J-Rock Fridays Vol. 25
July 23, 2010Silver anniversary.
white white sisters- “imperfect conflict”
Finally a band that could combine the raw energy of Death From Above and the electronic prowess of Daft Punk. Loud and beautiful. Watch out Boom Boom Satellites.
Cold Kitchen- “Castle in the Air”
Just as powerful as the white white sisters, with an amazing synth line running throughout the track.
the telephones- “I Hate DISCOOOOOOO!!!”
One day the telephones will run of of word usages for “disco.” Until then feel free to wear shiny shirts and neon face paint.
UNCHAIN- “Super Collider”
Nothing like watching schoolgirls punch each others lights out. I’ve been listening to Hello, Young Souls!! a lot this week.
SUNSGRIND- “letter to betrayer”
“Is this the new Sunsgrind? F no!” I was actually digging that intro but I can dig melodogrindcore instead. The singer reminded me of Love Me Butch in the last minute.
Mass of the Fermenting Dregs- “ゼロコンマ、色とりどりの世界”
Well that was a lot more colorful than I expected. And I think some parts are even in 3D! When did this band start writing happy music? I like it.
Kaminarigumo- “Local Line”
Another happy pop tune produced by Yamanaka Sawao of the pillows
Sandy Beach Surf Coaster- “Private Beach”
Where else would the new Sandy Beach Surf Coaster PV take place but at a surf shop on a sandy beach?
Neo Slash- “My Last Word”
I would hate my last words to be “can you hear?” but she sounds like a lucky lady.
Golden Goose- “Proud To Be”
Always weird watching bands rock out on electric guitars in the middle of the desert.
LUCK-END- “Do the Hustle”
I would be laughing if I wasn’t dancing with them.
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80kidz, Jinn, Fox Loco Phantom, you tied for last week’s poll. Fight amongst yourselves.
Which 3 will conquer this week?
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Band Links:
cold kitchen: http://www.myspace.com/coldkitchentv
Golden Goose: http://radcreation.jp/goldengoose/top.html
Kaminarigumo: http://www.kaminarigumo.com/
LUCK-END: http://www.myspace.com/luckendcrew
Mass of the Fermenting Dregs: http://www.myspace.com/motfd
Neo slash: http://www.myspace.com/neoslash
Sandy Beach Surf Coaster: http://www.myspace.com/sandybeachsurfcoaster
SUNSGRIND: http://www.myspace.com/sunsgrind
the telephones: http://www.myspace.com/thetelephonesjapan
UNCHAIN: http://www.myspace.com/unchainjp
white white sisters: http://www.myspace.com/whitewhitesisters
Buy Links:
Cold Kitchen- Ryuseigun To Nakiyamanu Amplifie
Golden Goose- Brilliant Tomorrow
Mass of the Fermenting Dregs- Zero Comma, Iro Toridori no Sekai
Neo slash- Sound Full of Hope, Sound Full of Love
Sandy Beach Surf Coaster- Private Beach
Sunsgrind- Like a Grown-up Expressions
J-Rock Explosion 
I bought the white white sisters mini album at japanfiles for $4.99. I cant say I was blown away by all the tracks, but hell it was only $4.99 and that is worth it just for Imperfect Conflict.
but with all techno given tracks, I need to give it a thorough listening to about 5 more times.
Wow, didn’t know they had it. They only email me about their stupid VK bands.
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