Hello Sleepwalkers | Heavy Prog or Crossover

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Hello everyone, long time lurker, after seeing a lack of Japanese
bands on the site I thought I would recommend one. They aren't prog in
the same sense a band like Wobbler is (70s prog imitation), but a large
portion of their discography exhibits what we consider typical prog
traits (classical/jazz influence, varying time signatures, varying
instrumentation, key changes,  creative song structures, etc.). I'll
post some song samples now so you can decide for yourself:

I
listed them as crossover because even though all of their discography
exhibits great musicianship, a decent portion of it, I'd say about 50%
of it, is more straightforward rock/alt rock than the rest. But then
again I've seen bands listed in heavy prog in which their entire
discography is less proggy than Hello Sleepwalkers, so I might be
underselling them a bit.

Band members:
Shuntarō (シュンタロウ) — vocals, guitar, leader
Narumi (ナルミ) — guitar, vocals
Tasoko (タソコ) — guitar
Makoto (マコト) — bass
Yūki (ユウキ) — drumsThanks!

Edited by jfaz1 - February 05 2020 at 00:54

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jfaz1 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Newbie Joined: February 05 2020 Location: Dominican Repub Status: Offline Points: 3	Post Options Post Reply Quote jfaz1 Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Topic: Hello Sleepwalkers \| Heavy Prog or Crossover Posted: February 05 2020 at 00:26
	Hello everyone, long time lurker, after seeing a lack of Japanese bands on the site I thought I would recommend one. They aren't prog in the same sense a band like Wobbler is (70s prog imitation), but a large portion of their discography exhibits what we consider typical prog traits (classical/jazz influence, varying time signatures, varying instrumentation, key changes, creative song structures, etc.). I'll post some song samples now so you can decide for yourself: I listed them as crossover because even though all of their discography exhibits great musicianship, a decent portion of it, I'd say about 50% of it, is more straightforward rock/alt rock than the rest. But then again I've seen bands listed in heavy prog in which their entire discography is less proggy than Hello Sleepwalkers, so I might be underselling them a bit. Band members: Shuntarō (シュンタロウ) — vocals, guitar, leader Narumi (ナルミ) — guitar, vocals Tasoko (タソコ) — guitar Makoto (マコト) — bass Yūki (ユウキ) — drums Thanks! Edited by jfaz1 - February 05 2020 at 00:54

SkynyrdLynyrd175 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Newbie Joined: August 28 2019 Location: Russia Status: Offline Points: 32	Post Options Post Reply Quote SkynyrdLynyrd175 Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: September 09 2020 at 15:07
	omg, i heard them in Noragami op, but couldn't think they can be prog, thx <3 I'll listen to them more
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