Tell me about Japanese music.
About all I got to go on is some jazz and Dir en Grey.
Tell me about Japanese music
Nicholas Morris
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Sebastian Wright
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Tyler Rogers
*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.
Joseph White
>In 2004, he earned a doctorate in music therapy.[1]
Christian Fisher
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.
Jace Flores
Yasuaki Shimizu
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Ryuichi Sakamoto
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Haruomi Hosono
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Jayden Powell
AOTY
Michael Moore
Great album. This, tricot, and Seiko Oomori are my top Nip-shit for 2017.
Jordan Flores
Which album would you recommend as a good starting point for Ryuichi Sakamoto?
Thomas Hernandez
Different poster, but I'd say Thousand Knives of Ryuichi Sakamoto or maybe even this year's async.
Christopher Nelson
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
Luis Watson
DUDE I'LL SCREAM OVER ACCESSIBLE POPPY MELODIES
DAE QUIRKY AND WEIRD XDD
LOOK AT MY LEGS IN HIGHSCHOOL SKIRT BTW :3333
Jason Perez
Shit's fun. It doesn't pretend to be any more and it's a great album because of it.
Luke Scott
I didn't really dig tricot this year, it's kinda I don't know. Gotta jam a few more
Ethan Russell
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.
Gabriel Harris
Imagine being this much of a virgin.
Brayden Bell
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.
Dominic Edwards
Who japanoise here
Leo Mitchell
>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.
Jayden Walker
>no cornelius or fishmans
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Robert Scott
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Fave of the year I guess, I haven't really been keeping up with new stuff
Gavin Baker
I think the mootkips pastebin is always a good tool to get a general overview of whats overall considered somewhat of note: pastebin.com
I mean just like musicover here, there's tons of stuff out there, really depends on what you want to know
Nolan Garcia
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.
Jose Young
Wyatt James
Long Season. It's not just a meme. It's really one of the best dream pop albums I've heard.
Luke Diaz
>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, user.
Carson Walker
Have you fucking listened to any Thai music? It's irredeemable garbage like holy shit.
Gabriel Myers
>he doesn't like molam
Samuel Garcia
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Jace Morales
this
Evan Myers
Akiko Yano
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Nobukazu Takemura
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Yann Tomita
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Anthony Thomas
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.
Camden Flores
>become westernized
>take over asia
This is why japan always wins WWWWWWWW
Nicholas Peterson
Japanese music is hated on Sup Forums so don't bother asking
Austin Morris
Is anime music the next wave of vaporwave?
Aiden Gonzalez
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.
Levi Carter
It's like Kero Kero Bonito but not fake as fuck.
Jace Smith
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.
Evan Martinez
Sambomaster
Ghost (psychedelic rock band)
Nagisa ni te
Blue Creation
Flower Travellin' Band
Ningen-isu
Acid Black Cherry
Ryan King
I forgot about Ghost. Killer band and not remotely Scooby Doo chase music like the other Ghost.
Liam Brooks
Especia was pretty good before they broke up.
Brayden Evans
black sabbath-y psych
William Watson
Just because you aren't aware of good music from other parts of Asia, doesn't mean it doesn't exist.
Hey thanks for posting this for me
Heres some random things I've been listening to lately
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Dylan Peterson
Hope you guys enjoy this
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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.
Henry Diaz
the pillows
Hunter Taylor
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
Daniel Rodriguez
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.
Juan Hall
>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).
Henry Richardson
It's noisy
Jaxon Smith
1980s jap is best jap
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Evan Thomas
Haruomi Hosono, YMO and Miharu Koshi are epic.
Ian Morgan
I like SAKAMOTO
Evan James
The Pillows - Little busters
Kevin Ortiz
Thanks user, I was rustled by that ridiculous faggot but you got across what we were all thinking
Jack Kelly
HYBRID RAINBOW
Jordan Myers
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
Hudson Gray
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
Dominic Morales
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**
Noah Ross
You mean one of Otomo Yoshihide's bands?
Jeremiah Morales
Liam Roberts
Lamp kind of reminds me of a Japanese Steely Dan. Its some great stuff, would highly recommend for OP.
Xavier Nguyen
>Bleach03
>385
Nice. I've been really into then over the past couple of weeks. Miya is one hell of a bassist.
Kayden Smith
blame this site's recent kneejerk reaction against anything japanese
ah, they're done?
Thomas Smith
Yeah. They just dropped a new compilation as their last record. I'm bummed desu. They were a lot of fun.
Robert Gray
>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".
Point proven
Jose Clark
>Japan is the only asian country to produce any music of actual quality.
god I hate this fucking board
Justin Parker
they are the best
Levi Nguyen
is there a download for this?
Oliver Diaz
>this album
>not the greatest album of all time
Blake Sanders
Liam Clark
It's on soulseek.
Carter Hernandez
oh i frogot i had that, thanks
Benjamin Nelson
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
Asher Nelson
hell yeah dude
Landon Anderson
>Faye Wong
my nigga
Grayson Young
tsumanne is GOAT
Xavier Watson
I like fishmans, some youtube classic jazz, nujabes and some bands from my teenager anime years.
I rec Malice Mizer and Larc en Ciel
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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.
Caleb Thomas
Okay I just gave this album a listen and its fantastic. Thanks for the rec bud
Jason Brown
Lowkey the funkiest motherfuckers on the whole planet
Josiah Turner
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.
Nathaniel Rivera
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.
Grayson Morales
Nearly stole Tatsuro's thunder for a while, too. On The City Shore takes after For You and doesn't disappoint.
Robert Moore
Ginji Ito is often overlooked when it comes to westerners' appreciation of Jap music history in the '70s and '80s.
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Nathan Nelson
Ningen-Isu is the greatest band of all time to me.
Noah Walker
Well he is not wrong user, 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.
Jacob Morales
Any Akiko Shikata fans here? Part of me knows that she's new age bullshit, but I love her wall of vocal tracks.
John Diaz
I enjoy this. Thanks user, downloading now.
Liam Morgan
Jesus fucking Christ user you nuked that innocent boy out of this world. Well done.
Robert Russell
Please check out this album.
Bentley Johnson
i've never seen a shitposter get so well-dissected before. this was like a precision shot to the brain stem.
Gabriel Allen
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
Ian Myers
KOKIA is my favorite singer. Her performance makes me feel like I'm listening to her for the first time every time.
Leo Torres
What other YMO albums are worth checking out? I love this one.
Eli Wood
Well if you like DEG you might enjoy Sukekiyo, Kyo's side projecy. Pretty solid atmobutt
Matthew Davis
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.
Eli Cox
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.
Jace Collins
c h i l l
Jaxson Peterson
He didnt do anything, thai and indian music are fucking garbage
Julian Hall
Exactly, cultures do not have equal music, African chanting and bongo drums don't have shit on Mozart. Most countries have horrible music.
Carter Lopez
why is this so jammin