General Japanese Rock Thread

[hibachifinal]

I think ZBIII had a damn near perfect flow throughout the album. Pop, noise, funk, rock. It did it all and it was all really good.
I think there's a disconnect between the synth ballads that open and close ZB4 and the funk-noise that's in the middle. Both sides are good but I wish they had been able to connect them somehow.

its kinda sad to say, but its hard for them to top ZBII, the overall 'feel' and comprehensive theme in that album is still one of their/the best, maybe inazawa's to blame.


as for ZB4... what can i say, the band *coughmukaicough* has moved on to new directions, ZBIII was the test run, this is 1st gear.

im still not used to the finer bass playing of yoshida, "wankster fagget" may not have been the most impressive, but at least it had more 'personality'

[boykun]

Agreed, I think ZBII is their best. It's the most consistent. ZB4 is great though. I really like all the simple synth stuff now after listening to it for a while, and watching this > http://www.nicovideo.jp/watch/sm4152423. The sound works well with the structured playing of Yoshida and Matsushita; kind of a contrast from the previous rhythm section. That said, I still like "wankster fagget" just a tad more.

The Drifting / I Don't Wanna Be With You is quite the winner.

[iacus]

So the new veltpunch album is really good.

Like, the best album they've ever done.

[tenkei]

wtf, hook me up, ive been looking for it

[iacus]

Yeah I just got it two days ago myself.

http://www.mediafire.com/?mo5orwj3yje

[tenkei]

Yeah I just got it two days ago myself.

http://www.mediafire.com/?mo5orwj3yje

wewt, thanks yo

[StreakInTheSky]

cool. never been a huge veltpunch fan, but I'll check that out. thanks

[boykun]

The Veltpunch album is excellent. Their best yet indeed. Really very solid.

[A1]

1.I Know What You Want / MUGWUMPS
2.That's Enough / COKE HEAD HIPSTERS
3.Too Late / STOMPIN' BIRD
4.What Kind Of Love / Ken Yokoyama(横山健)
5.Come And Gone / PONI-CAMP
6.Now You Don't Remember / FUCK YOU HEROES
7.Sweet Dreams / BEAT CRUSADERS
8.All You Need / THE ONE THOUGHT MOMENT
9.Martin / WATER CLOSET
10.Little Git / TROPICAL GORILLA
11.Dicky Trois / RAZORS EDGE
12.Not Listening / PUFFY
13.Vikings / BEYONDS
14.Sunny Places / ELECTRIC SUMMER
15.Ecstacy / S.M.N.
16.Damage Is Done / SLIME BALL

Just click on the album cover 

[Stryfe]

Spangle Call Lilli Line - Isolation (2008.09.24)

1. inc.
2. roam in octave
3. it remains to be seen
4. quiet warp
5. perspective
6. Russian Gothic bold
7. short films
8. an

[tenkei]

werd just fucken grabbed it a little while ago. can't wait to give it a lsiten

[doubledown11]

Thanks for SCLL Stryfe.
I only downoaded it minutes ago and had a cursory listen but it sounds great.
I do wish they could have added a bit of variety though instead of having all the songs downtempo/melancholic.
A few songs reminicent of Lilli Disco or some of the uptempo songs on For Installation or Trace would have made the album even stronger, IMO.
But at the very least it's cohesive in tone and consistently solid throughout.

[Ayabie]

avengers updated their MySpace with another track.

http://www.myspace.com/avengersinscifi

[boykun]

That one sounds kinda different; the other one they added a while ago sounds like the usual.

[tenkei]

in case anyone missed them:


MO'SOME TONEBENDER - SING! (08.09.24)

01. シンクロニシティ
02. 流星群
03. カクカクシカジカ
04. アイドンノウ
05. 君とどこまでも
06. ひまつぶし Part2
07. グッモーニン
08. 虹を架けて
09. カラフル
10. チーズバーガー
11. joy
12. 最後のバス
13. カンケリ



NICO Touches the Walls - Who Are You? (08.09.24)

01. Broken Youth -Original Version-
02. B.C.G
03. THE BUNGY
04. エトランジェ
05. image training
06. バニーガールとダニーボーイ
07. 有言不実行成仏
08. ほっとした
09. 夜の果て
10. (My Sweet) Eden
11. 葵
12. anytime,anywhere

[boykun]

How is the MO'SOME TONEBENDER album? I'm kinda eh about them since they put out that last album.

New Straightener + Ooyama of Art-School
[youtube=425,350]YOrezOg1dwI[/youtube]

http://www.musicwhore.org/entry/3527/
I guess Ooyama pulled a Hinata and left Art-School for Straightener.

[Ayabie]

Holy shit, thanks for the heads up boykun. I haven't checked the official site for a while.

It seemed like a really weird way for him to join the band, but then they have about 10 years of history together. Things should get a lot more interesting from now on with an extra guitarist.

[Ayabie]

Brilliant shit as always.

(2008.10.08) まして、心と五感が一致するなら全て最上の『音楽』に変ずる。



te' 3rdアルバム / ZNR-055
￥2,500(TAX IN)
2008/10/8 RELEASE

01.人間は自由なものとして生まれ、至る所で『鎖』に繋がれてゆく。
02.他に寄せる信頼の大部分は、己の内に抱く自信から『生』まれる。
03.夢とは現実という平凡なものに付ける美しさに似た『嘘』の俗称。
04.いつも好転する未来を望み、しかし時節の変化は『恐』れている。
05.弱いというものは哀れな事だ、敢えて行うにしろ『忍』ぶにしろ。
06.具眼の士に検閲されることは、最も正しい『価値』の決定である。
07.詩はただ、病める魂の所有者と孤独者との寂しい『慰』めである。
08.人は他人の不幸には充分耐えられるだけの強さを『持』っている。
09.理は公平な判断を望み、怒りは判断が公平に見える事を『望』む。
10.意味の在る巡り会いを求めず、出会いに『意味』を見つけて行く。
11.歌を謡って眠らせてやりたい。誰かの傍に坐り『謡』っていたい。
12.「無論做什麼都好」，用輕聲細語説出名為『自由』という『脅迫』

[StreakInTheSky]

You know I'm lost as hell when I don't even know there's new te' stuff.

Thanks lots!

I need to find some kind of blog or website to keep me updated with new releases. I've been going crazy with rss feeds lately.

[iacus]

I'm not that big of a fan of te' or anything, but the new album is pretty darn good.

It's like they switched to a more varied and faster sound. Rather than the slow, boring, poorly written stuff off of the last album.