Tell me about Japanese music. About all I got to go on is some

*mostly* shite that people think is really good simply because it has that exotic Japonais finish to it and for some reason people completely sperg out at that point and can't judge the art irrespective of that. There are people all over the world doing the same shit and yet no one cares.

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>>73070150
>In 2004, he earned a doctorate in music therapy.[1]

>>73070051
I love me some japanese weird vision. It's different in a lot of ways yet I can't exactly wrap my head around what makes it weird other than "it's Japan". Here's a small list of my favorites. One album per artist but pretty much everything from them is fucking amazing. So here goes:
Kashiwa Daisuke - Program music (neoclassical with avant-garde-ish touches)
World's End Girlfriend - Hurtbreak Wonderland (post-rock, electronic, neoclassical)
X Japan - Art of Life (power\prog metal)
Rin Toshite Shigure - Inspiration is Dead (post-hardcore)
Sigh - Imaginary Soniscape (avant-garde black metal)
Boris - Flood (drone, sludge)
Mono\World's End Girlfriend - Palmless prayer/mass murder refrain (post-rock, neoclassical) Don't really dig Mono though, kinda generic, but split with WEG is phenomenal
Envy - A dead sinking story (screamo, post-hardcore)
Nujabes - Metaphorical Music (hip-hop, jazz, fusion)
Tricot - The (math-rock)

Also can put Intestine Baalism and Chirch of Misery on the list, both being from Japan, but they play rather western-esque melodic death metal and doom metal respectively. Still quite good.

>>73070051
Yasuaki Shimizu
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dabjI3LRkkQ

Ryuichi Sakamoto
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kf0HYeQp760

Haruomi Hosono
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HV_oHmW0rKU

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>>73070051
AOTY

>>73071255
Great album. This, tricot, and Seiko Oomori are my top Nip-shit for 2017.

>>73071226
Which album would you recommend as a good starting point for Ryuichi Sakamoto?

>>73071319
Different poster, but I'd say Thousand Knives of Ryuichi Sakamoto or maybe even this year's async.

>>73070051
I'm becoming a major weeb guys please help, I only watch anime and listen to japanese and korean music now and it happened so quickly

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>>73070051
DUDE I'LL SCREAM OVER ACCESSIBLE POPPY MELODIES
DAE QUIRKY AND WEIRD XDD
LOOK AT MY LEGS IN HIGHSCHOOL SKIRT BTW :3333

>>73071367
Shit's fun. It doesn't pretend to be any more and it's a great album because of it.

>>73071281
I didn't really dig tricot this year, it's kinda I don't know. Gotta jam a few more

>>73071389
That's fair. It's a lot poppier than THE and A N D. It took a bit to grow on me, but they have a great ear for hooks.

>>73071367
Imagine being this much of a virgin.

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Japan is the only asian country to produce any music of actual quality.
I got into Japanese music originally because i grew up watching anime and there are a lot of great anime soundtracks.
Eventually you start exploring non anime Japanese music.
Tat shit yellow magic orchestra made,, city pop, shibuya kei, j rock, jpop, folk,etc.

The Japanese have a great quality and diversity in the music they made.


And once you know that, you realize how garbage kpop and koreans really are.

Who japanoise here

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>>73071445
>Japan is the only asian country to produce any music of actual quality.
Japan has the most albums worth listening to out of any Asian country, but there's some good shit from the rest of Asia too. Pic related.

>>73071137
>no cornelius or fishmans

FUCK OFF
U
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ixd7QTD_2PU
Fave of the year I guess, I haven't really been keeping up with new stuff

I think the mootkips pastebin is always a good tool to get a general overview of whats overall considered somewhat of note: https://pastebin.com/Cca07HuB

I mean just like musicover here, there's tons of stuff out there, really depends on what you want to know

>>73071477
Gee senpai, it's not like I have everything in my head at ready whenever. Gomen nasai. Cornelius totally slipped out of my mind. Point is great
And yeah I still haven't checked Fishmans out. What should I start with?

Also fucking Kiwiroll.

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Just going to post a bunch of random jap music

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GvDvstgoqbI

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P2rtqVma_Ww

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U3yUuE2x1fs

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uBzUfjkdPq4

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aF5PuALlhUI

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rE0UDfM-vm4

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M8aF1i864zk

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vC2vqPHUw7s

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dN22zS9fLQM

>>73071592
Long Season. It's not just a meme. It's really one of the best dream pop albums I've heard.

