Bass Teacher REACTS to Gacharic Spin - "Mindset" for FIRST TIME! F Chopper Koga is a MACHINE!
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➡️ HOLY $#@%! This truly made my day. “Mindset” by Gacharic Spin has been the most requested song for me to do a reaction / analysis video for, and I can absolutely see why. Each member’s musicianship is firing on all cylinders, yet the song is presented in such a fun way - quite an amazing feat to pull off. Despite this act hailing from Japan, I really love the way it reminds me of American disco and funk acts such as Chic, or even Gloria Gaynor, but kicked in overdrive with shades of jazz fusion a la Dirty Loops. I simply couldn’t stop dancing in my chair! In this video, I experience bassist F Chopper Koga from @GacharicSpin for the very first time and quickly notice that her slap bass is executed with surgical precision, excellent tone, catchy phrasing, and a bold presence. I break down her use of slapping / popping mixed with some double-thump technique, the song’s jazz fusion influences and chord progressions, and much more.
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Japanese metal/rock is full of superb musicians doing great energetic music. Band maid, nemophila, Unlucky Morpheus, Aldious, Crystal Lake, Undead Corporation, Lovebites, etc etc... I got into that rabbit hole 4 years ago and I'm still discovering bands.
Gacharic Spin is a crazy band - in the most nicest way. Each member is a killer musician who could play in the best funk, prog or rock bands. Some of them are even multi-intrumentists and all of them sings (... except Koga). They are totally original but, as you said, totally japanese too. They don't take themselves seriously (their concerts are aften delirious) but they take their music very seriousy! And they are lovely people too, with an already very long history (the band was formed in 2009).
This was lovely to see. While my favourite is still Band-Maid, Gacharic Spin is the band I most want to see get more recognition (along with Asterism). There is such genius in that band and I don't know why they aren't bigger. Maybe it's because they can and do play in any genre, and the diversity is too much for some? Just so you know when exploring their stuff, they made two hard-rock albums under the name Doll$boxx, in collaboration with the lead singer of Unlucky Morpheus. Definitely worth checking out too.
They're a very popular in Japan, More Bigger than Band MAID.
I absolutely second the Doll$Boxx (and Unlucky Morpheus) recommendation!
And will add Light Bringer which is also with the lead singer of Unlucky Morpheus 😉
Doll$Boxx were straight up fire. I've always preferred them to Gacharic Spin, but have resigned myself to accepting that that marvelous side project may never see a third iteration. Fortunately, I got to see them live...twice.
aasterism and gacharic spin are so freaking talented its not even funny..
This is the reaction I was waiting. Please share this video with everyone you know. Let’s spread Gacharic Spin around the world
Being a Bass player myself, I started my Japanese female band journey with Band-Maid and thought they were the cream until I heard G.S. and F Chopper Koga - her ability to keep the low end of the song driving, while slapping and popping is amazing - Koga's Doll$boxx work is also very inspiring. She has also done several slap bass instructional videos
Gacharic Spin do whatever the hell they want, so if you check out more of them, don't be surprised to be surprised (stylewise) ;)
As a bass-main you'll get your money's worth, cause Koga always delivers. Sometimes more technical, sometimes more laid back, but always fitting the song.
They need all the support they can get, so you telling others about them is really doing them a favor.
cheers :)
This is my first time hearing Gacharic Spin too. I love discovering new music like this!
Definitely going to have to check out more.
Welcome to the world of Gacharic Spin. You are in for a ride. You'll find anything from metal to j-pop to funk to disco to whatever else they feel like playing.
Band-Maid, Lovebites, Nemophila, Gacharic Spin, TRiDENT are bands I listen to every day. There’s also a few random anime songs out there that are trending in the Japanese bass world. I don’t have to list them because TH-cam will be throwing them your way soon. A lot of these pop songs seem to feature a bass rather than hide them like we do here in America.
Wow this band is nuts. Gonna listen to all their stuff now. Thanks for taking a look at it.
When this song was released two years ago, I listened to it a lot - several times a day on some days. I still listen to it several times a week even now so I've probably heard it hundreds of times by now. It just never gets old.
