Recent/Old Japanese Music I recently found (within the past year?)

Japanese Music

Some suggestions/recent obsessions that I either found really funny or super cool. Or both. One day we’ll get into my 90’s Japanese rock roots. It might be a fresh step away from your usual music tastes.

Number Girl – Num Ami Dabutz

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G4Oa7zmKEKI&feature=related

Zazen Boys – Weekend (you guessed it, the lead singer = lead singer from Number Girl)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0-ZjYq8-SHw

Mos Def / DJ Honda – Travellin’ Man (ok, so Mos Def isn’t Japanese but hiphop is all about the collaborations)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vlsDPN-Tjks&feature=fvw

GO!GO!7188 – Ukifune

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ys_UWxNjFsc&feature=related

Eastern Youth – Hakai Muzan Hachigatsu

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gtBnneZmH3g&feature=related

Midori – Romantic Natsu Mode (audio only but really, wtf!? beyond classification)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0z5623sYVcY&feature=related

The Telephones – Urban Disco (hahahaha…. “I am disco!”)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K0O9JTCGDg8&feature=related