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>>73071445
>Japan is the only Asian country that has been Westernized to the point where their music has become relatively similar to the music of my own country and thus I can listen to it and enjoy it the same way but I pretend the reason why I can't enjoy music from other Asian countries like China, India, Bangladesh, Thailand etc. is simply because they do not make as good music when in fact my elitism is based solely in my experience, which is fundamentally nurtured by a categorically Western upbringing.

Let's be honest, anon.

>>73071645
Have you fucking listened to any Thai music? It's irredeemable garbage like holy shit.

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>>73071710
>he doesn't like molam

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=7uePXqPyROQ
Love Seiko-chan

>>73071645
this

Akiko Yano
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4lIj6opiVNw

Nobukazu Takemura
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dRrt5qmo0hg

Yann Tomita
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5DoT0_hGP9o

>>73071645
You hit the nail on the head. This is why I hate that I can't mention Japanese bands to any of my "normie" friends or family without them thinking its some kind of hyperactive 90s bubblegum happy hardcore shit or something. Japanese music basically has something for everyone regardless of tastes due to how much the Japanese have adapted to western styles of music.

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>>73071645
>become westernized
>take over asia

This is why japan always wins WWWWWWWW

>>73070051
Japanese music is hated on /mu/ so don't bother asking

Is anime music the next wave of vaporwave?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4d6k0tHIvyw

>>73071255
Holy shit dude fucking thank you. I just looked up this band and from the singles I've heard I'm actually really into it. Gonna listen to their discography, I think. Good stuff.

>>73071255
>>73071281
>>73072004
It's like Kero Kero Bonito but not fake as fuck.

>>73072035
The obviously over the top saccharine nature of KKB is part of the appeal though I get that it's not for everyone. I like SnC but I feel like what they do is a bit different than KKB. There's definitely some similarities but I feel like the subject matter creates a big difference in how the songs play out. KKB songs are about making banal, everyday things seem more grand or full of life than they are. SnC songs are more about making pop songs from esoteric references to cinema, literature, history, etc.

Sambomaster
Ghost (psychedelic rock band)
Nagisa ni te
Blue Creation
Flower Travellin' Band
Ningen-isu
Acid Black Cherry

>>73072251
I forgot about Ghost. Killer band and not remotely Scooby Doo chase music like the other Ghost.

Especia was pretty good before they broke up.

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black sabbath-y psych

>>73071445
Just because you aren't aware of good music from other parts of Asia, doesn't mean it doesn't exist.
>>73071529
Hey thanks for posting this for me

Heres some random things I've been listening to lately
https://youtu.be/p1l73gJNU4A
https://youtu.be/z3LEjF6jbBY
https://youtu.be/n7rfYjgPRiM
https://youtu.be/MSEw6Zg8BME

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Hope you guys enjoy this
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xgMD6efugcU
I've spent the past week digging up decent Jap post punk and shoegaze and for me this one has been the winner so far.

the pillows

Kinoko teikoku

their earlier stuff is classic shoegaze, then it gets a little more pop and now we're back to the og sound. sato has an amazing voice that i never get sick of

check out mass of the fermenting dregs too

i have been looking for a japanese jazz band. mostly adult band members. making free jazz but not ornette coleman tier schizo shit, still somehow keeping the melodic feel. they are kinda well know actually. but i have no idea what their name is. there were lots of videos of them in yt. can u guys help finding me those guys pls? i guess one of their song title was related with "time"... anyways idk.

>>73073602
>now we're back to the og sound
hah, Im not as optimistic as that, about half the tracks on the last album were awful with a couple mediocre shoegaze-esque ones and only a couple that you could say matched their old style (one of which is a re-recorded version of an old demo).

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>>73070051
It's noisy

1980s jap is best jap
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GTjFPgyLxAc

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Haruomi Hosono, YMO and Miharu Koshi are epic.

I like SAKAMOTO

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The Pillows - Little busters

>>73071645
Thanks anon, I was rustled by that ridiculous faggot but you got across what we were all thinking

>>73075545
HYBRID RAINBOW

clammbon
Buffalo Daughter
Supercar
Sotaiseiriron
MASS OF THE FERMENTING DREGS
Salyu
tricot
Lamp
Ken Ishii
fishmans
Boredoms
The pillows
OOIOO
Flipper's Guitar
Yellow Magic Orchestra (GOAT)
Alva Noto + Ryuichi Sakamoto

>>73071389
I wasn't liking a lot of their stuff from 3 but their new song, tokyo vampire hotel, is pretty good
not as good as any of THE and kabuku ep songs, but better than the other songs they showed for me

