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Japanator Radio 98
by Zac Bentz, 08/03/2009
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Moving with bold, brash bravado toward the inevitable show number 100, it's time for another episode of Japanator Radio!

Last time I asked what I should do to celebrate #100. Most people felt I should compile my favorite songs from the past 99 shows. Well, I sort of feel like that's what I do every week already, so here's the deal: I want to hear your favorite Japanese songs. Do you have an all time favorite artist or group? A favorite song that never gets old, even after the 10,548th listen? Then let me know what it is in the comments. I'll do my best to compile them all for the big 100th show. Feel free to list more than one!

Getting back to this week, we've got some new Aira Mitsuki, Red Sun, SpecialThanks and some new music from Vola and the Oriental Machine in the Artist Spotlight. Grab it!

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Track-list and links after the jump!

 

0:00:00 OP: Shiina Ringo x Saito Neko - Gamble (Inst.) - Heisei Fuuzoku [BUY]  

0:01:07 Cromagarage - Dear - Kimi ga Kureta Hikari [BUY at HearJapan]
0:04:25 Special Thanks - Never Give Up - Seven Showers [BUY at HearJapan] [BUY at JapanFiles]
0:07:04 Midori - Swing - Single [BUY]

0:12:30 Break: http://ff4.ocremix.org - Echoes of Betrayal, Light of Redemption

0:13:37 Boom Boom Satellites - Caught in the Sung - Back on My Feet [BUY]
0:23:12 Speaker Gain Teardrop - Colophon #2 (Kashiwa Daisuke Remix) - Particle Protocol [BUY]

0:33:17 Break: http://ff4.ocremix.org - Echoes of Betrayal, Light of Redemption

Artist Spotlight: Vola and the Oriental Machine
0:35:50 Vola and the Oriental Machine - Self-Defense - Halan'na-ca Darkside [BUY]
0:38:48 Vola and the Oriental Machine - Conquer - Waiting for My Food [BUY]
0:42:13 Vola and the Oriental Machine - No Dream - Sa-Ka-Na Electric Device [BUY]
0:47:12 Vola and the Oriental Machine - Weekend - Sa-Ka-Na Electric Device [BUY]

0:50:56 Break: http://ff4.ocremix.org - Echoes of Betrayal, Light of Redemption

0:52:10 Aira Mitsuki - Plastic Doll - Plastic [BUY]
0:55:57 Puffy - Wedding Bell (80kidz Remix) - Someone Single [BUY]
1:01:22 Red Sun - Escape, Please - Escape, Please [BUY]

1:06:56 ED: Shiina Ringo x Saito Neko - Sakuran (Terra ver.) (Inst.) - Heisei Fuuzoku [BUY]






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Dainamaito

Well, I'd say You're doing great job with Japanator Radio and it is good as it is. Don't let the 100th distract You from focusing on current edition. Let's not freak out about numbers.
But..
You want list, here's the list:
1. Minmi - Shiki no Uta [samurai champloo] (man, that song's relaxing)
2. Abingdon Boys School - Strength (on the contrary - that one brings power to life)
 
darkcyder

I just want to say that Japanator Radio helped me find my love of 9mm Parabellum Bullet and Polysics. It also extenuated my love of Susumu Hirasawa.

So for the 100th show I'd say any good song by 9mm, Hirasawa, or Polysics.
 
Miharu

Japanator Radio has helped me find all sorts of execellent japnaese music. For show 100 I would like some stuff like GPKISM.
 
zhalfim

can't wait for the 100th show, you have opened my ears up to lots and lots of other bands, though my favorite songs are still:

X-Japan's "Kurenai" and "X" (especially when it is done live

also Rin Toshite Shigure's "JPOP Xfile" is a great song

btw, I can't seem to get this week's episode, I just get a blank/empty document, anything wrong with the link?
 
halcy0n

yup, as others have said, this show was the doorway to a whole new world of music for me. 99% of what I listen to is Japanese music now ~ not only because I find it so vibrant and unique, bit also I'm completely sick of hearing what people are singing about so having lyrics in Japanese suits me fine.
So Zac-san, mucho arigato for your efforts and being a catalyst of sorts, Japanator Radio has kept me sane in workplaces where they blast out the latest inane western tripe thats enough to send one screaming for the hills - I'm looking forward to the 100th show...
.... as for songs, the one that stands out the most for me was from an early show - "Highlight" by Mass of the Fermenting Dregs (with a band name like that how could it not stand out?)hearing that song was like a revelation. However, my favourite Japanese song of all time is "Halcyon Days" by MONO, a song which has never been played on JR as far as I know, but in my humble opinion, well deserves to be ... cheers!
 
iEro-Sennin

Japanator Radio killed my first born.

That being said, I love the music in this show.

 
iEro-Sennin

[quote]Japanator Radio killed my first born.

That being said, I love the music in this show.[/quote]

Where is the rest of my comment? O.o'

 
alchemist

hahahaha! all that aside, zac. i dont care what u do honestly. your show's the greatest. i'll never tire of Japanator Radio. its like one of the exciting things to look forward to each week, everytime u release a new podcast!! keep em comin~ domo arigato mr.roboto =)
 
Rockr90

indeed, Japanator, radio is one of the greatest shows out there ! Thanks ZB :D
Well, My favorite songs are:
Lite - Infinite mirror (Math Rock ftw)
Asian kung-fu generation - Siren
And anything from Yui, High and mighty color, and Gackt's my father's day is good too
Cheers mate!
 
Zac Bentz

It looks like the direct download is messed up. I'm working on it now. Sorry! (Thanks for the heads up zhalfim!)
 
