Young band from Japan, ASTERISM, killer players - with their song, CHURCH.
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■ASTERISM - Church (Live in Studio)
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ASTERISM - Church (Live in Studio)
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Last summer, I was vacationing in NYC with my family. The day after we arrived, I discovered that Asterism would be doing a free show at a small venue a short subway ride from my Times Square hotel. I decided to see them instead of a Broadway show with my family. The crowd was disappointingly small but that also meant I was able to get right at the stage in front of Haruka (Hal-Ca). The mic set up for Haruka was surprising because it was the shortest I had ever seen on stage that wasn't meant for an acoustic guitar. Haruka proved to be a tiny girl with a massive talent. I saw Van Halen live in the late 70s and I was as mesmerized watching Haruka play as I was watching EVH so many years ago.
I also recommend the fancam video of Asterism playing the song Dawn in a small club like the one I saw them. In fact the person that took the video was about as close as I was in NYC. Keep in mind that Haruka is only 16 in the video. She is younger than both Pau of The Warning and Fami of Lovebies, two other young phenom musicians. Here is the link to Dawn - th-cam.com/video/buQPvINJcA0/w-d-xo.html
The video is 3 years old, she was only 18 in the video 🤟
I was about to same the same thing 👍
She was actually 17 yrs old
They’ve been together since their early teens and are really exciting live. An older video, “Dawn,” live, shows how talented they are.
P.S. I’m an old fart too. Having seen a lot of bands I can honestly say Asterism is top tier.
Since before they were teens. Hal-Ca was only 10 when they started.
‘ Dawn’ , the next song to be checked out 🤟
What I love about this band and other Asian bands is that they are so talented and SO creative!!!! Seems like in the states the talented musicians only cover other people's stuff on you tube - they don't get out there and create like these bands.
"Dawn" live go!!
I attended their show this past November on Haruka's 21st birthday. They are streaming the entire show tomorrow on TH-cam, but it will only be up for 24 hours.
This song is from a concept album called Guernica, about the civilian massacre in Basque, Spain, in 1937. Dictator Franco conspired with the Nazis and carpet bombed the village residents when they gathered in the village for church.
Check out Faced, Burned, and Gunfire from this album.
Also, official video for Rising Moon for face melting shredding rock. The guitarist is 15 in that one.
It's actually a concept album inspired by viewing Picasso's painting Guernica (and of course, Picasso's work was all about the Guernica massacre, so theirs too). Such maturity and culture from such young people from the other side of the world is both refreshing and amazing.
Another prodigy from Japan!!
On the Asterism page is a cover of a Baby Metal tune from 8 years ago. Hal-Ca is a whopping 12 -13 years old. Mind blowing for old fart like us.
Over the past three years they’ve become pretty much my favorite band. All three of them are phenomenally talented, but Hal-Ca is on another level guitar-wise.
more from this band:
-Dawn
-Gunfire
-Rising Moon
-Light in the Darkness
these are the quintessential Asterism songs (there's more; but that's enough to give you a good picture).
Church is deffo the most mellow of their work ; but, as already mentioned, it's part of a concept album, and really needs to be heard in situ to be fully appreciated. though, i'm a bit disappointed that this didn't do _anything_ for you -- this is actually one of my favorite pieces. oh well, different strokes and all that 🤷♂
also, maybe a collab they did with swedish singer PelleK on a song called _Ichizu_ . (they also collab'd _Unravel_ with him ; but there's already like a dozen different covers of that song out there, though theirs is my favorite) . it's from their album Animetic , which is a collection of covers of anime theme songs. (it's also the first time we get to hear Haruka sing -- it's a duet ..... but the original album version is just instrumental)
The live recording of "Dawn" is your logical next step, I´ve seen other commenters providing you the link. I´d also recommend listening to "Gunfire".
Hal-Ca, guitar and Miyu, bass, were actually 18 and 19 when this was recorded, Mio, drums was 21. Most talented young musicians you´ll find anywhere.
