Hi all, I'm glad to meet a group who has actually
heard of Shibuya-kei pop. I listen to a lot of
Pizzicato Five, Fantastic Plastic Machine, Towa Tei
and Takako Minekawa, and a little bit of Cibo Matto &
Cornelius.

It would be nice if this was the dominant form of
Japanese music. Unfortunately, over the years I've
listened to most lifeless, boring crud from the
Japanese music industry. Whenever a Japanese youth
puts a CD on and asks me, "what do you think?" (Utada
Hikaru/Mr. Children etc.) I say... annooooo it's okay,
but have you ever heard of Pizzicato Five? I like
Pizzicato Five "style" music. And they will inevitably
look confused, screw up their face and say, "they're
quite old, aren't they?"

So I hope to get a better response from the members of
this group - learn some new artists, hear about
past/future gigs, and up-and coming albums.

mmm - maybe new members should have a question list to
fill out - so they don't ramble on like me. Something
like:

1. How well do you know your chicken? (cibo matto)
2. What do your kids want at Christmas time - a gift
from Santa or a Strawberry Sleighride? (P5)
3. Under which circumstances would you talk to an
angel? (FPM)

Hey - even if no-one gets the references, I'm sure
we'd get some cool answers!

Cheers all:)

Mark



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