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No Self Control (The Pillows Song)
''Runners High'' is an album released by the Pillows on January 22, 1999. It was the last album to feature guest bassist, Tatsuya Kashima. Several songs from the record were later featured in the anime OVA series FLCL by Gainax. The album was produced by Zin Yoshida of Salon Music Salon music was a popular music genre in Europe during the 19th century. It was usually written for solo piano in the romantic style, and often performed by the composer at events known as "Salons". Salon compositions are usually fairly short and .... Track listing # "Sad Sad Kiddie" – 3:03 # "Instant Music" (インスタント ミュージック) – 3:17 # "Juliet" – 3:45 # "White Ash" – 1:41 # "No Self Control" – 3:37 # "Wake Up, Frenzy!" – 3:16 # "Paper Triangle" – 2:10 # "Bran-new Lovesong" – 4:24 # "Midnight Down" – 3:23 # "Borderline Case" – 4:05 # "Runners High" – 2:44 # "Let's See, If That's True or Not" (確かめに行こう) – 5:07 The Pillows albums 1999 al ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Pillows
are a Japanese alternative rock band formed in 1989. The group has released 22 studio albums, several Extended play, EPs and compilations, and over 40 singles. Outside Japan, they are best known as the group responsible for the soundtrack to the ''FLCL'' anime series. History Formation and early years (1989–1994) In 1989 Kenji Ueda, bassist for Kenzi & The Trips, left the band with former Kenzi's drummer Shinichiro Sato and invited The Coin Locker Babies vocalist Sawao Yamanaka to form a new band. Yoshiaki Manabe, the guitarist of the hair metal band Persia, joined them. The Pillows were formed on 16 September 1989. The story as to where the band's name came about is that allegedly Sawao Yamanaka was hanging out at Yoshiaki Manabe's place and an English post-punk compilation record entitled ''Pillows & Prayers'' hanging on Manabe's wall inspired him. Ueda and Yamanaka were the main songwriters and The Pillows released their first EPs, ''Pantomime (EP), Pantomime'' and ''90's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Indie Rock
Indie rock is a Music subgenre, subgenre of rock music that originated in the United States, United Kingdom and New Zealand from the 1970s to the 1980s. Originally used to describe independent record labels, the term became associated with the music they produced and was initially used interchangeably with alternative rock or "Pop rock, guitar pop rock". One of the primary scenes of the movement was Dunedin, where Dunedin sound, a cultural scene based around a convergence of noise pop and jangle became popular among the city's University of Otago, large student population. Independent labels such as Flying Nun Records, Flying Nun began to promote the scene across New Zealand, inspiring key college rock bands in the United States such as Pavement (band), Pavement, Pixies (band), Pixies and R.E.M. Other notable scenes grew in Madchester, Manchester and Hamburger Schule, Hamburg, with many others thriving thereafter. In the 1980s, the use of the term "independent music, indie" (or " ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jangle Pop
Jangle pop is a subgenre of pop rock or college rock that emphasizes jangly guitars and 1960s-style pop melodies. The term originated from Bob Dylan's song " Mr. Tambourine Man", whose 1965 rendition by the Byrds became considered one of the genre's representative works. Since the 1960s, jangle pop has crossed numerous genres, including power pop, psychedelia, new wave, post-punk, and lo-fi. In the 1980s, the most prominent bands of early indie rock were jangle pop groups such as R.E.M., the Wedding Present, and the Smiths. In the early to mid 1980s, the term "jangle pop" emerged as a label for an American post-punk movement that recalled the sounds of "jangly" acts from the 1960s. Between 1983 and 1987, the description "jangle pop" was used to describe bands like R.E.M. and Let's Active as well as the Paisley Underground subgenre, which incorporated psychedelic influences. Etymology The term "jangle pop" was not used during the original movement of the 1960s, but was p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
King Records (Japan)
