2009年12月31日木曜日

→Pia-no-jaC←

→Pia-no-jaC← is Japanese instrumental unit.
If you read their unit name from front, you can read them Piano
and if you read their name from back, you can read them cajon.
Yes, their configuration is only piano and cajon.
This is really simple but really great.
And, they originally played the instrument in their own style.
They have no experience to learn the way of playing.

Their tunes classified two kinds of atmosphere with each songs.
First, it uses what is called transcendence techniques
.
Second, it is that the felling is generous and it is performed really clean.

Their album is mix
ed these two tunes greatflully.
Now, I introduce you to their albums.

First; First Contact

this album is their debut album.
So the configuration of this album is really simple.
Maybe you can easily listen.








Second;EAT A CLASSIC
This album is bold arrangements of classical music.
For example,J.S. Bach Small Fugue in G minor,Georges. Bizet Habanera from opera "Carmen".











Third;Fuujinraijin

This album is used any other purcussion.
I think this album has been successful in a new expression.





2009年12月19日土曜日

Franz Ferdinand

Do you know UK Rock band Franz Ferdinand ?
If you lives in English speaking, maybe you know them well.
In japan, most people have heard their music in CM.
For example iPod touch "No You Girls", Sony walkman "Do You Want To ", TOYOTA new mark X "Ulysses" and so on.
And you may know their representative song "Take Me Out".
Their concept of music is making music that girls can dance.
Certainly their music is rock but really danceable, rhythm is really comfortable but sometimes intense and their music have catchy riffs but also electronic rhythm.
They are usually said that let down the barriers between dance and pop.

2009年12月12日土曜日

I am DISCO!!!!!!!!!

Hello! everyone !
Today, I introduce you to the telephones.
The telephones is Japanese new wave rock band and they act mainly Shimokitazawa in Tokyo and Kitaurawa in Saitama.
Their style of music is what is called disco music (electro) and rock music.
Baseline pitch which is going to move, high voice while playing a fast guitar riff and effective keyboard sound.
They are really great.Their overwhelming music makes us dance.

This is their 2nd mini album Love&Disco.
This album make my think about music change.
Love&Disco is great tune.









This is their Major debut album DANCE FLOOR MONSTERS.
This album keep all points complete and they are very monster.
The tunes; Urban Disco, Monkey Discooooooo and HABANERO are really great.







If you want to know their music style, you should read the column of vocal, guitar, synthesizer and composer Ishige Akira .
(http://skream.jp/column/telephones/)