Forum Home Forum Home > Progressive Music Lounges > Prog Blogs
  New Posts New Posts RSS Feed - Japanese Progressive Rock presented by DamoX
  FAQ FAQ  Forum Search   Events   Register Register  Login Login

Japanese Progressive Rock presented by DamoX
 Post Reply Post Reply Page  <1 505152
Author
Message
 Rating: Topic Rating: 3 Votes, Average 4.00  Topic Search Topic Search  Topic Options Topic Options
Psychedelic Paul View Drop Down
Forum Senior Member
Forum Senior Member
Avatar

Joined: September 16 2019
Location: Nottingham, U.K
Status: Online
Points: 20008 		Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote Psychedelic Paul Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: November 23 2021 at 07:16
Originally posted by David_D David_D wrote:

Some other Japanese albums I'm very fond of are:

Far East Family Band - Nipponjin (1975)
Flower Travellin' Band - Satori (1971)
Osamu Kitajima - Benzaiten (1974)
Bi Kyo Ran - Bi Kyo Ran (1982)
I love all of those albums. Thumbs Up
Back to Top
David_D View Drop Down
Forum Senior Member
Forum Senior Member
Avatar

Joined: October 26 2010
Location: Copenhagen
Status: Offline
Points: 5173 		Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote David_D Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: November 23 2021 at 23:33
Originally posted by Psychedelic Paul Psychedelic Paul wrote:

I love all of those albums. Thumbs Up

Ookaay, happy to hear, how did you become interested in Japanese music, Paul?
quality above quantity, and PopcoRn almost beyond
Back to Top
DamoXt7942 View Drop Down
Forum & Site Admin Group
Forum & Site Admin Group
Avatar
Avant/Cross/Neo/Post Teams

Joined: October 15 2008
Location: Okayama, Japan
Status: Offline
Points: 16433 		Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote DamoXt7942 Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: November 26 2021 at 03:18
Originally posted by David_D David_D wrote:

Some other Japanese albums I'm very fond of are:

Far East Family Band - Nipponjin (1975)
Flower Travellin' Band - Satori (1971)
Osamu Kitajima - Benzaiten (1974)
Bi Kyo Ran - Bi Kyo Ran (1982)
Good selection David. In Japan Symph, Neo, Crossover progressive is quite popular currently but I think the real Japanese progressive rock history leans towards Heavy Psych. Clap
Back to Top
EduTatsumi View Drop Down
Forum Senior Member
Forum Senior Member
Avatar

Joined: November 12 2020
Location: Brazil
Status: Offline
Points: 232 		Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote EduTatsumi Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: November 26 2021 at 23:01
I don't know if it can be considered a prog band, but Casiopea are an amazing Jazz-Fusion band.

Another band I really like is Ningen Isu. A power trio that makes a Heavy Prog mixing Rush, Black Sabbath and a little Metallica. They released a new album this year.
Back to Top
Necrotica View Drop Down
Collaborator
Collaborator
Avatar
Prog Metal Team

Joined: July 28 2015
Location: Iwakuni, Japan
Status: Offline
Points: 1184 		Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote Necrotica Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: November 26 2021 at 23:42
They've probably been mentioned somewhere in the thread already, but Malice Mizer have a lot of prog and art rock elements in their sound Smile
Take me down, to the underground
Won't you take me down, to the underground
Why of why, there is no light
And if I can't sleep, can you hold my life
Back to Top
DamoXt7942 View Drop Down
Forum & Site Admin Group
Forum & Site Admin Group
Avatar
Avant/Cross/Neo/Post Teams

Joined: October 15 2008
Location: Okayama, Japan
Status: Offline
Points: 16433 		Post Options Post Options   Thanks (1) Thanks(1)   Quote DamoXt7942 Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: November 26 2021 at 23:59
Originally posted by EduTatsumi EduTatsumi wrote:

I don't know if it can be considered a prog band, but Casiopea are an amazing Jazz-Fusion band.

Another band I really like is Ningen Isu. A power trio that makes a Heavy Prog mixing Rush, Black Sabbath and a little Metallica. They released a new album this year.
Yeah Casiopea are one of renowned Fusion combos in Japan, not so-called progressive though. Wink
Back to Top
DamoXt7942 View Drop Down
Forum & Site Admin Group
Forum & Site Admin Group
Avatar
Avant/Cross/Neo/Post Teams

Joined: October 15 2008
Location: Okayama, Japan
Status: Offline
Points: 16433 		Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote DamoXt7942 Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: November 27 2021 at 00:00
Originally posted by Necrotica Necrotica wrote:

They've probably been mentioned somewhere in the thread already, but Malice Mizer have a lot of prog and art rock elements in their sound Smile
Malice Mizer have been considered as a Japanese "Visual-Kei" band. I'm not familiar with such visual-kei ones actually ... Embarrassed
Back to Top
David_D View Drop Down
Forum Senior Member
Forum Senior Member
Avatar

Joined: October 26 2010
Location: Copenhagen
Status: Offline
Points: 5173 		Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote David_D Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: December 02 2021 at 12:12
This is quite a bit off topic, but I'd like to tell that I see a lot of Japanese movies (on Youtube), as I've become fond of them, and I'm interested in Japanese culture compared to the European one. What I seem to have observed is that ethics are very important in Japan, and Japanese people might put more weight on social engagement and commitment, and aestethics, as well.