, commonly known as King Records, is a Japanese record company founded in January 1931 as a division of the Japanese publisher Kodansha. It initially began operating as an independent entity in the 1950s. It later became part of the Otowa Group. Today, King Records is one of Japan's largest record companies which is not owned by a multinational entity. The label's headquarters are in Bunkyo, Tokyo. The label's name is actually based from the now-defunct ''Kingu'' magazine published by Kodansha from 1924 to 1957. Sub-labels Its Starchild label, was managed by animation producer Toshimichi Ōtsuki, specialised in anime music and film. King Records also distributes the Up-Front Works–owned and –operated labels Piccolo Town and Rice Music, and also released video games for the PC-88, Famicom, and MSX2 computers. On February 1, 2016, King Records restructured Starchild and renamed it King Amusement Creative. Paddle Wheel Records is a division of King Record Co. You! Be Cool i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zin Yoshida
Zin or ZIN may refer to: Places * Zin, Afghanistan, a town in Afghanistan *Zin Desert 250px, The Wilderness is in the south The Wilderness of Zin or the Desert of Zin ( he, מדבר צין, ''Mīḏbar Ṣīn'') is a geographic term with two meanings, one biblical and one modern Israeli, which are not necessarily identical. Bibl ..., an area mentioned in the Bible * Interlaken Airport, Switzerland (by IATA code) Other uses * Zin (vodou) Three-legged cauldron used in kanzo rite * Zin (water spirits), mythical water spirits of West Africa * Zinfandel, a variety of red grape commonly used to make wine * Zin Hizaki, a character from Sky Girls * Zin (band), a ''compas'' band whose lead singer is Alan Cavé * Zinza language (by ISO 639 code), a Bantu language of Tanzania See also * * Zins, a surname * Zinn, a surname {{disambiguation, geo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Little Busters
''Little Busters'' is an album released by the Pillows on February 21, 1998. The album was produced by Zin Yoshida of Salon Music. Several songs from the record were later featured in the anime mini-series ''FLCL'' by Gainax. In 2020, Jonathan McNamara of ''The Japan Times'' listed it as one of the 10 Japanese albums worthy of inclusion on ''Rolling Stones 2020 list of the 500 greatest albums of all time. Track listing # "Hello, Welcome to Bubbletown's Happy Zoo (instant show)" - 2:20 # - 4:36 # " One Life" (album mix) - 4:05 # "That House" - 4:21 # "Like a Lovesong (Back to Back)" album mix - 3:04 # "Nowhere" - 5:07 # - 4:01 # "Blues Drive Monster" - 3:25 # - 4:55 # "Black Sheep" - 3:26 # "Little Busters" - 3:41 #*"Little Busters (Reprise)" - 1:47 (Hidden track In the field of recorded music, a hidden track (sometimes called a ghost track, secret track or unlisted track) is a song or a piece of audio that has been placed on a CD, audio cassette, LP record, or other re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Happy Bivouac
''Happy Bivouac'' (officially ''Happy Bivouac on the Hillari Step'') is an album released by Japanese band the pillows on December 2, 1999. It marks the band's first record with Jun Suzuki from The Chewinggum Weekend on bass, who would play with the pillows for over 15 year until his dismissal in 2015. The album was produced by Zin Yoshida of Salon Music. As with its predecessor '' Runners High'', several songs from the album were used for the anime series ''FLCL''. ''Happy Bivouac'' contains several references to the American band Pixies. Track 8 is named after Pixies bassist Kim Deal and at the end of "Back Seat Dog", the pillows can be heard singing the chorus of " Here Comes Your Man" from the album '' Doolittle''. "Crazy Sunshine" and "Funny Bunny", had already been written during the production of ''LITTLE BUSTERS'', and producer Jin Yoshida had instructed to complete them with lyrics. However, Yamanaka was adamant that he couldn't fill in the lyrics in time, so the song wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Pillows
are a Japanese alternative rock band formed in 1989. The group has released 22 studio albums, several Extended play, EPs and compilations, and over 40 singles. Outside Japan, they are best known as the group responsible for the soundtrack to the ''FLCL'' anime series. History Formation and early years (1989–1994) In 1989 Kenji Ueda, bassist for Kenzi & The Trips, left the band with former Kenzi's drummer Shinichiro Sato and invited The Coin Locker Babies vocalist Sawao Yamanaka to form a new band. Yoshiaki Manabe, the guitarist of the hair metal band Persia, joined them. The Pillows were formed on 16 September 1989. The story as to where the band's name came about is that allegedly Sawao Yamanaka was hanging out at Yoshiaki Manabe's place and an English post-punk compilation record entitled ''Pillows & Prayers'' hanging on Manabe's wall inspired him. Ueda and Yamanaka were the main songwriters and The Pillows released their first EPs, ''Pantomime (EP), Pantomime'' and ''90's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anime
