Hardcore

[casecandy]

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M8SMRqzFdjE[/youtube]

This band is the shit, Ruby is such a good frontwoman, screams like she's possessed

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lr-RrpMdYP4[/youtube]

[D.o.S.]

For real though I've found that fetishizing of japanese hardcore in the last five years can get super problematic at times. Like when you have bands full of white kids using stuff in their merch that looks like it's made by a non english speaker in 'tribute' to japanese bands, fuck that.

One thought about that -- so much of fringe Japanese music is about fetishizing Western culture (see like every AMT album title/cover art) in ways that, were they not a Japanese band, would be ridiculed. The fact that they have derivation as a major focal point of their music is sometimes super weird to me -- I can speculate, but I can't claim to understand it.

Would I be correct in saying that derivation is a focal point of many aspects of Japanese popular culture? (Not rhetorical, I'm actually not sure. I don't understand it either.) Potential example: anime characters are mostly caucasian looking. Never found out why. One suggestion runs contra this line of thinking, i.e. Westerners "see" the characters as being white as default.

I have no idea. my experience with Japan is pretty much exclusively music orientated.

[waltdogg]

No Statik was the shit!

And Ghostlimb > Justin's other bands for sure.

[casecandy]

No Statik was the shit!

And Ghostlimb > Justin's other bands for sure.

YOU'RE the guy who recommended me Ghostlimb

In some other thread

They are just delightful bro

Those vocals though... seriously Josh-Scogin-quality vocals

[casecandy]

How do people feel about these dudes

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d-BujK1z6U4[/youtube]

[D.o.S.]

Their drummer is great in Sumac.

[daseb]

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uRk7vtQAjZo[/youtube]
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UCrcoGtQDtQ[/youtube]
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hjmw3l1NUks[/youtube]

Just saw them! Awesome stuff!

Hells yeah. Did Ishiiya do the 'we are from japan, I cannot speak english' introduction? Did it at every show in australia, was mental.

[D.o.S.]

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uRk7vtQAjZo[/youtube]

Oh are we done posting shitty 'hardcore' music and back to posting good stuff again?

[casecandy]

Their drummer is great in Sumac.

Agreed. Profound Lore is killing it these days in general.

Sumac sounds fucking HUGE for two people.

[daseb]

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uRk7vtQAjZo[/youtube]

Oh are we done posting shitty 'hardcore' music and back to posting good stuff again?

Everything I post is 100% pure gold as my taste is refined and impeccable. You should know this by now.

[D.o.S.]

yeah I meant to keep the Los Crudos, too.

[daseb]

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NiWaEDGtTI0[/youtube]

I should complete the Martin Sorrendeguy trilogy then. The bassplayer from this band / Talk is Poison is fucking phenomenal to watch live.

[Strange Tales]

I like Japanese hardcore because it's better than everything else.

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qv_78HOFrU0[/youtube]

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z1k6FUPc-YA[/youtube]

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qBI0GvEzpPY[/youtube]

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=03ECc3qiJGo[/youtube]

[frodog]

Damn, I dig both of those bands, especially the second one whose name I don't understand. I've actually studied Japanese and traveled there once, but I can't read kanji. I love the title "Hemp Coaching Juicer", though! Or is that artwork from a split maybe? Like I said, I will definitely order some vinyl from you when I can afford it.

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L8YjHcMH8Rs[/youtube]

[Strange Tales]

That's a split between the band High Tension Sex Girl and Hemp Coaching Juicer. HTSG ended up getting way better after that split, but only released 5 more songs before breaking up. It's a huge shame because I believe they would be the best band in the world bar none if they kept on going. Unfortunately the only videos on youtube are live videos of them, and most of them the bass is blown out because people record with their phones, so it all sounds terrible. If you ever see a copy of their self-titled EP though pick it up because it's crazy how they blended noisy stuff with emo/screamo.

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4c4Dh6WP5l4[/youtube]