CAT5

^ someone told me these guys were influenced by RADWIMPS? You can kinda hear it!

Another one bits the dust. I think I have some of this band's old music. I didn't really follow them, but its usually sad to see bands vanish into the sands of time. =/

THE NOVEMBERS will be releasing their 4th "zeitgeist" on November 30th! THE NOVEMBERS 4th Album “zeitgeist” MERZ-0002 2013/11/30 release ¥2,500（税込） 1. zeitgeist 2. We 3. Louder Than War (2019) 4. Wire (Fahrenheit 154) 5. D-503 6. 鉄の夢 7. Meursault 8. Sky Crawlers 9. Ceremony 10. Flower of life Producer：Robin Aoki(downy)※T-1,7,9 (woot!) Recording：JUNYA IWATA(Triple Time Studio) Mastering：SOICHIRO NAKAMURA(PEACE MUSIC) illustration：tobird Art direction：Q-TA

lmao @ all of those shitty female artists. Anyways, I am curious to hear the 筋肉少女帯 and THE NOVEMBERS.

w000t! This new song sounds great! Definitely looking forward to hearing how the release turns out! Japanese indie is trying to make a nice come-back for the latter half of 2013!

Thanks for the samples, Trombe! They seem to have gone full-on electro-rock. Not uber excited, but I'll give it a listen when it's released!

Retro-rockers Veni Vidi Vicious will be releasing their 4th album titled "T.I.N.T.L.A" (This Is Not The Last Album) on the November the 13th! Their PV for "golden brown" sounds great! : ) 定価： 2,000円(税込) 品種： CD 商品番号： (DDD) DQC-1179 発売日： 2013.11.13 http://venividivicious.jp/ https://twitter.com/vvv_official

Spiritual jazz/hip-hop band Ovall will be releasing their 2nd full album titled "DAWN" on November the 20th! Should be good - their collab with Ichiko Aoba looks extremely promising! アーティスト : Ovall タイトル : DAWN 発売日 : 2013.11.20 価格 : ¥2,300 (tax in.) 品番 : OPCA-1025 1Dawn 2 Hold You feat. Yu Sakai 3 Feel the light in your eyes 4 an illusion 5 Daily Uniform 6 Sun Shower 7 mistakes 8 Green Glass 9 Yura Yura feat. Ichiko Aoba 10 From Above http://ovall.net/ https://www.facebook.com/ovalljapan https://twitter.com/ovall_japan

^ lmao Pay Gaz no mind. The maid fucked up and taught him how to read and write.

One of the recent highlights of my musical endeavors would undoubtedly be the... Robert Glasper Experiment The Robert Glasper Experiment consists of renown jazz-pianist Robert Glasper, bassist Derrick Hodge, drummer Mark Colenburg and saxophonist Casey Benjamin. I'm a big fan of jazz, soul, hip-hop, and r&b music, so when I discovered these guys last year, I was delighted to hear a band that was able to masterfully fuse all of these genres together. Their debut album "Black Radio" was one of my favorite releases of the year, and even won a grammy (which shocked the hell out of me since you wouldn't imagine a band that isn't very highly publicized receiving such an award!). Now, in 2013 they've returned with an even more immaculate album, aptly titled "Black Radio 2"! This album was instant love for me. With so many artists featured on one album (Common, Lupe Fiasco, Snoop Dogg, Jill Scott, Norah Jones, Lalah Hathaway, Malcolm Jamal Warner, Anthony Hamilton, Brandy and more), you might expect the flow to be disjointed, but the Experiment keeps things amazingly cohesive. It's one of those records that I can turn on and play without skipping anything. Seriously, the album is ridiculously easy to listen to, yet the quality of musicianship, songwriting, and vocal performances is pretty staggering. I think that's the brilliance of Rob's experiment - his ability to take genres like r&b and hip hop, give them a sophisticated edge and leave their accessible nature intact. His choice of features is also damn near flawless - he chose performers that are all talented in their respective fields and not just people who are "hot" for the moment (although I do scratch my head at the snoop dogg feature - lupe and the band manage to save the song he's on thankfully lol). "Black Radio 2" is also very organic - not just the composition of the songs, but the album itself. From the intro track with snippets of the featured artists introducing themselves, the introspective monologues, the hilarious interlude with Wayne Brady, to the spoken word by Malcom Jamal Warner that closes out the album - it feels like something much more than just a collection of songs - I think it's a statement. I feel like this album and their first are also beautiful pieces of social commentary; urging listeners (especially the black community) to discover (and rediscover) their creativity and originality instead of falling into trends. But anyways, I love this album. I love their music. It's classy, it's hip, it's beautiful. I think it's clear that Glasper and his friends are trying to make music that will stand the test of time - and to me, this album has instant classic written all over it! Here's a song from "Black Radio 2" featuring the lovely and gorgeous Jill Scott. :>

