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ThinlineTele
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 Re: Zazen Boys Whatcha talkin' 'bout? Mukai's got one of the best screams in indie rock!
I really like their more electronic-esque songs like Asobi and The Drifting, which is a little surprising even to me considering that I don't really care for electronic music. Personally I thought 4 was a great album and I'm looking forward to whatever they're up to. I do miss the yearly live albums, though.
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Aplaca
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Re: Zazen Boys ZB4 is a little on the weird side. It seems like Mukai doesn't incorporate his guitar playing very much anymore. ZBII is my favorite album by them because, while you have Mukai's NG-esque guitar style, it is still unmistakingly ZB in every way. I miss that. At least ZB4 has a strong start with Asobi and Honnoji before it gets into the weird stuff.
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Re: Zazen Boys Sorry dude, didn't have enough cash to buy a shirt; they were the "delay man" ones screened in white instead of pink like I already have. Also, I was hoping he was going to be selling the Kimonos' single but wasn't last night. They did play Sekarasika though, here's some pics: http://www.flickr.com/photos/xtsquintx/ ... 156161772/
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Re: Zazen Boys [quote="xtsquintx"]Sorry dude, didn't have enough cash to buy a shirt; they were the "delay man" ones screened in white instead of pink like I already have. Also, I was hoping he was going to be selling the Kimonos' single but wasn't last night. They did play Sekarasika though, here's some pics: http://www.flickr.com/photos/xtsquintx/ ... 156161772/[/quote] Ah, no problem. I'm only goin after that black shirt anyway. Too bad about the Kimonos single - the album is about to be great eh? Almost Human is a killer track. Good to hear about Sekarasika. Though isn't it better in Japan when you can "U! RU! SA! I!" GATTA GATTA GATTA GATTA!
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ThinlineTele
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Re: Zazen Boys Nice photos. I lol'd at the one of Mukai with the PBR - TOTAL HIPSTER!
Also, I'm glad Yoshikane's still wearing that cool shirt.
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Re: Zazen Boys I looked up some of the music made by Leo Imai, the singer from Mukai's new side project Kimonos.
[url]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1sSvh72s3qU[/url]
Pretty good stuff. A bit poppy, but very catchy. His voice kinda reminds me a bit of Beck, but I'm not sure why.
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Re: Zazen Boys New ZB album announced! "Stories". You can find one of the songs and a tracklist here:
[url]http://www.mukaishutoku.com/main.html[/url]
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Re: Zazen Boys [quote="Tidusauron12"]New ZB album announced! "Stories". You can find one of the songs and a tracklist here: [url]http://www.mukaishutoku.com/main.html[/url][/quote] Hell yeah. 
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Re: Zazen Boys That synth sounds damn tasty, but other than that it sounds like standard Zazen-fare, maybe with a bit of Leo Imai influence on the pronunciation of the drawn-out syllables, lol. I mean, Mukai already does that somewhat, but something about the enunciation reminds me of Imai's almost-spoken lyrics.
We'll see what the new album brings, I guess. I'm hoping for some more sexy smooth tracks with good synth and not JUST jumpy stuttery funk rock.
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ThinlineTele
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Re: Zazen Boys The new album is out, and it's very good. Short, aggressive, guitar-based songs, not much synth. The only real problem is that Mukai's vocals seem less distinct - there's not much 'rapping' or wild screaming, but he doesn't do a whole lot of real singing either (though it sounds nice when he does.)
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Re: Zazen Boys [quote="ThinlineTele"]The new album is out, and it's very good. [b]Short, aggressive, guitar-based songs,[/b] not much synth. The only real problem is that Mukai's vocals seem less distinct - there's not much 'rapping' or wild screaming, but he doesn't do a whole lot of real singing either (though it sounds nice when he does.)[/quote]
Bold indicates what I liked, too. There's some wank-esque experimentation, but the short, punchy nature of the songs saves them from being overly-indulgent. I kinda like the synth, though, so I wish there were more. /sadface.jpg
Weird album, but it works overall. Mmmm, [i]kioku[/i].
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Re: Zazen Boys Short and punchy? Sign me up.
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Re: Zazen Boys It's everything a Zazen Boys album should be. I dig it a lot. Though the bonus track isn't much of a bonus.
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Re: Zazen Boys Seeing ZB live on 9/29. It's gonna rock.
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Re: Zazen Boys [quote="ThinlineTele"]Seeing ZB live on 9/29. It's gonna rock.[/quote]
In Japan? Sweet. Saw them in Vancouver, BC and it is to this day one of the best shows I've ever seen.
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