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Jpop Sekai => The Official J-Music Artist Threads => Topic started by: Ayabie on December 16, 2009, 01:34:46 PM
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It's time to look back on the musical scene of '09 and rank those babies you've had on repeat. :cow: It's your list, so you make your own rankings and rules! If you for some reason have been under a rock this past year feel free to lurk and get enlightened by other people's lists, because that's how awesome they tend to be.
There's still approximately 2 weeks left before we head into the big '10, so if you're still insecure about your awesome list just secure a post for now. :thumbup
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Tweaking shit later.
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Top Releases
80kidz - This Is My Shit
Ametsub - Nothings of the North
Geskia! - Eclipse 323
Lite - Turns Red
Mass of the Fermenting Dregs - ワールドイズユアーズ
Motohiro Nakashima - We Hum on the Way Home
Mudy on the Sakuban - Kidnie
Sgt. - Capital of Gravity
Special Others - PB
This Time We Will Not Promise And Forgive - 歌詞を読まない世代へ継ぐ
Toe - For Long Tomorrow
Top Songs
Ametsub - Snowy Lava
Yuki Murata - Call My Name and Hear My Voice
80kidz - Flying Buttress
Kashiwa Daisuke - Requiem
Mass of the Fermenting Dregs - かくいうもの
adding more songs as I go through shit...
Awards
The "Found Mukai's stash and liked it a little too much" Award
Kashiwa Daisuke - 5 Dec. (album)
The "Best album to spend months on my hdd without me ever listening to it" Award
This Time We Will Not Promise And Forgive - 歌詞を読まない世代へ継ぐ (album)
The "Not quite Ling but A for effort" Award
Rin Toshite Shigure - Moment a Rhythm (song)
The "'onest officer, I swear I'm sober" Award
Buono! - Bravo Bravo (song)
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Definitely, my "best album of the year" award goes to toe
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I'm pretty much done, I think.
Releases
- ヒゲドライバー - ヒゲドライバー2UP
- 相対性理論 - ハイファイ新書
- toe - For Long Tomorrow
- SPECIAL OTHERS - PB
- sgt. - capital of gravity
- LITE - Turns Red EP
- Perfume - ⊿
- mudy on the 昨晩 - kidnie
- →Pia-no-jaC← - 風神雷神
- ストレイテナー - Nexus
- 80kidz - THIS IS MY SHIT
Songs
- Qomolangma Tomato - リレイション
- 3nd - LOTUS
- ヒゲドライバー - human life cycle
- 80kidz - Turn Baby Turn
- mouse on the keys - Sprectres de mouse
- 凛として時雨 - a 7days wonder
- group_inou - RIP
- avengers in sci-fi - Universe Universe
- sleepy.ab - ダイバー
- rega - DOSEI
- cinema staff - シンメトリズム
- 虚弱。- kabetosogy
Awards
- The "I like you, but you're not like I thought you'd be like..." award: 3nd - World Tour (Album)
- The "銀杏BOYZ is serious business for including a karaoke recording as a b-side" award: 銀杏BOYZ - 夢をあきらめないで (Song)
- The "Holy shit am I hearing what I'm hearing?" award: avengers in sci-fi - Mickey Mouse March (Song)
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okay, made up my mind.
Top Albums
80kidz - THIS IS MY SHIT
Ao - SPACE OPERA
avengers in sci-fi - jupiter jupiter
detroit7 - Black & White
FREENOTE - CHOCOLATE BOX ORCHESTRA
GO!GO!7188 - ANTENNA
immi - Alice/Wonder EPs
noanowa - SPECTACLE
oscillator - yoru oto
People In The Box - Ghost Apple
polyABC - wonder of dear
ravex - trax
SAKANACTION - SHINSHIRO
SPECIAL OTHERS - PB
toe - For Long Tomorrow
Top Tracks
80kidz - Getting You Off (feat. Hey Champ)
ARASHI - Attack It!
GO!GO!7188 - COMMUNICATION GAP
group_inou - RIP
Leo Imai - Taxi
m-flo - SOUND BY THRILLER (feeeeeeeeeeat. LISA)
noanowa - Yume no Arika
ravex - Golden LUV (feat. MAKI GOTO) [favorite track of the year]
ravex - Nikuiko Mitsuketa. (feat. Andou Yuuko)
SAWA - Swimming Dancing
Awards
The "Best Album by an Act That Used to Be a Whole Group, Now Just One Guy" Award
i-dep - POP OUT! WHAT!!!
The "Was on the Best Album List Until 2 Minutes Ago When I Realized I Forgot toe" Award
Shiina Ringo - Sanmon GOSSIP
The "Best Albums by Bands Who Are a Direct Product of Another (Inferior) Band's Breakup" Award
the HIATUS - Trash We'd Love
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Nothing's Carved In Stone - PARALLEL LIVES
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Oh shit, its that time again.