Gacharic Spin is one of my favorite bands I've discovered. As you can see, they have a high level of musicianship and big personalities. Koga did an Instagram live with a translator where she just sat and talked with us. It was a lot of fun. She revealed that the "F" in her stage name stands for "pheromones," but she didn't know English well enough to know how pheromones was spelled. If I'm remembering correctly, the "Chopper" part is a tribute to someone else who used that in their stage name. Lastly, "Koga" is her actual family name/surname. She seems like a kind and lovely woman with a good sense of humor to go along with her immense amount of skill.
Fun fact; "chopper bass" is the term they use for slap & pop bass in Japan, too, if you didn't know that already. 🙂
Duuuuude! This is exactly what I wanted to see out of your reaction. I love seeing experts surprised and gobsmacked. Your face during Koga's intro was perfect. Great reaction!
Soooo....Lovebites just released a new official live of "Hammer of Wrath" (one of their bass heavy songs, imho) from a forthcoming DVD. This is Fami's first time in the live lineup and it is just...emotional. Would love to get your take. Keep it up, brother!
Koga's previous band ended when they were refused a recording contract because as Koga was told, "no one wants to see a girl slap bass." Koga was ready to quit music, but her friend convinced her to keep playing and together the two gounded Gacharic Spin.
Two players you need to check out are Babymetal, Daisuke Bohte is one of the great Japanese bassists, Rondo of Nightmare a song to check. And Kiyoshi, who may be the best bassist in Japan.
Whoever told her that needs to get punched in the dick
I really love Koga, she's so phenomenal. Unfortunately, and I really tried, some of their songs are a kind of a hit and miss for me. But this one's really awesome and I think just perfect for your reaction.
And it's time for me, again, to recommend Miyu Yoshinaka from ASTERISM to you 😉 Incredible young bassist, best one I think is going with their song "Dawn". Thanks 🤘🏻🙂
Miyu from Asterism is the most "holy shit" bass player I've seen since Geddy Lee and Chris Squire. I love listening to MISA, Koga, Asa, Fami, Miho, Haraguchi-san, etc. but Miyu is exceptional even among that list of names. Did you see the clip of him covering Van Halen's "Eruption" on his bass with that whammy bar on it?
@@PaleHorseShabuShabuand don’t forget Misaki from SOKONINARU 🤘
"weird" is something Gacharic Spin will never stop being, no matter how much you listen to them :) Chopper is a god damn amazing bassist and has been for a long time! Also check out this bands other project (with a different vocalist and a somewhat heavier edge) Doll$boxx. I recommend their song "Take My Chance".
To me, they are the greatest rock band around today...and probably for the last 10 years or so. They do what they want and they play anything from pop, jazz, rock, funk, metal, prockrock and just Gacharic Spin chaos!
If I were to guess, I would say that maybe Casiopea and/or T-Square are huge influences on these very talented musicians, and that's why you get that "retro" feeling.
Gacharic Spin and their side project Doll$boxx (which features the lead singer from Unlucky Morpheus) has so many different musical flavors. The Drummer (Hana) you see is now, is currently playing guitar, and she and (Oreo) the Keyboard player do much of the singing in older videos, but the whole band can sing backup. The Bassist and the Guitarist are both very talented. You'll need flash cards to keep up with the line up changes. but in every iteration this band makes great music.
You may want to check out Kiyoshi. Female bassist (been supporting Marty Friedman for several years now). Has several solo albums that are exclusively bass, drums and vocals. Great talent.
And don't forget @wakazaemon4618 . A cool lefty bass player. She just finished a US tour with Marty.
People have commented on the music video itself, I'll just say I'm amazed by your ear. I wish I were able to do that.
