Heya,
My friend and I are considering the possibilities of
starting a club night in Central London dealing exclusively
with Shibuya-Kei/Tokyo Pop (call-it-what-you-will) music.
It would be for both fans of SK music in London and any
Japanese people in London who would like go to a club night
devoted to it.

But first I need to engage in a little research.
Could anyone, really anyone who has an opinion on this
mail me on ( mzui@... ) here are a few of the
questions that are rattling about in my head.

Would anyone come?
Where is the best place to advertise?
What are those killer SK tracks that everyone would love to
hear in a club?
Are there any potential DJ's in London for an SK night?

Thanks in advance,
Mzui.

hello zaum,

   is another high exit still available?

   xe

zaum <zaum@...> wrote:
   I was surprised to discover Miho Hatori is the main composer for a
soundtrack to a Japanese film called "Shindo" (http://www.shindo-
movie.jp/). I'd say it's in quite a different style than her other
recordings. Ikuko Harada from Clammbon is singing the final song. I
don't have it yet to figure out the credits (other than there are a a
number of classical pieces being played) but I did find Tower Records
(still strong in Japan) has online track excerpts

http://www.towerrecords.co.jp/sitemap/CSfCardMain.jsp?
GOODS_NO=1514691&GOODS_SORT_CD=101

-----------


I really need to sell some CDs. A whole lot of them are out of print.
Prices are US$. Shipping to the U.S. is included in the price.
Outside the U.S. it's $2 per CD to anywhere. $1 per CD to Canada.
Will accept PayPal or U.S. Postal money orders. Please write me first
because for availability.

NM = has the obi strip and had no flaws
VG = might be missing the obi and may have some minor flaws like
very light wear on the disc or booklet. I'd be happy to tell you the
details.
G = quite playable but has a mentioned flaw.


Fanfare - Advantage Lucy NM 24.95
Moon Safari (Japanese extra track) - Air VG 19.49
All-In (Japan press) Arling & Cameron NM 19.49
Onion - Asahi, Miho VG 24.95
Another High Exit - Beatniks VG 24.95
EPLP - Bridge VG 19.95
Shaggy Head Dressers - Buffalo Daughter VG 24.95
Fine - Cano, Caoli NM 19.95
Vita - Cano, Caoli VG 17.95
Hadaka de Aimashou - Cano, Caoli VG 19.95
Oh La La - Cano, Caoli - G (rental sticker)16.95
phony phonic - Capsule NM 19.95
Conscious Posi - Coba VG 22.95
the First Question Award - Cornelius VG 22.95
96/69 - Cornelius VG 29.95 Initial limited packaging
World Peace - Cosa Nostra VG 19.95
Crue-l Grand Orchestra NM 29.95
Mini - Cubismo Grafico G (marks on disc and case, plays fine) 17.95
Techno Caberet - Coba VG 24.95
Under the Moon - Coba VG 21.95
Mr.Noone Special - Cymbals VG 29.95 Limited initial version with
slipcase.
Date of Birth - Date of Birth VG 18.95
Glass Love, Glass World - Date of Birth VG 19.95
Hymne - Eccentric Opera VG 22.99
Strikes Back - Electric Glass Balloon VG 19.95
gymnopedie #1- electric satie NM 19.95
Gymnopedie '99 - electric satie NM 29.95 Limited initial embossed
plastic case
Escape Vol.01 - Escalator Records New sealed 29.95 Stereo Deluxe,
Yukari Fresh, Pop Tarts, Neil & Iraiza, Le Hammond Inferno
Toy's Town Gang - Escalators VG 19.95
Sprite- Escalators VG 19.95
Mighty Gravity - Escalators VG 19.95
Sci-Fi-Fi - eureka! VG 22.95
Body Meets Sing Remix - Hi-Posi NM 19.95 Yukihiro Fukutomi
Hiromix 99 - Hiromix NM 29.95
Asunaro - Jungle Smile VG 19.95
Mini Skirt - Kaji, Hideki VG 24.95
Tea - Kaji, Hideki VG 25.95
Mike Alaway's Diary - Karie, Kahimi VG 14.95
Le Roi Soleil - Karie, Kahimi VG 14.95
Leur L'Existence - Karie, Kahimi VG 21.39 + bonus CD3 karaoke single
My Suitor - Karie, Kahimi G (promo stamped + cover wear) 15.99
My First Karie - Karie, Kahimi NM 24.95
I am a kitten - Karie, Kahimi NM 26.95
L'Inconscience de l'Ete - Konishi, Yasaharu VG 39.95
Alive- Love Tambourines VG 19.95
L+R - L-R NM 29.95 Limited cardboard sleeve double CD
Land of Riches Reverse - L-R VG 19.95 Takako Minekawa
Land of Riches - L-R (w. Takako Minekawa) VG 24.95 Double case has
loose CD hub holders. No obi
Laugh + Rough - L-R (w. Takako Minekawa) VG 22.951
XIMER …c.c.c.remix (japan pressing) - Minekawa, Takako VG 19.49
Athletica - Minekawa, Takako NM 19.59
Rolling - Modern Choki Chokies VG 19.95
BONGENGAN BANGARA BINGEN - Modern Choki Chokies VG 14.95
Kumachan - Modern Choki Chokies VG 14.95
The Extra Number of Moda-Choki - Modern Choki Chokies VG 14.95
NiNa - NiNa VG 19.95
Miss Maki Nomiya Sings - Nomiya, Maki NM 22.99
Life - Ozawa, Kenji NM 19.95
Living - Paris Blue G (marks on disc) 17.95
Couples - Pizzicato Five NM 24.95
SIGNAL- PSY-S VG 19.95
Home Made - PSY-S NM19.95
Non-Fiction - PSY-S VG 19.95
Two Bridges - Psy-s VG 20.98
Organic Sound Theatre - Qypthone VG 19.95
Super Model - Shinohara, Tomoe VG - 19.95 Takkyu Ishino (Denki
Groove) produced.
an audio - Shinohara, Tomoe NM 17.95 Hoppy Kamiyama produced CD5
Dream & Machine - Shinohara, Tomoe VG 19.95 members of Cibo Matto,
Buffalo Daughter and Shonen Knife
Greatest Hits +2 - Spiral Life VG 19.95
Last Century Modern (japan pressing) - Tei, Towa VG 19.95

Evolve or Die - Various Artists VG 24.95 non-album tracks: OOIOO,
Asteroid Desert Songs, Guitar Wolf, DMBQ, Buffalo Daughter,SSKHKH,
Alec Empire, Masonna.

