Tokyo Incident

I tend to shy away from J-Pop. You know, the top 40 single fluff, mindless teenie-bop-idol-made for karaoke product that is endlessly marketed to the youth of Japan.

But, hey, Shina Ringo ain't that bad.



Tokyo Jihen
Sonan
Sonan CDEP (buy)
Toshiba EMI 2004

Second single from Tokyo Jihen, Shina Ringo's new band.

Endnotes
1. Who is Shina Ringo? More here.
2. Tokyo Jihen info here.
3. Shina's official site (way Japanese + you can watch her dimple fall off her face!)
4. Thanx for the links...everyone will be listed next time.
5. Coming soon, a post from Kana (my soulmate)...Chinese indie rock?

Alex Soria 1966-2004

Sorry to start off the new year with a sad note, but I just found out that Alex Soria of Montreal, Canada's Nils passed away last month. This goes out to him and his loved ones...what a great song.



Nils
Daylight
Sell Out Young 12" EP
Psyche Industry 1985

You can get the discography CD that Mag Wheel put out here from Interpunk.
Alex Soria remembered here and here.

Endnote
1. On a lighter note, Bruce Wingate (ex. Adrenalin O.D.) emailed with comments about recording for the Party Or Go Home compilation.

The night we recorded for it was my first night as a member of ADRENALIN OD. (Though we all had played together previously in various incarnations). We recorded the track in some hippie's basement in Lodi, New Jersey and in a harbinger of things to come I stepped in a pile of dogshit on my way in the door! I suspect all Mystic records were made this way.

Thank you Mr. Wingate! Check out Bruce's current band, Brunch Mummies! And his blog.