Japanese Music

Phyltre · 28th January 2004, 00:40

Hey music fan! Are you ready to give your ears something new to listen to?
(The answer is yes. No other answer currently supported.)

Then submerge into the world of Japanese music! There's something here for everyone! Seriously, check it all out!
If anybody's interested, just post what genre you're into and I'll make recommendations.

::Following is an e-translation for the ubertech.::

The Tsunami approacheth. Ride the wave or risk becoming mere jetsam. You need leave nothing at the door; the door is in fact an illusion. You've been here all your life.

Thank you, disappointment will not be an option.

ertmann|CPH · 28th January 2004, 14:38

ii nihongo no ongaku wa

Alternative
Pizzicato Five (Happy sad)
Tokyo Ska Paradise Orchestra (Gut's for saxophone)
Orange Pekoe (Honeysuckle)

Rap/Hip Hop
RIP Slyme (Zatsunen Entertaintment)
Kick The Can Crew (Marushe)
Soul Scream (Yottsu no tamashi)
Zeebra (Players Delight)
Buddha Brand (Buddha no kyujitsu )

R&B
M-Flo (How you like me now)
Misia (Don't stop the music)

Italic some recomended tracks...

- Stefan

ertmann|CPH · 28th January 2004, 14:40

If you can come up with something good it those genres.... recomend away...

Cylob · 28th January 2004, 14:58

I'd like to add to the above...

Shonen Knife
Cibo Matto

MidnightViper88 · 29th January 2004, 00:01

Megumi Hayashibara is a good J-pop singer, who's sung for the soundtracks of many anime titles...

Bilbo Baggins · 29th January 2004, 00:33

Happy Tai - Yatta

zootm · 29th January 2004, 05:08

The Mad Capsule Markets are a brilliant rock-rap-metal-techno-<more genres> band from japan

sidd · 29th January 2004, 12:12

Shakkazombie (best hip hop anywhere in the world)

Zebra

Dragon Ash

X-Japan ^_^

Xerxes · 29th January 2004, 12:40

Yo Yo Ma's "Japanese Melodies" are great Japanese traditional songs rendered with traditional instruments - except the lead which is Yo Yo Ma on cello.

Cylob · 29th January 2004, 12:51

Is it time to get the giant bongo out Xerxes?

Xerxes · 29th January 2004, 13:50

Ah yes! The o-daiko are among the largest drums in existence. This "big bongo" could scare the hell out of someone...

Here's a video of one being played

http://www.wadaiko.co.jp/taiko/make/mk0212.htm

A larger ensemble could use up to three plus an array of smaller drums (taiko) for a percussion sound that can blow a little standard drumset away.

I believe the largest one in existence is over 10 feet in diameter of the head...

Cylob · 29th January 2004, 16:45

Yay!

It must've been a weapon of war.... Blue Team brings out the giant o-daiko.... Red Team's samurai warlords piss themselves and leg it.

They come back the next day with an even bigger one...

ShyShy · 31st January 2004, 20:52

*sighs*

More stuff to "look" for on Monday

DJ Egg · 1st February 2004, 02:05

Audio Active

Cylob · 1st February 2004, 07:40

It's a shame godzilla & his chums never learned to play.

gaekwad2 · 3rd February 2004, 11:57

very alternative:
Melt Banana
Boredoms
Hanatarash
KK Null
Merzbow

techno:
Ken Ishii

house/e-listening:
Towa Tei

chye-fhut · 27th February 2004, 03:18

i would like to recommend:

The Brilliant Green
Every Little Thing

ertmann|CPH · 3rd March 2004, 22:59

Mondo Grosso

ertmann|CPH · 4th March 2004, 17:16

Been looking around for some good artists..... found some

Mondo Grosso: as i stated above, jazzy, funky, sambaish music ala pizzicato five and orange pekoe

Towa Tei: hmmmmm some of it is good, I like the 'Sound Machine' Album, especially the tracks 'Happy' and 'Time after Time' he's also made some colab tracks with Bebel Gilberto on the tracks Batucada and Obrigado...