Fab Gear - V.A. VG 39.95 compilation that originated shibuya-kei,
includes the only CD track by Fancy Face Groovy Name (Takako
Minekawa, Kahimi Karie + Flipper's Guitar)

-thanks!-




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I was surprised to discover Miho Hatori is the main composer for a
soundtrack to a Japanese film called "Shindo" (http://www.shindo-
movie.jp/). I'd say it's in quite a different style than her other
recordings. Ikuko Harada from Clammbon is singing the final song. I
don't have it yet to figure out the credits (other than there are a a
number of classical pieces being played) but I did find Tower Records
(still strong in Japan) has online track excerpts

http://www.towerrecords.co.jp/sitemap/CSfCardMain.jsp?
GOODS_NO=1514691&GOODS_SORT_CD=101

-----------


I really need to sell some CDs. A whole lot of them are out of print.
Prices are US$. Shipping to the U.S. is included in the price.
Outside the U.S. it's $2 per CD to anywhere.  $1 per CD to Canada.
Will accept PayPal or U.S. Postal money orders. Please write me first
because for availability.

NM = has the obi strip and had no flaws
VG =  might be missing the obi and may have some minor flaws like
very light wear on the disc or booklet. I'd be happy to tell you the
details.
G = quite playable but has a mentioned flaw.


Fanfare - Advantage Lucy NM 24.95
Moon Safari (Japanese extra track) - Air VG 19.49
All-In (Japan press) Arling & Cameron NM 19.49
Onion - Asahi, Miho VG 24.95
Another High Exit - Beatniks VG 24.95
EPLP - Bridge VG 19.95
Shaggy Head Dressers - Buffalo Daughter VG 24.95
Fine - Cano, Caoli NM 19.95
Vita - Cano, Caoli VG 17.95
Hadaka de Aimashou - Cano, Caoli VG 19.95
Oh La La - Cano, Caoli - G (rental sticker)16.95
phony phonic - Capsule NM 19.95
Conscious Posi - Coba VG 22.95
the First Question Award - Cornelius VG 22.95
96/69 - Cornelius VG 29.95 Initial limited packaging
World Peace - Cosa Nostra  VG 19.95
Crue-l Grand Orchestra  NM 29.95
Mini - Cubismo Grafico G (marks on disc and case, plays fine) 17.95
Techno Caberet - Coba VG 24.95
Under the Moon - Coba VG 21.95
Mr.Noone Special - Cymbals VG 29.95 Limited initial version with
slipcase.
Date of Birth - Date of Birth VG 18.95
Glass Love, Glass World - Date of Birth VG 19.95
Hymne - Eccentric Opera VG 22.99
Strikes Back - Electric Glass Balloon VG 19.95
gymnopedie #1- electric satie NM 19.95
Gymnopedie '99 - electric satie NM 29.95 Limited initial embossed
plastic case
Escape Vol.01 - Escalator Records New sealed 29.95 Stereo Deluxe,
Yukari Fresh, Pop Tarts, Neil & Iraiza, Le Hammond Inferno
Toy's Town Gang - Escalators VG 19.95
Sprite- Escalators VG 19.95
Mighty Gravity - Escalators VG 19.95
Sci-Fi-Fi - eureka! VG 22.95
Body Meets Sing Remix - Hi-Posi NM 19.95  Yukihiro Fukutomi
Hiromix 99 - Hiromix NM 29.95
Asunaro - Jungle Smile VG 19.95
Mini Skirt - Kaji, Hideki VG 24.95
Tea - Kaji, Hideki VG 25.95
Mike Alaway's Diary - Karie, Kahimi VG 14.95
Le Roi Soleil - Karie, Kahimi VG 14.95
Leur L'Existence - Karie, Kahimi VG 21.39 + bonus CD3 karaoke single
My Suitor - Karie, Kahimi G (promo stamped + cover wear) 15.99
My First Karie - Karie, Kahimi NM 24.95
I am a kitten - Karie, Kahimi NM 26.95
L'Inconscience de l'Ete - Konishi, Yasaharu VG 39.95
Alive- Love Tambourines  VG 19.95
L+R - L-R NM 29.95 Limited cardboard sleeve double CD
Land of Riches Reverse - L-R VG 19.95 Takako Minekawa
Land of Riches - L-R (w. Takako Minekawa) VG 24.95  Double case has
loose CD hub holders. No obi
Laugh + Rough - L-R (w. Takako Minekawa) VG 22.951
XIMER …c.c.c.remix (japan pressing) - Minekawa, Takako VG 19.49
Athletica - Minekawa, Takako NM 19.59
Rolling - Modern Choki Chokies VG 19.95
BONGENGAN BANGARA BINGEN - Modern Choki Chokies VG 14.95
Kumachan - Modern Choki Chokies VG 14.95
The Extra Number of Moda-Choki - Modern Choki Chokies VG 14.95
NiNa - NiNa VG 19.95
Miss Maki Nomiya Sings - Nomiya, Maki NM 22.99
Life - Ozawa, Kenji NM 19.95
Living - Paris Blue G (marks on disc) 17.95
Couples - Pizzicato Five NM 24.95
SIGNAL- PSY-S VG 19.95
Home Made - PSY-S NM19.95
Non-Fiction - PSY-S VG 19.95
Two Bridges - Psy-s VG 20.98
Organic Sound Theatre - Qypthone VG 19.95
Super Model - Shinohara, Tomoe VG - 19.95 Takkyu Ishino (Denki
Groove) produced.
an audio - Shinohara, Tomoe NM 17.95 Hoppy Kamiyama produced CD5
Dream & Machine - Shinohara, Tomoe VG 19.95 members of Cibo Matto,
Buffalo Daughter and Shonen Knife
Greatest Hits +2 - Spiral Life VG 19.95
Last Century Modern (japan pressing) - Tei, Towa VG 19.95

Evolve or Die - Various Artists VG 24.95 non-album tracks: OOIOO,
Asteroid Desert Songs, Guitar Wolf, DMBQ, Buffalo Daughter,SSKHKH,
Alec Empire, Masonna.