Gacharic Spin is a mystery bag when it comes to styles or genres. Rarely has the statement been so true that you just don't know what to expect, as with these ladies. And not only from song to song, but even within a single track. A nice example of this is surely their track/MV 'I wish I'. I promise you will have fun with this one. :)
And I don't even want to start talking about the energy and presence they bring to the live stage. If you want to experience some of that, my recommendation is 'Tamashii' in the 2019 live version, which you can find on HMV5's channel, and directly following in the same video please the version titled "おもちゃの楽器でガチでバンド演奏してみた". You'll understand what I mean about them being a mystery bag. :)
I'm still relatively new to GS myself, but boy have I learned to appreciate this band and their music.
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_"Sometimes we laugh because we're sad or to hide our frustration"_ - from *Gacharic Spin* -「 I Wish I 」 🎶✨
Although this song has a ton of twists and turns musically, in many ways this is the more conventional stylistic end of Gachapin. They rarely go full metal, but just about any other genre is fair game to them across their career. The drummer in this video Hana is actually the 2nd guitarist in the current lineup (aka. GS 5.0) having switched her primary instrument in 2019. For their self-titled album she pulled double duties, as their drummer Yuri was taking time away from the band on maternity leave.
The latest album, 'W' only came out a few weeks ago, over the last couple of months they've released official MVs (for Replica & Kachi Kachi Yama) as well as live performances of four other new tracks from the album. If you want to see how their stuff translates to live I'd recommend Reverse Psychology or The Come Up Chapter, as they're tracks that are slightly heavier and show off two elements of their present sound that the Mindset video was missing, namely more of a dual guitar & triple vocal attack, on top of all their other existing strengths. Yuri has more of a bounce to her drum grooves, Hana hits through the drums more so her approach reminds me of Tommy Aldridge or the Appice brothers, which might be where that retro energy also encroached with Mindset.
It’s great to see a reaction that focuses on what GACHARIC SPIN are doing musically. You were right to listen to the studio recording before checking one of their frenetic live performances. Formed 14 years ago, GACHAPIN’s line up and style have evolved considerably.
Try the following chronologically ordered four-course menu for an introduction the world of GACHARIC SPIN.
1. JIUCY BEATS
- MV, with the original lineup, including the extremely charismatic ARMMY. Strong Eurobeat vibe. - th-cam.com/video/Ng0aYc2XSCg/w-d-xo.html
- Live - more of a Rock sound - th-cam.com/video/pObpM-MNpVk/w-d-xo.html
2. SEKIRA LIAR
- MV), post ARMMY. Hard rocking with a unique sound - (Red Naked Liar) - th-cam.com/video/DSx9z8ZdDM0/w-d-xo.html
- Live - with the new drummer, who enables Hana to move to the front of the stage and play guitar. - th-cam.com/video/5lKxanSltXc/w-d-xo.html
3. Instrumental (live) - A great introduction to the amazing guitar playing of TOMOZO - th-cam.com/video/VXAB83r0lbQ/w-d-xo.html
4. I wish I
- MV for the first track on their latest album (MINDSET is the second track). A song of unparalleled beauty. - th-cam.com/video/-R6Nrr_omjE/w-d-xo.html
- Live footage with an excellent translation of the powerful lyrics - th-cam.com/video/nhFse5ZBlLo/w-d-xo.html
Very wonderful and unique band, i love their approach to composition, every song is a different world yet they all have that Gacharic spin flare to them. Hopefully you check more of them be it on the channel or not, i feel like specially in the last couple of years they got a breath of fresh air from their newest members and they are on a beautiful musical drive lately. They might not have the mass appeal that other jrock bands have atm, but every single musician i've seen listening to them has had a wonderful time.
Thanks for the reaction, really enjoyed the points you brought up throughout the song.
I love how they went all prog at the end
GAHHHH I know 🥵
They do pretty much *every* genre, Gacharic Spin is just musical craziness in the best form :)
Other great bassist bands that spring to mind are Sokoninaru and of course Asterism. Both are pretty much mind-blowing.
The most positive thing about these reviews: I come here to learn stuff as a bass player, but I very often end up adding new albums to my playlist! :P Good stuff man!
Aw, thanks Colin! I, too, am constantly adding to my playlists - everyone’s comments have turned me on to so much these last few months!
Koga!
