ITT: God-tier Japanese.
Also, if anyone knows what the fuck any of these lyrics mean...
she says "kawaii" a lot
>>52414674
This is true
>>52414465
You know this is one of my favorite albums. I even bought it on vinyl and got a lyric sheet with it, but I never actually made any effort to discover what the lyrics are.
Also this is one of the best live albums ever made.
>>52414811
I probably wouldn't be as interested if I hadn't been learning Japanese for a couple years. I'll check this live thing out.
http://pastebin.com/KKLSJGKk
Here are some lyrics, not the best translation but i haven't seen any better ones online yet.
Also, if you haven't already you should check out Usagi (Marikos project before Midori) and 385.
And staying Ontopic, here's some really good japanese artists and bands of various genres:
MASS OF THE FERMENTING DREGS
bloodthirsty butchers
NUMBER GIRL
Kazumoto Endo
My Dead Girlfriend
The Novembers
The Cabs
Supercar(especially the album "Three Out Change!!")
Tricot
Abigail
Sabbat
Corrupted
BOaT
school food punishment
Spangle Call Lilli Line
Kashiwa Daisuke
Boris, obviously.
Keiji Haino
Sabbat
Nujabes
Indigo Jam Unit
Fishmans(You should have listened to Long Season already, if you haven't, get the fuck to it nigga.)
matryoshka
ACO(especially the album "Irony")
Kenichiro Nishihara
Toe
Mushroom Empire
Tokyo Shoegazer
COALTAR OF THE DEEPERS
Plastic Girl In Closet
Melt Banana
Effe
Wakusei Abnormal
If anyone wants help on what albums to start with feel free to ask.
>>52414899
Shit yeah man, where do I start. Also: no Kinoko Teikoko?
What's the album called I see it everywhere but never the name. Name pls?
>>52414954
Aratamemashite, Hajimemashite, Midori Desu by Midori.
>>52414465
>Mutyumu (夢中夢)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rNSza0QZIcY
>>52414954
Hello everyone. Nice to meet you. We are Midori.
>>52414899
>http://pastebin.com/KKLSJGKk
... jesus that's some dark stuff.
>>52414994
yesss
Heres the anime that influenced the band name
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UxME8pxrKyQ
Fishmans - Long Season
>>52414948
Depends what genre you want to get into, there's a lot of different shit in there. Also, Kinoku Teikoku is Mushroom Empire, start with "eureka" if that's what you where asking.
>>52415061
my bad, had never seen a translation. I have Eureka but haven't been able to get into it yet.
>>52415084
No worries. Eureka is a great album if you like math rock or shoegaze or both. Would recommend.
>>52415030
makes sense
>>52414465
anybody got a download/stream/whatever for this? i've wanted to hear it for a while now
My favorites are Uchuu konbini and Ichiko Aoba
>>52415138
Please check the archives first
https://mega.co.nz/#!SpQgDYBL!XfBgmENPgtSbZj3_LBL1oWlPdQskVtsj-u8h83xJZj8
A zip for this but not from mega? Anyone?
Cryv makes some great shoegazey/electronic rock
https://mega.co.nz/#!1Q5ziaSA!pu0PeAEqM3hrAncIhAFHM15pMIbQqmm-4D0qC5XRX6Q
Definitely worth a listen imo
>>52415269
what's wrong with mega
>>52415269
Soulseek should have it.
Are there any other albums from Midori worth listening to besides Flexible Naked Lady?
>>52414465
Geinoh Yamashirogumi. Particularly Symphonic Suite AKIRA, Ecophony Gaia and Ecophony Rinne.
>>52415306
I'm in mobile
someone rec me some good j-shoegaze
>>52415358
https://mega.co.nz/#F!VIdDlLgT!nAN7jv0xEO67dow2-cB03A
Go wild.
>>52415358
Yellow Loveless
Underdrawing for Three Forms of Unhappiness - My Dead Girlfriend
Mass of the Fermenting Dregs self titled
Luminous Orange - Soar, Kiss The Moon
Lemons Chair
Cosmicdust - Snow Noise Assemblage
>>52414465
shit album
>>52414899
>MASS OF THE FERMENTING DREGS
>My Dead Girlfriend
>Kashiwa Daisuke
>Tokyo Shoegazer
>Tricot
shit taste
Is there anything in the same vein as mouse on the keys? or Toe? but with no lyrics? I like how the japanese write music, but I hate when they sing it.
A good example is the NGE soundtracks and the Gran Turismo Soundtracks.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CK902etvWZw&list=LLOP2h8XCE7qSmrSlm-eRFNg&index=6
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G_SKeV8TS5Y
>>52416945
if you liked mouse on the keys you should definitely check out jizue
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NSQWFzHNC7k
>>52417526
pretty good, didn't like the processed drums. The piano parts had a little too much going on compared to MotK, but song structures were good, build ups were great. 7/10 will delve deeper.
>>52414811
Any idea where I could find a copy on vinyl nowadays? I've been looking for forever trying to find one.
>>52416945
Te gets compared to toe a lot, and you can see why by listening to it, but IMO it's not nearly as good.