Fab Gear - V.A.  VG  39.95  compilation that originated shibuya-kei,
includes the only CD track by  Fancy Face Groovy Name (Takako
Minekawa, Kahimi Karie + Flipper's Guitar)

-thanks!-

Josh,

You are very welcome.  Enjoy your DVD.

Andrew

--- In shibuya-kei@yahoogroups.com, "dnaflr2" <dnaflr2@...> wrote:
>
> Andrew,
>
> Thanks so much. I ordered the DVD today. You easily answered my
> question. It has taken me a week to deteremine which DVD these
videos
> came from. My wife is from Japan, and she couldn't even help me find
> this information.. Thanks again.. Much apprection.. -Josh
>
> --- In shibuya-kei@yahoogroups.com, "tingtaro" <tingtaro@> wrote:
> >
> > Hello Josh,
> >
> > END OF THE BAND:Pizzicato Five BS Fuji Studio Last Sessions also
> > contains "The Night Is Still Young" live performance.
> >
> > This DVD contains the very last P5 performance on Fuji
TV's "Music
> > Index."  They performed 10 songs.  The shocking image of the
breakup
> > announcement can also be seen.
> >
> > Arigatou, Ciao
> >
> > Andrew
> >
> >
> >
> > --- In shibuya-kei@yahoogroups.com, "dnaflr2" <dnaflr2@> wrote:
> > >
> > > Andrew, thanks for your response. There were 2 videos I was
looking
> > > for- one was Sweet Soul Revue, and the other was the Night Is
Still
> > > Young - Tokyo wa yoru no shichiji. Both of these videos look
like
> > they
> > > are from the same live performance. Do you know which DVD
contains
> > > both of these?
> > >
> > > Thanks again,
> > > Josh
> > >
> > > --- In shibuya-kei@yahoogroups.com, "tingtaro" <tingtaro@>
wrote:
> > > >
> > > > Hello Shibuya Fans,
> > > >
> > > > The only DVDs documented P5's Sweet Soul Revue image and
> > performance
> > > > are:
> > > >
> > > > 1.  HAPPY END OF THE BAND:Pizzicato Five BS Fuji Studio Last
> > Sessions
> > > > (3,465 Yen / 2004).  This DVD contains Sweet Soul Revue live
> > session.
> > > >
> > > > 2.  Pizzicato Five TV Volume One (Sweet Soul Revue - Turtles
in
> > the
> > > > night Version is included) (3,150 Yen / 2004)
> > > >
> > > > The two DVDs are still available to buy.  www.cdjapan.co.jp
> > > >
> > > > Ciao, Arigatou.
> > > >
> > > > Andrew
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > -- In shibuya-kei@yahoogroups.com, "dnaflr2" <dnaflr2@> wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > I recently came across this video on you tube (Sweet Soul
Revue
> > Live)
> > > > > and was wondering if anyone here knows which P5 DVD it is
from.
> > Also
> > > > > is there a music CD of this live performance? Link is below-
> > > > >
> > > > > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hhBwClXl1rw
> > > > >
> > > > > Thanks for your help...
> > > > >
> > > > > -Josh
> > > > >
> > > >
> > >
> >
>

Andrew,

Thanks so much. I ordered the DVD today. You easily answered my
question. It has taken me a week to deteremine which DVD these videos
came from. My wife is from Japan, and she couldn't even help me find
this information.. Thanks again.. Much apprection.. -Josh

--- In shibuya-kei@yahoogroups.com, "tingtaro" <tingtaro@...> wrote:
>
> Hello Josh,
>
> END OF THE BAND:Pizzicato Five BS Fuji Studio Last Sessions also
> contains "The Night Is Still Young" live performance.
>
> This DVD contains the very last P5 performance on Fuji TV's "Music
> Index."  They performed 10 songs.  The shocking image of the breakup
> announcement can also be seen.
>
> Arigatou, Ciao
>
> Andrew
>
>
>
> --- In shibuya-kei@yahoogroups.com, "dnaflr2" <dnaflr2@> wrote:
> >
> > Andrew, thanks for your response. There were 2 videos I was looking
> > for- one was Sweet Soul Revue, and the other was the Night Is Still
> > Young - Tokyo wa yoru no shichiji. Both of these videos look like
> they
> > are from the same live performance. Do you know which DVD contains
> > both of these?
> >
> > Thanks again,
> > Josh
> >
> > --- In shibuya-kei@yahoogroups.com, "tingtaro" <tingtaro@> wrote:
> > >
> > > Hello Shibuya Fans,
> > >
> > > The only DVDs documented P5's Sweet Soul Revue image and
> performance
> > > are:
> > >
> > > 1.  HAPPY END OF THE BAND:Pizzicato Five BS Fuji Studio Last
> Sessions
> > > (3,465 Yen / 2004).  This DVD contains Sweet Soul Revue live
> session.
> > >
> > > 2.  Pizzicato Five TV Volume One (Sweet Soul Revue - Turtles in
> the
> > > night Version is included) (3,150 Yen / 2004)
> > >
> > > The two DVDs are still available to buy.  www.cdjapan.co.jp
> > >
> > > Ciao, Arigatou.
> > >
> > > Andrew
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > -- In shibuya-kei@yahoogroups.com, "dnaflr2" <dnaflr2@> wrote:
> > > >
> > > > I recently came across this video on you tube (Sweet Soul Revue
> Live)
> > > > and was wondering if anyone here knows which P5 DVD it is from.
> Also
> > > > is there a music CD of this live performance? Link is below-
> > > >
> > > > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hhBwClXl1rw
> > > >
> > > > Thanks for your help...
> > > >
> > > > -Josh
> > > >
> > >
> >
>

Hello Josh,

END OF THE BAND:Pizzicato Five BS Fuji Studio Last Sessions also
contains "The Night Is Still Young" live performance.

This DVD contains the very last P5 performance on Fuji TV's "Music
Index."  They performed 10 songs.  The shocking image of the breakup
announcement can also be seen.

