A while ago I dedicated a post to a band called 昆虫キッズ (Insect Kids).
I also mentioned that their bassplayer Nomoto Natsuyo plays in another band called Solid Afro.
Solid Afro play lo-fi underground pop mixed with dub filled with simple hooks and arpeggios. They don’t seem to take themselves or their music too seriously. Just four friends jamming and making music as a hobby like a lot of bands in Tokyo’s massive underground scene.
Anyhow, I came across a PV by them and the song is incredibly chill, catchy and funky. Plus Nomoto-chan looks incredibly adorable in her hoodie, Thrasher ‘zine trucker hat, Crypt City tee and overalls. Especially when goofing around playing air guitar with an umbrella @ 2:43.
The song’s called ORIORIORI-YO!!! which seems to be a clever combination of 俺の(ore no) and 色々 (iro iro) backwards since the song involves her listing a variety of things and places she’d love to introduce to her soulmate.
Do you know a good place to buy digital albums from japanese indie bands? I know there’s CDjapan for physical copies, but it can get pretty pricey. iTunes Japan and Amazon Japan won’t accept my canadian credit card either, so that’s out of the question
Is there something like a japanese-focused Bandcamp?
I like Solid Afro too. They’re not awe-inspiring but definitely a fun band. I’m not sure they’re ‘solid’ enough to bring to Canada but I’ll check out their live show and see how they are.
I don’t know if you checked their homepage yet, but you can listen to sampler of their album “Mexican Zombie” here: http://soundcloud.com/solid-afro/mexican-zombie-sampler
(wow, I’m just listening to the sampler for the first time. It’s REALLY good. NMFT6 might not be a longshot. )
They also have a fee song for download: http://soundcloud.com/solid-afro/comedian
You can buy digital music by many indie/underground bands from Ototoy: http://ototoy.jp/music/
Advance tickets online for both Toronto shows have SOLD OUT!! However, I have made 30 more tickets available for sale each night: May 17May 18. Unfortunately this means a lot fewer tickets will be available at the door. Some tickets are also still available at Rotate This! and Soundscapes.
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I like this! A lot!
Possible NMFT6 entry, maybe? :-O
Do you know a good place to buy digital albums from japanese indie bands? I know there’s CDjapan for physical copies, but it can get pretty pricey. iTunes Japan and Amazon Japan won’t accept my canadian credit card either, so that’s out of the question
Is there something like a japanese-focused Bandcamp?
I like Solid Afro too. They’re not awe-inspiring but definitely a fun band. I’m not sure they’re ‘solid’ enough to bring to Canada but I’ll check out their live show and see how they are.
)
I don’t know if you checked their homepage yet, but you can listen to sampler of their album “Mexican Zombie” here: http://soundcloud.com/solid-afro/mexican-zombie-sampler
(wow, I’m just listening to the sampler for the first time. It’s REALLY good. NMFT6 might not be a longshot.
They also have a fee song for download: http://soundcloud.com/solid-afro/comedian
You can buy digital music by many indie/underground bands from Ototoy: http://ototoy.jp/music/
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