MinorityBluesBand/1000 Travels of Jawaharlal -
Imomushi Records
Finally
i get to hear these two bands! i about died when i saw this at Base in Kyoto.
i didn't really know what to expect, because i didn't know anyone who had ever
heard them, so i bought it on faith. MinorityBluesBand plays an emotional style
of pop punk. one thing i don't really like about this band's music is that the
lyrics are sung in english and are impossible to make sense of. i often find
myself skipping over their tracks, since i'm not really into punk. 1000 travels,
on the other hand, play this interesting style of hardcore that is sort of hard
to describe. they could be a regular punk band, except the melodies that they
play are too emotional, and all the vocals are screamed. a very interesting
band, indeed. right now they're making waves all over japan and europe, after
czech label Day After released their newest full length. good representation
of japan's thriving underground.- rl ...back