Arigatou, Ciao

Andrew



--- In shibuya-kei@yahoogroups.com, "dnaflr2" <dnaflr2@...> wrote:
>
> Andrew, thanks for your response. There were 2 videos I was looking
> for- one was Sweet Soul Revue, and the other was the Night Is Still
> Young - Tokyo wa yoru no shichiji. Both of these videos look like
they
> are from the same live performance. Do you know which DVD contains
> both of these?
>
> Thanks again,
> Josh
>
> --- In shibuya-kei@yahoogroups.com, "tingtaro" <tingtaro@> wrote:
> >
> > Hello Shibuya Fans,
> >
> > The only DVDs documented P5's Sweet Soul Revue image and
performance
> > are:
> >
> > 1.  HAPPY END OF THE BAND:Pizzicato Five BS Fuji Studio Last
Sessions
> > (3,465 Yen / 2004).  This DVD contains Sweet Soul Revue live
session.
> >
> > 2.  Pizzicato Five TV Volume One (Sweet Soul Revue - Turtles in
the
> > night Version is included) (3,150 Yen / 2004)
> >
> > The two DVDs are still available to buy.  www.cdjapan.co.jp
> >
> > Ciao, Arigatou.
> >
> > Andrew
> >
> >
> >
> > -- In shibuya-kei@yahoogroups.com, "dnaflr2" <dnaflr2@> wrote:
> > >
> > > I recently came across this video on you tube (Sweet Soul Revue
Live)
> > > and was wondering if anyone here knows which P5 DVD it is from.
Also
> > > is there a music CD of this live performance? Link is below-
> > >
> > > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hhBwClXl1rw
> > >
> > > Thanks for your help...
> > >
> > > -Josh
> > >
> >
>

Andrew, thanks for your response. There were 2 videos I was looking
for- one was Sweet Soul Revue, and the other was the Night Is Still
Young - Tokyo wa yoru no shichiji. Both of these videos look like they
are from the same live performance. Do you know which DVD contains
both of these?

Thanks again,
Josh

--- In shibuya-kei@yahoogroups.com, "tingtaro" <tingtaro@...> wrote:
>
> Hello Shibuya Fans,
>
> The only DVDs documented P5's Sweet Soul Revue image and performance
> are:
>
> 1.  HAPPY END OF THE BAND:Pizzicato Five BS Fuji Studio Last Sessions
> (3,465 Yen / 2004).  This DVD contains Sweet Soul Revue live session.
>
> 2.  Pizzicato Five TV Volume One (Sweet Soul Revue - Turtles in the
> night Version is included) (3,150 Yen / 2004)
>
> The two DVDs are still available to buy.  www.cdjapan.co.jp
>
> Ciao, Arigatou.
>
> Andrew
>
>
>
> -- In shibuya-kei@yahoogroups.com, "dnaflr2" <dnaflr2@> wrote:
> >
> > I recently came across this video on you tube (Sweet Soul Revue Live)
> > and was wondering if anyone here knows which P5 DVD it is from. Also
> > is there a music CD of this live performance? Link is below-
> >
> > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hhBwClXl1rw
> >
> > Thanks for your help...
> >
> > -Josh
> >
>

Hello Shibuya Fans,

The only DVDs documented P5's Sweet Soul Revue image and performance
are:

1.  HAPPY END OF THE BAND:Pizzicato Five BS Fuji Studio Last Sessions
(3,465 Yen / 2004).  This DVD contains Sweet Soul Revue live session.

2.  Pizzicato Five TV Volume One (Sweet Soul Revue - Turtles in the
night Version is included) (3,150 Yen / 2004)

The two DVDs are still available to buy.  www.cdjapan.co.jp

Ciao, Arigatou.

Andrew



-- In shibuya-kei@yahoogroups.com, "dnaflr2" <dnaflr2@...> wrote:
>
> I recently came across this video on you tube (Sweet Soul Revue Live)
> and was wondering if anyone here knows which P5 DVD it is from. Also
> is there a music CD of this live performance? Link is below-
>
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hhBwClXl1rw
>
> Thanks for your help...
>
> -Josh
>

I recently came across this video on you tube (Sweet Soul Revue Live)
and was wondering if anyone here knows which P5 DVD it is from. Also
is there a music CD of this live performance? Link is below-

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hhBwClXl1rw

Thanks for your help...

-Josh

February's It Came From Japan tour is almost upon us. Three slices of futuristic
pop – fresher than sashimi! Here are the full details.

Japanese electro-pop tour 2007
www.myspace.com/icfj

TOKYO PINSALOCKS – keyboard-led groove-pop sensation from Tokyo
www.myspace.com/tokyopinsalocks
BESPA KUMAMERO – theatrical tech-house duo from Yamanashi
www.myspace.com/bespakumamero
SONIC DRAGOLGO – self-proclaimed electro-pop superstar based in London
www.myspace.com/sonicdragolgouk

VIDEO VISUALS courtesy of Manga Entertainment UK
www.manga.co.uk

Tokyo Pinsalocks are three girls with tripped-out choruses, dancetastic rhythms
and no nonsense; Bespa Kumamero play clubbed-up pop with a thrilling,
sword-waving live show; and Sonic Dragolgo offers a loopy approach to looped-up
electro-pop.

February dates:

15 LONDON The Metro
7.30pm, ÂŁ5 advance from http://www.blowupmetro.com/bandinfo.aspx?id=070215g
19-23 Oxford Street, London W1R 2DN

17 BRIGHTON Departure Lounge @ The Prince Albert (daytime show)
1pm, FREE entry. Trafalgar Street, Brighton BN1 4ED

18 EXETER The Cavern Club
Check time with venue, ÂŁ5. 83-84 Queen Street, Exeter, Devon EX4 3RP

19 BOURNEMOUTH Fem Vox @ The Portman Green Room
8pm, ÂŁ4. 97 Ashley Road, Boscombe, Bournemouth BH1 4LT

20 LIVERPOOL The Magnet
8pm, ÂŁ4. 45 Hardman Street, Liverpool L1 9AS

21 LONDON PlayLouder Presents... @ The Old Blue Last
Check time with venue, ÂŁ4. 39 Great Eastern Street, Shoreditch, London EC2A 3ES

Check www.myspace.com/icfj to see and hear the bands. Hope you can make it!



