If you've spent any time on this blog, you know that I'm not a huge fan of pop music. But I must admit that I have a pretty big soft spot for Perfume. I really liked them right from the start, and have been following them ever since. Most of their music sounds very "same-y" lately, but their newest "Night Flight" single is quite different and just plain loaded with retro smoothness. It's like a long-lost Yellow Magic Orchestra track unearthed and updated. Plus, the video (or the commercial that the song is used in, actually) also looks great. Like living inside a Famicom!
Perfume "Night Flight"
More after the jump!
Vola and the Oriental Machine "Self-Defense"
This is an amazing live performance from Vola. It's totally chaotic, but the amount of energy they bring is incredible!
Ling Tosite Sigure - live
Speaking of high-energy live shows, here are a couple live songs from Ling Tosite Sigure. 'Nuff said!
Yellow Magic Orchestra "Tighten Up"
This is a "live" version of "Tighten Up" by YMO (originally by Archie Bell and the Drells), on the classic US show Soul Train nonetheless! Obviously they aren't actually playing, but it's still a historical "performance."
Oh, and just in case you didn't know why I found this even funnier the first time I heard it, watch this:
And, of course, the obligatory bizarre Japanese Michael Jackson "Thriller" parody.
Videos of the Week 6-28-09
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That LTS video is terrible. I am still saddened that Youtube deleted all of the awesome live videos.
Vola, on the other hand, melts my face off. That whole concert is on YT. A great watch.
Huh, I guess I didn't think it was THAT bad. :D Yeah, it's not a really great live video, a little bland on the camera work, but at least the performance to solid! And yeah, it's always sad to see cool stuff vanish that really isn't doing any real harm... =/
I should have said, it was at one point, the worst live vid on Youtube. I guess the copyright holders agreed and decided not to bother with deleting it.
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