Everyones listing their laundry list of favourites so Im gonna give mine, *s are favourites, ** is essential:

Melt Banana*
Midori*
385
Bleach 03

Tricot
Kinoko Teikoku**
Uchu Conbini

101A
Ling Togitse Sigure
Toe**
Aoki Takamasa, Tujiko Noriko*
Fishmans**
Shinsei Kamattechan**
Boris**
Yasuaki Shimizu
Supercar
Les Rallizes Denudes**

>>73074929
You mean one of Otomo Yoshihide's bands?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H-rQS-534wo

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fAHzuXt4nBw

>>73075701
Lamp kind of reminds me of a Japanese Steely Dan. Its some great stuff, would highly recommend for OP.

>>73076684
>Bleach03
>385

Nice. I've been really into then over the past couple of weeks. Miya is one hell of a bassist.

>>73071834
blame this site's recent kneejerk reaction against anything japanese
>>73072691
ah, they're done?

>>73078412
Yeah. They just dropped a new compilation as their last record. I'm bummed desu. They were a lot of fun.

>>73071137
>It's different in a lot of ways yet I can't exactly wrap my head around what makes it weird other than "it's Japan".
>>73070185
Point proven

>>73071445
>Japan is the only asian country to produce any music of actual quality.

god I hate this fucking board

>>73070051
they are the best

>>73071255
is there a download for this?

>>73071367
>this album
>not the greatest album of all time

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q0TxXKNZGss&t=258s

>>73079071
It's on soulseek.

>>73079241
oh i frogot i had that, thanks

L'Arc~en~Ciel's Heavenly and True are two great albums. Their later efforts aren't as consistent or "cool", but have their moments

>>73075545
hell yeah dude

>>73071476
>Faye Wong
my nigga

tsumanne is GOAT

I like fishmans, some youtube classic jazz, nujabes and some bands from my teenager anime years.

I rec Malice Mizer and Larc en Ciel

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kvExQZTtL-o

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B8j5Kn0og4E


I really really like the production in Malice Mizer and that aesthetic. It is difficult to find Larc on youtube and live performances generally are shitty. They have one really well done performance that involves some rabbit in the opening (don't remember the album name), try finding on piratebay.

Also give art of Life from X Japan a try.

>>73071255
Okay I just gave this album a listen and its fantastic. Thanks for the rec bud

Lowkey the funkiest motherfuckers on the whole planet

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hhetXL7KmZA

A handful of people have already mentioned him but Hosono is the by far the most interesting producer the country ever produced, the amount of stuff he's put out since the 70's is jaw-dropping, and most of it's absolutely fantastic.

>>73072691
I'd like to think history will look back on Especia as one of the most unique and important idols groups of the 2010s. Very grateful I had the chance to see them in Shibuya in 2015 (shortly after Primera came out). I'll never forget it, and even if the post-split stuff wasn't quite as good, they're still one of the best idol groups of all time in my opinion.

>>73082982
Nearly stole Tatsuro's thunder for a while, too. On The City Shore takes after For You and doesn't disappoint.

Ginji Ito is often overlooked when it comes to westerners' appreciation of Jap music history in the '70s and '80s.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EZDhZJkqh8I

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DvDuH4tEwgk

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tcq2QmpxmSs

>>73072251

Ningen-Isu is the greatest band of all time to me.

>>73079060

Well he is not wrong anon, Koreans just make shitty pop music. While Chinese people make even worse music and the jungle Asians make even shittier music than the Chinaman. Praise Japan.

Any Akiko Shikata fans here? Part of me knows that she's new age bullshit, but I love her wall of vocal tracks.

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>>73073382
I enjoy this. Thanks anon, downloading now.

>>73071645
Jesus fucking Christ anon you nuked that innocent boy out of this world. Well done.

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Please check out this album.

>>73071645

i've never seen a shitposter get so well-dissected before. this was like a precision shot to the brain stem.

I know when it comes to anime music its a bit of a meme fest but is Sambomaster any good? I know the love for the Pillows isn't ironic though

KOKIA is my favorite singer. Her performance makes me feel like I'm listening to her for the first time every time.

>>73085421
What other YMO albums are worth checking out? I love this one.

>>73070051
Well if you like DEG you might enjoy Sukekiyo, Kyo's side projecy. Pretty solid atmobutt

>>73087024
The first from '78 is the quirkiest and essential if you like early electronic pop, BGM is a solid combination of all their styles, Technodelic is landmark /bleep/ ahead of its time, and Naughty Boys is just plain synth pop (still solid, of course).