Saito

Your show has brought so many amazing and singular Japanese bands too my attention. Thank you very much.

Favorite songs. In order

1. Rosso -"Buranko" (actually anything with Chiba Yusuke)
2. 54-71 - "69 my phermone up"
3. Spitz- "sora mo toberhazu"
4. Ego Wrappin' - "cherry beak"
 
HDE

Great job with the show!! I would like to submit
AKG - Fan club - Blackout
World World World - After Dark


 
Zac Bentz

Yay, the new show download is working now.

Thanks for all the kind words and favorite song lists! Keep 'em comin'.
 
zhalfim

wohoo! thanks zac! now my monday is fulfilled!
 
DafT

Im mostly listing artists/bands that Ive not heard much of, but like, and am hoping that you have recent stuff from them that Ive not yet heard. If any of them have ceased to exist, please break it to me nicely :)

Doa, Undergraph, Surface, Onsa, 2side1BRAIN, Doping Panda, 175R, The Arrows, Fine Lines, The Pillows, Bump of Chicken.
 
Brad Rice

I guess I'd list "Kimi no koe" by Sophia in that category of songs I never get tired of, along with "05410" by Radwimps and "Fuuzen Gamu" by Captain Strydum. There's plenty of anime music to add to that, but I'll spare you, Zac.
 
synaptic flow

"This Is Love" Utada Hikaru (best jpop song ever)
"Shed" Coaltar Of The Deepers (awesome nu-metal)
"Season's Call" Hyde (emotional alt-rock)
"Tip Taps Tip" Halcali (the most fun jpop song ever)
"Milk and Honey" Immi (awesome electro rock)
"Baby Crusing Love" Perfume (a very fun song)
"Strawberry Chips" Halcali (my favorite j-artist)
"Sakura" Nirgilis (simply beautiful)
 
synaptic flow

ps: one more shout out for

"Shiki No Uta (Song of Four Seasons" Minmi/Nujabes
(one of the greatest anime ending theme songs ever)
 
BoukenLou

Anything High and Mighty Color, Porno Graffitti, or Kobukuro. If you could throw in some MUCC and Glay in there that would be brilliant as well.

Keep up the great work, guys.

 
BoukenLou

also @synaptic flow, I dig your taste in J-music.

 
Carlzdash

Greetings from South America !!!

I've been reading Japanator, and Destructoid for a long time, but I never have commented before. Suddenly I've got the feeling that this was the time, just before the 100th episode of japanator radio.

first, congratulations to Mr Bentz for a great program (and blog), and thanks to Japanator for all the great coverage of all things Japan.

finally, i would love to hear only ONE SONG, and it would be "gazen yeah" from Mihimaru GT. It's a song that always puts a smile on my face XD.

PD: any mistakes in my English is well... because my main language is Spanish XP

 
Swansea jack

Hey hey, commenting for the first time from little Wales in the UK :-)

I've got every show saved since number 1, I never tire of reading your A-Z site also Zac, your an immense host!

I'd love to hear some of the brilliant Mutyumu again, either L'ceil est dieu or toi et moi from the ilya album. And for some electro, maybe some Saitone from the overlapping spiral album :-) Keep up the good work!
 
MATR!X

First time comment from I as well ^ ^
I think I started listening around episode 56-ish and haven't been able to stop since.

A few favorites:
1 - Either "Believer" or "Chain" from Back-On
2 - "Border" from Girugamesh
3 - "Beast of Blood" from Malice Mizer
4 - "Psycho Circuit" from Ayabie
5 - "Horizon" from +D'espairsRay+
6 - "Momo Iro PYUA moto Dekai ZAKURA" from AnCafe
7 - "Lust For Blood" from Gackt
8 - "Merry Go Round" from The Candy Spooky Theater
9 - "Azora no Namida" from Takahashi Hitomi
 
Quemaqua

Long time listener, first time poster.

I'll try to keep my suggestions short and simple with a couple rather different tracks.

1 - "Undine" by Yui Makino (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SRtOYRLcjfQ) - I could listen to this forever.

2 - "NUM-AMI-DABUTZ" by Number Girl (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=511XG_l36bM) - Inject a little noise into your hip rock grooves.

3 - "BERSERK~Forces~" by Susumu Hirasawa (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NkYYYew8CUI) - Because the man is a mad monkey genius and it's one of the most epic songs ever written.

4 - "You May Crawl" by School Food Punishment (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PC1F9KqpF78) - Because it's way catchier than it reasonably should be.
 
Saito

Second list :P

1 Susumu Hirasawa "Siam Lights"
2 And anything from iLL ( we all need MOOOOOOOOOOARR shoegaze)
 
giant86

I never get tired of:

"Frozen" by 800 Cherries

"The Flare" by The Hiatus

and "Pinhole" by Ogre You Asshole
 
princethecool03

1.Halcyon-Mono
2.Ichirin no Hana- HAMC
3.Hito toshite jiku ga bureteiru-ootsuki kenji
4.Viridian(remixed)-Matroyska(Coctura)
5.Replica-illaria graziano
6.Donten-DOES
7.After Dark-Asian kung fu generation
8.Signal-Kelun
9.Kagayaita-Shigi
10.Aizome-noto mamiko
 
Miharu

Another request: could you play something by MOLICE and te?
 
konfuzed

I really like Order Made by Radwimps
 
Hachi

- Definitely MONO... Any song from "Hymn to the immortal wind".
- There's another band called Eikostate, they are not from japan but they mix rock with some Japanese instruments... I love them !!
- mmmmm I also could say "Cue" from Cornelius. It's really a great song !

 


  

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