Where is the LOVE for Perfume?

awesome...never even heard the original

funny part in that interview..."we're gonna hit our 30s now"...that's nuts! their first single was in 2002!

Oh my, that cover! Amazing.

this rules

https://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2019/01/10/music/perfume-goes-back-dance-basics-ahead-coachella-debut/

i've barely listened to any of their music since jpn but i'm considering seeing them live in nyc in a few days b/c it's rare that i'm in this city and i can't count on necessarily getting the chance to see them again

do it! i can't afford to do it this time

Fucking do it. Absolutely. They were amazing last time. (I can't believe it's not sold out.)

thank you both for encouraging me to make the correct decision

love that 'Secret Secret' is in the setlist! such a futuristic jam that I'd sort of forgotten about.

Lots of 'Future Pop' cuts as well, and yet no 'Let Me Know' or 'Tenku?' Kind of odd.

forgot to bump this but NYC show ruled.

I keep thinking about how, each time I see them, there are fewer and fewer songs that I'm really that into if I'm being honest. I mean, nothing from but JPN and no "dream fighter" or "game" but they did "tiny baby"? what!!!

but whatever, somehow still so much fun. and seeing "electro world" was cool. best band.

Coachella set: https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x76b2de

If anyone can tell me how the visual effect in "Daijobanai" works (from around 34.00) I'd love to know, apparently there's no hidden screens or anything.

The video has gone down for me (UK) before I got the time to watch it.

Ah, found it on another streaming service: https://www.bilibili.com/video/av50153659

Electro Link

Superstar!

here's my pox that no one asked for:

Daijyobanai
The best thing
Secret Secret
1mm
Spice
Magic of Love
Polyrhythm
Dream Fighter
Fushizen na Girl
FUSION

Watched the Coachella last night with my daughters (thank you!). Despite the decent performance I was really let down by (a) the tracks conforming exactly to the album releases with the exception of an interlude (I think), and (b) half the time the camera people obviously had no idea how to shoot them to highlight the choreography, which let's face it is really the only "live" aspect of note. The 3D capture was also used pretty badly with insane rotations and pans unrelated to the music. I would have loved them to use more of the practical effect with the translucent screens onstage, instead of the overlaid elements on the video signal which I presume were shown on screens beside the stage.
It struck me how weird it must have been for them to come on stage to a muted reception instead of the place going nuts. Having seen video of some of their full performances in Japan, their home shows are on another level altogether.

Yeah, the livestream was a cool showcase of technology, but kind of dizzying if you want to focus on the choreo.

The extended sets they played during their main tour stops were more impressive production-wise. Some unique non-album arrangements too (a glitchy transition from the outro of Secret Secret into an extended, mid-tempo trip-hop piece?!).

Future Pop has grown on me a bit. I think it’s way better than Cosmic Explorer.

holy shit i forgot how perfect "daijyobanai" is

It really is! I love how it sounds so ecstatic, and yet the lyrics hint at something more manic or neurotic. That melancholy middle-8 comes out of nowhere with those stabbing off-beat synths. A brief pensive pause before the mania continues.

And best of all, unlike so many Perfume tracks, it doesn’t overstay its welcome being just 3 mins long. And wow that choreography!

From their Reframe shows last year, kind of Einstein On The Beach gone ambient techno

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xzvh2fw4FVQ

wow

If they release a Reframe Blu-Ray, I will absolutely buy it.

new single a bit of a throwback to their early stuff

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7M4EwGf-lH0

the curiously not futuristic future pop was OK and all but I def personally prefer them in this mode

^^ agreed this is a nice return to form

Reframe will be on Netflix starting Friday!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GKFAx-fi2JE

Watching this now and it's phenomenal. Makes me wish my TV had speakers the size of walk-in freezers.

Hope this is out on my netflix

Apparently it's a worldwide deal:

So excited to announce our “Reframe THEATER EXPERIENCE with you” is now available worldwide exclusively on @Netflix! Make sure to check out Team Perfume’s word-class creativity once again. #prfm https://t.co/4VwizqUunD pic.twitter.com/FVyVoNTaqi

— Perfume (@perfumeofficial) March 19, 2021

edge is the most perfect fucking song in the history of music

obv i’m very stoned and watching this right now

i am not sure how they keep outdoing themselves visually

Yeah, the performance of "Edge" is fucking amazing. It's on YouTube, for those who don't have Netflix/haven't seen this yet:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pk_hOOz5V38

go Brad, liveblog!

it’s fantastic!!! the set is pretty weird but they’re trying to do something very specific so it’s chill. visually mind boggling every few seconds and just keeps building and building. missed “challenger” when it came out so it was nice to encounter a new perfume banger

it feels very for-true-fans-only to me in a way, i wouldn’t necessarily introduce anyone to perfume with this show, but yeah it rules

Still can't believe I was actually in Tokyo when these shows were happening but couldn't get it together to source a ticket, oh well.

edge rules

Confirmed for Primavera Sound 2022. Wonder if they'll play London again?

https://www.perfume-web.jp/news/detail.php?id=3640

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

new single "polygon wave" is fun

Polygon Wave video out now, not exactly battering down the walls of innovation but a definite return to form

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q5_2VK_Hj2s

Nakata's got some new Capsule tracks out too:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LP78JV3RCU8

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hwn49r14nIc

I always like when they play around with supernatural/posthuman-ness in their videos, so I think the end of this one is great. Not just the VR goggle thing but the way they walk away from each other stone-faced at the end. (Also, the eye makeup when they take the goggles off is kinda off-putting, like some kind of weird cyber pinkeye.)

new album July 27th

7/27(水)にNewアルバム"PLASMA"の発売が決定🎉
PLASMAオリジナルケース付Bluetoothイヤホンが付いた豪華盤も数量限定で発売🔥🎧

さらに!全国9都市を廻るアリーナツアー「Perfume 9th Tour 2022 “PLASMA”」の開催も決定🗾👏

"PLASMA" ご予約はこちらhttps://t.co/rSzlyAxywz#prfm pic.twitter.com/yzVfPbFoS1

— Perfume_Staff (@Perfume_Staff) May 12, 2022

and it’s a real return to form. ハテナビト is an instant classic.

This one kind of worms its way in

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F27FkOytdYA

gonna listen today, very hyped

I'm 3 tracks in. Really good so far. Nice synthwavey intro track, and some very cool prog synths on "Polygon Wave."

might be my fave since JPN? it still doesn't quite hit the highs of the early stuff (imo) but I'm reminded of the polished consistency of triangle.

Consistency is definitely a good word for it. There were at least two or three songs where I thought, "Yep, that's what a Perfume song sounds like."

That single is very nice indeed, love the high-tech take on 80s funk/boogie