Lets Enjoy Super Genki Go Go Happy Life! - 50 Japanese Albums

While you ponder (or not), treat yourself to this genius record.

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

voted plus-tech squeezebox

hard to vote for anything but

Shiina Ringo - Karuki Zahmen Kuri no Hana

Omni Sight Seeing is one of my favorite records ever so, that one

Omni Sight Seeing is one of my favorite records ever so, that one

These are my main contenders.

Will probably go with What, Me Worry as that was one of the albums that helped me get through the pandemic.

Hiroshi Yoshimura - Music For Nine Post Cards
Haruomi Hosono - Philhamony
Fishmans - Long Season
Mariah - Utukata no Hibi
Ryuichi Sakamoto - The 100 Knives of...
Yukihiro Takahashi - What, Me Worry?
Miharu Koshi - Parallelisme

I only really know one of these albums so I voted for that

I will shamefacedly admit to having only heard 4 of these, sorry MN

Suffice it to say this is not the Japanese music I listen to. Went with Tujiko Noriko; I have heard that one.

Mares & I are probably the only people on here who both love Clammbon and have seen them live so voting for Imagination despite Number Girl, Plus-Tech Squeeze Box, Boredoms, et. al.

i'm way behind on my japanese music knowledge - all i know here is fishmans. but fishmans rules anyway, so i'm happy with my vote

holy fuck, listening to this shoukichi kina album - only 1 song in so far but god DAMN

XXP - Steve, that's so great, I love Clammbon so much. One of my favourite bands, and I admit to being a bit jealous that you have seen them live.

A friend of mine who saw them a few years back was perplexed at the amount of talking between songs, even though he doesn't speak Japanese. Apparently, it was a lot for a normal gig.

I stumbled upon 'Croissant Chicago' whilst trying to find out if people ever used Vocaloid software to make any other kind of music than anime pop or dance music.

I eventually found this one brilliant guy who makes strange, busy, gazey indie guitar band music with occasional unexpected Celtic guitar figures (like he might be a Big Country fan) and with the Hatsune Miku Vocaloid software doing all the singing, it's an odd mixture for sure.

https://croissantchicago.bandcamp.com/track/--11

before i reflex-vote for the teacup album like ivy, are there any of these you'd consider recommending me

Hey LJ,

Knowing your tastes (roughly) I'd say perhaps Zazen Boys, Plus Tech Squeeze Box, P-Model, Number Girl, Mariah, Shugo Tokumaru, and Croissant Chicago.

...and as tremelo so rightly points out, that YT video upthread would probably improve your day greatly.

ty, shall investigate...

Maybe it is gauche to spam your own thread but w/e

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wcu19bg9CIc

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7UpwGaUonuQ

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GJIYZGs4iJs

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LzFIsXjnQ3k

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

And this mad band that would have been no 51 -

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zY_Cszx6B2A

never apologise, it's v appreciated!

impossible to go past shouso strip

if you put Jun in a poll I'm gonna vote for her. I got one of the Guernica albums the other day and its gently doing my head in, in the nicest possible way.
completely forgot about Yukari Fresh! poll needed some Halmens.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=94LT0o_4OpI

if you put Jun in a poll I'm gonna vote for her

Hey, don't steal my post! But yeah, it has to be Jun. I think the Mariah album was the closest runner-up as I do listen to that loads, but there's a lot of brilliant stuff here (and I only know about half of the list, so still lots more to check out).

If Hosono's 'Cochin Moon' had been on there instead, that one, for me.

Lots of good ones here, though...

lots to explore here, thanks for sharing. i didn't vote.

Curious if you’ve ever heard the other P-Model or solo Hirasawa albums. The guy’s constant evolution and insanely consistently great output is comparable only to like, Autechre. But I know it’s a lot!

Absolutely, you've schooled me on your great ILM thread about Hirasawa, so thank you for that!

Shaking my head at doing poor Ryuichi out of 900 of his knives though, tut tut.

Not my yoshimuri pick at all, but it’s the first one I listened to by him so whatever lets go for it

that jun togawa album is not only a jun togawa album but also features the absolute god tatsuya yoshida (ruins, koenjihyakkei) on drums

but it’s still maybe my 3rd fave togawa or so?

guernica heads really should check the 2022 record with shinchi yamaguchi. she’s still got it!

voting 3776 <3

_ A friend of mine who saw them a few years back was perplexed at the amount of talking between songs, even though he doesn't speak Japanese. Apparently, it was a lot for a normal gig._

fwiw i’ve noticed a _lot_ of this at various gigs in japan, i kinda like it

Voted for Plus Tech Squeeze Box as that is one of my all time favorite albums.

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Maya Ongaku - Approach To Anima
Don't miss out on this unheralded gem - blissed out acoustic lounge music, almost like YMO in places

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c00QIAA3CaE

Good rec! Lovely stuff

One for Butchie

Really nice, love how they sampled the birdsong from Pink Floyd's 'Cirrus Minor'

loving the new maya ongaku Electronic Phantoms
https://mayaongakuggb.bandcamp.com/track/anoyo-drive