Yes, agree with everything just said
Amazing band. Not sure that this is the most accessible of their songs though, kind of jazzy prog metal…Putting things further into perspective there is an amazing live performance of Rising Moon when Haruka was 15….
Here's one of her playing _Rising Moon_ at age 12:
th-cam.com/video/6ffOVGvl6f0/w-d-xo.htmlsi=XavaxOZX538pibRW
Asterism is a great band and hope you explore more, recommend DAWN
You mentioned great bands Band-Maid and Lovebites. If you want to go down the Japanese rock/metal rabbit hole like I have, I recommend
Aldious - Go Away Official Video
Unlucky Morpheus - CADAVER / REVADAC
Mary's Blood - Starlight Official Video
Bridear - Ignite Official Video
East of Eden - Evolve (Extended Version)
I'm taking notes. thx for the help
great young musicians for the future
Asterism is such an amazing and so underrated band , people usually react to their "DAWN" song in a live camfan version th-cam.com/video/buQPvINJcA0/w-d-xo.html but there is a studio version too
he next song you need to hear from them is DAWN. I too... and an old Rock and Roll Relic who had given up on the music scene until Babymetal introduced me to the music scene in Japan, which is as full of great bands and music as our music scene was in the early 70s. That said, let me try and explain what makes HAL-CA special on guitar... beyond the technical brilliance. In our day, the guitar gods were Jeff Beck, Jimmy Page, Hendrix, Clapton, Ritchie Blackmore, etc.... all guys who played an emoting guitar. It was less about shredding and more about evoking emotion in the listener. Along comes Eddie Van Halen and it's a sea change in music. Gone is the emotive guitar, replaced by "shredding". Evoking emotion is removed from the equation. It all became about how many notes can be fit into a short period of time. HAL-CA is certainly a shredder but her guitar heroes are those old guys of our generation. The emotive guitar players. She is steeped in those songs and performs many of them, from Deep Purple to Sabbath to Rainbow to the Beatles. She can shred, but she is actually an emotive player, with her shredding contributing to the elicitation of emotion rather than replacing it. That's what makes her special.
The best trio imo🤘🏻🔥
I'm just waiting for Asterism's composition and vocals to catch up. Thx, Scott!
My kind of Church!!
They are great
They also have a concert uploaded called Zepp Yokohama, about 20 minutes long, that's worth watching.
I was watching this thinking that I respect like this guitarist. She's got a pretty cool style/technique. Then she went and completely changed. Then did it again, and again.
That young lady is EXTREMELY talented. As she matures, she's only going to get better.
I don't even know her name yet, but I'm betting thaf 10 years from now, people all over the world are going to know her name.
As others have said " Dawn " or " Rising Moon " are good for a second look - which they definitely deserve !
sounds like Jazz metal fusion to me. But what do I know. They are fabulous
This is probably the most mellow song they do. I recommend their songs Dawn and Rising Moon for a faster-paced experience. They have a few songs with vocals but I much prefer to hear them sing with their instruments.
I agree about BandMaid and LOVEBITES, although I have barely touched their work yet. I am too into The Warning.
You need to look at them live. She kicks butt on stage. This is the mellowest thing that I have seen them do. I have watched them for a few years. This really isn’t a very good representation of what they do when they rock. You will see this after watching any live stuff from the past 4-5 years. They are on another level.
So interesting
this band and THE WARNING are the 2 best power trios i have seen since CREAM , THE JAMES GANG and RUSH. that ought to give you a clue how old i am !
Have you checked out Eruca Sativa?
nope - but i will now ! thanx@@Norman-yq3hl
@@thedocofrock1890 Para Nadie/Fuera o Mas, Paraiso en Retro, ElGenio…, Magoo, Abrepuertas, Confundist all good. Argentine band
@@thedocofrock1890 My apologies. Seems Mass and not math is what it is. I had heard it referred to as math. Just cant trust the internet, eh. /
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just checked out eruca sativa - fantastic band. from argentina i see. vocalist and guitarist lula is a ball of fire !@@Norman-yq3hl
I believe Asterism is the latin word for Constellation.