You found one of the most amazing musicians on the planet
So your self a favor and check there catalog you will never pin down there style
If memory serves, Koga and the drummer Hana knew eachother in highschool and when Gacharic Spin was coming together, Koga, the bandleader insisted on having Hana in the band. When they lost their initial vocalist, Armmy, Hana (who can play anything), continued on drums while also being the main vocalist. I think this was either the last album that someone else produced or the first one that GS self-produced. Definitely should check out their live performances. They are WILD.
Great reaction. My introduction to this band was the live version of "Mindset" and at the end I literally thought "WTF did I just listen to" with a big smile. GS is hard to pigeon hole since they can put a variety of music genres into their songwriting machine and what comes out is pure Gacharic Spin. I grew up with the rock gods such as Hendrix, Led Zeppelin, Cream etc. but I also had exposure to soul, blues, R&B, jazz, etc. You are right about the solo reminding you of "jazz fusion". It was right out of the short-lived jazz-rock fusion that was popular in the 70's. Like you I was introduced to Japanese rock with Band-Maid and Lovebites but Gacharic Spin is definitely my favorite now since they aren't following a trend but are blazing their own path with great songwriting played by exceptionally talented musicians. Hopefully they get the international recognition that they deserve.
Don’t leave Japan without checking out Nemophila!
He should also check out ZUTOMAYO. Even if it’s a little bit on the pop side, there’s amazing bass, drums and piano. He would definitely love that
@@2abug agreed!
I love Nemophila. Is there a video that shows off Haraguchi-San as a bassist? Rollin' Rollin' would be the obvious song choice if it had a video.
I love coming to this channel to find my new favorite song 🤘 2:24
Because of bass... You should check the band call Sokoninaru...of course they are Japanese as well 😉
Check out the bands Asterism and Sokoninaru!
Welcome to Gacharic Spin, a genre all to themselves! There's so much to choose from -- it's a real rabbit hole dating back to 2009. However, this is their current, modern lineup with pink-haired Angelina as lead singer. Some of their more recent songs to check out: Mirai Ronso (live studio version); Kachi Kachi Yama (MV); I Wish I (MV); Replica (MV - their most recent). Those should give you a decent enough sample of their current sound.
And Koga really drives Red Naked Liar too.
They've been my favourite band for more than a decade - There is so much more for you to discover *grin*
🤘🏳⚧(⚵⚶⚴𓁴⚳⚢⚸)🏳🌈🦘
Koga is a legend!
I would like to suggest Maximum the Hormone. Another wild Japanese band with a very skilled bassist named Ue-chan.
This is an awesome song!
This reaction made my day!
I have become a huge fan of this band: impeccable musicianship, ability to play any genre (and mix them all), flat-out fun. Try I Wish I, anything off their new album W....
Gacharic Spin are what you call unique, for sure. They're really good at what they're doing with everything they throw against the wall and then into the blender as only a Japanese band can do. Oh yes, and Michiko "F Chopper" Koga is indeed a monster player and performer--girlfriend can play! There's a lot going on here and just...wow.
Great reaction to a great song and band! The maids are where my heart is, but GC is fantastic and Mindset is a Mindblower!
Really reminds me of anime music…but wow man, never heard of them but damn!
Gacharic Spin is always funky crazy stuff :D
Great realize for you,think the guy from Earth wind and fire also bootsy Collins,the bass players in japan really bring it.
I like your fair response to new music.
Add to your list
Aldious Suicide.
Great bass Intro and Bass breakdown.
And if your after the more rock/metal edge. Gacharic Spin has an alter ego. "Doll$Boxx". The main 4 players from GS + Fuki from "Unlucky Morpheus". And yes...Koga still slaps the crap out of her bass. Girl is unstoppable!
And bassline of karakuri town by dollsboxx in my favorite ... Funky but metal
In my current top5 Japanese bands.awesome😊
素晴らしい解説です。
しかし、このバンドは、さらに進化しました。
新しい形も見て下さい。
有り難う😊
Great reaction! Was interesting to hear. Heard about your exploration of japanese metal bands rabbit hole. I strongly suggest you to also check *Nemophila* , *Unlucky Morpheus* , *Hannabie* , *Sokoninaru* -- you'll not be dissapointed.
