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JPOP/J ROCK
Yasser:
Melt Banana, The Pillows, Husking Bee and Doping Panda are awesome japanese bands.
Korlin:
J-Punk with AMAZING drumming - Zazen Boys (look for Kuroi Shitagi)
Number Girl - just amazing
bloodthirsty butchers (as above, not quite as good)
Boris if you like drone/fuzzed up rock
Polysics for Yes!
Cocco - made great grungy/folky rock
Shiina Ringo - Just an incredible arranger and musician
Dir en grey also good, seeing them in Paris next month. God protect me from the evil and violent fangirls...
P.S. ASturge I have the special edition Box set Cowboy Bebop soundtrack (with live Seatbelts!). It owns.
P.P.S. Also, damn the inexplicable lack of Katamari Damacy in the UK. Would I need to have my PS2 modded to play US games on a UK machine?
cynic30000v2:
The Pillows are a must, I can't say enough good things about them and their music. I'll add my little gold nuggets to the thread: Thee Michelle Gun Elephant and Nujabes. TMGE is a fantastic rock band who's cd (Gear Blues) never fails to amuse me. Samurai Champloo put Nujabes on the radar. His cd Metaphorical Music is without a doubt my favorite hip hop album.
The easiest way to get cd's, obviously, are with p2p programs and bit torrent. If you're going to buy, beware of the lofty prices--most are imports. Animenation.com and NipponExport.com are good sites but don't necessarily have good prices that agree with our wallets.
happybirthdaygelatin:
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Right on. I'll make it more a point to check them out.
Tinjessla:
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Hoorah! They very much rule. As does Yoko Kanno (or as i like to call her, Queen of the Soundtracks), Polysics and the now defunct Mug-Mop. Cornelius is great for some chilled out, ambient listening too.
I have to thank that Sugoi show which used to come on the Sci-fi Channel for introducing me to some top Japanese bands. Any Brits here remember it?
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