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Videos of the Week - 7/19/09



Better late than never, right? Right?!

With that in mind, let's jump right to the videos...

The Telephones "Monkey Discooooooo"


New music from The Telephones. This video reminds be a little of the Vola and the Oriental Machine clip I posted last week. This one isn't quite as awesome as the Vola vid, but it's still a lot of fun to watch.



Ogre You Asshole "Pinhole"


The newest single/EP from Ogre You Asshole. I have a feeling this would be really cool to see in proper HD. The stuff with the trees in the dark at the end is great. It's just a really nice song.

Mix Speaker's,Inc. "Innocent World"


All I can really say about this new video from Mix Speaker's,Inc. is that it's absolutely hilarious. At least that damn "Turtle God" guy (Seek, formerly from Psycho le Cemu) and his damn turtle dance. So funny...

Red Bacteria Vacuum "Roller Coaster"


Japan Nite recently announced a few new US shows coming up in August. I hadn't heard of the all girl punk band Red Bacteria Vacuum before, so I looked them up, and this is what I found. Impressive! Sounds like the could give Guitar Wolf a run for their money.

"IDM Kid"


This week's non-Japanese video is this. Some little girl making random noises that are then cut-up and mixed in a sort of IDM style. It takes a while to really get going, so make sure to watch all the way to the end. Cute!

That is all! Until next week, true believers!

The Telephones



The Telephones blend jerky new-wave riffs and synth burbles ala Polysics with straight-ahead disco beats much like Vola or Base Ball Bear. They have a decidedly more raw and indie feel than both of the latter, along with a clap-along atmosphere much like other fashionably fringe bands like Franz Ferdinand and The Kaiser Chiefs. While they ride the upbeat party vibe, they also bring in the darkness from time to time, with Akira Ishige's thinly distorted guitar awash in reverb and delay, his vocals swirling around it. Definitely an intense group, they bring a little danger to your standard house party.


Buy The Telephones releases here!


Free Throw



Official Site
MySpace

Members
Akira Ishige - Vocal, Guitar, Synth
Ryohei Nagashima - Bass
Nobuaki Okamoto - Synth
Seiji Matsumoto - Drums

Releases
Japan (2008)
We Are The Handclaps (2007)

Sick Rocks


Urban Disco


DaDaDa (Live)


Urban Disco (Live)


Habanero (Live)