Panicsmile : Ten Songs Ten Cities

Odd and very good off-kilter post-punk, Panicsmile's sound tends to evolve from album to album (and has moved in a somewhat more accessible direction of late), but this one finds them somewhere between the controlled chaos of Ruins and the precise chill of Gaji (whose former bassist is a member). Ten Songs covers a fairly wide range, from static-shot jerky rhythms and shouts to smoother, melodic fare, with more of the vocals on this than on other efforts provided by the their female drummer (who has, incidentally, released an album with Tatsuya Yoshida of the aforementioned Ruins).

Panicsmile have been active in one form or since 1992; this is the third of their six full-lengths and was released in 2001. Fans of Ruins, Boredoms, Korean Buddhist God and such-like need apply-- though Panicsmile isn't as out and out heavy as any of those three.


TEN SONGS TEN CITIES

V/A : Japanese Independent Music

Yet another comp of 90's Japanese underground stuff, mostly noise, electronics and psychedelia. Gaji & Ruins provide my two favorites off this comp, but there's a bunch of good stuff, with the notable exception of track 4, which made me want to punch hippies (my threshold for wanting to punch hippies is fairly low however, so you may not have the same problem).

This is probably the most experimental of the "experimental" comps I've posted so far and there is some odd and interesting music on here.

1 Wono Satoru: Allegro
2 Yuko Nexus : N.S.K.K. Coming Soon
3 Haino Keiji: Voice And Electrik Percussion
4 Harpy : Ash
5 Gaji : Trippin' Under A Changin' Sphere
6 Hoppy Kamiyama : Fantasm
7 Furudate Tetsuo : La Jetee
8 Hair Stylistics : Impression Of Nasty Dread
9 KK Null : BDDM
10 Nakamura Toshimaru / Sachiko M : Live In Bordeaux
11 Kangaroo Paw : Osusowake
12 Sawada Jyoji : Enfant Terrible
13 Haco : Moonlight In Glory
14 Bondage Fruit : Prayer
15 Ruins : Guamallapish
16 Acid Mothers Temple : Hello Eskimo Or Polyhedric Mu
17 eX-Girl : Zozoi
18 The Saboten : I.K.U




Japanese Independent Music Part1

Japanese Independent Music Part2

Important! Split rar : download both and then extract either one and a folder containing all the songs will appear. Repeat, you must have both. (ppl who read this=<50%)

V/A : Great Blue Thing

Released in '96, this is a compilation of Japanese underground noise and experimental rock assembled by none other than Discordance Axis's Jon Chang (chances Zmaj already has this=>100%), and featuring lots of interesting stuff.Tatsuya Yoshida is half of Ruins, Multiplex bring killer grind, Merzbow does his noisy thing...pretty much everything on here is awesome with the exception of Tenyen ana kinoko (ten-yen hole mushroom) whose songs are just sort of annoying.



1.Tatsuya Yoshida - Orovela
2.Yeah - Barbie Ban Blues
3.The Sleep Walk - Forestic White
4.Merzbow - Seishoku Titl
5.Discordance Axis - Amphetamine Hollow Tip
6.Discordance Axis - Integer
7.Melt Banana - Ooze
8.Melt Banana - No Way to Bite the Crooked Doubt
9.Def Master - Hard Water
10.Spine Wrench - Spite Junkie
11.TenYen Ana Kinoko - We Are . . .
12.TenYen Ana Kinoko - Alzheimer
13.Multiplex - Nothing
14.The Love Apaches - Untitled 1
15.The Love Apaches - Untitled 2
16.The Love Apaches - Untitled 3



o'great blue thing

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