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    Posted: February 25 2014 at 18:04
Perhaps I'm becoming more of a Japanophile than I should be, but I wanted to create a thread for Japanese non-prog, from classical to jazz to pop to rock to anime soundtracks to noise (so I didn't have to post this stuff in the Shred all the time). The far east in general doesn't get much attention, but Japan is a country that is particularly fertile creatively, and it's a real shame the artists don't get mentioned much in the west. 

While the thread is certainly open to anyone that wants to participate, I'm going to try to keep my additions to once or twice a week and would ask that those of you who wish to participate to do the same. We don't want it to get overwhelming for interested listeners and it's certainly more fun to be able to check up every once and a while to find something new. Also, keep it to two videos tops, when you do post.

So the first artist I will post is a classical composer by the name of Toru Takemitsu. Influences from impressionism, modernism, and Japanese folk music abound, but it's his subtle manipulation of timbre that makes it just completely delicious.

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Points: 65760 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: February 25 2014 at 18:43
Since I had it open when I saw this thread,
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I've been starting to get into L'Arc ~en Ciel recently, their first album Dune is excellent and I'm looking forward to hearing the rest.
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Points: 8856 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: February 25 2014 at 19:47
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How 'bout Japanese ENKA?


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Points: 65760 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: February 26 2014 at 10:57
Originally posted by Polymorphia Polymorphia wrote:

Originally posted by A Person A Person wrote:

I read "moe".
Jam bands are some of the least likely bands I'd expect to be associated with moe (next to metal). LOL


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Originally posted by DamoXt7942 DamoXt7942 wrote:

How 'bout Japanese ENKA?
More than welcome here Smile

Originally posted by A Person A Person wrote:

Originally posted by Polymorphia Polymorphia wrote:

Originally posted by A Person A Person wrote:

I read "moe".
Jam bands are some of the least likely bands I'd expect to be associated with moe (next to metal). LOL

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As a one-time goff, I do like me a slice of visual kei/j-rock, especially if it's OTT in symphonic and gothic melodrama





(didn't add Dir en Grey or Black Mages videos to the list as they are on the PA as Porg Bands ... though why is anyone's guess)

Shame the CDs are so dogam expensive in the UK.
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Points: 775 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: February 26 2014 at 14:10
I love some Anime and its music. Saw Akira up there, love that movie and own it. Love J Rock and  J Pop at least what I have heard.
And this might sound blasphemous, but  I like something almost as much as Prog and that is...

http://japandaman.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/perfume_spice.jpg

PERFUME!!!! I have every album by them and one live dvd! Their latest Level 3 is my favorite album of 2013, even over the wonderful prog releases. It was a masterpiece!


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Perfume are great. My favorite album of theirs is still 'GAME' but their newest (Level 3) is quite good as well.
 
My contribution will be for those into the garish heavy symphonic metal stuff with a bit of gothic flair: Liv Moon
I'm all about this group, great singing, serious talent, very adventurous:
 
They can get pretty over-the-top in a way I enjoy
Crazy guitar solo at 2:40
 
Some nice mellow tunes. This one has an early KATE BUSH vibe (but a bit louder)
 
 
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Level 3 is definitely my favorite Perfume.

Also, still listening to new Kyary k

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Level 3 is my favorite too, I think they get better with each album could not believe they could top JPN. Though Game does have Polyrhythm which is the essential Perfume track. All their albums are wonderful.  

I love Kyary.  Pon Pon Pon is so awesome and the video is just ridiculous. I watched a video where Katy Perry and Kyary meet. Katy was so enthralled with her. KAWAII to the max ha ha!!!

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Japanese non-prog music that I've been listening lately:
1) Junko Ueda playing satsuma biwa music:



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

2) Etsuko Chida (I had the luck to see her play a mini-concert in the City of Music in Paris in december):



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZQtkV-gQipM
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Points: 8856 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: February 28 2014 at 10:45
Nice stuff guys. My second contribution for the week will be Jun Togawa (from Guernica). She made some odd new wave-y stuff in the 80s that I find just delicious.

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Another contribution: RURUTIA

Secretive singer/composer whose music is matched by her voice. Though not a technical powerhouse, her tone is amazing and quite unique. Imagine Francoise Hardy as a young Japanese woman. Her dream-pop music can get really trippy at times, blending well with her voice to create a gorgeous atmosphere.

The last third of this mini-epic should send This Mortal Coil fans to a sea of ecstasy.


Is it me or does the guitar possess that tone like The Moody Blues "Seventh Sojourn" days?


Favorite album of hers is 'Promised Land' (masterful), but 'Water Forest' and 'Meme' also have great stuff. Love her.


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Originally posted by CPicard CPicard wrote:

Japanese non-prog music that I've been listening lately:
1) Junko Ueda playing satsuma biwa music:



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



nice. do you know Kinshi Tsuruta? she was Junko Ueda's sensei. her discs on Ocora and King Records (labels) are both outstanding.
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