Yukihiro Fukutomi: some funky salsa brasilectro shit going on here, try getting hold on his contribution to the Brasilectro 4 disk 'play back'... yum good vibes....

Monday Michiru: uh this girl can sing

, she sings a curious mix of jazz, pop (as in pop not j-pop) and electropop. Quite good.... higher is a good tune...

- Stefan

NJK · 4th March 2004, 18:23

hey aren't we forgetting some major artists from the land of the rising sun

Kitaro -
Yellow Magic Orchestra

to name just two

White Raven · 7th March 2004, 06:16

Pizzicato Five

I've got her 'fifth release from matador' CD. I really like 'Perfect World.' It's such an interesting sound, and what was so cool was the day I woke up and put it on... And I understood what she was saying.

I'm not much for J-Pop. Pop just isn't my thing... Used to listen to Ayumi Hamasaki, but when I put on an old burned CD with some of her stuff on it, it just sounded like catty noise with a beat...

I love Japanese traditional music, Taiko drumming especially. Anyone know of some good traditional songs?

Also love Chinese traditional music as well. I listen to my Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon CD a lot! Yo-Yo Ma is excellent with the cello. I used to play the cello...

L'Arc en Ciel produces some... listenable stuff, at best.

Cylob · 7th March 2004, 08:43

Quote:

Originally posted by spaceplay
hey aren't we forgetting some major artists from the land of the rising sun

Kitaro -
Yellow Magic Orchestra

to name just two

How did that happen! Shame on...... ertmann.

Zathman · 17th April 2004, 04:45

If you can read & understand Japanese, head on over to http://players.e-musicclub.com/players/
This website is much alike what mp3.com was before it was bought out and booted out the door, independent, and professional artists record their music and upload it to this website in the form of MIDI, SVQ (VQF), and MP3 Files. You'll need Yamaha's MidRadio Player (kick ass if I might add) to play the VQF files without any problems, or you can go and get yourself the "Official Winamp VQF Plugin". It works, but you can't really loop vqf files with the plugin, the author worked on it and then dropped it it seems, has potential though. It has bugs where if you try to loop a vqf file Winamp will close itself without warning. Enjoy!

*Click Here to go to the MidRadio Homepage*
*Click Here to go to the MidRadio Player Download Page*

P.S. You may want to check out my little post in my signature on translating your Winamp to Japanese, just so you can view the filenames, titles, and artists in Japanese instead of garbage.

ertmann|CPH · 1st May 2004, 21:36

first links' dead. sound like a cool page though....

got the correct link?

Syndphrenik · 13th July 2004, 03:39

Visit JPop.com. This is probably the #1 website of all time that's devoted to the pop and rock scene of Japan. Look for me in the forms!

Quote:

If you can come up with something good it those genres.... recomend away...

Zeebra, RIP Slyme, X-Japan, and a few others were already mentioned. For those that weren't:

Malice Mizer (or...)
Gackt (for the true rock fan)
Morning Musume (for the true hardcore pop fan...from Japan...or)
Maki Goto
BoA
Hyde
w-inds
Smap
Ayami Hamasaki
Hikaru Utada

To be honest, most of the pop and rap scene of Japan....really, really, REALLY sucks. There are only so many people I actually like, let alone tolerate. If you know nothing of the Japan scene, I suggest getting ahold of X-Japan, Hyde, Hikaru Utada, or Malice Mizer. Seriously.

Oh wait...I forgot to mention

DJ KRUSH
DJ Hazu
DJ Babu
DJ Yazu

vkeios · 13th July 2004, 05:51

Ok, good ones, well if you like rock...
1. Despairs Ray.
2. x japan.
3. Malice Mizer.
4. vidoll.
and for no reason
5. L'arc en ciel

28th January 2004, 14:58	#4
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29th January 2004, 00:01	#5
MidnightViper88 Made In The USA (Forum King) Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: The 502 Posts: 9,100	Megumi Hayashibara is a good J-pop singer, who's sung for the soundtracks of many anime titles... "I just want to lie in my own crusty filth, eating rancid egg sandwiches, until some unfortunate paramedic has to blow down my door to find my bloated and pasty corpse wedged between the nightstand and mattress stained with Bengay and Robitussin DM." - Greg Gutfeld on sex and seniors "Syphilis does not stay in Vegas. Debt collectors do not stay in Vegas. Dead hookers stay in Vegas, but the guilt stays with you forever." - Bill Schultz