Some Japanese bands, old and new. Take your pick: BAND-MAID [All their songs... really!], LOVEBITES [Break the Wall, Raise some Hell, and all the other songs], BABYMETAL [All their songs, because they are all different], MAXIMUM THE HORMONE [Yoshu Fukushu], DEXCORE [Earthworm], CROSSFAITH [Catastrophe], SiM [Killing Me], NINGEN ISU [Heartless Scat], ADO [Unravel (LIVE)], UNLUCKY MORPHEUS [Black Pentagram], YOUSEI TEIKOKU [Astral Dogma, Patriot Anthem (Live)] and their other band: DenKare [Detonator], COLDRAIN [Die Tomorrow], CRYSTAL LAKE [The Circle], GIVEN BY THE FLAMES [Ronove], LONESOME_BLUE [Face the Fear], ANGRY FROG REBIRTH [2Step Syndrome], SILENTLY SHOOTING TRAITORS [Manipulate], ALDIOUS [Dominator], EAST OF EDEN [Evolve], TRiDENT [Ambivalent, Spoopy], KOKESHI [Fetal Sea], BRIDEAR [Light in the Dark, Ignite], CINQ ELEMENT [Destiny], MARY'S BLOOD [Marionette], GRAUPEL [Bereavement], DOLL$BOXX [Take my Chance], SOKONINARU [Tenohira De Odoru], HELLO SLEEPWALKERS [Flying Saucer], TELECiDE [Tied up Memories], NEKO [Ghost on a Record], MARDELAS [G-Metal], FEAR AND LOATHING IN LAS VEGAS [Tear Down], MERGINGMOON [Greyen], ROTTENGRAFFTY [Hallelujah], JILUKA [Mephisto, Overkill, Venom, Lluvia], BROKEN BY THE SCREAM [Emotion Cross-Counter], FATE GEAR [Unbreakable Wings], LYNCH [Devil], GACHARIC SPIN [Mindset], DIR EN GREY [Ningen wo Kaburu], X JAPAN [Kurenai], DAZZLE VISION [Second], DEVILOOF [Torture] _(Deathcore Band),_ JUPITER [My Enemy], SEIKIMA-II [Fire After Fire], NOKUTO [Life of Desire], GALNERYUS [Angel of Salvation], SAISEIGA [Ride On], BLOOD STAIN CHILD [Del-Sol], NEMOPHILA [Rise, Hypnosis], DADAROMA [Lucid Dream], PaleNeØ [aLiVE], Takayoshi Ohmura [THE CATACLYSM], HANABIE [We Love Sweets, Be the GAL], ZEILE [Deathside], A CROWD OF REBELLION [Re:Create of the Re:d], PALEDUSK [Area PD], POLKADOT STINGRAY [any song], MUTANT MONSTERS [Abnormal], BLACKLAB [Insanity], ASTERISM [Fiction, Rising Moon, Unravel, or Church], NOISEMAKER [Hunter or Prey], BiSH [The Night When Stars Twinkle], SCANDAL [A.M.D.K.J.], DEEP GIRL [I kill], Mrs. GREEN APPLE [Inferno], BRATS [Doudatte Yokatta], THE ORAL CIGARETTES [Frenzy Hey Kids!!], GIRUGAMESH [Drain], LiLiHoLi [From Darkness to Light], THE DEVIL’S KILLING MERRY-GO-ROUND [Diabolos], OTOBOKE BEAVER [Don't Light My Fire, Love is Short], and many many more...
Ascoltati anche Rising Moon:impressionante a dir poco!!!
