folk squat, indie pop

folk squat
http://www.myspace.com/folksquat

folk squat is a home-recording unit formed by 2 Japanese, Katsuyuki Tahara and Taiji Hiramatsu in 2002. Started by using Hard Disk Recorder "KORG D1200" to record, mix all tracks & released 1st Album "missing weather" in 2003 and also 2nd album "I KNOW YOU KNOW" in 2004. Since D1200 passd away in 2005, changed recording equipment to Mac & Logic and released 3rd album "one plus everything" which was supported by special guests, Marc Bianchi (Her Space Holiday) and Mike Kinsella (OWEN, Joan of Arc) in 2006. And 4th album "It could be done if it could be imagined" has been released in March 2008.

folk squat - somesing (It could be done if it could be imagined)

JPOP weekly chart

JPOP weekly chart via countdown TV (10/03/2009)

No.10 TOKYO No.1 SOUL SET + HALCALI - konyawa boogie back
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hsSCiNCpf7A

No.9 Koh Shibazaki - lover soul
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TTW41PnF5W8

No.8 mihimaruGT - an lock
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y_Wst6uNYNc

No.7 ken hirai - CANDY
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pJbU7GPkOKA

No.6 Every Little Thing - DREAM GOES ON
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=58g7vle8DSE



No.5 B'z - ichibutozenbu
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bkuYPFz0s0E

No.4 Early Morning - kamisamademoerabenai
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TDqVVp7o5xM

No.3 nightmare - Rem_
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mKt0yaPfK-I

No.2 ikimonogakari - YELL
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7IUf0CLwGjo

No.1 hideaki takizawa - hikarihitotsu
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FGQ_30JbptE





http://itunes.com/lite
LITE will be available @iTunes Music Store on 7th OCt.

LITE - The Sun Sank


Turns Red E.P that will be released on 7th October includes 3 songs, The Sun Sank, Tomato and Vermillion. Recorded with J Robbins (Jawbox, Faraquet) in Baltimore during their first US tour with Mike Watt & The Missingmen in May.

miaou, post rock

miaou - scene of the sunrise (mp3)
from Painted e.p.


miaou
http://www.myspace.com/miaoumusic

Miaou were formed in 1999 by Tatsuki Hamasaki and sisters Mayumi and Hiromi Hasegawa. Their debut album, Happiness (Noon records, 2003), was quickly followed by a tour with Australia's Art Of Fighting. That same year saw a tour with Canada's Below The Sea, with whom the band also collaborated with to record a split e.p., released on Preco Records, the label of Tokyo music store LINUS RECORDS. 2006 proved to be another busy and exciting year. Things started off with the inclusion of Grasslands on the Where Are My Records compilation c.d., Je T'aime, before the band headed into the studio to record probably their most distinctive, beautiful and accomplished material to date with the painted e.p. (Thomason Sounds). The e.p. was once again recorded by toe's Takaaki Mino, who has produced all of their material to date.

miaou - Hello World

Spangle Call Lilli line

Spangle Call Lilli line
http://www.myspace.com/spanglecalllilliline

Different from JPOP, but as one more japanese post rock band. this time, jpoplover is introducing Spangle Call Lilli line that sounds like alternative pop. formed 1998, they already released 6 original albums. and more, released DVD + photo book; SCLL LIVE (FCT-5001) this summer.

Spangle call Lilli line - cast a spell on her