29th January 2004, 12:51	#10
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29th January 2004, 16:45	#12
Cylob Forum Music King (Forum King) Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: The Future Posts: 7,175	Yay! It must've been a weapon of war.... Blue Team brings out the giant o-daiko.... Red Team's samurai warlords piss themselves and leg it. They come back the next day with an even bigger one... Secret Snacker & Accomplished Pen Thief At:

1st February 2004, 02:05	#14
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28th January 2004, 00:40	#1
Phyltre Forum King Join Date: Sep 2002 Posts: 2,751	Japanese Music Hey music fan! Are you ready to give your ears something new to listen to? (The answer is yes. No other answer currently supported.) Then submerge into the world of Japanese music! There's something here for everyone! Seriously, check it all out! If anybody's interested, just post what genre you're into and I'll make recommendations. ::Following is an e-translation for the ubertech.:: The Tsunami approacheth. Ride the wave or risk becoming mere jetsam. You need leave nothing at the door; the door is in fact an illusion. You've been here all your life. Thank you, disappointment will not be an option.

28th January 2004, 14:38	#2
ertmann\|CPH Forum Viking (Forum King) Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: The North Posts: 3,541	ii nihongo no ongaku wa Alternative Pizzicato Five (Happy sad) Tokyo Ska Paradise Orchestra (Gut's for saxophone) Orange Pekoe (Honeysuckle) Rap/Hip Hop RIP Slyme (Zatsunen Entertaintment) Kick The Can Crew (Marushe) Soul Scream (Yottsu no tamashi) Zeebra (Players Delight) Buddha Brand (Buddha no kyujitsu ) R&B M-Flo (How you like me now) Misia (Don't stop the music) Italic some recomended tracks... - Stefan

28th January 2004, 14:40	#3
ertmann\|CPH Forum Viking (Forum King) Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: The North Posts: 3,541	If you can come up with something good it those genres.... recomend away...

29th January 2004, 00:33	#6
Bilbo Baggins Wind Chime of the Apocalypse Join Date: May 2000 Location: The Forest Posts: 17,228	Happy Tai - Yatta

29th January 2004, 05:08	#7
zootm Forum King Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: the nether reaches of bonnie scotland Posts: 13,375	The Mad Capsule Markets are a brilliant rock-rap-metal-techno-<more genres> band from japan

29th January 2004, 12:12	#8
sidd Major Dude Join Date: May 2003 Location: Australia Posts: 1,353	Shakkazombie (best hip hop anywhere in the world) Zebra Dragon Ash X-Japan ^_^

29th January 2004, 12:40	#9
Xerxes Capitalist Alumni Join Date: May 2000 Location: my 4 Houses on Park Place Posts: 8,688	Yo Yo Ma's "Japanese Melodies" are great Japanese traditional songs rendered with traditional instruments - except the lead which is Yo Yo Ma on cello.

29th January 2004, 13:50	#11
Xerxes Capitalist Alumni Join Date: May 2000 Location: my 4 Houses on Park Place Posts: 8,688	Ah yes! The o-daiko are among the largest drums in existence. This "big bongo" could scare the hell out of someone... Here's a video of one being played http://www.wadaiko.co.jp/taiko/make/mk0212.htm A larger ensemble could use up to three plus an array of smaller drums (taiko) for a percussion sound that can blow a little standard drumset away. I believe the largest one in existence is over 10 feet in diameter of the head...