My God it's Saki #2😮😊
Well how about hearing them when they were still in high school (had homework to do after the set they played)!!!! Hal-Ca was 16 and Miyu was 17 at the time (he was playing his custom made 7 string bass from ESP, yes custom made for a 17 y.o. !!!!) . The song is Dawn and is in a small club and done with a fancam but it is still excellent as you see their work on the strings and fret board. Here is the link for you th-cam.com/video/buQPvINJcA0/w-d-xo.html
They were independent till recently and write, arrange, compose and play their own blend of Metal, Rock and Jazz in their fusion style.
You just heard ASTERISM’s ballad.
Now watch ASTERISM playing DAWN live, back when Hal-Ca was 16 - th-cam.com/video/buQPvINJcA0/w-d-xo.html
Bring a bucket of ice, because she will melt your face. 😮
✨Album/CD GUERNICA+a✨ Stars - Then&Now - Full throtlle - Museum of death - Music - Gunfire - Faced/Burned - Church - Day26 - 000
Guitar duo Marty Friedman & Hal-Ca : ROCK FUJIYAMA Channel...
"Stars" Guitar duo Hal-Ca & Marty Friedman ...th-cam.com/video/Kcf-15AkX7A/w-d-xo.html
ROCK FUJIYAMA th-cam.com/video/M3JBmzHNClY/w-d-xo.html
One song? "Dawn" See the link in my other comment.
Band-Maid ✔
Lovebites ✔
Asterism ✔
I don't know if you have already reacted
Nemophila, Wagakki Band, Onmyouza, Galneryus or One OK Rock... those, among others, are must-see Japanese bands.😉
Best rock band in Japan.
I'll die on that hill.
All three are graduates from the Yamaha Institute of Music.
p.s. it's Math Metal.
Thx for the note... math metal, eh? hmmmm....
@@RockandRollRelic
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Math_metal
Mass Metal would be something like Stryper.
@@RussInCanada sorry, but no, they actually stated they want to play "mass metal", being a kind of metal to appeal to the masses.
But this statement was more recent as the brilliant Guernica+a album where "Church" is from, they said this when they released the Aside and Beside EPs. Which, as we know, are quite different to the one before.
I thought it was Moth Metal!
I agree with you, this is an interesting performance, but shows less restraint than I like. I prefer it when the notes have space to breathe. And this is probably the most restrained song from Asterism. I do like the bassist tho. The drummer has jazz like chops, but can't shine much here.
Try another Japanese female band, " Nemophila:" Revive, Dissension, Ama-Te-Las, Odyssey etc.etc.
Trydent- Ambivalent. Gacharic Spin- Mind set.
Welp, looks like you're going to have to check out Dawn
This is the best version of this song - it's a Rock masterpiece. They didn't use vocals for the first few years but they started singing a couple of years ago - which attracted a younger audience - and they sound excellent, though their instrumental skills are what I love most.
I think their oldest stuff is actually the best. I think the guitar player Hal-Ca already played like that at 14 and she was already amazingly good. Incredibly catchy stuff, but also really hard metal.
Check out Blaze: th-cam.com/video/51Pxkp8lGAs/w-d-xo.html
or Stars: th-cam.com/video/wKIWT85Y9EY/w-d-xo.html
or Light in Darkness: th-cam.com/video/QpxNcZoNjVU/w-d-xo.html
Congratulations on finding the best new power trio since (in my opinion) Cream. They are from Fukuoka, Japan, and consist of:
Haruka Noma, guitars (“HAL-CA”) (23 November, 2002)
Miyu Yoshinaka, bass (12 March, 2002)
Mio Yoshinaka, drums (13 November, 1999)
They started as an all-instrumental band, and have recently begun adding vocals.
They were formed in 2014 when Noma was 11 and the brothers were 12 and 14 respectively. They were all playing at a talent fair for young musicians in their hometown, when one of the music scouts noticed them, had a hunch and suggested they play together. The result was, to say the least, explosive.