Indie folkster Alfred Beach Sandal will be releasing a new album titled "Dead Montano" on 2013.12.04! 2013年12月4日発売 価格：2,100円（税込） ABS Broadcasting / absb-01 1. Rainbow 2. Typhoon Sketch 3. 仕立屋 4. ビールの王冠 5. Dead Montano 6. Night Bazaar（Album version） 7. 殺し屋たち 8. トーチカ 9. Coke, Summertime 10. モノポリー http://alfredbeachsandal.blogspot.com/ https://twitter.com/kitazzzato

Progressive jam-band REGA will be releasing new album on 2013.12.04! ■アルバム情報 2013年12月4日(水)発売 New Album「DISCUSS」 初回生産限定デジパック仕様 レーベル: SOPHORI FIELD COMPANY 品番: XQLC-1003 価格: ¥1,700(tax in) 【収録曲】全6曲 1. agility 2. EQ 3. Faust 4. Goblin 5. Romance 6. Migration http://rega.jp https://www.facebook.com/official.rega

After releasing their first full album earlier this year, kinoku teikoku will be following up with a new EP on 2013.12.04! 1st EP『ロンググッドバイ』 2013年12月4日（水）発売 UKDZ-0150、定価￥1,470（税別価格￥1,400） DAIZAWA RECORDS／UK.PROJECT inc. 01.ロンググッドバイ 02.海と花束 03.パラノイドパレード 04.FLOWER GIRL 05.MAKE L http://www.kinokoteikoku.com/ https://twitter.com/kinokoteikoku

Post-rock band OVUM is set to release their 2nd album "ascension" on 2013.11.13! Should be good! Paradise Lost Records / PLRD-1004 (CD / Japan) 2310yen (incl. tax) 2013.11.13 release OVUM / ascension 発売日 : 2013年11月13日リリース アルバム・トラックリスト
 1. the prayer anthem
 2. never ending rainbow 
3. defection 
4. your cruel virginity 
5. the five sacred wounds
 6. cause after effect 
7. stella 
8. blessing http://www.ovum-japan.com/ https://twitter.com/OVUM_japan https://www.facebook.com/ovumjapan

Could be EPIC or could be an EPIC FAIL! lol we'll see. Most of these bands are quality, but cover-songs are an entirely different beast.

kilk records has enlisted the help of it's own artists as well as other Japanese bands to pay tribute to both Radiohead and Portishead in the form of 2 separate cover albums. The albums will cover Radiohead's "OK Computer" and Portishead's "Dummy" album respectively. Both albums are set to be released on 2013.12.04! V.A. /『Helping Hand -Tribute To Radiohead-』 KLK-2029 1,500円(本体価格) 2013年12月4日発売 1000枚限定 〈Radiohead "OK Computer"〉 1. Airbag (Aureole) 2. Paranoid Android (hydrant house purport rife on sleepy) 3. Subterranean Homesick Alien (Marybelle) 4. Exit Music (For A Film) (青木 裕) 5. Let Down (ハイスイノナサ) 6. Karma Police (Lööf) 7. Fitter Happier (Meme) 8. Electioneering (camellia) 9. Climbing Up The Walls (Glaschelim) 10. No Surprises (number0) 11. Lucky (nemlino) 12. The Tourist (speaker gain teardrop + üka) V.A. / 『Helping Hand -Tribute To Portishead-』 KLK-2030 1,500円(本体価格) 2013年12月4日発売 1000枚限定 〈Portishead "Dummy"〉 1. Mysterons (miaou) 2. Sour Times (cellzcellar + 大野まどか) 3. Strangers (sundelay + 千代 "köttur") 4. It Could Be Sweet (matryoshka) 5. Wandering Star (COgeNdshE) 6. It's A Fire (Ferri) 7. Numb (urbansole) 8. Roads (araitasuku feat. Magdala) 9. Pedestal (monocism) 10. Biscuit (AJYSYTZ) 11. Glory Box (nhhmbase) https://soundcloud.com/kilk/radiohead-cover-digest https://soundcloud.com/kilk/portishead-cover-digest http://kilk.jp/wp/archives/3738

In preparation for their upcoming album in 2014, alternative rock/hip-hop duo UHNELLYS will be releasing their new single "BLACK OUT" on 2013.11.06, but distribution of it will be limited! http://www.uhnellys.com https://www.facebook.com/UHNELLYS https://twitter.com/#!/unekim