31st January 2004, 20:52	#13
ShyShy Amazon Bush Woman Forum Queen Join Date: May 2003 Location: The Sticks, Queensland Posts: 8,066	sighs More stuff to "look" for on Monday

1st February 2004, 07:40	#15
Cylob Forum Music King (Forum King) Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: The Future Posts: 7,175	It's a shame godzilla & his chums never learned to play. Secret Snacker & Accomplished Pen Thief At:

3rd February 2004, 11:57	#16
gaekwad2 Foorum King Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: bar2000 Posts: 11,457	very alternative: Melt Banana Boredoms Hanatarash KK Null Merzbow techno: Ken Ishii house/e-listening: Towa Tei

27th February 2004, 03:18	#17
chye-fhut Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: new jersey Posts: 25	i would like to recommend: The Brilliant Green Every Little Thing

3rd March 2004, 22:59	#18
ertmann\|CPH Forum Viking (Forum King) Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: The North Posts: 3,541	Mondo Grosso

4th March 2004, 17:16	#19
ertmann\|CPH Forum Viking (Forum King) Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: The North Posts: 3,541	Been looking around for some good artists..... found some Mondo Grosso: as i stated above, jazzy, funky, sambaish music ala pizzicato five and orange pekoe Towa Tei: hmmmmm some of it is good, I like the 'Sound Machine' Album, especially the tracks 'Happy' and 'Time after Time' he's also made some colab tracks with Bebel Gilberto on the tracks Batucada and Obrigado... Yukihiro Fukutomi: some funky salsa brasilectro shit going on here, try getting hold on his contribution to the Brasilectro 4 disk 'play back'... yum good vibes.... Monday Michiru: uh this girl can sing , she sings a curious mix of jazz, pop (as in pop not j-pop) and electropop. Quite good.... higher is a good tune... - Stefan

4th March 2004, 18:23	#20
NJK FRISIAN (MOD) Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: in a house Posts: 16,104	hey aren't we forgetting some major artists from the land of the rising sun Kitaro - Yellow Magic Orchestra to name just two Each Thursday a new show on Celtica Radio with Darkwave music. WINAMP SHOUTCAST

7th March 2004, 06:16	#21
White Raven Little Winged One Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Canada, now UK Posts: 4,174	Pizzicato Five I've got her 'fifth release from matador' CD. I really like 'Perfect World.' It's such an interesting sound, and what was so cool was the day I woke up and put it on... And I understood what she was saying. I'm not much for J-Pop. Pop just isn't my thing... Used to listen to Ayumi Hamasaki, but when I put on an old burned CD with some of her stuff on it, it just sounded like catty noise with a beat... I love Japanese traditional music, Taiko drumming especially. Anyone know of some good traditional songs? Also love Chinese traditional music as well. I listen to my Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon CD a lot! Yo-Yo Ma is excellent with the cello. I used to play the cello... L'Arc en Ciel produces some... listenable stuff, at best. just as feathery as ever \| portfolio \| a poignant quote

17th April 2004, 04:45	#23
Zathman Junior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: ¥ê¥È¥ë¥È¥ó»Ô¡¢¥³¥í¥é¥É½£¡¢ÊÆ¹ñ Posts: 6	If you can read & understand Japanese, head on over to http://players.e-musicclub.com/players/ This website is much alike what mp3.com was before it was bought out and booted out the door, independent, and professional artists record their music and upload it to this website in the form of MIDI, SVQ (VQF), and MP3 Files. You'll need Yamaha's MidRadio Player (kick ass if I might add) to play the VQF files without any problems, or you can go and get yourself the "Official Winamp VQF Plugin". It works, but you can't really loop vqf files with the plugin, the author worked on it and then dropped it it seems, has potential though. It has bugs where if you try to loop a vqf file Winamp will close itself without warning. Enjoy! Click Here to go to the MidRadio Homepage Click Here to go to the MidRadio Player Download Page P.S. You may want to check out my little post in my signature on translating your Winamp to Japanese, just so you can view the filenames, titles, and artists in Japanese instead of garbage.

1st May 2004, 21:36	#24
ertmann\|CPH Forum Viking (Forum King) Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: The North Posts: 3,541	first links' dead. sound like a cool page though.... got the correct link?

13th July 2004, 05:51	#26
vkeios Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 1	Ok, good ones, well if you like rock... 1. Despairs Ray. 2. x japan. 3. Malice Mizer. 4. vidoll. and for no reason 5. L'arc en ciel

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