Favorite Japanese band?

[derby378]

[bicentennial_baby]

1. Guitar Wolf

and Dj Krush

[derby378]

6. Websites or samples greatly appreciated

Feel free to share, as long as it's legal. :toast:

[ghostsofgiants]

20. Forgot about Guitar Wolf

Their bassist dies recently didn't he?

[XNASA]

2. Cibo Matto

[grace0418]

9. I second Cibo Matto

Who cares? I don't care! A horse's ass is better than yours!

[XNASA]

14. "Spare the rod and spoil the chick....

...Before you go and shit a brick

I know my chicken
You got to know your chicken"

[Fenris]

3. The Mops

[GreenPartyVoter]

4. Loudness is the only one I familiar with, and only because they,

along with TNT, opened for a Stryper concert I went to.

[4_Legs_Good]

I used to like Hiroshima

And Kitaro was great for new age music.

david

[SheepyMcSheepster]

5. CSSO: Clotted Symmetrical Sexual Organ

:headbang:

[democracyindanger]

7. Cibo Matto

[quispquake]

8. Acid Mothers Temple

AMAZING psychedelic band...

[SouthoftheBorderPaul]

12. I don't know if these guys count.

They're only half japanese.



:rofl:

[quispquake]

16. Hmmm...

I thought these guys were Half Japanese :)

[SmileyBoy]

10. Thee Michelle Gun Elephant

[asthmaticeog]

11. Ruins, Boredoms, Hanatarashi & Zeni Geva n/t

[sniffa]

13. the vapors

they turned japanese

[ghostsofgiants]

15. Eastern Youth

Really cool indie band from Tokyo. They did a split record with Cursive (great band from Omaha) called "8 Teeth To Eat You". Good stuff.

[AllegroRondo]

17. Puffy Ami Yumi

"Go Teen Titans!"

[Tikki]

18. The baby and I just love...

..to listen to our Puffy Ami Yumi" CDs...and, even, at 2 1/2 he recognizes that Puffy Ami Yumi are singing the theme to 'Teen Titans'...



Tikki

[ChavezSpeakstheTruth]

19. Shakuhachi Surprise

With members like Screaming Stomach, Captain Insect, Karate Condor, and Kame Bazooka how can you go wrong?

[warrens]

21. Sadistic Mika Band

[mr blur]

24. Excellect choice!

Hot! Menu! is a great album.

[Initech]

22. Personally, I like Dir en grey

I know a bunch more Japanese bands if you guys are interested...

[chenGOD]

23. Melt Banana, Merzbow or YMO.

But my favourite Japanese musician has to be Ryuichi Sakamoto.

[Idioteque]

25. Woohoo! Another Melt Banana fan!

They came to Florida last month. It's a shame I couldn't make it.

[Tyrone Slothrop]

26. Cornelius is pretty awesome

I'm not sure that he constitutes a "band", however.

[TimeChaser]

27. L'arc~En~Ciel, Do as Infinity

And the lovely Gackt

[AntiCoup2K4]

28. Electric Eel Shock

Saw these guys a couple years ago at the state capitol campus as part of the local "Bands against Bush" event. These guys wear their metal & punk influences proudly both in their music and their looks.

Guitarist looks like a cross between Jimi Hendrix and James Hetfield, if you can imagine that. Sounds like that too with a heavy dose of Tony Iommi distortion thrown in.

Bass player could be the Japanese Dee Dee Ramone

And the drummer. in classic Red Hot Chili Peppers fashion, took the stage wearing nothing but a sock. And this was an exceptionally cold & windy day in October too. I was freezing standing there in my coat. I don't know how this guy retained enough feeling in his hands and feet to play the drums.

Musically, their CD is great. Lyrically.... well let's say it's obvious that English is not their first language. Their new album is out now in Europe and will be released in the US in August, so it will be interesting to see if they have learned more English in their extensive touring.

Great sound. Highly recommended. If you won't take my word for it, ask Iron Maiden's Bruce Dickinson or Ozzy Osbourne.


http://www.electriceelshock.net/

[dean_dem]

29. Mono

Kind of like Mogwai...but Japanese.

[chaska]

30. YMO (yellow magic orchestra)...

Stomu Yamashta's 'Go' was good too. I liked 'Loudness' for a bout five minutes. Still have the vinyl.

[derby378]

31. Not a band, but deserves mentioning - Yamatsuka Eye

Also known as Yamantaka Eye. Member of Boredoms; also performed with Japanese acts Hanatarashi and UFO Or Die as well as American acts such as Naked City, Praxis, Painkiller, and God Is My Co-Pilot. Apparently he's good friends with John Zorn; the two of them released a side project CD called Nani Nani that's delightfully moronic, but also contains one of the most poignant alt-jazz performances I've ever heard (My Rainbow Life).