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this sole, proper album by Ohkami No Jikan is really fantastic. been listening to it daily for a week or more.

also, "Mellow Out" is actually back in print and available online. figured it was OOP forever. i am fully obsessed with this band. much better than High Rise i'd say...

this one too. all that singer/songwriter stuff on PSF never really grabs me but this one is a winner.

Mainliner is awesome. Sonic is fantastic, as well as everything else they have put out.

Asahito Nanjo...wow..I like him a lot. You can't go wrong with Kawabata Makoto.

Kosokuya's Jutok Kaneko is pretty amazing as well.

I still like High Rise a lot though.

CORRUPTED.....on of the most incredibly slow and lound band on earth ..arrrg!!!

ZENI GEVA...just on of the most brillant band on earth..i wish you will see them live...damn sick!!

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agent202 wrote:CORRUPTED.....on of the most incredibly slow and lound band on earth ..arrrg!!!

ZENI GEVA...just on of the most brillant band on earth..i wish you will see them live...damn sick!!

I have seen Zeni Geva...they were fucking awesome.

So many good bands, musicians have come out of Japan. Damn.

Yura Yura Teikoku. That roughly translates into, "The Imperial Sway." THey are real good psychedelic fuzzed out rock band. They frequently jam and are the best unknown Japanese band by a country mile.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ynEeHz3VcbQ

This is not their usual sound but the video makes me laugh...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S6GDi03NFS4

Jeremy wrote:i've been into violent onsen geisha lately. i recommend them.

That's a great band name.


I'm surprised Buffalo Daughter has only been mentioned once in this tread because they are fucking great!

John George Peppers wrote:Yura Yura Teikoku. That roughly translates into, "The Imperial Sway." THey are real good psychedelic fuzzed out rock band. They frequently jam and are the best unknown Japanese band by a country mile.

Whoa, strange. I just received 3x3x3 in the mail yesterday.

Edit: After listening to it, I must say that it is not quite my thing. Too, um... 01 - わかってほしい.mp3 http://www.sendspace.com/file/1ess44
...American? Is that the word I'm looking for?

Les Rallizes Denudes trumps Yura Yura.

The Flower Travelling Band (Who Miike used on the Deadly Outlaw Rekka
soundtrack) is pretty rad also.

Saw Hanaki and Akira Brutal Duo the other week. Excellent.
A bit like Ruins but with a guitarist, or a very noisey Hella if you want.

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A few more (+ terribly vague descriptions for convenience):

Z - post-punk w/ alto sax
Maruosa - electronic fuckery
Gallhammer - doom ladies
Lite - little bit like Don Cab
DJ Scotch Egg - gameboy breakcore, lives in the uk

Man guys, where are the 5, 6, 7, 8s in this thread? Jeez.



On a more serious note, I'm surprised no one here mentioned Suishou No Fune, heavy Japanese psych, that's also very sparse. The one track I have of them makes me think of OM in that it's very minimalistic and repetitive. They've been released here in the states on Important and Holy Mountain.