Albums
Perfume - ⊿
JABBERLOOP - CHECK THIS OUT!!
toe - For Long Tomorrow
のあのわ - ゆめの在りか
sgt. - Capital of Gravity
クラムボン - Re-clammbon 2
VOLA & THE ORIENTAL MACHINE - SA-KA-NA ELECTRIC DEVICE
80kidz - This Is My Shit
immi - WONDER EP / Alice EP
GO!GO!7188 - アンテナ
Songs
immi - WONDER
Lillies and Remains - Moralist S.S.
ravex - Golden Luv feat. MAKI GOTO
thai kick murph - テレキネシス
Perfume - NIGHT FLIGHT
JABBERLOOP - WITH ALL MY LOVE,
ravex - ROCK U feat. 安室奈美恵
Ryukyudisko - Starlight Waltz feat. 多和田えみ
the telephones - Monkey Discooooooo
のあのわ – リズム
In following Stryfer's lead, Awards
The "Most baller sentai-esque combination/collaboration" Award
ravex - TRAX (album)
The "Most wtf collaboration" Award
メロン記念日 x ミドリ - sweet suicide summer story (song)
The "Best neglected album of the year" Award
iLL - Force (album)
The "I actually like these guys (no homo)" Award
嵐 - All the Best! 1999-2009 (album)
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1. Nobuo Yamada - Daydreams of Wok
2. Yolz In The Sky - Ionization
3. GreenAppleQuickStep - GreenAppleQuickStep
4. にせんねんもんだい - FAN
5. 百蚊 - 花園
6. Panicsmile - A GIRL SUPERNOVA
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Aww man, time to lock myself in the dungeon and analyze. *puts on scientists lab coat*
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Top 10 Albums of 2009 in Japan for me
1.UA - ATTA (avant-pop)
2.Kotringo - trick & tweet (avant-pop, jazz)
3.Mouse on the keys - an anxious object (post-jazz)
4.Clammbon - Re Clammbon 2 (post-rock, acoustic, pop)
5.Ametsub - The Nothings of The North (electronica, electronic)
6.80kidz - This Is My Shit (electroclash, new rave)
7.Azzurro - The B-Side (abstract-hiphop)
8.toe - For Long Tomorrow (post-rock)
9.KOKIA - KOKIA ∞ AKIKO ～balance～ (pop, opera)
10.MEG - BEAUTIFUL (electropop)
This year, I still keep listening to Shugo Tokumaru's ''EXIT'', and Urichipangoon's ''GIANT CLUB'' again and again. Although I couldn't listen to ar's ''LOVE LU LE LO'', it would sounds good, I guess.
If I don't restrict the releases in Japan, The Best is Dirty Projectors' ''Bitte Orca''. Japanese can't make their music. I really loved post-rock in Chicago though, nowadays, experimental music in Brooklyn like Animal Collective, Gang Gang Dance, Akron/Family, etc, sounds cool.
Oricon chart doesn't help me to find any good music (as usual) On the other hand, JPHIP, especially ''The Obscure Band/Artist Thread'' always brings .me goodies. I really appreciate it.
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To be honest, my expectations were way to high for the albums by my fav artists, so I ended up getting disappointed. Cases in point:
Aya Hirano - Speed Star:
It follows the same basic idea as her first album (which was GREAT), yet it lacks the memorable hooks! As a result, the album is completely uninteresting :( Only a couple of cool songs.
Scandal - BEST Scandal:
Too polished, not enough rock... not what I was hoping for.
That being said, there is one mini-album which truly is the surprise of the year and gets my vote for best album of 2009:
Love - Love.It :bow:
Otsuka Ai's alter ego! You know it's gonna be interesting when Otsuka Ai goes experimental and digital. Surprise of the year, a very interesting album. In retrospect, I guess the song '360' on Love Letter could be seen as a little preview. it would have fitted right in with the rest of these songs.
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My favorite albums of 2009 are
toe - For Long Tomorrow
susquatch - In This World
sgt. - Capital of Gravity
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チャットモンチー - 告白
VOLA & THE ORIENTAL MACHINE - SA-KA-NA ELECTRIC DEVICE
toe - For Long Tomorrow
SPECIAL OTHERS - PB
SOUR - WATER FLAVOR EP
Perfume - ⊿
mass of the fermenting dregs - ワールドイズユアーズ
相対性理論 - ハイファイ新書
銀杏BOYZ - ボーイズ・オン・ザ・ラン
sgt. - Capital of Gravity
World's End Girlfriend - 空気人形 O.S.T.
FLiP - 感傷中毒
Base Ball Bear - (WHAT IS THE) LOVE & POP?
so far :o i'm gonna marathon all my 2009 stuff
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Favorites from 2009 :heart:
This Is My Shit - 80kidz
NIVAN RUNDER SOUNDRUGS - FACT
⊿ [Triangle] - Perfume
Beautiful - MEG
Back on My Feet - Boom Boom Satellites
Gothic Lolita Propaganda - Yousei Teikoku (妖精帝國)
Alice & Wonder - immi
IS ALL GOOD NOW :twothumbs
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toe, sgt., and 80kidz seem to be very popular.
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shit i gotta hear some 80kidz too, I saw em on the radio
Singles
YUI - Again
Spontania feat. Yuna Ito - ma Demo Aitai Yo...
SWEET BLACK feat. MAKI GOTO-SWEET BLACK
RYUICHI KAWAMURA - Brilliant Stars great horns
BoA - Eien
Namie Amuro - WILD Dr.
Tokyo Jihen - Noudouteki Sanpunkan
Albums
Kuroki Meisa - hellcat :fap
Ravex - Trax
Hitomi - Love Life 2