Press for previous It Came From Japan events

“An unexpected highlight [of The Great Escape]” – The Sun

“Acts like Polysics and Bo-Peep aspire to an English sound, and are beginning
to make headway in the UK” – The Guardian

“[ICFJ proves] there's a whole world out there, and it's filled to bursting
with great music” – PlayLouder

“A mini-tour showcasing three great Japanese bands” – CMU Daily

“Three diverse Japanese bands... See you down the front!” – Neo Magazine

“So bloody loud...” – Music Towers

“We have been spoilt with three amazing bands to feast our eyes and ears
on!” – Jpop.com

“Absolutely bloody fantastic. Get them back immediately” – Venue Magazine



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--- Nicholas Briz <spazimis@...> wrote:

> Date: Wed, 1 Nov 2006 15:52:03 -0800 (PST)
> From: Nicholas Briz <spazimis@...>
> Subject: Re: Yahoo! Groups: Welcome to shibuya-kei. Visit
> today!
> To: shibuya-kei Moderator <shibuya-kei-owner@yahoogroups.com>
>
> Hey,
>
> My name is Nick and I've recently begun listening to shibuya
> kei music, and love it.  My first encounter was a Cornelius
> song that a friend of mine had on a mix cd, I loved it so much
> that i bought Fantasma, and later Point.  Once I discovered
> that Cornelius was part of this movement called shibuya kei I
> discovered a bunch of other bands that I now love includeing
> Pizzicato 5 (whom I had heard of before, but very little),
> Buffalo Daughter, Fantastic Plastic Machine, Cutie Cinema
> Replay, Towa Tei, and tons of others.  I was hopeing to
> further expand my shibuya kei library and I figured this group
> would be a nice place to learn and share.



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I found this website while surfing the Net...
http://www.jpopinfo.com

Please check it out!

label----http://cavare.co.kr/
homepage---http://cabinetsingalongs.com/
community---cabinet.cyworld.com


--- In shibuya-kei@yahoogroups.com, Jason Tinkey <beppo38@...> wrote:
>
> yes, that is them! thanks so much...now if only i could find a
> site with some info in english...
>
> --- summerskip_jp <airpop2000@...> wrote:
>
> > >instrumentation including accordion
> >
> > It must be 'Cabinet singalongs'.
>
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yes, that is them! thanks so much...now if only i could find a
site with some info in english...

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> >instrumentation including accordion
>
> It must be 'Cabinet singalongs'.

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>instrumentation including accordion

It must be 'Cabinet singalongs'.



--- In shibuya-kei@yahoogroups.com, Jason Tinkey <beppo38@...> wrote:
>
> i don't usually like k-pop, too much bad r&b-lite...anyhow, i
> saw a group on a show on kbc here in chicago recently that was
> pretty good, they were called something like "cabinet music
> project" or something along those lines. they had about seven
> members, and interesting instrumentation including accordion,
> violin & acoustic bass. i tried a google search, but alas, i
> don't know hangul. anybody have a clue what i'm talking about?

Perhaps Clazziquai Project?

Patrick


Jason Tinkey wrote:
> i don't usually like k-pop, too much bad r&b-lite...anyhow, i
> saw a group on a show on kbc here in chicago recently that was
> pretty good, they were called something like "cabinet music
> project" or something along those lines. they had about seven
> members, and interesting instrumentation including accordion,
> violin & acoustic bass. i tried a google search, but alas, i
> don't know hangul. anybody have a clue what i'm talking about?

i don't usually like k-pop, too much bad r&b-lite...anyhow, i
saw a group on a show on kbc here in chicago recently that was
pretty good, they were called something like "cabinet music
project" or something along those lines. they had about seven
members, and interesting instrumentation including accordion,
violin & acoustic bass. i tried a google search, but alas, i
don't know hangul. anybody have a clue what i'm talking about?

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might be interested to know the following:

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with four dates including Manchester's In The City as well as York, Bath and
London. More dates tbc. Pre-release copies of their forthcoming album 'Is It
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Bo-Peep's charged live show is not to be missed - back in May they created a
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B-17: A Mini-Epic (The Wacky Adventures of a 17-Year-Old Sex Slave) is
a  bizarre, energetic neo-fairy-tale full of beautiful images and
sounds. A young American girl's response to Shibuya culture and the
current political situation.

b-seventeen.com

Sarah and Yumi are top-secret sex slaves for a high-ranking government
official. They spend their days in a bizarre play-pen/torture
chamber/slave-labor station, where they produce pro-war polo shirts by
hand and live in constant fear. Yumi, having lived in the cell the
longest, is almost completely brainwashed and paralyzed, but Sarah
still possesses enough spunk to try to escape. Her impulsive scheme is
thwarted by a few terrifying obstacles, but in the end, her inner
courage comes through to save the day!

Nick, this is all great stuff, thanks very much for your last two
postings, I'm a little snowed under at work this week, I'll reply
in earnest in a couple of days time.

Loving both the Tomoe cds, still awating the arrival of the Childisc
material.

Crawford...

p.s. do you know much about Nagisa Cosmetic? I've been listening
the that cd loads over the past day or two.

p.p.s. my e-bay-ing continues apace, just got a copy of Takako
Minekawa's 'Cloudy Cloud Calculator' for a tenner, new and sealed.

>
> I got my two Tomoe Shinohara CDs yesterday, (Megaphone Speaks/
> Dream & Machine) I had a listen to the former this morning and
> it sounds really good on first listen, quite spacey and odd with
> some pretty interesting chord sequences going on too.
>
> Does anyone know anything about her?

Sure I do ;-)

She got signed to Ki/oon, a Sony label that specializes in mixtures
of pop and techno, when she was 16. She initially worked with Takkyu
Ishino from Denki Groove as producer and only wrote a small amount of
her material herself. The album "Super Model" and a bunch of singles
came from that era. One of the singles became an end theme to the
popular anime "Kodocha"

She was a favorite guest of "Hey x3 Music Champ" as I guess she could
be both be teased by and tease back at the hosts. TV got interested
in her so she started co-starring as a regular actress in a bunch of
mostly TV productions, usually as the main character's eccentric
friend and she also became a TV talent - you know appearing as
yourself on regular TV programs. She still does that .

The next big musical thing was "Megaphone Speaks" where she began
producing and partly writing more material, though she does other's
songs too. Some well known acts worked on songs with her, Yasuharu
Konishi, Shonen Knife's Naoko, Jun Matsue of the Spoozys and Buffalo
Daughter. Buffalo Daughter also did a super neat Giorgio Moroder-
style remix that only appeared on 12".