is Traditional animation, hand-drawn and computer animation, computer-generated animation originating from Japan. Outside of Japan and in English, ''anime'' refers specifically to animation produced in Japan. However, in Japan and in Japanese, (a term derived from a shortening of the English word ''animation'') describes all animated works, regardless of style or origin. Animation produced outside of Japan with similar style to Japanese animation is commonly referred to as anime-influenced animation. The earliest commercial Japanese animations date to 1917. A characteristic art style emerged in the 1960s with the works of cartoonist Osamu Tezuka and spread in following decades, developing a large domestic audience. Anime is distributed theatrically, through television broadcasts, Original video animation, directly to home media, and Original net animation, over the Internet. In addition to original works, anime are often adaptations of Japanese comics (manga), light novels, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
FLCL
is an original video animation (OVA) anime series created and directed by Kazuya Tsurumaki, written by Yōji Enokido, and produced by the FLCL Production Committee, which consisted of Gainax, Production I.G, and King Records. ''FLCL'' is a story following Naota Nandaba, a twelve-year-old boy whose suburban life is disturbed by the arrival of the mysterious Haruko Haruhara. The six-episode series was released in Japan from April 2000 to March 2001 alongside a manga and novel adaptation. In 2016, two new seasons totaling 12 episodes were announced as a co-production between Production I.G, Toho, and Adult Swim. The second season, ''FLCL Progressive'', premiered on June 3, 2018 on Adult Swim's Toonami programming block, while the third season, ''FLCL Alternative'', premiered on September 8, 2018. In Japan, ''Alternative'' and ''Progressive'' had theatrical screenings as compilation films with ''Alternative'' opening on September 7, 2018 and ''Progressive'' opening o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gainax
Gainax Co., Ltd. (stylized as GAINAX; ja, 株式会社ガイナックス, Hepburn romanization, Hepburn: ) is a Japanese anime studio famous for productions such as ''Neon Genesis Evangelion'', ''Royal Space Force: The Wings of Honnêamise, Royal Space Force'', ''Gunbuster'', ''Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water'', ''Kare Kano'', ''FLCL'', ''Magical Shopping Arcade Abenobashi'', and ''Gurren Lagann'', which have garnered critical acclaim and commercial success. ''Evangelion'' has reportedly grossed over 150 billion yen, or approximately 1.2 billion. In a discussion at the 2006 Tekkoshocon, Matt Greenfield claimed that ''Evangelion'' had grossed over 2 billion; Takeda reiterated in 2002 that "It sold record numbers of laserdiscs in Japan, and the DVD is still selling well today", as well as for their association with award-winning anime director and studio co-founder Hideaki Anno. The company is headquartered in Koganei, Tokyo, Koganei, Tokyo. Until ''Neon Genesis Eva ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Salon Music (band)
Salon Music is a Japanese new wave/rock Rock most often refers to: * Rock (geology), a naturally occurring solid aggregate of minerals or mineraloids * Rock music, a genre of popular music Rock or Rocks may also refer to: Places United Kingdom * Rock, Caerphilly, a location in Wales ... duo consisting of Hitomi Takenaka (竹中仁見) and Zin Yoshida (吉田仁). The group have released twelve studio albums between 1983 and 2011. As of 2020 their most recent album was ''Sleepless Sheep'' in 2011. Band members * Hitomi Takenaka - electronic drums, keyboards, programming, synthesizer, vocals * Zin Yoshida - guitar, bass, synthesizer, vocals Discography ;Studio albums * ''My Girl Friday'' (1983, Canyon) * ''La Paloma Show'' (1984, Canyon) * ''Topless'' (1985, Canyon) (mini-album) * ''This is Salon Music'' (1987, Moon Records) * ''O Boy'' (1988, Moon) * ''Psychic Ball'' (1990, Alfa) * ''M*A*S*H'' (1995, Trattoria, Polystar) * ''Chew It In A Bite'' (1996, Trattoria, Polystar) * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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