Most of their current youtube catalogue is fan-made live video footage, much of it at the Hard Rock Café in Fukuoka. There are also several clips from their tours of the U.S., including stops in Austin, Los Angeles and New York. From the start, they have written most of their own music, covering a wide range of styles.
The brothers bring a lot of jazz and funk ideas into their playing. Miyu plays 4,5 and 7-string basses, which are co-lead instruments in his hands. They are all phenomenal talents, but the big draw has been Noma, known by her first name Haruka or by her stage name Hal-Ca. She has been likened to a reincarnation of Jimi Hendrix and Stevie Ray Vaughan, with bits of Joe Satriani, Nuno Bettencourt and Akira Takasaki, among others, thrown in. Even in the Japanese scene, with its overload of extraordinarily technical instrumentalists, she stands out. She also writes most of the band’s music.
Other clips to check out:
“Rising Moon” (their first professional MV): th-cam.com/video/IfxMi0Bx4x0/w-d-xo.html
“Blaze” (Live): th-cam.com/video/51Pxkp8lGAs/w-d-xo.html
“Light in the Darkness” (Live): th-cam.com/video/QpxNcZoNjVU/w-d-xo.html
“Yunagi” (Studio live): th-cam.com/video/8Kjntjpnn7U/w-d-xo.html
“Dawn” (Live): th-cam.com/video/buQPvINJcA0/w-d-xo.html
“Day 26” (Studio live) th-cam.com/video/6qcxU-rikgs/w-d-xo.html
“Light in the Darkness” (live 2023, New York): th-cam.com/video/SzJGx1s4Hhg/w-d-xo.html
To see Haruka practicing at home, these are fun: “Practice Homework”:
th-cam.com/video/_Fm9BBwsihw/w-d-xo.html
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I know what you mean. They are very technique oriented, very much. As instrumental performances, Quadratum of Unlucky Morpheus is more total music. th-cam.com/video/XC2A1hbuLmI/w-d-xo.html It's a cover song though.
Dolls boxx, Take my chance. Live or music video, your mind will be blown. It's Japanese all female band.
Asterism is amazing! Here are my suggestions for japanese bands: Nemophila, Mary's Blood, Babymetal, Bridear, and some newer groups like Lonesome Blue, PaleNeØ, and East of Eden. Additionally, don't miss out the great South Korean band Rolling Quartz.
Not baby metal something fake about them. But Hanabie, trident good substitutions. But to each his own
韓国のバンドは音楽よりも整形手術や肌の露出に熱心で音楽はコピーペーストだから退屈です。
Yes, she was 18. Just has her 21st birthday in November 2023. It’s also called Math Metal, not mass, i believe. “Dawn” is good, also “Rising Moon” and “Unravel” which is a cover of an Anime theme, but very good.
Re “Unravel” the red outfit/white background studio version. She plays 2 guitars. On the dark one she covers original vocals and lead and on the white guitar rhythm. They are moving into adding vocals with their most recent offerings.
It's math metal not mass metal
Nobody cares.
Why so negative? Just exploring...
@RockandRollRelic look man I'd love to hang out with you all day but I have 10 others reactors that I have to comment "Who cares" on their videos. My important work is never done! OK on to more douchebagery!
@@chrisegbertkyGod speed, Chris :)
jfc - wtf?!
i think playing in rush hour traffic might actually be a more productive use of your life.
@@chrisegbertkyLike taint?
Extremely talented band. Personally I prefer their earlier progressive style like you are listening to here; now they play a bit more commercial sounding style with vocals.
Going by your channel name and what you have seen of J-rock so far; no exploration of the Japanese rock scene is complete without a look into *GLIM* *SPANKY* ; a retro-themed rock duo inspired by indie-rock with a very strong link to the late 60's/early 70's psychedelic rock sound. Try "Give me your anger": th-cam.com/video/OKeFoFFwYJM/w-d-xo.html but also their very accomplished cover of Janis Joplin's "Move Over": th-cam.com/video/KStAxfknmOM/w-d-xo.html