaki - Boys & Girls (Short Ver)
Ayumi Hamasaki - Evolution (Short Ver)
Dir en grey - Yokan
The Ricecookers - NAMI no YUKUSAKI
The Telephones - Urban Disco
Zainichi Funk- Scary Bomb
Sakanaction - Endless
Sakanaction - The Dancer of the Night
Sakanaction - Native Dancer
Passepied - Tooryanse
SID - "S" (Sadako 3D)
THE BACK HORN - Requiem
THE BACK HORN - Mirai
Mika Nakashima - Glamorous Sky (Short Ver)
Mika Nakashima - Hitoiro (Short Ver)
Mika Nakashima - Candy Girl (Short Ver)

Didn't realise how many I had posted.

Hope there's something in there you like. ”

I got a few for you

1 2 3 ~Koi ga Hajimaru - Ikimono Gakari
Warattetainda - Ikimono Gakari[
Natsu Koi - Ikimono Gakari
Seishun ni, Sono Namida ga Hitsuyou da! - Stereopony
I do it - Stereopony
Namida No Mukou - Stereopony

And there is YUI
Ænima
12-06-2015
Babymetal

Don't really like anything else I've heard from Japan.
Zack06
12-06-2015
I like this from Korean group Girls' Generation.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IUqP1xzRZkw
JasonWatkins
13-06-2015
Originally Posted by Ænima:
“Babymetal

Don't really like anything else I've heard from Japan.”

Babymetal bloody rule

I searched high and low for Eri Nobuchika's CD and ended up having to order it from Japan. Brilliant pop album and I must have listened to "Voice" at least 950 times.
boddism
13-06-2015
Originally Posted by JasonWatkins:
“Babymetal bloody rule

I searched high and low for Eri Nobuchika's CD and ended up having to order it from Japan. Brilliant pop album and I must have listened to "Voice" at least 950 times.”

Yes- check out this amazing talent online! What's desperately sad is her career bombed & she has left the business now I think.
PandaPawPaw
13-06-2015
Originally Posted by mrkite77:
“Pretty much everything by Gesu no Kiwami Otome is amazing... I like them better than Enon's other band (Indigo la End)

I'll also add:

Wagakki Band - 1,000 Cherry Blossoms
Kana-Boon - Asking for the Moon
Yuki - Hill's Melody (Kids on the Slope OP)
Hanae - God, it has started (Kamisama Kiss OP)


(I've translated the song names for you)”

Yeah I agree they're better than Indigo la End.

Those tunes are great that you listed especially Wagakki Band - 1,000 Cherry Blossoms as I haven't heard that before so thanks!

BTW: Kids of the Slope is a fantastic Anime.

Originally Posted by Esot-eric:
“While Japanese music is my go to these days it's rare that i'll actually seek out an artist. I do often have AnimeNfo Radio playing in the background while i do other things though.

I also keep coming back to watch more of Osamuraisan's amazing guitar renditions”

Wow he's guitar skills are great!

Though when it comes to the guitar I think Miyavi is just amazing!

Originally Posted by gold2040:
“I got a few for you

1 2 3 ~Koi ga Hajimaru - Ikimono Gakari
Warattetainda - Ikimono Gakari[
Natsu Koi - Ikimono Gakari
Seishun ni, Sono Namida ga Hitsuyou da! - Stereopony
I do it - Stereopony
Namida No Mukou - Stereopony

And there is YUI”

Not keen on any of those except the last one Stereopony - Namida No Mukou which is tops! Thanks for those.

Few more tunes:

Hyde - Masquerade
Arukara - Yumemiro shoujo de itai
Arukara - Sagashimono Ha Mitsukarimashita Ka
LUNKHEAD - Syndrome
LUNKHEAD - WORLD IS MINE
Alexandros - Waitress, Waitress!
mrkite77
18-06-2015
Originally Posted by Esot-eric:
“I also keep coming back to watch more of Osamuraisan's amazing guitar renditions”

That's pretty great... he has some really good compositions.

