J-Rock Fridays Vol. 38
February 4, 2011What a week.
Uchikubi Gokumon Doukoukai- まごパワー
This one goes out to my grandparents.
The Marshmallow Kisses- “Ciao!Baby”
“Ciao! Baby” is ridiculously cute/catchy. I don’t know where I’m going to meet my 100% baby, but it’s nice seeing this real life couple sweet on each other.
Metro-Ongen- “Sick”
Metro-Ongen is sick. That’s all? That mask reminds me of an old boy doll in my grandparent’s basement.
Sebastian X- “Hikari no Tategami”
Manatsu Nagahara’s signature high vocals carry her as she runs through streets of brilliantly lighted trees and carnival attractions.
aie- 音の言葉光の音
This a powerful song with cool synthesized violin. Almost as good as Kashiwa neighbors buddhistson and kamomekamome.
suzumoku- “Modern Times”
Oooh, floating kanji! The harmonica gives this a nice folk tinge.
the band apart- “Free Fall”
“Asian gothic” is a strange tag for this video (and the name of their record label). They’re too happy for goths.
TsuShiMaMiRe- “Grapefruit Girl”
I always get confused whenever they spell their name out in kanji, which is all the time now. But hey, they have their own record label now. Cool.
uhnellys- “Central”
Who doesn’t love awesome horn sections? Cue psychedelic video section.
Heavenstamp- “Wake Up”
Sally Cinnamon and the stamps do a lot of weird things with gold men then go to India.
PLASTICZOOMS- “Witch”
The gothic PLASTICZOOMS go intergalactic in their 2011 movie project.
Satanicpornocultp- “Coyote”
I posted the live version of this last week. The PV version came out a few days later and it’s definitely NSFW.
Oorutaichi- “Futurelina”
Oorutaichi blasts off to a future of colorful drawings.
NITES- “While You Were Sleep”
The waves crash down on NITES’ sleepy track. There’s a female vocal sample buried somewhere in there. Pleasant.
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Pick 3 not 8.
Band Links:
the band apart: myspace, CD Japan
Heavenstamp: myspace, CD Japan
The Marshmallow Kisses: myspace, YesAsia
Metro-Ongen: myspace, Amazon MP3, HearJapan
NITES: myspace,
Oorutaichi: myspace, Amazon.com, Darla
PLASTICZOOMS: myspace
Satanicpornocultshop: myspace
Sebastian X: myspace, Amazon MP3, HearJapan
TsuShiMaMiRe: myspace, CD Japan
Uchikubi Gokumon Doukoukai: myspace
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