If you like comedy, Multiplies and Service have sketch show type bits between the songs.

>>73087024
Also, you might like to hear Public Pressure since it contains the best live versions of most of their best songs up 'til that point (1980), including a lot of Solid State Survivor. The album originally cut Kazumi Watanabe's guitar solos due to contractual issues so instead Sakamoto overdubbed new synth solos, which work really well (especially on Tong Poo) but if you want to hear the recordings in their original form, Faker Holic has all the songs and then some.

c h i l l

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t3r1NZAJlpY

>>73085323
He didnt do anything, thai and indian music are fucking garbage

>>73087580
Exactly, cultures do not have equal music, African chanting and bongo drums don't have shit on Mozart. Most countries have horrible music.

>>73087513
why is this so jammin

>>73071645
GOTT EEM

>>73087513
Hitomitoi is great. We need more city pop revival t b h.
>>73087416
>>73087491
Thanks. I'll at least snag Technodelic and their first one.

Hey OP, you should see if you can fish up a .pdf of Japrocksampler by Julian Cope. He's the same dude that wrote Krautrocksampler, but JRS is much more thoroughly researched and goes a long way in describing the kind of strange Westernization that Japanese rock bands represent. It has a good Top 50 list in the appendix too, which is a pretty decent starter set for 60's and 70's shit. http://rateyourmusic.com/list/RamonesIstKrieg/julian_copes_japrocksampler_top_50_albums/

>>73087513
Fucking love Hitomitoi. Anyone who likes her stuff should check out Dorian. She sang on one of his songs too.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uXHe_E5G_cY

Everyone that liked Suiyoubi no Campanella earlier in the thread should check out this album. Similar vocals and delivery. Everyone else should check it out too. Top tier Nip-hop.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7EpVX3BIen8

>>73087024
selftitled, ×∞Multiplies, Service and Technodon are a little weak. The others are pretty killer.

The related albums like Paraiso are hit or miss. The Beatniks, Takahashi's Neuromantic and Sakamoto's B-2 Unit are amazing.

>>73088117
Neuromantic is the most YMO-sounding of their solo albums.

>>73087878
>Most countries have horrible music.
If you don't have any context and don't know anything about it I could see how you could think that after a cursory listen, but it's still a fucking stupid thing to say.

>>73088102
Thanks for the rec. I'm downloading it right now. Here's a link for everyone.

http://b-ok.org/dl/913149/94ba56

>>73088189
No problem mate. By the way, I highly recommend getting drunk or in some way intoxicated the first time you listen to Eve. Not usually big on that sort of recommendation, but it's an extremely sloppily-performed album and not being sober helps with how uptight you may be the first time.

>>73083475
>Koreans just make shitty pop music

Have you ever considered... you know, maybe searching past the popular music? Of course you haven't, because you're a fucking pleb.

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most underrated japanese album coming through

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZwkHAVSDHMQ

>>73088320
Not him but I don't really find Eve to be *that* sloppily-performed, at least not enough to make listening difficult. But I guess anything sounds on time and in tune after you've heard Wheelz of Steel.

>>73088324
Even the pop isn't that bad. I tend to find a lot of K-pop is influenced by modern soul and R&B.

>>73088458
Oh absolutely. I was just let down the first time I heard it cause I was expecting something more intense and tight like Hendrix, but it ended up being like a slower and less trebly Blue Cheer.

>>73071710
I fucking love New Wave and synth pop, but for some reason I just couldn't get that into XYZ because of the lyrics.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zKVznvPuUM8

anybody listen to AFOC?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pJWMfiF0sf4
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wQmA0Bd9d00

>>73088520
I don't think it's that bad. Is any of this available to download? I can't find it anywhere.

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This is from when I went to see Hikashu earlier this year.

>>73088665
>Click here
Do you live in Japan?

>>73088592
Yeah, I found it from a blog that I used to look at quite a bit
http://jpop80ss.blogspot.com.au/search/label/XYZ

>>73088520
It's a little silly to try to expect to find decent synth pop from any arbitrary country, especially non-Westernized developing countries.

The Dawn did decent new wave in the Philippines though (although it's a little too poppy for me)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tKKyMxuJ9lk

>>73088710
Nope, they came to Australia and New Zealand in February.

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>>73088711
Thanks!

>>73088665
Holy shit I didn't know Hikashu are still playing. You're so lucky, I'd love to see them sometime.

Here's when I saw Especia in 2015.