Speaking of anime covers, there's AnimeSongCollabo. It's a huge group of people (roughly 200) who collaborate to cover songs from anime. They rarely show their faces since they're not a public band, just a group of anonymous people who want to make collabs.

Some examples:
Noragami
Kyoukai no Kanata
No Game No Life

They have a full list of anime on their website, but be warned, it's mostly in kanji (the youtube channel is mostly in romaji).
http://asc.suppa.jp/list.html
Glawster2002
18-06-2015
Originally Posted by Ænima:
“Babymetal

Don't really like anything else I've heard from Japan.”

They are brilliant live as well. The Kami Band can seriously play!
highwayman_ne
18-06-2015
I love BABYMETAL. Discovered them about a year ago and they have pretty much all I have been listening to. Saw them at Brixton Academy and I have bought a Sunday ticket for this years Leeds Festival just to see them.

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

Also worth a listen is Kishida Kyoudan & The Akeboshi Rockets - their album Hack/Slash is very good.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EVNu3nJeit0
Glawster2002
18-06-2015
Originally Posted by highwayman_ne:
“I love BABYMETAL. Discovered them about a year ago and they have pretty much all I have been listening to. Saw them at Brixton Academy and I have bought a Sunday ticket for this years Leeds Festival just to see them.

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

Also worth a listen is Kishida Kyoudan & The Akeboshi Rockets - their album Hack/Slash is very good.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EVNu3nJeit0”

I was at the Brixton gig as well, I also saw them at Sonisphere.

The Brixton Academy gig was filmed for a DVD but I've not heard of any plans to release it in Europe or the UK.
highwayman_ne
18-06-2015
Originally Posted by Glawster2002:
“I was at the Brixton gig as well, I also saw them at Sonisphere.

The Brixton Academy gig was filmed for a DVD but I've not heard of any plans to release it in Europe or the UK.”

Yeah I have the Brixton DVD on import - works out expensive though.
evil c
19-06-2015
Hi,

I just found this thread from looking across the boards for something new. No-one's mentioned the percussionist (and keyboardist) Stomu Yamashta so I will. I first saw him when I went to see his touring Red Buddha Theatre with its director and fellow percussionist Joji Hirota, many years ago in Liverpool....a quick Google suggests this must have been 1972 or 73, although I couldn't find the date of the Liverpool gig.

I still have the colour programme somewhere with all my other live concert stuff. Anyway, it was a fantastic spectacle that still stands out in my memory. The show was entirely rythmic fast percussion brilliantly timed, and I remember the dragon drummers, a gigantic dragon, and the performers leaving the stage and playing in the aisles.

He came to my notice again in 1976, when he formed the jazz-rock fusion group Go, along with some of my other stand out musicians of the time, Steve Winwood, Al Dimeola, Michael Shrieve and Klauss Schulze.

I bought the first album Go which features Stomu and Shrieves' fine percussion, Klauss Schulze's Tangerine Dream like spacey synth, and Al Dimeola's guitar arrangements.

Then the next album Go Too, although Steve Winwood had left to pursue his solo career, so Jess Roden and Linda Lewis were recruited to handle lead vocals.

The first conceptual album Go was well received at the time and you can clearly hear the fusion of the individual artists own music styles throughout the album with Steve's distinctive vocals running through the tracks.

Go Too, the second album is more sophisticated and polished, but sadly lacking those sometimes haunting vocals of Steve.

Go: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g53zcpaXT8o
Go Too: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4lHcyt-KqFc

Guitar enthusiasts might like Al Dimeola's Mediterranean Sundance from the album Elegant Gypsy, an acoustic guitar duet with Paco De Lucia: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hhccIfevjCU
crease
19-06-2015
G.I.S.M. - NIH Nightmare
Cheri
19-06-2015
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