yeah, I'm honestly not super into indie/shoegaze/etc. and the last 50mins of that dots single aren't particularly compelling noise music either (imo)... but I still appreciate that they went there. the initial back-and-forth between songs and drones is fun too, yeah. I like the interlude w the locust hums <3
― (⊙_⊙?) (original bgm), Sunday, 3 September 2017 23:27 (six years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nq16jUhk9Ashttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jilbr-dW2Cc
monari from especia's solo album is quite nice
― ufo, Sunday, 3 September 2017 23:45 (six years ago) link
hell yeah
― (⊙_⊙?) (original bgm), Sunday, 3 September 2017 23:48 (six years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ol-P9BxDHuw
had completely missed that there was a new FAMM'IN track in march. a bit disjointed and not quite as transcendent as circle but still a lot to like
― ufo, Wednesday, 13 September 2017 07:53 (six years ago) link
Hey Zappi, thanks for recommending CRCK/LCKS above! They're kicking my ass with jazz chords
― sbahnhof, Thursday, 14 September 2017 08:20 (six years ago) link
FAMM'IN still feels slightly 'off' to me (the concept's promising but I think they need to go the full Dawn Richard or something, both musically and visually). But I did discover FEMM as a result so I'm grateful for that. FEMM's new album is going to be all covers of classic J-Pop songs from the 80s and 90s:http://aramajapan.com/news/music/femm-announces-new-album-80s90s-j-pop-revival-releases-new-single/80961/
The cover of 'Roman Hikou' is sounding pretty great to these ears.
― Jeff W, Sunday, 1 October 2017 11:58 (six years ago) link
new Tentenko single rules, produced by the same people behind Goodbye Good Girl
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LJSP6aEo7_o
― ( X '____' )/ (zappi), Thursday, 19 October 2017 10:30 (six years ago) link
Wow, that's great, v '80s Hasono sophistipop vibe.
― emil.y, Thursday, 19 October 2017 11:30 (six years ago) link
New YMM, more than just a bit Talking Heads.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NgXMDYXRq5A&feature=share
― MaresNest, Tuesday, 31 October 2017 10:54 (six years ago) link
Oh, the EP is apparently called Talking Hits *slaps forehead*
― MaresNest, Tuesday, 31 October 2017 10:55 (six years ago) link
last 2 links have been great :D
― nxd, Tuesday, 31 October 2017 10:57 (six years ago) link
Had that YMM song in my head all weekend, love how they took that Remain In Light sound and made a jpop song out of it.
― ( X '____' )/ (zappi), Tuesday, 31 October 2017 11:06 (six years ago) link
new Keyakizaka46 so good
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v9Cvad9iPRQ
― ( X '____' )/ (zappi), Wednesday, 28 February 2018 09:06 (six years ago) link
Getting a “this video is not available in your country “ message when I clicked on that (I am in US)
― curmudgeon, Wednesday, 28 February 2018 18:28 (six years ago) link
works ok for me! (uk)and i'm happy for it, it's absolutely gorgeous
― nxd, Friday, 9 March 2018 09:59 (six years ago) link
Will look for it elsewhere
― curmudgeon, Friday, 9 March 2018 21:11 (six years ago) link
albums on spotify here, and it rules too
― nxd, Sunday, 11 March 2018 21:49 (six years ago) link
first KPP single I've liked in... years, now? oof.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TWxrIblJHO0
but this one's good!
― (⊙_⊙?) (original bgm), Wednesday, 18 April 2018 02:02 (six years ago) link
Maison Book Girl UK tour dates next month!
5/16 : Hare & Hounds at Birmingham5/17 : East Street Tap at Brighton (Alternative Escape) 5/18 : The Arch at Brighton (The Great Escape) 5/19 : Boston Music Room at London5/20:Banquet Records Instore
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-85OdVKkIao
― ( X '____' )/ (zappi), Thursday, 26 April 2018 14:09 (five years ago) link
never heard them before but I like the sound - proggy chamber pop idols is a new one
― ufo, Thursday, 26 April 2018 14:28 (five years ago) link
Ha, zappi, I was just gonna post those dates! I'm completely skint but very much eyeing up the Birmingham show.
