Random Japanese Songs

I was trying to think of some way to incorporate this into relating to our program, but I guess I’ll place this into the uncategorized for now.

For this past week, I have been addicted to two particular songs; ones that I put on replay while while writing these blogs. Heck, while writing this blog.

The first one is by a band called 妖精帝國 (Yousei Teitoku), called “Astral Dogma”.

This is my favorite genre, so it’s not surprising for me to be so into a song like this. All of their songs are amazing honestly, having a similar feel to this. I think they may be my favorite, alongside 和楽器バンド (Wagakki Band).

Wagakki Band, as implied by their name, uses traditional Japanese instruments (called “wagakki” in Japanese). However, they are well-known for mixing these instruments with more modern instruments, such as guitars and drums, to make amazing music. They recently came out with a new song, called “シンクロニシティ” (Shinkuronishiti/”Synchronicity”), which combines jazz, J-Rock, and traditional music to make yet another amazing song.

The video also shows a Japanese couple in western-style clothing, dancing a western-styled dance in what appears to be England, which I found appealing.

They also have an album covering Vocaloid songs, so if you are into that, this band is definitely worth checking out.