Japanese Ska?

[Gleb]

Is there such thing as a Japanese ska band?(pardon my ignorance)

and I suppose if there is one, itd probably be really hard to find where to get their music from?

Its hard enough trying to find new american ska bands, but I'd really like to get a taste of japanese ska.

Can any1 help me out?

[Calltometal]

I'd try, well depends on if you consider this ska or not. Try Long Shot Party or Ore Ska Band. Those are really the only two I know.

[torukien]

you could try the roosters. they're from the 80s, so if you're looking for an older ska sound, i bet you'd like at least some of their stuff. we have their tribute album available in ddl section http://www.aznmedia.net/forum/downlo...o=file&id=9040
if you like the way that sounds, i can post some links to their original albums.

[Gleb]

Thanks torukien! The Roosters are freakin awsome! I'd love you to pieces if you could hook me up with some original albums.

And I'll try to look for Long Shot Party or Ore Ska Band, but so far I havent had much luck.

[kiryu]

Try out Midnight Pumpkin and Muramasa. Those are the only ones I know other than Ore Ska Band.

[Wolfy]

There's also Tokyo Ska Paradise Orchestra and Kemuri.

I've added a few links for Kemuri in the discography thread which you can find here.

[torukien]

Thanks torukien! The Roosters are freakin awsome! I'd love you to pieces if you could hook me up with some original albums.

this will have to do for now. i will make a proper thread later, with some more stuff and mirrors.

The Roosters - The Roosters
The Roosters - The Roosters a-GoGo
The Roosters(z) - Best Song Collection part 1 part 2 part 3 part 4

the sound isn't that great on the best of album. sorry.

[Gleb]

torukien, i cant stress how much i love you.

[Calltometal]

Thanks torukien! The Roosters are freakin awsome! I'd love you to pieces if you could hook me up with some original albums.

And I'll try to look for Long Shot Party or Ore Ska Band, but so far I havent had much luck.

What do you mean you haven't found much on Long Shot Party? I uploaded two of their albums and posted the thread here. Here is the link http://www.aznmedia.net/forum/showthread.php?t=6263 and http://www.aznmedia.net/forum/showthread.php?t=6279.

[Gleb]

oh, duh, i just automaticly figured it wouldnt be on the site. whoops!

EDIT: Just checked them out, they are freakin awsome, thanks a lot calltometal.

[x91]

Thanks for The Rooster albums, i was meaning to dl them but the uki bot seems to be dead.. ;_; You too Calltometal ^^ nice band.

Off Topic: Definition of ska is still confusing to me, to me it's late 60's-80's rock'n'roll, punk and blues that i truly know well :P. For some good bands of the 80's in Japan, check out Hare-brained unity, THE MODS, blood thirsty butchers and guitar wolf. Good stuff. Then again.. they are more in the oldschool rock'n'roll/indie rock/garage punk genre.. but still check them out if you can find them. I think that Thee michelle gun elephant sounds similar to The roosters .. You can dl these bands via irc at japan-music, but uki bot is dead.. so if you're interested pm me for any of the bands i listed, i think i have an album of each except for guitar wolf. < help me if you have any of their albums/singles.

Back to the topic: SHAKALABBITS is a good ska band. Use the search button, there was someone who uploaded a single in the forum. And check out besanii's Japanese punk/ska/visual kei/metal link dump, he/she has a few good bands uploaded, though some links have been removed or has been expired. There is a link below melt bananna that leads you to another site, check out that site for other bands, there might be some that you will be interested in.

Some Ska bands I've heard of
175R, Beat Crusaders, Asakusa Jinta, The Boom, Cool wise men, Doberman, Fake?, Hi-Ho/Good Bye, Inoran, Kemuri , Kojima, Ken Lloyd, Lisa, Mad Capsule Markets, MONGOL800, Pop Chocolate, The Rude Pressures, Scafull King, Skatroits, Tsu Shi Ma Mi Re, The Roosters, Shaka Labbits, Tak Matsumoto, >Tokyo Ska Paradise Orchestra< really good, potshot, Tigerfeet, Tropical Gorilla, Young Punch, Yum!Yum!ORANGE, Yukihiro Takahashi and Ore Ska Band.

Quite a lot neh? There is more... Anyways i hope i've helped you a bit, though i don't have any useful links to give you, i've given you a list of ska bands to search for , a good place to start is maybe myspace.. i don't really like myspace but it's a good place to search for music. Have fun.

[IwishIwasJapanese]

Tokyo Ska paradise Orchestra

Kermuri

Gollbetty (more pop than ska but still purty good)

[krykrykrynunit]

wrong, ska is punk, pop/punk with instruments infused, for e.x trumpet, sax, trombone.

[kenchobi]

i recommend you yum! yum! orange and shaka labbits!

here's the first album of Yum! Yum! orange... orange juice!

http://www.mediafire.com/?cw5ygngw9xj

[Calltometal]

Please from now on, leave recommendations for artists in this thread RECOMMENDATIONS. This is to avoid more mass amounts of similar from being created and to let members have the capability of going to one thread if they are looking for a new artist to check out.

THREAD CLOSED!