Band Maid and Doll$Boxx are just absolutely unreal bands, I'm so happy they exist
I love watching musicians react to Gacharic Spin, especially bass players. F Chopper Koga is incredible (they all are) as others have said you have to watch a live performance, I usually suggest Tamashii or Hunting Summer, you’ll be amazed. Here’s another band: Hanabie-We Love Sweets, trust me.
Already added to my Playlist
The girls are absolutely great !
It's a matter of preference. I go Lovebites, Band Maid and Gacharic Spin. However, my first listen was that the music was organized chaos with the instruments and vocals. The thing that ties it together is the funky bass. The song requires multiple listens
I have not seen it, but she has her own bass instructional video.
It sounds like Jamiroquai on speed with female vocals.
Very funky!
I get the video game feel too. I could easily hear a Gacharic Spin song in a Streets of Rage game. Thoroughly enjoyed your reaction!
Another incredible bass player is Kiyoshi - Her band is herself and a drummer. Look up the song Hero as a place to start. She also has a few "How to play..." some of her riffs videos.
Thank you
Chick Correa and Return to Forever is what you were thinking of
The wonder bassist.❤😆
Koga is awesome. That's all I have to say, really. Hoping you'll get to ASTERISM 😊
They’re on my list! I just don’t know which song to do. Help me out! 😎
@@LowEndUniversity Church, the live in studio version.
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My favourite is a fancam version of Dawn 『DAWN』2019/04/20, which also shows of Miyu on bass well, it's worth checking out but obviously can have better sound since it's a fancam, really up close. An other great one to show his skill is off of their official channel ASTERISM - BLAZE (LIVE) [from Welcome to INFERNO vol.MAX].
A couple of other good ones are their (Live in Studio) tracks that were release 1 or 2 years ago, mainly Church, Gunfire and Then&Now, but all of them are great. There is plenty of bass playing to see in every track though since they are a 3-piece and Miyu (or Hal-ca on guitar) basically take on 2 jobs when the other is the lead instrument.
A lot of these were recorded when they were in their teens, the bassist is currently 21, the guitarist 20 and the drummer 23, so they are still very young but even their early stuff online from when they were 13/14 was already impressive.
@@LowEndUniversity. Awesome, thank you! I'd start with Church (Live in Studio), then Light in the Darkness 😎
I'm going to see them in Tokyo in October. Can't wait!
@@LowEndUniversityI'd also vote for the the version of Dawn recommended above. It's a fancam, but there have been many reactions to it, and most people seem to be okay with the sound. But the other recommendations are good if you decide to avoid fancams. Church has the most emphasis on bass.
All of them are crazy good musicians. More rock meets funk and Jpop
Super monster song.😆❤
Now that we have you hooked on Gacharic Spin, another great band from Japan is Sokoninaru: th-cam.com/video/n7MyoBki9wk/w-d-xo.html
And for more GS either check out some of their latest MVs (starting with Mindset they were all killer) or anything live, they are insane live performers.
Or if you liked the funky side of this, Generation Gap would be a great one as well, that's even more on the Funk/Disco side of things.
th-cam.com/video/MFlrOAQsf2Q/w-d-xo.html
Man I suggest soko ni naru almost on all vids! He really need to be totally blown away by this band.
Ah ça c'est sûr, Gacharic Spin, la première fois ça passe et on adore ou ça casse. Mais elles restent dans tous les cas des musiciennes de très haut niveau!
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Michiko (F Chopper) Koga is sure to put a smile on any bassists face. She and Hana (drums here - now guitar) started Gachapin in 2009. After some changes they added Tomo-Zo (guitar) and Oreo Reona (keyboards) in 2012 and Hana was doing both drums and vocals (Oreo does a lot of vocals, and ALL of them can sing - except Koga who claims she is tone deaf as a singer). Recently Hana has moved more to guitar, and they added Yuri on drums and found new Vocalist Angie - who added a youthful energy to the band that is still in full force. The natural successor to this song would be *_I Wish I_* th-cam.com/video/-R6Nrr_omjE/w-d-xo.html - but there is LOTS to choose from in their 14 year history.