>>73088747
they also play NYC semi-often

>>73088324
Post some korean artists lad

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WRSm1osRINo

This sounds cool.

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>>73088736
I'm quite a fan of the melody though. This is quite nice though, I like poppy songs.

>>73088759
Oh yeah, I knew it was going to be something special, so I had to go. I made sure to take a lot of pictures and videos too. I got Silence be Alive signed by all the members and I got a picture with a few as well.

Sounds like you had a good time at least.

>>73088779
I know, Godzilla Legend played there only a month ago. Its been a very long time since they've come to my city though.

My favorite Japanese band at the moment is Arepos

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xL-hwlOaD_U

That's Kazuto Shimizu from Chakra/Killing Time/Hikashu and Reichi from Unita Minima. They're married.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N5gQQbUmrK4

I forgot about this album until now. After Dinner was a cool band.

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>>73088844

>>73088812
best Korean artist coming through
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HXwQ6CfeBog

>>73088922
After Dinner was one of the first Japanese bands I found that wasn't noise rock or EAI. Still one of my favorites.

>>73088931
You know, I could just never like that movie.

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>ctrl+f perfume
>no results

c'mon moo

GOAT Japanese album comin thru

>>73089146
I know a little bit about Perfume, but never got into them.

>>73071137
was going to suggest Envy but I see you already have it there.
respect
also I'm checking this Rin Toshite Shigure and its pretty damn good. voice is high as hell and not in the Anthony Green way but I don't mind

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>>73087513
More like this? I love her voice. Any recommendation?

Why does Japanese music have to be so expensive? My friend always gives me shit for how much I end up spending on a single CD.

>>73089327
The exchange rate is part of it. Live shows are fucking expensive too. I've paid like $30 for a CD before.

Anyone know where I can download a video of Shiina Ringo's Ringo Expo 08? I've been looking for ages, but no torrents have any seeds.

>>73089381
And the fucking shipping is a killer. I just recently bought a whole bunch, spending about 35 aud a cd, and he just seemed disappointed at me for spending so much.

>>73089436
DVDs are usually a bitch to find, have you tried rutracker?

>>73089456
rutracker has an audio rip, but not the video. I did snag Electric Mole at least, but I can't find Expo 08.

dude Utada Hikaru

>>73089215
They're really good. They're the full package, catchy songs, cool dance moves, and cool outfits.

>>73089146
I don't listen to a ton of Perfume, but Polyrhythm and Fake It are incredible tracks. Also, Polyrhythm is on the Cars 2 soundtrack, weirdly enough.

>>73089456
I usually just reserve purchases for shit I can't get any other way. I'm happy with what I've bought in the past but it's not something I want to do often.

>>73089476
Yeah, I would try something like soulseek next, if not you might have to search extremely hard over websites or something. Worse comes to worse, you might be forced to buy it.

>>73089498
I might have to give them a listen to then.

>>73089556
Same, but the more I listen to music, the more I find that I can't find online, but I also try to support and buy from the artists I really love though.

>>73089701
Thanks. I'll dig a bit more. The cheapest copy up on Discogs is $85 now, so I'm trying to avoid that if possible.

>>73089732
Oh damn, I didn't realise it would be that much, lets hope you can find it then.

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>>73089436
Is this it?

>>73090026
Yeah, that's it!

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>>73090061
That is jpopsuki.eu
I could snatch one for you and take ages to re-upload somewhere or invite you and give you tons of bonus so you can snatch whatever yourself.

>>73090026
Isn't that just an audio rip? I thought anon wanted the DVD itself.

>>73090147
Only one of those is an audio rip.

>>73090099
I'd appreciate that a lot. I haven't been on a private tracker since Waffles died ages ago.

[email protected]

>>73090164
Cool.
Waffles is back by the way.

>>73090188
Thanks again. And it is? Rad. I've missed Waffles. It was a great community.

>>73090163
Ah, good going then. Is the website mainly just jpop, or is it everything japanese in general?

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>>73090205
It's been back for a while now, I think.
I'm not on it but I browse >>>/g/ptg and hear pretty much everything about private trackers.
Kind of sucks that they missed their chance again, two new trackers basically took WCD's place as top music tracker.
https://torrents.neocities.org/

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>>73090277
It's a japanese music tracker, they track anything that is released in japan.
Even though I'm on AB and the top music trackers I still find stuff that is only on JPS.

>>73090319
Er, well, I guess they track asian stuff.
Not /just/ japanese. rip

>>73090282
I remember when they first popped up, actually. I've seen Redacted mentioned a few times on mu even. I've always been too lazy to shoot for an interview though.

