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no video this time (you guys could really contribute more here... I feel so lost )...
 
I just wanted to mention that SWIM SWEET UNDER SHALLOW released their 3rd Single as a FREE DOWNLOAD!
It's nice, laid back stuff with female and dual vocals... Simple but good, I like their stuff so just grab it while it's there.
 
2 of the songs are already on their 1st album, the 3rd track is a new one I guess.
So maybe this is more for people who didn't know them until now.
 
SWIM SWEET UNDER SHALLOW, 3rd Single 'Background Music e.p' free download;
http://web-swim.com/download_006.html

LOKA are coming back already this summer!
So who've missed them last year or liked the show there's another chance to see them.
 

 
June 20 : Bar Live 301 - Roubaix (FR)
June 21 : Citrons Masqués - Yverdon-les-Bains (CH)
June 26 : Café International - Besançon (FR)
June 27 : Cologne TBC (DE)*
June 28 : Musicon - Den Haag (NL)
June 29 : Le Garage - Liege (BE)
July 04 : Rock Box - Luxembourg (LU)
July 05-06 : Japan Expo - Paris (FR)
July 08 : Secret Place - Montpellier (FR)
)July 10 : Garage Deluxe - Munich (DE)
July 11 : REPPLUGED - Vienna (AT)
July 12 : Storm Club - Prague (CZ)
July 13 : Klub Progresja - Warsaw (PL)
 
*TBC = to be confirmed (the venue in this case)
 
Infos are up on the Demented Show homepage; http://www.demented-show.com/demented-show/concerts/
and on the Demented Show facebook page; https://www.facebook.com/DementedShow
Ramen Events is also involved it seems so maybe check out their fb also; https://www.facebook.com/ramenevents
Ticket sale should be starting soon...

I'd prefer Average★ShowerGel

Whats wrong with the forum?
I was in download section amd it said 貓 which means cat in chinese,
then i realize its actually shinjitai for 猫, then I see forum
name is Cat...wtf lol?

Then i see all admin is cat5-cat9 why did you do this to forum?
Anyone?

I just discovered ORIE... 3-piece indies with female vocals, founded 2013, one 2-track demo released in november, 1st MV released in february. It's simple and happy with good backing and a nice pace. Can't go wrong with this I guess...
 

 
official web; http://orieband.jimdo.com

Hey guys,
 
What emotions inside of you, or the music itself initially drew you to Japanese music (from Visual Kei, to Japanese Rock, to Japanese Indie, etc...) and has that list of emotions grown or changed over time as you grew, and discovered new bands?
 
Do you find unique feelings in Japanese music that you can`t find elsewhere?
 
Do you relate more to the musicians or sound than other kinds of music? 
 
 
 
 
For me, I grew up listening to Classic Rock first. I heard The Rolling Stones as a child, and I was like: Wow, this is real music! Then I fell in love with guitar riffs and solos, and played air guitar in my room until I got a Fender.
 
I loved it so much, but there was still more I was looking for, some kind of energy, and feeling that I wasn`t quite getting to feel complete.
 
I saw a TM Revolution PV shortly afterwards, and I knew that was what I was looking for. I started learning of other bands and musicians over the years, like L`Arc, Gackt, etc as I grew and the list of Japanese music grew, but it all fit with me so well even if it was so different.
 
I loved the energy, attitude, the look, and then finally, the hope.
 
I still loved Classic Rock, but it was like I already saw them all as old now, and they never found that love, they never reunited with that person, they still sing about the same things, etc... And I kind of slowly replaced it all with younger people, who may not find what they are looking for, but are still young, and the story is still ongoing, there is still some hope.
 
For me, the strongest things that still draw me to my favorite bands are the emotions tied to hope. I love Gackt and Buck-Tick for example... but it seems like they have accepted the sadness, and I have all this sadness and sorrow in me too, but I wont settle into it like some people have, I want to continue living with this Never-Give-Up attitude, even if it is seen as foolish, or unrealistic.
 
One of my favorites, Takanori Nishikawa of TM Revolution, formed Abingdon Boys School. I talk about both projects often, as they inspire me. Anyway, to me, TMR was always bad-ass, and full of hope and courage and attitude, even if it was sad sometimes. Then comes the debut album from Abingdon Boys School, self-titled, and it was mired in sadness and sorrow, and so straight-forward in how he expressed things other people are afraid to say. but it was still bad-ass underneath, his attitude was still there... And I loved it. Then comes their second album, Abingdon Road, and it was like he moved on from that sadness, while keeping as it is a part of him forever, but he had so much more strength to stand and walk-on, with tracks like Strength, JAP, SOUEN, Dusk til Dawn, etc... It was really inspiring to me, as he and the band had the attitude to fight, with that spirit, and not just stay in the same place.
 
 
 
 
Anyway, enough about me, please share what feelings and emotions draw you to Japanese music, I`m sure everyone will love to hear it!
 

oh, I love Kiiiiiii actually! I know them for quite a while, they have this nice artsy and child-like approach - but I think I get it, so I don't consider it strange - I see it as a sub-genre (other artists in pico pop or minimal electronica also do similar things as far as I remember)...
 
but then I found this here where I'm not too sure about the intent... it is compareable to Kiiiiiii at some point I guess...

another 4 piece girl band I recently stumbled upon is yubisaki-nohaku ( 指先ノハク ) [formerly RADITZ]...
didn't know them but they sound interesting, I dig their slow parts with nice bass-line and kind of deeper vocals.
 

 
most of their stuff is up on SoundCloud; https://soundcloud.com/yubisakinohaku

Strange, indeed!  Cool song too.