Right before she was 20 I guess her contract ended with Sony and she
went to Warner where they seem to have set up a new label Dream
Machine with her as I think the debut artist. "Dream and Machine" was
her 20th birthday album (well it's actually either a really long EP
or a slightly short album). Along with Buffalo Daughter and Shonen
Knife again she's joined by Jitterin’ Jin and Sean and Yuka from Cibo
Matto. She followed that with a good remix album with a new (not
manic) bossa nova song produced by Sugizo.  I guess in 2000 she might
have gotten overworked. She was producing a friend Wakame (Yoshino)
and designing all sorts of things including fashion besides the
music, touring and TV. She was studying design and fashion around
this time and still designs clothing that's for sale. And she made
her theatre debut too - and not only did the songs but designed all
the costumes for it.

Starting in 2001 until last year she released almost no music for
several years though she had lots of TV and radio hosting jobs. She
formed ZuTTo, a duet with Eiko Matsumoto in 2004 - which is more down
to earth. They got a fair amount of press for drastically lowering
the price of their single and selling out all the copies real fast.
(though it was repressed and can still be bought) They are tied in
with Marusan a soup company and appear on their commercials and get
their live shows sponsored. In 2005 she formed a performance group,
PANIKARAQS, which includes Yuka Honda and Steve Eto (Pugs, Demi Semi
Quaver) and a dancer, Chikage. They've just played live. No releases.
Lately she's working with techno composer Kagami and they did the
closing song for the 6th season of "Konjiki no Gashbell" (Zach Bell).
Still these days she does a lot TV talento stuff when not starring on
stage. She was a regular on a kids show- so you can hear her sing
other people's kids songs on several tie in albums.  http://
www.yymonster.tv/

Regarding musical theater she just wrapped up a big reprise tour of
Japan in the role she was born to play
http://pippi.macoron.jp/
(though someone european wrote the musical, if you know the popular
children's book and late 1960s movie character I'm sure you'll get
what I mean)

. She's about to co-star in a play called "Jail Breakers" where some
guys in prison put on a rock show in order to break out of prison I
think.  http://www.g2produce.com/other/jail/    I think she only
collaborated on the content of her debut play, not on the numerous
fairly big production plays she's been in since.

She went to France a couple times recently. She only did mini shows
and I guess is trying to see how she's received there.

Really all her stuff is good though I'm sure you can run into singles
that are either too sweet or too manic when you want the other  -
which I guess is her main pitfall.

Here's her official Japanese site
http://www.takeitag.co.jp/tomoe/
which unfortunately uses double byte sub-directories for assets so is
really hit and miss as to it working on completely non-Japanese
machines. I think she's sort of doing the site herself using some
sort of sitebuilder program that's not very international savy. Sadly
last year she had a two full length unreleased songs on her site that
I guess her management or the domain's webmaster told her to remove
(if you wonder why there is a speaker icon on her homepage there used
to be background tracks).

>
> I spied a copy of Cartoom! by Plus Tech Squeeze Box in HMV
> yesterday, they want Ł27, it is a Japanese import with Obi
> and all that but I'm really torn becuase I want the album on
> cd but 27 quid is such a lot for one cd.

   The CD itself is like Ł9.50 in Japan and the trick is to find
someone who sells it and uses EMS rather than something super
expensive  like FedEx or UPS to ship.  Or I guess you could buy
several CDs to spread out expensive shipping. Trouble is it's on a
smaller label (Vroom), though it is being distributed to some extent.
I see Amazon.co.jp has it. I like them but now they use more
expensive shipping. HMV.co.jp has super expensive shipping but their
site is available english.



nick

selling my Japanese CDs to pay bills, sorry it's kind of expensive
but the shipping is cheap
http://technopop.gemm.com/

>
> Hi There,
>
>
>
> I am a newbie to the list, I'm also a newcomer to shibuya-kei
> music
>
> and also to pico pop/nano pop/city pop and what other variations
> that
>
> may exist.

I think the Plastics started the pico thing. Unlike YMO they didn't
use game sounds, just sort of twee sounding drum machines but they
are probably the biggest influence aside from old games on many of
the younger bands today in any of those styles.



>
> I first became aware of this kind of music I guess through The
> Yellow
>
> Magic Orchestra, whom I love very much but until recently their
> CDs
>
> have been hard to get hold of.

Well actually there was just a little gap around 2000-2002 when they
were really out of print but given the mass of used copies out there
(including early 90s low priced American remasters) and fairly recent
low priced reissues of their core catalog by Sony EU and Sony Canada
they are many times easier to find than other Japanese bands. p.

For what it's worth, YMO divides into two categories, the core stuff
that originally came out and that the band had a say on. Then in the
early 90s their former label went nuts creating all sorts of remixes
and live CDs often with one track that was "rare". A lot of that
stuff is rare but it's frequently based on leftovers, though some is
interesting. Anyway the main point is their original releases can be
found without paying silly prices.   p.s. there's a yahoogroup
YMOrare with 900 or something members with the main focus on trading
rare YMO sort of related tracks

The other YMO era bands were Moonriders, who are very warm and
nostalgic for 40-ish year old Japanese people though aren't as
hightech or unusual as the other bands I'll mention. Anyway they were
very key players on the scene.

There's Ippu-do. I never really got into them though many fans of the
British band Japan are into their connection with that band.
Guitarist Masami Tsuchiya sometimes does interesting solo work.

Hikashu, which predates YMO though far less mainstream were very
electronic in their early years. Very unknown to the filesharing
crowd though these days Makagami the lead singer is in John Zorn's
circle of avant live performance oriented musicians. Around 1980 they
were very Technopop/New Wave though not so much in later years.

P-Model were first produced by Sakuma from the Plastics. They tended
to have a more hard sound and I'd say that along with early
"hardcore" Devo are the basis of the sound of Polysics. They reformed
for most of the 90s with a superb technopop sound. 2004 saw a oneshot
version of the band, Kaku-P-Model,  that was fast and hard sounding
again. I really love their 90s material though their first album is a
classic.