You forgot to mention their original vocalist Armmy. Who passed away after a few years with the band.
If you like this (and Band Maid and the others), go to Japan on vacation and try and to absorb the culture and experience Japan. It's a great place. Also check out Bull Zeichen 88 and IKUO on bass.
Check out Tokyo groove “ what is hip”. It’s a tower of power cover .
Check out Nemophila (Neh-Moe-Fee-La), "Dissension", "Revive", or "Rise" and Hanabie (Ha-Na-Bee-A (hard A)), "We Love Sweets".
To date 4 scientists have lost their lives in the futile attempt of trying to define Gacharic Spins exact genre. 🪦R.I.P.
Going with the music video was a good idea. GS live is... a little too much to handle on the first view. They put on a wild and energetic show that could be somewhat distracting on the first listen. Also, the audio quality isn't that crisp, or clear on a lot of their live stuff. Still great, but the mix can be a little off.
Check out their latest video for 'Kachi-Kachi Yama'.
You should check out a japanese band called L’arc en ciel. Their bassist named Tetsu is amazing. The song blurry eyes has great basslines.
Gacharic Spin - Mindset.
My favorite... Brazilian Jutsu style🤣
their live performance with new members are also great, maybe you can give a try to band called Toe with song Goodbye (feat. Toki Asako) the live version the durations around 8 minutes, its not a rock band but maybe maybe the songs it can cheer up your hard weeks.
97.9hz by Suspended 4th has some of my favorite slap bass parts. There’s a lot of different slap techniques all mixed into one song. As a pick player, it’s the song that got me to start learning slap bass. Luckily because it’s such a hard song, especially as a first time slap player, it’s a lot easier playing most other slap songs that I try learning now. I’d suggest checking out the live play through by the band’s bassist. Edit: some extra info on the band, they blend a lot of music styles from classic rock, jazz, funk, punk, math rock just to name a few
GS started in 2009, with a lead singer called Armmy (Takae Ashitomi). They did a sort of highly technical punk-pop, but crossed genres a lot. They started to have friction between Armmy and the rest of the band, and then in early 2012 she left, officially for health reasons. She died in 2015; their work with her is very much worth seeing-here is an early one: “Setsunaku” th-cam.com/video/vfzIt20_xXg/w-d-xo.html The girls were all just out of high school, and you can see they were already doing pretty advanced, technical stuff.
When Armmy left, GS had tours lined up in both Japan and abroad for 2012, and needed a lead singer. For the Japan tour various singers (including Fuki) filled in for different shows, but they couldn’t find someone good enough who could also commit to the band full time For their overseas tour Hana (who was doing drums and vocals and was effectively the co-leader of the band) took the lead vocals on herself. She also happens to play several other instruments. Here is a live performance of their track Across The Now from a tiny venue in France (filmed as part of their 2012 overseas tour-this was Hana's first test at taking lead vocals whilst drumming): th-cam.com/video/_LnVAgqlE8g/w-d-xo.html
GS had had great chemistry with Fuki when she filled in for them, so while they were figuring out what to do with GS they contacted Fuki about doing a more metal project. This became Doll$Boxx. They wrote and recorded their first album at the end of 2012, then picked up GS again full time in 2013. This remains their main focus, and Fuki is busy with many projects including her main band Unlucky Morpheus, but they occasionally continue to perform together when their schedules permit. So Doll$Boxx can be considered a special project of GS.
Regarding the genre of Gacharic Spin, it's pretty much impossible to pin it down to any one thing, although by and large they'd probably fall very roughly in the "pop rock" genre although they really just do whatever they want at any given time. You'll find everything in their back catalogue from metal and punk to electro, dance, pop and ballads. Most of their recent work merges multiple genres.
