CAT5 9075 Posted October 6, 2013 赤い公園 (akai koen) VS. tricot Ok, the battle is on! Japanese indie fans should be familiar with these 2 almost completely female oriented bands (tricot has a male drummer). Both bands are fairly new and appeared on the scene within the past few and both have released their first full albums this year after a string of EPs. Which band do you think is better AND WHY? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CAT5 9075 Posted October 6, 2013 In terms of quality, I think both bands are neck to neck. Both bands are fairly talented, but I don't think either has quite fulfilled their potential on record yet. I like the fact that tricot plays math-rock (not many females do math lol), but akai koen definitely has an edge up in terms of song-writing and creativity. If tricot would focus on writing more memorable songs and hone their actual song-writing abilities, I think they'd come out on top, but as of now, I'm gonna go with akai koen! 1 Miasma reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DeithX252 1266 Posted October 7, 2013 I choose tricot rather than akai koen, well they both released full album this year, any akai koen song is forgettable for me. but both are great in live concert! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Miasma 162 Posted October 7, 2013 I voted for Akai Ko-en because I enjoy their songs a lot more and tricot still has a lot of room for improvement. But damn did tricot's album shit all over AK's album. Akai Debut was a such a disappointment; all three of the previously released tracks on the album felt like filler, the new songs (apart from Counter) were mediocre, and the album was too short. T H E isn't substantially amazing either, but tricot really showed them how it's done. I don't understand where all of the creativity that AK had in their two EPs of last year went? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CAT5 9075 Posted October 7, 2013 Honestly, I wasn't very impressed with either full length. I probably really enjoyed about 1-2 songs from each, but I remember tricot's being really samey. Kind of a sidenote, but what in the world happened to tricot's production? The production on their very first ep was legit, and it hasn't been the same since then. I guess that could be part of my issue with them as well. Miasma, yeah, I agree with your point about akai koen. They seem to have turned poppy very quickly... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
doaseternity6 93 Posted November 17, 2013 Ugh I was in love with both bands but 赤い公園 after のぞき穴 and tricot after 小学生と宇宙人 really hurt my heart. Even more so on Ko-en's part though because the single and the debut album are really really really really basic and Toumei is one of my favorite mini albums. Riding on the goodwill of Toumei I will vote for them though. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