>
> My favourites are probably Plus Tech, Yukari Fresh, T. Minekawa
>
> Akiko Yano, Y. Sunahara, Cornelius, Advantage Lucy. But I really
>
> like all the rest, the only name I keep seeing that I didn't
> like when
>
> I heard was Denki Groove, it sounds a little too like commercial
> dance
>
> music to me, oh yea, Supercar were disappointing as well.


Well Denki Geoove have been around over 15 years. I think "Flash
Papa" (their first major label album) through "Dragon" are fantastic
and not much like dance music. That's like 1991-1994.

p.s. Tomoe Shinohara's first one, "Super Model" is Denki Groove
members and their friends backing her

>
> I have cd's coming to me in the post from Maher Shalal Hash Baz,
> 2 from Tomoe
>
> Shinohara, Nobukazu/Assembler (and a seperate Childisc
> compilation) none
>
> of which I've heard, but I'm really looking forward to.
>
>
>
> If anyone has any recommendations, please let me know, you can
> see what my
>
> tastes run to from the above list I guess.

It's often great to explore the *label* websites of any smaller
labels artists that you like are on. Obviously smaller labels tend to
have several bands with a somewhat similar appeal


Well if you get into Takemura (Chilldisc - p.s. Nobukazu is his first
name) there is certainly a huge catalog of releases to explore.

Lots of people like Capsule for a recent take on Shibuya-kei

Anyone know if Cuppie Rumne are still active?
http://www.audioleaf.com/rumne/
fun retro style

Noriko Tujiko has quite a following for her avant pop songs.

Halcali are loads of fun.


nick

oh, many used, often out of print Japanese pop CDs for sale here:
http://technopop.gemm.com/

Hey Bryan,

Thanks, I've listened to the Maher Shalal CD (Blues Du Jour)
It's not bad, I think it'll need a few more listens! Especially
the tracks where they are stumbling around barely able to play.

The Kasumasa CD is fantastic, really beautiful and elegant with
amazing processed vocal sounds and samples. I haven't heard the
first two though, I had a look and can't see anywhere obvious
where I could purchase them, if you know anywhere that stocks
them please let me know.

I got my two Tomoe Shinohara CDs yesterday, (Megaphone Speaks/
Dream & Machine) I had a listen to the former this morning and
it sounds really good on first listen, quite spacey and odd with
some pretty interesting chord sequences going on too.

Does anyone know anything about her?

I spied a copy of Cartoom! by Plus Tech Squeeze Box in HMV
yesterday, they want Ł27, it is a Japanese import with Obi
and all that but I'm really torn becuase I want the album on
cd but 27 quid is such a lot for one cd.

Crawford...

>
> i need to get the new Kasumasa Hashimoto! i have the two other ones.
do you
> like it as much? as yupi and epitah?
>
> if you end up liking maher shalal hash baz, and the kind japanese
version of
> lo fi twee, you should check out: tenniscoats, nagisa ni te, my pal
foot
> foot, nikaidoh kazumi.  they are all my big big favs.
>
> bryan
>

i need to get the new Kasumasa Hashimoto! i have the two other ones. do you
like it as much? as yupi and epitah?

if you end up liking maher shalal hash baz, and the kind japanese version of
lo fi twee, you should check out: tenniscoats, nagisa ni te, my pal foot
foot, nikaidoh kazumi.  they are all my big big favs.

bryan

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>From: Jason Tinkey <beppo38@...>
>Reply-To: shibuya-kei@yahoogroups.com
>To: shibuya-kei@yahoogroups.com
>Subject: [Shibuya-kei] Fwd: [RE]Welcome to shibuya-kei
>Date: Mon, 25 Sep 2006 13:51:34 -0700 (PDT)
>
>
>
>--- Crawford Blair <mzui@...> wrote:
>
> > From: "Crawford Blair" <mzui@...>
> > To: "shibuya-kei Moderator"
> > <shibuya-kei-owner@yahoogroups.com>
> > Subject: [RE]Welcome to shibuya-kei
> > Date: Mon, 25 Sep 2006 12:59:29 -0400 (EDT)
> >
>
>---------------------------------
>  p {margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;}
>Hi There,
>
>
>
>I am a newbie to the list, I'm also a newcomer to shibuya-kei
>music
>
>and also to pico pop/nano pop/city pop and what other variations
>that
>
>may exist.
>
>
>
>I first became aware of this kind of music I guess through The
>Yellow
>
>Magic Orchestra, whom I love very much but until recently their
>CDs
>
>have been hard to get hold of. After a bit of scouting around on
>the
>
>internet I found some postings relating some recommendations of
>
>Japanese Music and I started downloading and exploring it.
>
>
>
>Yes, I'm ashamed to say I have downloaded a lot of the music but
>I
>
>am buying a lot of it too and intend to replace all my MP3's
>with CDs,
>
>It's just very difficult getting hold of some of the material on
>CD.
>
>I'm finding E-Bay is pretty great so far for finding the right
>cd's and I've been
>
>buying some stuff purely on spec, which is quite exciting
>because 90%
>
>of what I've heard, I like.
>
>
>
>Here is a list of what I've discovered so far:
>
>
>
>Plus Tech Squeeze Box
>
>Fantastic Plastic Machine
>
>McDonald Duck Eclair
>
>Takako Minekawa
>
>Akiko Yano
>
>Yoshinori Sunahara
>
>Advantage Lucy
>
>Nagisa Cosmetic
>
>Aki Tsuyuko
>
>Asa Chang & Junray
>
>Buffalo Daughter
>
>Cibo Matto
>
>Cornelius
>
>Hi Posi
>
>Sushi Compilation 4004
>
>Kahimi Karie
>
>Migu
>
>Polysics
>
>Pizzicato 5
>
>Shina Ringo
>
>YMCK
>
>Yukari Fresh
>
>
>
>That's maybe a bit of a mixed bag, but I've been checking this
>
>stuff out with no frame of reference, which is great fun!
>
>
>
>My favourites are probably Plus Tech, Yukari Fresh, T. Minekawa
>
>Akiko Yano, Y. Sunahara, Cornelius, Advantage Lucy. But I really
>
>like all the rest, the only name I keep seeing that I didn't
>like when
>
>I heard was Denki Groove, it sounds a little too like commercial
>dance
>
>music to me, oh yea, Supercar were disappointing as well.
>
>
>
>I have cd's coming to me in the post from Maher Shalal Hash Baz,
>2 from Tomoe
>
>Shinohara, Nobukazu/Assembler (and a seperate Childisc
>compilation) none
>
>of which I've heard, but I'm really looking forward to.
>
>
>
>If anyone has any recommendations, please let me know, you can
>see what my
>
>tastes run to from the above list I guess.
>
>
>
>Thanks in advance,
>
>Crawford...
>
>
>
>p.s. listening to the new Kasumasa Hashimoto cd which is lovely.
>
>
>
>
>
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--- Crawford Blair <mzui@...> wrote:

> From: "Crawford Blair" <mzui@...>
> To: "shibuya-kei Moderator"
> <shibuya-kei-owner@yahoogroups.com>
> Subject: [RE]Welcome to shibuya-kei
> Date: Mon, 25 Sep 2006 12:59:29 -0400 (EDT)
>

---------------------------------
  p {margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;}
Hi There,



I am a newbie to the list, I'm also a newcomer to shibuya-kei
music

and also to pico pop/nano pop/city pop and what other variations
that

may exist.



I first became aware of this kind of music I guess through The
Yellow

Magic Orchestra, whom I love very much but until recently their
CDs

have been hard to get hold of. After a bit of scouting around on
the

internet I found some postings relating some recommendations of

Japanese Music and I started downloading and exploring it.



Yes, I'm ashamed to say I have downloaded a lot of the music but
I

am buying a lot of it too and intend to replace all my MP3's
with CDs,

It's just very difficult getting hold of some of the material on
CD.

I'm finding E-Bay is pretty great so far for finding the right
cd's and I've been

buying some stuff purely on spec, which is quite exciting
because 90%

of what I've heard, I like.



Here is a list of what I've discovered so far:



Plus Tech Squeeze Box

Fantastic Plastic Machine

McDonald Duck Eclair

Takako Minekawa

Akiko Yano

Yoshinori Sunahara

Advantage Lucy

Nagisa Cosmetic

Aki Tsuyuko

Asa Chang & Junray

Buffalo Daughter

Cibo Matto

Cornelius

Hi Posi

Sushi Compilation 4004

Kahimi Karie

Migu

Polysics

Pizzicato 5

Shina Ringo

YMCK

Yukari Fresh



That's maybe a bit of a mixed bag, but I've been checking this

stuff out with no frame of reference, which is great fun!



My favourites are probably Plus Tech, Yukari Fresh, T. Minekawa

Akiko Yano, Y. Sunahara, Cornelius, Advantage Lucy. But I really

like all the rest, the only name I keep seeing that I didn't
like when

I heard was Denki Groove, it sounds a little too like commercial
dance

music to me, oh yea, Supercar were disappointing as well.



I have cd's coming to me in the post from Maher Shalal Hash Baz,
2 from Tomoe

Shinohara, Nobukazu/Assembler (and a seperate Childisc
compilation) none

of which I've heard, but I'm really looking forward to.



If anyone has any recommendations, please let me know, you can
see what my

tastes run to from the above list I guess.



Thanks in advance,

Crawford...



p.s. listening to the new Kasumasa Hashimoto cd which is lovely.





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Theres a band called The Advantage who use old 8bit
sounds and what not. I've never heard a note but i'm
seeing them live next week.



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I've been noticing that lately quite a few bands are making songs
with video game style sounds.

YCMK comes to mind right away.
http://www.ymck.net/discography/index.html

I would guess the first use would have to be Yellow Magic Orchestra's
self-titled album (1978)

I'm curious about examples in pop songs that came in between YMO and
recent Nintendo/8-bit style tracks. In other words I'm -not- looking
for names of albums *of* game soundtracks (like "Konami Sound
Museum") but artists making songs using game sounds in their songs.

So far I know of Haruomi Hosono's "Video Game Music" (which is more
or less actual game music), his "Super Xevious" EP (which isn't just
game music). I've also been sent info about Makoto Highland Band's
1979 single "Dancin'" (p.s. Makoto Yano was a prolific producer
married to Akiko Yano in the 1970s)

Anyone try anything like this in the 90s? I guess it's a little
tricky because for instance Famicom music was more or less the
quality of "cheaper" regular synthesizers. Then again if someone were
to bother using game sounds they would probably retain some sort of
game-like feeling to the track.

  From the 90s all I can think of is former YMO member Yukihiro
Takahashi's productions of "Cine Techno- Love" and "Cine Techo -
Yukihiro" - they are more or less game style cover versions of
classic movie themes, not new songs with game sounds.

Also does anyone know what the first releases of recent bands were?

>>
>>
>> Also for what it's worth, one could probably say "experimental"
> tends
>> to mean music that's kind of extreme. Like Onkyo style or very
> noisy.
>> One could probably say that just by saying "indie" that you mean
>> music that is generally more experimental than mainstream pop.
>>
>
> Thank you for enlightening me...I didn't realise on my first post I
> would be chastised for not pigeon holing the right bands in the right
> genres.
>
> Maybe you should set an entrance exam to this group...save people the
> embarrasment.


I'm so sorry you felt you were being chastised and then embarrassed.
That wasn't the intent at all.

I certainly don't run this group or have any complaints objection to
what you have mentioned in your intro. I assumed that you were
possibly interested in more info. I'm sorry if the info or the way it
was presented was contrary to useful.

I just thought I could help with my limited experience of spending
way too much time hunting for stuff in Japanese record shops and
trying to figure out the various scenes and relations between bands.
I guess the reward is, once I realized I should have done some other
things besides shopping for CDs, that I had clues to other
interesting bands that had a sound that relates to what I already
like. Sometimes though one might find that an artist is on a small
indie label or sublabel of a major. Often one finds great stuff that
you've never heard of on the label's site unless it's some huge label
with every kind of music.


nick

--- In shibuya-kei@yahoogroups.com, nicholas kent <zaum@...> wrote:
>
>
> Also for what it's worth, one could probably say "experimental"
tends
> to mean music that's kind of extreme. Like Onkyo style or very
noisy.
> One could probably say that just by saying "indie" that you mean
> music that is generally more experimental than mainstream pop.
>

Thank you for enlightening me...I didn't realise on my first post I
would be chastised for not pigeon holing the right bands in the right
genres.

Maybe you should set an entrance exam to this group...save people the
embarrasment.