Topic: japanese bands (Read 19893 times)

bryanthelion · « **on:** 16 Nov 2007, 20:55 »

I have Soulseek and time to kill, so I'm hunting down the most retarded japanese bands out there.

I'm kinda looking for engurish and names like "Smoosh Banana"

Any suggestions?

-edited for misspells-

E. Spaceman · « **Reply #1 on:** 16 Nov 2007, 20:57 »

dude, learn how to spell 'japanese', also listen to Boredoms

quietnow · « **Reply #2 on:** 16 Nov 2007, 21:05 »

retarded, eh? sorry, i don't have any of that.

but if i were you i would abandon that whole "retarded" idea and get ketchup mania and oreska band.

imapiratearg · « **Reply #3 on:** 16 Nov 2007, 21:43 »

The Pillows! Only they're awesome and not retarded. So I don't know if they fulfill the criteria for this thread. Oh well!

godinpants · « **Reply #4 on:** 16 Nov 2007, 22:45 »

Polysics

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Tom · « **Reply #5 on:** 16 Nov 2007, 23:06 »

My crazy ass chinese friend listens to retarded japanese music, yeah i'm dead serious. Had i actually listened to him I'd be able to help for once.
Something about RAIN perhaps? I think their name stands for Rock and Inspiration.

EDIT: Looky here at what i found http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hijokaidan apparently they've been aiming for a wall of white noise.

Johnny C · « **Reply #6 on:** 16 Nov 2007, 23:51 »

SHONEN KNIFE

tomselleck69 · « **Reply #7 on:** 16 Nov 2007, 23:56 »

keiji haino

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Tom · « **Reply #8 on:** 16 Nov 2007, 23:57 »

Quote from: Johnny C on 16 Nov 2007, 23:51

SHONEN KNIFE

ninja music?

Johnny C · « **Reply #9 on:** 17 Nov 2007, 00:20 »

boy you best download you some motherfuckin' shonen knife

Mnementh · « **Reply #10 on:** 17 Nov 2007, 00:21 »

Guitar Wolf.

Tom · « **Reply #11 on:** 17 Nov 2007, 00:35 »

Quote from: Johnny C on 17 Nov 2007, 00:20

boy you best download you some motherfuckin' shonen knife

Can't, out downloads.

Jimmy the Squid · « **Reply #12 on:** 17 Nov 2007, 00:42 »

Softball

analogthought · « **Reply #13 on:** 17 Nov 2007, 01:28 »

OOIOO is amazing. and of course I 43rd the Shonen Knife. I just re-found 712 on CD after my cassette of it broke 10 years ago... their ode to Redd Kross is boss... and so is White Flag.

Caspian · « **Reply #14 on:** 17 Nov 2007, 02:13 »

WHY HAS NO ONE MENTIONED BORIS YET.

Also, for excellent delay pedal rapeage, I'd totally suggest Galax, in fact buy their CD because it owns really hard. Also, Keiji Hanjo, and definitiely Fushitsusha.

You will probably hate all these bands but if so it's because you suck, Galax and Fushitsusha in particular are AMAZING.

a pack of wolves · « **Reply #15 on:** 17 Nov 2007, 03:03 »

Don't listen to bad music. Listen to all the amazing music Japan has to offer. Here are some good ones that haven't been mentioned yet:

Corrupted - evil sludge
Swarrrm - quality grind
Slight Slappers - ridiculous fast
Gauze - motherfucking Gauze
Pear of The West - triple awesome pop-punk
And of one of the greatest bands of all time, Melt-Banana

Gridgm · « **Reply #16 on:** 17 Nov 2007, 03:10 »

ROMANTIC GORILLA - they are absolutly awesome they're lyrics are in english and they sound like the translated them using babel fish

Spinless · « **Reply #17 on:** 17 Nov 2007, 05:55 »

I got a feeling that this thread was supposed to be about Engrish bands, not Japanese bands, which is an awful shame.
Fortunately, a lot of the great bands mentioned are going to get checked out, so in the respect, everybody wins!

I gotta say to anybody who's gonna check them out...
Be patient. It'll grow on you, I swear. Might not be what you wanted, but stick with it! I very much doubt you'll regret it!

ImRonBurgundy? · « **Reply #18 on:** 17 Nov 2007, 06:02 »

Quote from: thatwittygeek on 16 Nov 2007, 20:55

I have Soulseek and time to kill, so I'm hunting down the most retarded japanese bands out there.

Japanese ska bands, with the notable exception of the Tokyo Ska Paradise Orchestra. They are good. And not retarded.