In recent years, Gacharic Spin have added more personnel (a drummer, allowing Hana to focus on guitar and vocals, and dancers who also sing). Core personnel (these are also the members of Doll$Boxx along with Fuki):
Hana (Hana Sano): vocals, drums, guitar, keytar, other instruments
Tomo-Zo (Tomoko Midorikawa): lead guitar
F-Chopper Koga (Michiko Koga): bass
Oreo Reona (Reona Suzuki): keyboards, vocals
All of them can sing and occasionally take on lead or backing vocals. Hana and Oreo also do metal growls in some songs. Several other performers have rotated in and out of GS. Currently they list Yuri as their drummer and Angelina doing dance and vocals. Here's a fun video of them performing their track Hunting Summer: th-cam.com/video/fWPyXZzeV3Y/w-d-xo.html Oreo takes lead vocals on this and there's a fun dueling keyboard solo between her and one of the dancers.
Here is Fantasy Medley, live, a medley of several of Tomo-zo's songs which are often named with a fantasy theme like Weekend Fantasy, Final Fantasy, etc: th-cam.com/video/HLoqx_6B3Tw/w-d-xo.html
Finally, one of their most recent official videos, a remarkable excursion through fusion, electro-pop, metal and funk with some symphonic keyboards thrown in. Very few bands have the technical chops to pull off anything like this. “Mindset” --You just watched this!
Another bass player you might want to check out is Juna Serita. She plays in several bands : The jazz Avengers, Muses, Tokyo Groove Jyoshi and Addone, plus her own scratch bands. This is her with The Jazz Avengers, bubbling away in the background : th-cam.com/video/q0bo1_2tkt4/w-d-xo.html
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Consider that influences go both ways. Many American bands have drawn influences from Japanese music.
That's Flea in his early days going nuts.
I just call them awesome. Houston in August
Aldious!! another great Japanese band, check out Dominator
Koga is an amazing bass player, reminds me of how bad my bass playing was.
A video of F Chopper Koga explaining and demonstrating her bass techniques: FチョッパーKOGA(Gacharic Spin)が実演！上級者向けスラップフレーズ集 th-cam.com/video/uqwCCmGOfA8/w-d-xo.html All in Japanese but you can clearly see what she's doing. She has a bunch of other videos on the atossinternational channel including this solo performance: ベース教則『FチョッパーKOGAのスラップ・ベース楽ちん☆フレーズ集』 Digest th-cam.com/video/d66QPpRlhSg/w-d-xo.html
While on Japanese bands try listening to "rega" very fun rock jam band hard to pick a song but maybe "agility" or for my favorite pick style bassist "Veltpunch" song "Mouse of the Pain"
Doll$$box is Gacharic Spin with a different singer and a heavier vibe
Great. Perhaps also listen to Faulieu, formerly Fleufleu (label issues I think)
Everyone in Gacharic Spin has heat vision and can fly. No though, they're probably the most experimental and interesting of the bands from Japan I love. The Maids will always be my favorites, but they definitely do not sit alone up there.
Interesting review. You are in for some big surprises when listening to more Gacharic Spin tracks.
Can't wait!
You have to see Asterism next for some next level bass! Try "Church" live studio.
Gacharic Spin is actually easy to catagorize: Excellently Controlled Chaos. They are who they are. If you get the chance, check out their side project group: Doll$Box. It's a bit older but just is good. They included Fuki (the blond) from Unlucky Morpheus. Gacharic Spin, more than any other group, usually makes me smile when listening to them. Except one of their acoustic songs about not giving up after a very horrible earthquake that hit Japan. The video has a blue tone to it. What you might find interesting is that Koga plays an acoustic bass guitar. If you read the lyrics and listen to their playing .... you'll need to tell people that you were cutting onions. I am a drummer and I am just as stunned at the immense talent of Japanese female drummers as you are about their bass players. It will be the Japanese who preserve and polish western music. Something that we aren't seeming to do.
Slowly Learning well self teaching thumb and slap techniques, my biggest inspiration for that style is Jacob umansky, I’d love if you could review lock and key and 5-http, definitely wont regret it🤘🏽
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Reminds me of the mars volta
This JPop has no right going this hard
You should check out Polkadot Stingray - Fiction. I think you'll like them based on this reaction.