6eyes

On first listen, 6eyes sounds like a band fronted by a stumbling drunk with a mouth full of marbles. Upon further listening, that's not an opinion that's likely to change, at least not entirely. But the method to their madness becomes a bit clearer and things start to make a bit more sense.

6eyes formed around 2002. Since then they've released three albums featuring their particular brand of lethally tight, dirty, post-punk indie rock. Their early sound (that being from 2002 to 2007) is open to exploring brighter and more upbeat ideas. "I'm So Free" could very easily be mistaken for an early Supercar song, for instance. But these occasional forays into indie-pop territory are quickly beaten back by their insistence on returning to the dark and dingy sounds over and over. In either case, the band never wastes a single note in dressing up the songs or making them in any way ornate. "Efficient" comes to mind.

More recently the band has distilled its sound down into a razor sharp post-punk laser, while at the same time they've managed to highlight their simple yet infectious melodies. Blank in Black sheds the fuzzed-out guitar rock in favor of focusing on the raw and tight sounds. The songs are also more rhythmic, almost dance oriented, which makes them all the more irresistible, albeit quite dark. Almost goth-like at times. Think The Police meets Bauhaus (or maybe Molice meets Plasticzooms if you want to keep it Japanese)...fronted by a stumbling drunk with a mouth full of marbles.

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"Return"



Official Site
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Members:
Tsuchiya Chikara - Vocal, Guitar
Matsuda Kouichirou - Bass
Hori Youichi - Guitar, Backing Vocal
Kuwayama Yoshitaka, Drums, Backing Vocal

Albums:
Blank in Black - 2008
Pirates Music - 2007
6eyes - 2005

"Crystal Boy"

Videos of the Week - 9/13/09

HOSOME "You Want To Be A HEN"


Starting off this week we've got this one from HOSOME. The video for "You Want To eb A HEN" is just as colorful and crazy at the music. I'm not sure what's going on in either, but I know I like it. From the chiptune intro to the cut-up garage rock guitars, there's a little be of everything. Somehow the video fits perfectly.

More after the jump!



6eyes "Return"


I've been spending way too much time listening to this one track from 6eyes over and over. I don't know what it is. The cool electro two note baseline in the chorus, I think. The video is a pretty good accompaniment too, being stark, high-contrast black and white and very bare-bones.

Shabushabu "Daibutsu Hands feat.FFF"


OK, time for a really weird one. This is the video for Shabushabu's "Daibutsu Hands." It's really too weird for words. I don't know where people get the energy to make these sorts of cut and paste monster creations, let alone the inspiration. Well, ok, maybe I can guess, but still...

Saitone "Overlapping Spiral"


Here's one from the Japanese chiptune master Saitone. The video seems to get more than a little inspiration from Autrchre's "Granz Graf," but there's nothing wrong with that! The video producers really did a good job at making you feel like you're inside all the little black boxes that are generating the sounds.

Crunch "Bit Hop"


Here's a song from British producer Dave Tipper, aka Crunch. I've got a pretty obscure 2x12" release from Crunch, and was looking it up a while back. Found out about Tipper, mostly due to this video. And what a great video it is! It's pretty creepy, what with the ghostly characters and all the speedy garbled talking. Plus it's got a nice story that'll make you watch it over instantly at least once.

That's it! Now go outside and play.