Here's some 2 really strange PVs off the top of my head:
ぐしゃ人間 (Gusya Ningen) - ババアの祈り
There's some very disturbing nose/nostril play in this one. Nose bleeds/boogers included.


 
宇宙人 (uchu-jin) - 惡の華
Outlandish costumes, freakout dancing, traipsing in the fields and rotoscopy = winning formula

Somehow I didn't find an appropriate topic for this? To be more specific; I don't mean just funny PVs or bad / crappy / shocking PVs neither PVs where members just mess around - I mean PVs that seem to be a bit deeper and totally make you scratch your head or where you don't get the meaning or parts of it; the ones that are really strange and / or confusing due to the content or story, a bit deeper then just "WTF" (I hope somebody gets my point here - sorry if not, I know it sounds unusual )... I'd love to get some Youtube samples here, maybe stuff that's not so well known.
 

-> Just a sample I recently stumbled upon. Reason; grapes ?!?

just found this new PV by SATORI... very laid back stuff, nice dual male & female vocals and some jazzy feeling (sax. I guess?). I like it a lot!
 

 
official homepage; http://satorijp.web.fc2.com/

just found this new PV by SATORI... very laid back stuff, nice dual male & female vocals and some jazzy feeling (sax. I guess?). I like it a lot!
 

 
official homepage; http://satorijp.web.fc2.com/

This thread needs more love… hmm, I just stumbled upon ЯeaL… seems like I've missed this back in november/december.
4 piece girls band from Osaka, active a bit over 1 year and pretty young (17 y/o), so they're just getting things started (only a self-released 2 track single out). I's a bit on the average girl rock side I guess, the vocals are not perfect (the kind that many find annoying - but with girl rock I can live with it), the backing is pretty solid tho (esp. considering their age). If you like that genre in general (girl bands like FLiP and such) it's really not too bad - good enough for me to keep an eye open for possible future releases.
 

 
official homepage; http://realgirlsband.wix.com/real

as far as I remember there are a lot good ones around… but I'd also need to dig them up first.
 
for now I'll just go with one of my all-time-favourite PV's - it's just animated (even poorly and not up in HQ on YT) but I really love the story, the essence, the feeling of it… watching it helps me when life sucks (don't know if anybody can follow me here).
 
BLOODTHIRSTY BUTCHERS - JACK NICOLSON
 

101A is touring Serbia from early to mid july!
Not only that but they also have an indiegogo-campaign running to support them (and to get some nice pledges) - please do so if you have the chance (and money)…
 

 
All info should be up at indiegogo:
 
http://www.indiegogo.com/projects/japanese-rock-band-101a-serbian-tour-campaign-and-new-album-prelude
 
July 5 – JAPANIZAM, Dom omladine Beograd
July 6 – Dom omladine Pančevo
July 7 – Kragujevac 
July 8 – Club Kombinat, Zemun
July 10 – Mladenovac
July 12 – Club Lađa, Belgrade
July 13 – Novi Sad
July 14 – EXIT Festival, Fusion Stage
(The list is not complete yet, but we’ll get there very soon)

Hi there!
 
So I hope you'll attend the upcoming Gazette concert(s), right!?
Oh - and have fun here!
 
Grüsse aus Österreich!

Just wanted to chime in to tell you this; If you have any questions regarding the gig on 13/07/2013 in Austria feel free to send me a private message! The gig in Austria will happen on a Saturday and we'd be very happy to welcome guests from anywhere (all over the world!) - so if you need assistance just ask, no matter what question you have actually (I can help with traveling-info, with hotel/hostel-info and so on...). I'm promoting this local gig and I want everyone to be happy, so all of that service is free for you if you really want to attend the show
 
over and out

Just wanted to chime in to tell you this; If you have any questions regarding the gig on 13/07/2013 in Austria feel free to send me a private message! The gig in Austria will happen on a Saturday and we'd be very happy to welcome guests from anywhere (all over the world!) - so if you need assistance just ask, no matter what question you have actually (I can help with traveling-info, with hotel/hostel-info and so on...). I'm promoting this local gig and I want everyone to be happy, so all of that service is free for you if you really want to attend the show
 
over and out

Just wanted to chime in to tell you this; If you have any questions regarding the gig on 13/07/2013 in Austria feel free to send me a private message! The gig in Austria will happen on a Saturday and we'd be very happy to welcome guests from anywhere (all over the world!) - so if you need assistance just ask, no matter what question you have actually (I can help with traveling-info, with hotel/hostel-info and so on...). I'm promoting this local gig and I want everyone to be happy, so all of that service is free for you if you really want to attend the show
 
over and out

The cold tommy
 

 
official web: http://thecoldtommy.syncl.jp
 
Just stumbled upon this one - they will release their first mini album in march, and I think I will check them out as I really dig the the new video posted above! Maybe some people know them already (they seem to have a connection to Zankyo and have EP's out already) but I didn't notice them until now - so I'm just posting it…

ok, artist message with subs is also online now;
 

The cold tommy
 

 
official web: http://thecoldtommy.syncl.jp
 
Just stumbled upon this one - they will release their first mini album in march, and I think I will check them out as I really dig the the new video posted above! Maybe some people know them already (they seem to have a connection to Zankyo and have EP's out already) but I didn't notice them until now - so I'm just posting it…

Polarize
2013年3月6日発売
価格：1700円
品番：maocd-35
収録曲
01.Polarize
02.Hippopotamus
03.Quiet Town
04.Moonlight
05.Hero
06.Apple






CAN'T WAIT!