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ゆらゆら帝国
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A uniquely Japanese hybrid of Jimi Hendrix, Les Rallizes DesNudes, the Velvet Underground, 60’s Japanese pop and the 13th Floor Elevators.
Yura Yura Teikoku started as a four piece in 1989. They were fixtures in Tokyo’s underground psychedelic scene - they played at the legendary hole-in-the-wall UFO CLUB in Koenji and appeared on premier Japanese psych label PSF’s “Tokyo Flashback” compilations. They released a demo cassette and two CDs on their own Jigoku (Hell) label and eventually signed to Captain Trip records, for which they recorded a proper album and a live CD. Their early material was proggy, heavy-psych with lots of dueling guitar solos and bombastic drumwork. Friends who attended shows of this era recall being frightened by singer Sakamoto Shintaro, who at the time shaved off his eyebrows and wore his waist-long hair parted down the middle, traditional Japanese ghost-style. Their fan’s devotion was a sign of things to come — many audience members mimicked Sakamoto and shaved off their own eyebrows. Yura Yura Teikoku were good - Kamekawa Chiyo’s hypnotic basslines and Sakamoto’s piercing voice distinguished the band from their peers - but material from the early years pales in comparison to their later masterpieces.
In 1992 their second guitar player left and the band went through a succession of drummers. In 1997 current drummer Shibata Ichiro joined the group and the ecstatic psych-pop sound for which Yura Yura Teikoku would become famous was born.
Yura Yura Teikoku started as a four piece in 1989. They were fixtures in Tokyo’s underground psychedelic scene - they played at the legendary hole-in-the-wall UFO CLUB in Koenji and appeared on premier Japanese psych label PSF’s “Tokyo Flashback” compilations. They released a demo cassette and two CDs on their own Jigoku (Hell) label and eventually signed to Captain Trip records, for which they recorded a proper album and a live CD. Their early material was proggy, heavy-psych with lots of dueling guitar solos and bombastic drumwork. Friends who attended shows of this era recall being frightened by singer Sakamoto Shintaro, who at the time shaved off his eyebrows and wore his waist-long hair parted down the middle, traditional Japanese ghost-style. Their fan’s devotion was a sign of things to come — many audience members mimicked Sakamoto and shaved off their own eyebrows. Yura Yura Teikoku were good - Kamekawa Chiyo’s hypnotic basslines and Sakamoto’s piercing voice distinguished the band from their peers - but material from the early years pales in comparison to their later masterpieces.
In 1992 their second guitar player left and the band went through a succession of drummers. In 1997 current drummer Shibata Ichiro joined the group and the ecstatic psych-pop sound for which Yura Yura Teikoku would become famous was born.
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starsaboveme wrote:
sure they are
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KaiserInsane wrote:
I love randomly stumbling across bands like this and being totally blown away. These dudes are the SHIT
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emiliano_barrom wrote:
Anyway i hate divorces.
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emiliano_barrom wrote:
I was wrong, sorry for being an asshole. I guess we should not break any rules. But i am not taking it down the ones that hate it should do it. I can go to bed with that description.
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snkupo wrote:
It's not "his way". Last.fm has rules that should be followed. Here's one: "The description should be written in third person, factual and unbiased. No personal opinions."
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emiliano_barrom wrote:
I respect your opinion but i do not think the same way as you. If it is very important to you, have it your way. The videos are facts of the way they play and i think music is what matters. PMA!
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Pornogrotesque wrote:
@emiliano_barrom i think you'll find last.fm is an encyclopedia. personal opinion should not be in the artist description, only fact. the artist description isn't meant for fans to fap and declare love for the artist. it is for people that haven't heard the artist beforehand to get some factual background information.
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yumestation wrote:
@reverb10: if you wan't more info, don't bother checking the artist description
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Afuera wrote:
an interview I found on the internets. It is one year old though: http://www.i94bar.com/ints/yurayura.html
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Afuera wrote:
these guys are pretty awesome.
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tyx wrote:
午前3時のファズギター has some great fucking guitars.
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ob0w0 wrote:
スルメ
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Big-Jesus-Trash-Can wrote:
Yeah, that description is ace.
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tyx wrote:
<3
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GoatMan916 wrote:
true dat to tha mutha fuckin' bat
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emiliano_barrom wrote:
This is not an encyclopedia. People who listen to Yura Yura Teikoku more than you do wrote that excellent artist description man. That's the best description i've ever read.
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Kammo wrote:
worst description i've ever read this is not a personal blog
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ninjavsself wrote:
win.
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korenikime wrote:
美しい
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djgizmoe wrote:
I second Beru's comment. Great artist description for once...
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Studio Coast, Tokyo, Japan
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