What I find a pity, though, is that so many Japanese dye their hair, I guess, trying to imitate the Europeans.


Edited by David_D - December 02 2021 at 13:35
quality above quantity, and PopcoRn almost beyond
Back to Top
DamoXt7942 View Drop Down
Forum & Site Admin Group
Forum & Site Admin Group
Avatar
Avant/Cross/Neo/Post Teams

Joined: October 15 2008
Location: Okayama, Japan
Status: Offline
Points: 16433 		Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote DamoXt7942 Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: December 04 2021 at 20:36
^ Exactly, we Japanese have to value Japanese inherent culture, but the current Japanese culture should be inspired by modern Western ones ... it's a fact indeed.
Back to Top
Tuzvihar View Drop Down
Special Collaborator
Special Collaborator
Avatar
Honorary Collaborator

Joined: May 18 2005
Location: C. Schinesghe
Status: Offline
Points: 12777 		Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote Tuzvihar Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: December 05 2021 at 06:00
Hi, it's not prog but I really like the Japanese band Sabbat. They've been playing black metal for many years already (since the beginning of the 80s). Though maybe their album The Dwelling, which consists of a single, one hour-long track couold qualify as prog?



Edited by Tuzvihar - December 05 2021 at 06:02
Back to Top
David_D View Drop Down
Forum Senior Member
Forum Senior Member
Avatar

Joined: October 26 2010
Location: Copenhagen
Status: Offline
Points: 5173 		Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote David_D Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: December 05 2021 at 06:00
Originally posted by DamoXt7942 DamoXt7942 wrote:

^ Exactly, we Japanese have to value Japanese inherent culture, but the current Japanese culture should be inspired by modern Western ones ... it's a fact indeed.

If you're here making a hint to that Japanese culture can be said to have more feudal remains than the European one, I agree (from my socialist perspective).


Edited by David_D - December 06 2021 at 03:27
quality above quantity, and PopcoRn almost beyond
Back to Top
David_D View Drop Down
Forum Senior Member
Forum Senior Member
Avatar

Joined: October 26 2010
Location: Copenhagen
Status: Offline
Points: 5173 		Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote David_D Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: January 23 2022 at 10:19

Another Japanese album, I'm fond of, is Bondage Fruit II (1996). Actually, it's one of the few Avant-Prog albums I like - even it can be classified as Zeuhl , as well.


Edited by David_D - January 23 2022 at 10:28
quality above quantity, and PopcoRn almost beyond
Back to Top
David_D View Drop Down
Forum Senior Member
Forum Senior Member
Avatar

Joined: October 26 2010
Location: Copenhagen
Status: Offline
Points: 5173 		Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote David_D Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: February 19 2022 at 06:55
Originally posted by David_D David_D wrote:

I haven't been following this thread, so I don't know what has not been mentioned but anyway, I'd like to tell that my absolutely favourite Japanese album is, and has been since the middle of 70's, Stomu Yamashta's Raindog (1975) which also always has been one of mine very most favourite albums in my whole collection. It can allmost get me entirely bananas when I hear it, and I've never got tired of it after all these years - even I didn't hear it in the 80's as that was mostly my mainstream Rock period.

In the year 2000, I got another album of Stomu Yamashta which is Floating Music (1972) on vinyl, and I've heard many times over the years and liked it, but mostly side 1. Today though when I listened to it, it was like I for the first time really got into it, and I found it really great. So tomorrow, I'll certainly hear it again. Smile
quality above quantity, and PopcoRn almost beyond
Back to Top
David_D View Drop Down
Forum Senior Member
Forum Senior Member
Avatar

Joined: October 26 2010
Location: Copenhagen
Status: Offline
Points: 5173 		Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote David_D Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: February 19 2022 at 11:42

I just heard Raindog, as well - as always really exceptional to me.

Damo, can you maybe tell me how popular Stomu Yamashta was in Japan in the 70's?
quality above quantity, and PopcoRn almost beyond
Back to Top
 Post Reply Post Reply Page  <1 505152

Forum Jump Forum Permissions View Drop Down

Forum Software by Web Wiz Forums® version 11.01
Copyright ©2001-2014 Web Wiz Ltd.

This page was generated in 0.211 seconds.

Donate monthly and keep PA fast-loading and ad-free forever.