― emil.y, Thursday, 26 April 2018 14:30 (five years ago) link
Yeh I’m too sick to go myself, so I encourage others to go in my place!At least the 7” is now up for order, even I can manage that lol https://readtheairrecords.bigcartel.com/
― ( X '____' )/ (zappi), Thursday, 26 April 2018 14:49 (five years ago) link
kyary interview and song http://www.papermag.com/kyary-pamyu-pamyu-2573616884.html
― maura, Wednesday, 30 May 2018 19:51 (five years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gCaC2a5_jWo
Five years old now but love this and the Perfume samples
― I'm Finn thanks, don't mention it (fionnland), Wednesday, 30 May 2018 20:00 (five years ago) link
Massive jam
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hjuQHYuOjfo
― abcfsk, Thursday, 31 May 2018 13:51 (five years ago) link
really into this wonky Jackson 5 rip, unexpected Sarah Records reference at the end of the MV too
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h6Qpx4nQiBc
― ( X '____' )/ (zappi), Thursday, 31 May 2018 14:00 (five years ago) link
new KOTO record is unbelievable, just too good for this world
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M7xKs92IMsQhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N6PO6Eep9NA
also liking this retro tentenko ballad
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m8mkCgkAB6w
― (⊙_⊙?) (original bgm), Wednesday, 5 December 2018 02:13 (five years ago) link
Wow @ "BBQ"!
Another acronym song, "U.S.A." by Da Pump, was subtly dissed by The Japan Times
- https://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2018/07/18/music/da-pump-scores-unexpected-summer-hit-u-s
― sbahnhof, Sunday, 30 December 2018 02:12 (five years ago) link
Loving that KOTO record. Someone nominate it for the EOY poll.
― Jeff W, Sunday, 30 December 2018 17:36 (five years ago) link
i am really enjoying Koutei Camera Girl Drei's mini-album New Way of Lovin'
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PoVysQLSvrA
driving techno-idol pop epic "Toronto Lot" is the highlight, probably going to make my EOY ballot
― ufo, Friday, 4 January 2019 14:05 (five years ago) link
yeh Toronto Lot is one of my top tracks from 2018, although I tend to skip the first minute introGirlz Can't is also killer
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gaof0Urpmp8
― ( X '____' )/ (zappi), Friday, 4 January 2019 14:30 (five years ago) link
Just when you thought the AKB universe couldn't get any more toxic:
Biggest controversy on Japanese internet (and now, finally, in Japanese media) involves the targeted assault of Yamaguchi Maho, a member of the Niigata-based idol group NGT48, a sister group of AKB48 (which I think Westerners are more familiar with). #山口真帆— Kat Bee (@katbeee) January 10, 2019
― Zeuhl Idol (Matt #2), Friday, 18 January 2019 14:15 (five years ago) link
I'd never thght I wld post this: my 13 yo is obsessed with k-pop. It's like my dEUS obsession multiplied by pi.
― nathom, Friday, 18 January 2019 20:23 (five years ago) link
xp Yes, but the reactions since that tweet 8 days ago have also been stronger and different from before, signalling a shift of some kind. The story didn't go away, the company was forced to respond, the manager was removed, Japanese media have had to tackle it
― abcfsk, Friday, 18 January 2019 21:25 (five years ago) link
new kyaryhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J9hGYrc0GYI
― Jeff W, Thursday, 7 February 2019 22:04 (five years ago) link
really like the way this new Chai song gets messy in the middle
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YoCOh2r6ML0
― ( X '____' )/ (zappi), Friday, 8 February 2019 02:20 (five years ago) link
The more Momoiro Clover Z live clips I watch the less I understand what's going on.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wsSC_ZCjnZI
― Zeuhl Idol (Matt #2), Saturday, 16 February 2019 23:55 (five years ago) link
i didn't entirely get it, but i feel like i sort of half got it. is the song about feeling unloved and abandoned in a "black day" sense but instead of just moping about it and spiraling, also praying to the shinto god raijin to gain strength from their experience?
