21. "RE: Leftover from 2013: Izumi Makura - My Room My Stage" In response to Reply # 1
This is really dope. Makes me wish I knew what she was saying. Also is there anywhere online you can purchase this? I am having a difficult time finding it anywhere.
24. "It's available on iTunes." In response to Reply # 21
But in terms of a hard copy, you'll most likely have to use something like CDJapan or YesAsia to get it, and it's fairly expensive. Unless you absolutely need a physical copy, I'd recommend taking advantage of the fact that these artists are distributing it through channels like iTunes or Amazon.com digitally.
12. "I'm so happy you like the tricot album." In response to Reply # 10 Thu Feb-06-14 07:28 AM by Steve O Tron v2
A lot of people say it sounds a little same-y, and I can see where they're coming from, but I think it's a great record that has some great songwriting and distinct touches on each song that reveal themselves with more listens.
I also love the EP by Kinoko Teikoku that came out in December. They're one of those rare bands that's actually getting better and better with time, and I can't wait to hear what they have next.
37. "tricot's drummer, komaki, is leaving the band" In response to Reply # 10
due to "creative differences."
It'll just be the three founding members after the 27th of March, and they'll have a touring drummer for their Asian tour.
komaki is a beast drummer, so this definitely sucks. I wonder if they'll get a permanent drummer or do what Phoenix did and just bring one along for tours. If they do get one, I'm guessing it'll be a woman, however.
11. "Somebody help me, ....." In response to Reply # 0
My exchange-student-homey's from Japan brought a cassette to the states a few years back of a gloriously melodic Japanese punk band with a female vocalist....
Ill harmonies, lo-fi rugged guitar mix.....but I can't remember the name of the band for the life of me....but I know that I NEED that band in my life.
I just ask that Kats in this post name-off some melodic Japanese punk bands with female vocalists so that I can possibly rekindle with the greatness of this band that I've since lost about 7 years ago.....
"You can take an African out of Africa, but you can't take Africa out of the African" Afro-Americana/Afro-Caribbana/Afro-Latino unite. We are ALL Black!
"You can take an African out of Africa, but you can't take Africa out of the African" Afro-Americana/Afro-Caribbana/Afro-Latino unite. We are ALL Black!
13. "i dont represent the color black but" In response to Reply # 0 Thu Feb-06-14 03:47 PM by Sylana
does amerie count? where she at?
and people dont go thru people thats a lie the fems just want u to think im not an actual person so u just do it
CHECK OUT N DOWNLOAD MY FREE BEATS @ WWW.SOUNDCLICK.COM/SYLANA i dont rep no black white or gray they made two copies of me, one that licks and sucks and the other that has someone on top of me, i never acted white they made me look like i did so they cou
there are better songs on the two albums released in 2013, both have haymakers for closing tracks that will completely have ur eyeballs rolling backwards into ur socket but can't find on youtube
I'm not a huge fan of the first two acts yet (they sound like a poor man's Ringo), but I absolutely love Seiko Oomori. I posted about her in last year's Japanese music thread but wasn't sure if anyone was checking for her. I have her disk, 黒歴史再録, and her "in the room" skit things are absolutely hilarious. She's a fucking weirdo, and I love it.
33. "RE: My fucking homie." In response to Reply # 31 Wed Feb-26-14 06:42 PM by electricflower
im a fan of all three, i can see the potential of both establishing their own sound and taking it to the level of shiina like non constraint on their music, and have some songs in their catalogue already that does that check out the two last tracks on wakusei abnormals albums
but seiko is more like psycho oomori amirite? lol she is like the new girl that won't let me talk to my ex girls (wakusei abnormal, and yasuha kominami) even though im on good terms with them lol... she demands all my attention, shes crazy, ever since i found out about her i havent paid attention to anything else
i had a bad first impression though first song i ever heard was from the 魔法が使えないなら死にたい (Mahou Ga Tsukenai Nara Shinatai - translated You Will Die If you Don't Use Magic)which is Kitty Blues, shit threw me the fuck off like why people saying she could be the next shiina ringo, im like where the drums and electric at? she sounded like a five year old with her annoying singing voice, but then i doubled back on the whole album a few weeks later due to giving the benefit of doubt to one of my trusted music taste person i know who is a bigger stan than i am, can't remember the last album that had such a tremendous payoff as a grower like this one, i don't think many people just like me would get it after first listen a month later it became one of my favorite albums ever she does whatever the fuck she wants but knows how to strike every chord in me, her songs sound so personal like we are walking in on her in her private moments, geez
but anyways if ur a big fan, download the Over The Party concert dvd on jpopsuki, inbox me if u need a jpopsuki invite
numbers look crooked like king kong shook it - jdilla
35. "RE: My fucking homie." In response to Reply # 33
Haha, I'm on JPS, and I've had the Over the Party .iso sitting on my computer but haven't had a chance to watch it yet.
DG on JPS is totally killing it with all the Seiko uploads. I also posted about The Nanbatatain and their lead single in this tread, and the lyrics were written by Seiko.
I think what separates Seiko from the other acts is that while she has elements that make her appeal to Ringo fans, I don't think she actually sounds very Ringo-ish herself, and that's why I really like her. I had a similar reaction to her at first, however. I heard the first album and kind of just forgot about it, but when I heard the collaboration with Lai Lai Lai Team, I went back to check out 魔法が使えないなら死にたい, and it finally clicked.
