Author Topic: General Japanese Rock Thread (Read 248632 times)

StreakInTheSky · « **Reply #680 on:** May 14, 2009, 02:28:01 AM »

Well the new Rin Toshite has been leaked. If you haven't grabbed it already, I recommend you head to the Obscure Artist thread and do so.

The new album is bad ass. I love how this band continues to evolve and push themselves without sounding like shit or ditching their sound.

I still don't know what song is my favorite after i few listens, but I'm leaning towards mib126 for its epicness. It's like the whole album in one track.

Ayabie · « **Reply #681 on:** May 14, 2009, 01:57:12 PM »

I'm liking everything about this album, except for the cover. I guess they were serious about the dead inspiration... It's still hard to pick any favorites, but it feels good to know they'll probably still be around if TK runs out of lyrics.

boykun · « **Reply #682 on:** May 15, 2009, 12:14:59 AM »

New album is goooood stuff. I like the whole thing more than their previous album. Songs have killer instrumentation. Great playing. I also can't pick out a favorite yet, but a few, like Tremolo+A and a over die, caught my ears at first listen.

doubledown11 · « **Reply #683 on:** May 15, 2009, 07:19:09 PM »

Hmmm... if it were my first exposure to RTS I'd say it's an unbelieveably good album.
They stepped up the instrumentation and they're tighter than ever.
However, within the album there isn't a whole lot of variation. On top of that, listening to each song brings moments of deja vu. There are parts of songs that sound eerily similar to motifs they've used in the past. The vocal melodies in particular are exceedingly simple and re-hashed maybe in a different key but with the same intervals.
Take any given song in isolation.. it's fucking mind-blowing. But listening to the tracks one after each other, and having their older material subliminally fossilized in my brain the album seems repetitive. It seems to me they were fucking lazy in coming up with material for this album. They seem to use the same mold/blueprint for each song, change up the intro a bit, add some more gain/distort to the bass, make minor tweaks to the arrangement and call it a new song.
A+ on musicianship but C minus for overall creativity.
Qomolangma Tomato are nowhere near as skilled as musicians but "Camouflage" is easily the superior album at least to my ears.
Plus the bonus DVD with footage from their one-man at Daikan Unit perfectly distills the energy and brilliance of their legendary live performances. The latter half of the DVD from "seijaku.." to "359.." is especially godhead.
Also, the Kll Your TV comp is another album I'm enjoying a lot more than RTS "Just A Moment"

Stryfe · « **Reply #684 on:** May 15, 2009, 07:44:30 PM »

Maybe inspiration really is dead...

Anyway, good album, some cool tracks, re-hash galore, somewhat forgettable as a whole, doesn't touch #4.

ytreza · « **Reply #685 on:** May 17, 2009, 05:38:11 PM »

Susquatch - In this world (2009-05-13)

1.awakening at daybreak
2.Ghost
3.glass marbles
4.Return of Spring
5.the gulf lab
6.A Gremlin
7.matsuri
8.after the thaw
9.Spin The Words
10.summer end

http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?zzgx1yzwkiu

A1 · « **Reply #686 on:** June 26, 2009, 02:58:07 AM »

1. Little Giant
2. Never Shut Up
3. Super Prodigy
4. Rules
5. Chances
6. Makin' Magic
7. F.A.Y.(Fight Against Yourself)
8. Norm
9. Your Color
10. Distance
11. Swear
12. So Easy
13. Miracle
14. No Reasons
15. A WHOLE NEW WORLD
16. WAY IT IS
17. NEW THINGS
18. GOT LUCKY
19. T.O.A.S.T
20. 831

click on the cover

Wind · « **Reply #687 on:** July 01, 2009, 04:26:27 AM »

I noticed you guys talking about this earlier, sooo...

New SPECIAL OTHERS album "PB"

1. Title
2. PB
3. Stay
4. SPinWednesday
5. Charlie
6. Silent
7. Potato
8. twilight
9. LIFE
10. sunrise

*ttp://www.twitter.com/?d=TT2HNPDD

Stryfe · « **Reply #688 on:** July 01, 2009, 12:17:00 PM »

Ah no-one shared that before? It's a pretty cool album.

And welcome to JPH!P, Wind!

Ayabie · « **Reply #689 on:** July 22, 2009, 09:57:04 AM »

Fuck, TMGE's Abe Futoshi passed away... at 43.

http://www.rockin-blues.com/futoshi_abe_html/index.html

StreakInTheSky · « **Reply #690 on:** July 23, 2009, 11:57:36 PM »

Just read about it.

RIP

iacus · « **Reply #691 on:** July 24, 2009, 12:24:47 AM »

aww man, for a decent period of time TMGE was my favorite band.

tenkei · « **Reply #692 on:** July 24, 2009, 01:08:57 AM »

shit, that blows. RIP Futoshi.

boykun · « **Reply #693 on:** July 24, 2009, 01:48:16 AM »

Man, still young. RIP Abe Futoshi.

hibachifinal · « **Reply #694 on:** July 29, 2009, 11:50:24 AM »

fuck, new vola
http://www.twitter.com/?d=ODDHDETU m4a
http://www.mediafire.com/?zy0zmdwjjkz mp3

tenkei · « **Reply #695 on:** July 29, 2009, 01:19:00 PM »

was waiting for it, good looking out ronin

hibachifinal · « **Reply #696 on:** August 04, 2009, 08:46:10 PM »

upped this for someone else, might as well post it here..
its an old dvd with mukai, and the rest of zazen boys... doing stuff. with 6 performances from the Yaon live.
has lots of talking... but its not subbed or anything...

part1 http://www.twitter.com/?d=OJ3151Y9
part2 http://www.twitter.com/?d=WESX3HQA

mkv format, use 7zip to extract

boykun · « **Reply #697 on:** August 04, 2009, 10:40:32 PM »

Schweet. Thanks mang.

hibachifinal · « **Reply #698 on:** August 05, 2009, 10:17:52 AM »

SO like... SPARTA LOCALS is gonna kick it for good by September...

i personally wasn't a fan (Second Fanfare was a good listen though, imo).. any of you fiends crying over this yet? lol

StreakInTheSky · « **Reply #699 on:** August 05, 2009, 11:12:30 PM »

They were a fun band and had a kick ass live. Never really listened to them much though, much better live. They'll still be missed, it's always a bit sad to see a band you've listened to break up.