Good Japanese music: Eastern Youth, Number Girl, bloodthirsty butchers. The holy triumvirate.

Also, there's a list of what basically amount to Japanese orgcore bands here. I can vouch for neither their quality nor their retardation, however.

a pack of wolves · « **Reply #19 on:** 17 Nov 2007, 07:20 »

There is no such thing as orgcore. Seriously, can people stop inventing genres and sticking core on the end? It's very silly. The bands mentioned on that site seem to be mostly pop-punk and a lot of them are on Snuffy Smile, definitely the best Japanese pop-punk label. The Urchin, Screaming Fat Rat, Spraypaint, Minority Blues Band and the aforementioned Pear of The West are all worth a look. I recommend the compilation Pig Dog records put out a few years back as a starting point, 'The Best Punk Rock In Japan Tomodachi' compiled by Yoichi Eimori (the guy that runs Snuffy Smile). Then again I don't know if Pig Dog still exists, it was run by Russell Remains and might have died around the same time as the Fracture zine did... Anyway, yeah, Snuffy Smile are great. I'll try and remember to put some Pear of The West or something in the sendspace thread.

Edit: Pig Dog seems to have indeed died a long time ago so I bet 'The Best Punk Rock In Japan Tomodachi' will be really hard to find, I should rip it for the sendspace thread since it's really excellent and has the amazing My Winter Jane on it, and I'm pretty sure all their records are oop too..

Kai · « **Reply #20 on:** 17 Nov 2007, 07:25 »

Merzbow

Quote from: Johnny C on 16 Nov 2007, 23:51

SHONEN KNIFE

So I know that one of the members is dead and the other kind of left but they are coming to Kansas, do you reckon' they're still worth seeing?

Chad K. · « **Reply #21 on:** 17 Nov 2007, 08:15 »

Johnny C · « **Reply #22 on:** 17 Nov 2007, 08:30 »

Probably, Grif! It'll be so laden with adorable Engrish that the performances will barely matter.

michaelicious · « **Reply #23 on:** 17 Nov 2007, 10:25 »

Shugo Tokumaru

KickThatBathProf · « **Reply #24 on:** 17 Nov 2007, 10:27 »

If you're into jazz, look up Yoko Kanno and the Seat Belts

A few songs they have are a tad cheezy, but most aren't

Ernest · « **Reply #25 on:** 17 Nov 2007, 13:19 »

Listen to Mono and Melt Banana.

asyluman · « **Reply #26 on:** 17 Nov 2007, 17:04 »

Love Psychedelico!

Listen to Moonly.

jimbunny · « **Reply #27 on:** 17 Nov 2007, 17:36 »

I dunno. Music by mentally handicapped Japanese people is kind of a tall order.

But Plus-Tech Squeeze Box is at least Japanese, and awesome.

JimmyJazz · « **Reply #28 on:** 17 Nov 2007, 17:39 »

Does Damo Suzuki-era Can count for Japenese music?

I doubt it, but Tago Mago is a must anyway.

quietnow · « **Reply #29 on:** 18 Nov 2007, 00:25 »

this subject must move to the sendspace thread
plox

Caspian · « **Reply #30 on:** 18 Nov 2007, 01:31 »

I can't believe I forgot Barbaros. Excellent metal, and yes, completely retarded.

Sample lyrics (from the excellent album 'rocking metal motherfucker', this is the title track):

We're rocking metal motherfucker
We don't like change underwear
We don't like to wash our hair
Waiting to go out on tour

We're rocking metal motherfucker
We don't give a fuck

I never have to work
We're playing sexual metal
I stay at home and masturbate
I fucking need a porno mag

and another track (the approriately titled 'Hot Sex')

My girlfriend with other guy
He said it was amazing
She is fucking fat
But sex is fucking hot

She pulled up her skirt
I wanna fuck with you

Hot sex and fuck or die

Don't be suprised
She is a perfect body
Those great big tits
I really think so

Caspian · « **Reply #31 on:** 18 Nov 2007, 01:33 »

Oh, this is the lyric I've been looking for, this is amazing.

From 'Dick is Fucking Big'

Dick is fucking big
Pussy is fucking tight
Anal fuck is waiting
Big dick's might

Dick is fucking big
Fuck off shaving pussy

Put it in bitch mouth
It will makes you to ill
Sexual metal holocaust will
Crush poser gay!