And I love every single version of the track, ミッドナイト清純異性交遊, with the Lai Lai Lai Team version you posted as my favorite. But I also really love this acoustic rendition, and I hope this ends up on some kind of CD or DVD/BD release: http://youtu.be/smEhVWqJsXM
36. "RE: My fucking homie." In response to Reply # 35
yea i love the album with the Lai Lai team she sounds alot like Ringo on the last track on that with the dude singing too, not sure which version of track 2 like better, but prob the one on the Mahou album caus its the best rap song since 93 til infinity
im Loving the track Hayatori on her new album which is still growing on me but not as much as the first one did
numbers look crooked like king kong shook it - jdilla
my guilty pleasure but there are some songs with alot of musical value, well the ones produced by producer duo named Sweetunes who got a throwback 80s quincy like sound mix with some funk shit they produce mostly for group called Nine Muses
44. "Surprised that we're talking about Japanese music on OKP?" In response to Reply # 38
or that we're not talking enough about Korean stuff since it's what's hot?
If it's the latter, I usually can't keep up with Korean stuff since there's so much of it, and a lot of it isn't worth the time and effort. Really popular (and sometimes really good) stuff does eventually make it onto my radar, and I'll try to post it here.
39. "Regarding Japanese releases..." In response to Reply # 0
So I've recently started buying some Japanese releases from amazon.co.jp and trying to find what projects the songs in this post and last year's come from. I've been noticing that Japanese bands release a lot of what we'd probably call EPs in the US (in terms of length). Is is pretty common for bands to do that and not have them essentially be previews for longer albums (as they tend to be stateside)?
I'm wondering about this because while the CD's themselves aren't prohibitively more expensive, the shipping is kicking my ass so I'm trying to economize.
43. "This might be true." In response to Reply # 39
At the same time I probably follow Japanese bands a little bit more closely because you kind of need to to stay in the loop since there are less resources for news and the like, so I'm a bit more vigilant about not missing EPs and singles.
They also release a lot of what they call "mini-albums," which are usually just like an EP or just a bit longer, and often they are standalone releases and not necessarily previews to longer albums.
If you don't mind used CDs, the Japanese rakuten site is usually good for cheap CDs, although it's not quite as useful for independent stuff. Just make sure you do a big batch order to justify the shipping. New CDs are ridiculously expensive to me, even for the cheaper sellers on Amazon.jp. And sometimes it's hard for me to figure out which ones will actually ship to the U.S.
It sucks because there are a lot of really interesting releases that I haven't been able to check out since the cost is so high, and they unfortunately aren't available digitally. I was so happy when tricot put their album on the U.S. Amazon store, and for a pretty good price as well.
42. "negoto - Mayonaka no Anthem (synthy power pop)" In response to Reply # 0 Tue Mar-04-14 05:20 AM by Steve O Tron v2
From their new upcoming mini-album, Z"OOM, which is being released March 12th. Their last album grew on me a bit, the last single was great, and this one is really good too.
The original version of this song is kind of impossible to find, and I've only heard a low quality live recording of it, but this acoustic version will be on their reissue of the Bakuretsu Triot-san EP.
Remapping of the Human Soul is a hip hop classic, it's straight soulfull jazzy hip hop introspective shit mix with some other stuff, like the song FAQ has some metal shit but really bangs, DJ tukutz kills it on the turntables too, their big commercial single off that was the song Love Love Love which i didnt like at first but now like, but their new stuff is more towards kpop fans
numbers look crooked like king kong shook it - jdilla
61. "RE: The 2014 Asian Music Post." In response to Reply # 0
found a dope ass track by the Lailaialai Team with some female singer not seiko oomori, she sounds really good and they kilt it at the end wiht a mariah fantasy little tribute break
87. "That's some weak songwriting." In response to Reply # 86
I get the comparison to mouse on keys, but these guys are brutally mundane. No funk in their rhythms, no counterpoint in their melodies; basically just looping 2-bar blocks for minutes on end with minor variations. It's like they aspired to alter the sound of mouse on keys into a template for dramatic montages in Japanese film.
88. "Akai Ko-en - new album and "Cider"" In response to Reply # 0
They're releasing their sophomore album late in September. The single, "Cider," is already out, and here's a short promo video for it here: http://youtu.be/1123G-tP4l4
Zettaitekina Kankei is one of my favorite songs this year (it appears on the album), and I'm really enjoying "Cider" as well.
91. "Steve, any of the Japanese roots-rock type stuff I'd be into?" In response to Reply # 0
you've heard all the stuff I got into in the 90s, so anything in particular you think I'd like that's got either a minyo, shimauta or global-roots bend to it could be fun for me to check out. I used to read up on releases at farsidemusic.com but haven't spent much time there in several years... doesn't help that the album prices are so outrageous. Think I got my last shipment of J-pop stuff in 2006 or 2007, just catching up on recent (at the time) releases from The Boom and Soul Flower Union.
96. "Sorry, nothing immediately comes to mind." In response to Reply # 91
I'll let you know if I come across something. Rakuten used to have a shop that sold used CDs for just a dollar or two, and it was pretty useful if you placed a bulk order to ship a bunch of CDs for relatively cheap. I'm not sure how their selection would have been for the kind of stuff you're looking for, but it's a resource I wish was still around.
Best bet it seems nowadays is to try to find digital releases in U.S. stores (e.g., Amazon, iTunes), because even the digital releases are expensive in Japanese digital stores.
First time I've heard Shing02 rap in Japanese, and I like it much better than this English stuff, although I've only really heard him on those Nujabes tracks.
98. "Kaela Kimura - Today is a New Day" In response to Reply # 0
She's of my favorite J-Pop artists, but her work has been a bit spotty the last couple of years. This is the first song that I've really enjoyed from her the last year or so, and it's mostly because she's collaborating with Shinobu Watanabe again here (and Takashi Kashikura of the band toe is her drummer as well).
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