About Tess and Hitorie both have that mathy goodness but lose the jazz influences that make toe and MotK great. Hitorie also has vocals on every track so you probably won't like that.
Pele did a collab with toe I think? They're associated somehow. Their stuff is good, really nice percussion, but they play the rock aspect of their music pretty straight. Worth checking out though.
To pivot in the other direction Serph is a Japanese producer that keeps the jazz influence but comes from a much more electronic direction
Babymetal.
>>52416945
Ive found 3nd is pretty good
>>52414465
From what I gather, they're mostly about lost love and sex.
Also, The Stalin are an incredible punk band.
>>52419669
is "3nd" supposed to be intentionally poor english or is it like "sand"?
aoki takamasa
ego-wrappin'
makoto kawamoto
number girl
ryuichi sakamoto
sachie hiraga
>>52419723
Intentional poor English 2nd but with a 3 its hard to say
>>52419779
>number girl
How do I into number girl? I tried School Girl Distortional Addict and wasn't really blown away. It sounded like garageish rock with kinda subpar vocals and hooks that tease at being great but kinda fall flat. Would I be better off starting with a different album, or a different mindset, or is it just not for me?
>>52419897
Sappukei is a baller album, give it a try
>>52416916
nigger please
>>52414899
Can anyone upload Supercar - Three Out Change? Archive links are dead.
>>52420192
Also here's my Mega folder. Most of it is Japanese so enjoy
https://mega.co.nz/#F!kgcFDBKB!RZzZq6ZoHbj74OTYYho-Fg
>>52417425
>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G_SKeV8TS5Y
I need more like this
Dustbox - Care Package
>Melodic Punk with very positive lyrics
http://www58.zippyshare.com/v/57213865/file.html
>>52420686
forgot the sample
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u5lmHM_VaVg
>>52419779
Something more like Aoki Takamasa?
Gimme some DNB or they just create rock and rock stuff.
I kinda liked Hifana few years ago.
Here is what I want :)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nS1uCagsGiQ
Speed, Glue& Shinki-Eve
>>52414465
What are their other albums like?
>listening to music BECAUSE it's japanese
Top pleb. Gaia pls go.
>>52414465
i got into passepied a few weeks back after listening to 演出家出演. good shit. good mix between pop vocals with rock music. dunno if thats really the best explanation.
>>52421248
More jazz punk and hardcore. There are some on the brink of j-pop, but still listenable.
>>52414465
>>52421556
Sweet. Seems a bit late in asking since I already copped them both, since Second is going OOP
really recommending haruka nakamura, jizue, and akira kosemura.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hl2uwHzuqOY&list=PL1BD357C0A21F8EE3
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JFTxONEuRMk
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bDrhT4aXh9k
>>52414465
Borrowing thread, does anyone know any jazz artists where the piano is heavy and dissonant, but still really groovy, maybe even a bit goofy like on Chiharu no Koi for example?
Not necessarily Japanese.
>ctrl+f boredoms
>no results
Really guys, like really.
>>52420217
>>52420788
check out Ryoji Ikeda
or, honestly, Aphex Twin
Puffy amiyumi is the only band from japan that really pushes musical boundaries
OP here. Thanks to everyone who boot'd, didn't expect this to turn out so well. If this thing is still going I'll try and organize some stuff so we can get a much needed collection of Japanese stuff going (not to say there isn't a plethora of genres on here).
MELT BANANA
http://pastebin.com/Cca07HuB
>>52422912
>Perfume - ⊿
>not game
>>52414899
can u list your favourite albums from the artists of that list
>>52423080
I'm late, but fuck you
⊿ > GAME
>>52415337
Mah nakama.
>>52414465
I need more albums like this in my life. The only thing that I have that is even remotely similar is Melt Banana - Fetch.
>>52423790
⊿ a big fat shit
game a best
Ryoiji Ikeda
Paradrags
Junichi Akagawa
Mono
>>52423879
Those are words that could get a nigga got mate.
Somebody really needs to create a "4chan weaboos coming to /mu/ for japanese music" essentials chart.
>>52424044
get /jp/ on the phone and sort that shit out
>>52424019
>Ryoiji Ikeda
Love that guy
>>52424058
Well, if you want the chart to be filled with J-pop and anime OSTs, sure, that would be a great thing to do.
>>52415353
Download mega app
that's what i use
>>52424085
Nah mate, they have a /jp/ music thread going on right now.
Pretty good stuff in there, even the ones that are spammed here (Boris, Midori)
>>52419897
there's only 4 short albums, might as well listen to all of them.
>>52424102
Oh, wow. I did not expect /jp/ to be so patrician.
![cd92_2[3].jpg](https://i.imgur.com/tGPDQlJ.jpg "cd92_2[3].jpg")
ACO - irony
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XysZarMF9Is
You ain't gonna find one for cheap.
mfw no downy.
go to hell robots
>God-tier
Lite
toe
LOW-PASS
Tricot
Uchu Conbini
>Goddest of god-tier
nuito
>>52424152
Gotta link for that one?