Anyway, here's another Japanese album for the topic.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jeRP971T7wM

>>73090319
That does sound quite interesting, the rules seem a little harsh to me though. Would they happen to have Hi-Mick/No Prime? I've been trying to find a way I could get that album for the longest time now.

>>73090391
I just checked. PAw Laboratory? It doesn't seem to be on there.

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Yeah I'm gonna use this to proselytize a little about my favorite musician.

Haruomi Hosono was in the first band that ever made rock music with Japanese lyrics, and then shortly worked with Van Dyke Parks, made a whole bunch of really well-arranged exotica themed rock AND an album that put out a notably early rendition of acid house (in the late 70s).
All that, before bringing YMO together, which would go on to essentially create the chiptune genre and modern j-pop.
And then still going on to do a lot of seminal work in synthpop, ambient music (both at the same time) and then later noise and a lot of great crossover projects. Every thread in his career is worth following and he has produced more and influenced more musicians than almost any other late 20th century musician.

Check him out. I'll continue to lurk so ask for more reccs (based on what you're into now) if you're even a bit interested. Or just make fun of me for caring this much (it's no less than i deserve)

>>73075701
>>73085421
these because YMO is best.

>>73088161
You don't need context to appreciate paintings, film and dance, why do you think context is necessary for music? It either sounds good or it doesn't. Cultures aren't equal, there are inferior ones and superior ones, music included. Should we hold an aboriginal playing the didgeridoo to the same standards as Radiohead? Because that's the argument you're making.

>Ayumi Hamasaki going completely deft soon

RIP sweet princess

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The following is a list of personal favourites. Completely subjective, of course.

Cruyff in the Bedroom (shoegaze/dreampop; best band I never see get mentioned in threads like these, pic related)

Off Course- Boku No Okurimono (folk rock; amazing vocal harmonies)

Tatsuro Yamashita- For You and/or Ride on Time (City Pop; unbelievable melodies, every track is gold)

Morita Doji- anything, really (folk; deeply depressing and emotional)

P-Model- In A Model House/Landsale (new wave/electropunk(?); Kraftwerk with energy, essentially. Lots of fun)

Susumu Hirasawa- fucking everything (eclectic electronic genius; always impressive)

Ryo Fukui- Scenery (jazz piano; talented motherfucker. Definitely worth checking out)

Hako Yamasaki- Tobimasu (folk again; kinda like Doji, but with a stronger voice)

QP-CRAZY- anything (fucking insane punk; frontman is Crazy SKB, pro wrestler and all around maniac)

>>73090419
Aww, I found one anon once a while ago that owned the album and I asked for a link, but he never delivered. Any Susumu Hirasawa/P-Model DVDs? I would always love to see one of those.

>>73090464
I can can fully confirm P-Model and Susumu Hirasawa as amazing. I recently bought a vocaloid cover album with QP-Crazy, its meant to be coming in the mail soon.

>>73090455
if by "same standards" you mean that we should talk about meaning, then yeah.

if you're comparing radiohead and aboriginal folk music and saying "this one is simpler because x y z" then you're obviously missing the point of both.

Jagatara is underrated and fun as fuck. They sound something like Gang of Four with horns or a more unhinged Talking Heads.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xf_0MFFFXbc

>>73090464
Great list. I haven't listened to the first two, but the rest are great. Especially Morita Doji and Hako Yamasaki.

>>73071445
>what is Beyond
>what is Mayday

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>>73090503
>Any Susumu Hirasawa/P-Model DVDs?

>>73090503
It looks like they have 3 P-Model DVDs and plenty of Susumu Hirasawa DVDs!

>>73090530
>2 ded

>>73090516
Yoooo, this is sick. Reminds me a lot of Oingo Boingo in the best way.

>>73090530
>>73090540
Ah, would any of you mind inviting me as well? I also have a few albums that I haven't been able to find anywhere online and I've always wanted to find a place to share them.

I can't believe this thread has went on for this long and I haven't memed Sai Yoshiko yet. Her first three albums are some of my favorite psychedelic folk releases ever. Particularly Taiji no Yume. This is the title track from Taiji no Yume and probably my favorite single track by her. Ignore the cover art though. The uploader has the cover art from her first album instead for some reason.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JdhhCCiIx40

https://youtu.be/0pJJylklmMw

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Dunno why I put this off for so long. It's way better than Hello Everyone etc

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I really love Long Vacation
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1qrFUA0MUkM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3sGlvrDpBLo
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