Dick is fucking big
Fuck off shaving pussy

I will please entry anus
Oh my god! Give me spicy pussy
Pussy is good smell
Shit is bad smell

Dick is fucking big
Fuck off shaving pussy

I should at that despite the terrible lyrics, this band is really entertaining.

camelpimp · « **Reply #32 on:** 18 Nov 2007, 10:08 »

Terrible lyrics?! What planet are YOU from?

bryanthelion · « **Reply #33 on:** 18 Nov 2007, 12:47 »

Soulseek doesnt have half of these bands

What is a better music downloader?

Scandanavian War Machine · « **Reply #34 on:** 18 Nov 2007, 12:51 »

no one has suggested Boris yet? maybe i missed it but i looked and didn't see it.

listen to Boris.

Inanimated · « **Reply #35 on:** 18 Nov 2007, 18:04 »

TOE! Amazing band. There's some great videos of them on youtube. Kinda math rock. all around great.

http://youtube.com/watch?v=7ZRmgoRFi2g-Velvet Blanc

Theres a few other good ones-just search "toe japan"

1000 travels of jawarharlal are good in my book too. think 90s ebullition style hardcore. I like it, some might not.

also- I uh...third? the boris recommendation. I need to pick some more of theirs up.

ViolentDove · « **Reply #36 on:** 18 Nov 2007, 19:34 »

I saw Mono and World's End Girlfriend live a couple of months ago. They were pretty fucking good.

Also, you could check out some of the bands signed to Tzadik's Japanese section, I remember some of that shit being pretty damn good.

Actually, just check out all of Tzadik. That label is the cat's pyjamas.

carrotosaurus · « **Reply #37 on:** 18 Nov 2007, 19:39 »

Thee Michelle Gun Elephant

MusicScribbles · « **Reply #38 on:** 18 Nov 2007, 19:40 »

What is a better music downloader you ask?
Bittorrent dammit.

a pack of wolves · « **Reply #39 on:** 18 Nov 2007, 19:48 »

That Tzadik site reminds me, has anybody mentioned Ruins and Zeni Geva yet? I have a bad feeling we fucked up on that front. Also, Veee Deee are dead good and nice chaps to boot.

terriblecabbage · « **Reply #40 on:** 20 Nov 2007, 09:06 »

~~L'Arc~en~Squiggle~~ L'Arc~en~Ciel
(Stupid name. Equally stupid and mindless poprock songs.)

ASIAN KUNG-FU GENERATION
(Must be IN CAPITALS. Cruise control, etc. Except they forgot to steer when writing their songs.)

TheFuriousWombat · « **Reply #41 on:** 20 Nov 2007, 09:35 »

Quote from: Flaming Ostrich on 17 Nov 2007, 13:19

Listen to Mono

Usually that would be fantastic advice but, based upon first post, I doubt this is what the OP is looking for (even if Mono, or, more correctly, MONO, are one of the best "post-rock" bands out there).

tommydski · « **Reply #42 on:** 20 Nov 2007, 12:37 »

Quote from: thatwittygeek on 18 Nov 2007, 12:47

Soulseek doesnt have half of these bands

What is a better music downloader?

Soulseek is the best!

You need to work out how to forward your ports properly is all.

mfpole · « **Reply #43 on:** 20 Nov 2007, 16:16 »

Yura Yura Teikoku!

Phaedra · « **Reply #44 on:** 22 Nov 2007, 07:01 »

Not bands per se but aaaargh I love these guys' work. Handsomeboy Technique, and FREDO.

camelpimp · « **Reply #45 on:** 22 Nov 2007, 07:07 »

Quote from: terriblecabbage on 20 Nov 2007, 09:06

~~L'Arc~en~Squiggle~~ L'Arc~en~Ciel
(Stupid name. Equally stupid and mindless poprock songs.)

ASIAN KUNG-FU GENERATION
(Must be IN CAPITALS. Cruise control, etc. Except they forgot to steer when writing their songs.)

Good point. If you want STUPID Japanese bands, find ones that have had their songs in Anime.

Jace · « **Reply #46 on:** 22 Nov 2007, 12:09 »

BBQ Chickens. They're ridiculous punk rock. For a plethora of cover songs that make you go "wha?" listen to Fine Songs, Playing Sucks by them.

sean · « **Reply #47 on:** 22 Nov 2007, 13:15 »

Envy much?

They're good if you like your hardcore/scremo to sound way more like post-rock.

Demonic_Duck · « **Reply #48 on:** 22 Nov 2007, 14:46 »

POLYSICS (completely mental and rockin', what more can I say?)
B'z (cheesy hard rock)

pinkpiche · « **Reply #49 on:** 23 Nov 2007, 07:13 »

So uhm.. Here I go again.

ENVY

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