POLLyrhythm - Perfume singles poll

ok so it's definitely "dream fighter" but also..... is it????? what about "chocolate disco"? the (i think) underestimated "twinkle snow powdery snow"??? "nee"???? "spice"?????????

Turning down Laser Beam or Chocolate Disco seems ridiculous but for me it's Spring of Life. No joy compares to its breakdown + synth harpsichord solo, even before adding in the video and its pixel hearts bursting into life.

also like, in my heart this is really "electro world"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8zh0ouiYIZc

electro WORRLLLLLLLLLLLD

i made a playlist of all of these. god this is my favorite music ever made

It's gonna be hard for me not to vote for "Spending All My Time" just for its amazingly creepy video:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H4znsXCH_2Y

So difficult to pick just one, but went for Laser Beam. Although if this song had been released as a single it would have walked it for me:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oqo3P4B0lUE

the synth bass in "dream fighter" is the truth

if this counted as a single i would've picked it without hesitation

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CZa4fyhQXBc

i'm very confident i'll end up voting for Polyrhythm which is one of the most thrilling songs ever to me. it starts out as a merely great pop song then the breakdown is really unparalleled, and the way it emerges back out of it! there is so much going on in that song

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KbiSxunJatM

dream fighter is a close second though

shout out to Kazuaki Seki who has directed nearly all their incredible videos too

The demo version of Polyrhythm that sneaked out onto Youtube is quite illuminating on the difference between something goood and something great:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4jVZjFdkDQ0

for me the breakdown of "polyrhythm" is like... in the top five things that have ever happened in music

every time i listen to it is like the first time

that final measure of the "one room disco" chorus where they don't sing and there's just that twinkling synth

whoops i forgot how easy breezy beautiful this song is

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PXAlCazm3J0

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ySlbW5o0bHg

relax in the city is probably my favourite of perfume in breezy mode

Haven't heard about half of these but "Natural ni Koishite" is one of the best songs ever so

(which reminds me that I should listen to the unheard half)

have y'all seen the complete "laser beam" video

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zW4Ol-o5320

it is a journey

no yeah i think i'm gonna vote for "spice." favorite video, favorite waterfall of synths in the discography

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=biMO46z_VSY

have y'all seen the complete "laser beam" video

I hadn't, omg

Was not expecting "Nocchi battles a polar bear".

Apples again

i need to explore more of their discography. i've only heard one of their albums in full (jpn) but i love (most of) it so much

"575" wasn't a single? love that song

it was technically the b-side of "voice" iirc

Not voting for anything off it here, but Complete Best compilation is underrated as a Perfume album, 10/10.

Also since you added FLASH you should've added Let Me Know, what wiki calls promotional singles, ie digital singles.

ah i see. tbf almost every song on that album is good/memorable enough to be a single

xp

A lot of these I'm not familiar with but it'll be tough to find anything that beats Polyrhythm

ah i see. tbf almost every song on that album is good/memorable enough to be a single

― dyl, Saturday, September 22, 2018 2:19 PM (fifty-seven minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

otm even though it had 30 singles released from it already i kinda wish “my color” at least had a video

it was a little hard to figure out where to draw the line with what counts as a single so i mostly kept it to ones that had separate digital releases - Flash does but Let Me Know doesn't for some reason.

It's amazing how many different ways this sound managed to manifest itself. A huge portion of this decade comes off as reactions to the sounds of Perfume and Nakata in their prime.

Voting Fushizen na Girl.

poll made me realize "if you wanna" is super excellent among the later singles

wait game is ten years old? :O

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VZKMaFR2mtU

this is was the b-side of "nee"; it got upgraded to a video to promote their first compilation. it's as good as anything on jpn imo

It's amazing the songs that get buried away on b-sides or EPs, this is better than most of the Cosmic Explorer album:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lPsOTYJ_ckg

love 'night flight' so much
also they never released edge ⊿!? damn, my personal fav
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mjfOSigcQms

morning listening to pick a fav of the ones listed! :)

I voted 'Spice', but almost any of the songs would be OK with me winning. First time I saw Perfume live they opened with Electro World and I cried.

Spice is just total lush beauty, melancholy, comfort all in one. It was an amazing single with b-side GLITTER. Their new song "Future Pop" (not official single but with its own MV) reminds me a bit of that groove.

ok i think this is my top 10:

Polyrhythm
Dream Fighter
Spice
Nee
Electro World
Chocolate Disco
One Room Disco
Twinkle Snow Powdery Snow
Relax in the City
Natural ni Koshite

this is a version of 'polyrhythm' I made which goes for one extra repetition of the breakdown, using the single & the instrumental version. dj secret weapon.

https://we.tl/t-oiVkcn6eZD

"spice" is the first song i heard by perfume that really got me to notice them and seek out more of their music. i think i had heard "polyrhythm" before but didn't figure out who the group was at the time. these days i prefer "polyrhythm" so i guess that'll be my vote!

for me the breakdown of "polyrhythm" is like... in the top five things that have ever happened in music

yep. esp this tokyo dome live ver which is just... unbelievable:

https://youtu.be/XzQvlKzDTz8

Not voting for anything off it here, but Complete Best compilation is underrated as a Perfume album, 10/10.

mmm hmm. maybe weirdly their most consistent record? I like every song on there a lot and love the way it feels a little more shibuya kei.

"sweet donuts" RULES too tbh and I love the low budget video where they're hanging out in a break room and baking, esp in contrast to the sci-fi epics they do now.

I'd vote "my color" if it were on here. since it isn't, tough choice between "electro world," "chocolate disco," "polyrhythm," and "dream fighter" for me.

hmmm.

guess ilx doesn't like the short youtube urls?

"polyrhythm" live:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XzQvlKzDTz8

"sweet donuts" vid (oops, forgot that):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fPaYL4uIuAU

call me basic but i still really dig 'love the world.' :) hearing the first note of that tinny synth lead always puts a smile on my face!

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Almost two dozen votes. More than I expected. (I voted for "Spending All My Time.")