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Title: non japanese bands with japanese members
Post by: viva! la woman on 30 Dec 2005, 10:59

isn't this always a formula for genius?  i mean, deerhoof is the latest proof, but then there's can, blonde redhead, butter 08 - what's your favorite non japanese band with a japanese person?

Title: non japanese bands with japanese members
Post by: ozphactor on 30 Dec 2005, 11:03

Half Japanese.

Oh wait, they don't have a Japanese person in their band. The IRONY!

Title: non japanese bands with japanese members
Post by: RUMBLEMOOSE on 30 Dec 2005, 11:07

Does early Soundgarden count? I'm not sure if Hiro was Japanese or just had Japanese parents.

And Naked City was/is great.

Title: non japanese bands with japanese members
Post by: nescience on 30 Dec 2005, 11:09

CAN
Naked City
Enon
Hey Willpower
Cibo Matto (technically, a New York band with two Japanese people in it)

Title: non japanese bands with japanese members
Post by: viva! la woman on 30 Dec 2005, 11:13

cibo matto is my favorite band of all time - have you heard the new miho hatori?  there are some great songs!  i like enon, but the japanese lady doesn't sing enough.  that ex-brainiac guy should share the mic some more.

as long as we're on the subject of half japanese, i think jad fair designed an album cover for my dad's band in the 80s.

Title: non japanese bands with japanese members
Post by: ozphactor on 30 Dec 2005, 11:19

Ooh, ooh, I know, I know!

LINKIN PARK!!! WOOT! \m/ \m/

(Well, they're one-twelfth Japanese. Good enough.)

Title: non japanese bands with japanese members
Post by: Tago Mago on 30 Dec 2005, 16:26

Don't forget Blonde Redhead's nominal forebears, and one of the best bands ever, DNA.

Title: non japanese bands with japanese members
Post by: nescience on 30 Dec 2005, 17:07

Quote from: Tago Mago

DNA kills kittens and eats them.

Ooh good call!

Title: non japanese bands with japanese members
Post by: Tago Mago on 30 Dec 2005, 19:20

And on the subject of Blonde Redhead, I'll never understand how this band could record a song as mind-blowingly awesome as "In Particular," and then make the very mediocre Misery is a Butterfly. :(

Title: non japanese bands with japanese members
Post by: KharBevNor on 31 Dec 2005, 06:56

Discordance Axis

This topic is over.

Title: non japanese bands with japanese members
Post by: Cpt.Fantastic on 31 Dec 2005, 07:36

My thoughts were Enon and Deerhoof but oh, they've been said. I'll go now.

Title: non japanese bands with japanese members
Post by: ozphactor on 31 Dec 2005, 12:02

Quote from: KharBevNor

Discordance Axis

That band doesn't have a Japanese member...

Title: non japanese bands with japanese members
Post by: KharBevNor on 31 Dec 2005, 12:08

No they didn't. They did live in Japan, constantly had songs about anime, and one of them was in Melt Banana, which is where I got confused.

They're still better than all the other bands in this thread though.

Title: non japanese bands with japanese members
Post by: Kid Modernist on 03 Jan 2006, 12:05

DEERHOOF

I mean, seriously.

Deerhoof is really killer.

Title: non japanese bands with japanese members
Post by: StupidityKills on 03 Jan 2006, 12:23

El Presidente.
And she's hot and plays drums in a dress.

Edit: My bad, she's actually from Singapore. Oh well.

Title: non japanese bands with japanese members
Post by: ScottishOnion on 04 Jan 2006, 09:52

I can't believe people forgot James Iha of The Smashing Pumpkins and A Perfect Circle!  Didn't he make a solo album that wasn't that bad?

Title: non japanese bands with japanese members
Post by: ImRonBurgundy? on 04 Jan 2006, 23:39

Peelander-Z.  they're Japanese, but they live in New York.  do they count?

Title: non japanese bands with japanese members
Post by: thesonglessbird on 04 Jan 2006, 23:54

The bassist from Feeder is Japanese.

I'll leave it at that.

Title: non japanese bands with japanese members
Post by: nescience on 05 Jan 2006, 09:07

Which reminds me: Sean Lennon.

And if you don't count Sean because he's only half-Japanese, remember that Yuka Honda was in his backup band.

Title: non japanese bands with japanese members
Post by: titsosaurus on 05 Jan 2006, 11:55

I hope I am doing this right, I am new to this whole forum thing.

I just started listening to Blonde Redhead a couple of weeks ago. All I have is a burned copy of Melody of Certain Damaged Lemons but I love it. I didn't even know the girl in the band was Japanese, but that just makes me love the band even more because... well.. Japanese people are simply awesome.

I also agree with Tago Mago that "In Particular" is a brilliant song, but I've never heard of Misery is a Butterfly. How many albums do Blonde Redhead have out exactly?

Title: non japanese bands with japanese members
Post by: SpacemanSpiff on 05 Jan 2006, 13:31

Quote from: KharBevNor

No they didn't. They did live in Japan, constantly had songs about anime, and one of them was in Melt Banana, which is where I got confused.

They're still better than all the other bands in this thread though.

Quoted for trueness and the mention of Melt Banana.

I also heard somewhere that one of the members of Merzbow was Japanese or something... ;)

Seriously now, I don't want to troll here, but this topic is somewhat unnecessary. Having someone from Japan in your band does not in fact influence your sound or make your band any better, I'm sorry guys.
Otherwise, I might feel obliged to start threads like "3 OR 4 GUYS FROM CANADA, USA OR THE UK IN A BAND = AWESOMENESS AMIRITELOLZ?" and throw tons of bands that fit into this category at you and that I consider awesome.