― the scientology of mountains (rushomancy), Sunday, 17 February 2019 00:12 (five years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ZfMQ-ydw28
Rinne Yoshida - "Mu"
fun dance pop produced by Wednesday Campanella's Kenmochi Hidefumi
― ufo, Sunday, 3 March 2019 07:31 (five years ago) link
Oh yeah the ne w Denpa track is a frenetic banger of the old skool style
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NgUm0xYI6fU&
― abcfsk, Tuesday, 28 May 2019 08:35 (four years ago) link
Sakanaction, delightful as always:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BxqYUbNR-c0
― Roz, Friday, 21 June 2019 12:17 (four years ago) link
^^ love that
― just sayin, Friday, 2 August 2019 06:17 (four years ago) link
Dempagumi reaching next level of brilliance here:https://open.spotify.com/track/4JOIgA1XHd6BPtv3kkEDzl?si=BoBge8FFTt-MJpU_y5M5HA
― Jeff W, Sunday, 8 September 2019 16:46 (four years ago) link
tune
― nxd, Friday, 13 September 2019 11:02 (four years ago) link
that rules
― ufo, Friday, 13 September 2019 11:42 (four years ago) link
Can anyone give me any insight into this 3776 album Saijiki? It’s getting buzz on Rym. I can only find it on YouTube. I’m new to j-pop and Idol groups in general but what I understand is they were once a larger group now it’s one girl and a producer. The cover and name are all representing mt. Fuji in shape and size. Lots going on musically, sounds like Stereolab with tons of odd time elements at play. Any insight beyond that? I kind of love it but am pretty unsure of exactly what I’m getting into here. Couldn’t find much discussion.
https://youtu.be/Bv-V9tD8gdc
― gman59, Saturday, 14 September 2019 11:00 (four years ago) link
i haven't heard much of the album yet (have been aware of the rym buzz which is usually worth checking out when it's something like this) but there's a long history of vaguely experimental and underground groups that still cling to the "idol pop" form and this seems to be in that tradition, if weirder than usual. i did do a bit of searching and find that there's a few places that claim that Akira Ishida, the songwriter and producer, is the famous voice actor of the same name but i don't think that's actually the case.
― ufo, Saturday, 14 September 2019 11:28 (four years ago) link
yeh I've been following 3776 for a few years now. they started as a "local idol" group to promote Fujinomiya, a city at the base of Mt Fuji, but the group has since become more of an arty postpunk group with the duo of Chiyono & Akira. they use a lot of Fuji imagery in the lyrics and the number 3776 in their songs e.g. in the below song during the breakdown about 90 seconds in Chiyono counts out measures of 3,7,7 and 6 before 1234ing back into the song
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S2UcGmhVnpI
their discography has all sorts of neat twists & turns e.g. there's a pretty bossanova e.p. so just dig around, there's lots of great stuff to discover. No idea what's going on with the new album though lol, sounds like she's constantly saying animal names?Oh and Chiyono also made a really solo album (produced by Akira of course)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U9x8cIwypFs
― ( X '____' )/ (zappi), Saturday, 14 September 2019 11:29 (four years ago) link
ok reading up on the new album's concept and wtf!https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saijikiso it's a chronicle of a year, every 12 seconds is a day (counted out by one zodiac sign per second, hence the animals)each of the 12 songs roughly the length of that month, i.e. in seconds x 12
― ( X '____' )/ (zappi), Saturday, 14 September 2019 11:57 (four years ago) link