Recommendations Please

By Shay • Mar 13th, 2006 • Category: Japan, More, music     

I have a question for all you JMusic aficianados out there. I would greatly appreciate a recommendation from you. Here goes…

I am a fan of both Japanese groups, Cibo Matto and Pizzicato Five. To me, both fit together considering their sound and the fact that they were both from the 90’s. I would like to know if there are any modern groups that are currently active that have a similar sound to either or both.

CIBO MATTOPIZZICATO FIVE

Do any songs or groups spring to mind? If so, please educate me. I’d love to know of any newer bands that are comparable to Cibo Matto and/or Pizzicato Five.

That is all…just drop a comment with a recommendation and I shall add you to SparkPlugged’s ‘COOL LIST’ if or when there is one. Thanks!

Shay is eating Yen and Won for breakfast.
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4 Responses »

  1. brent on March 13th, 2006 at 8:44 pm:
  2. Shay on March 13th, 2006 at 10:28 pm:

    WOW, Brent! I knew you were the go-to music guy. You’re expert enough for me. I’ll check them all out. Miho’s solo project particularly interests me. I shall look into all of them! Thanks again and keep on rocking! ^_^

  3. dsds on March 15th, 2006 at 3:41 pm:

    hi, just came across your (first i guess) post on santo’s ‘Idolizing St.Anna’ and thought i’d come & see here what’s happening;)
    check http://www.keikaku.net/ & http://www.artskool.biz/jem/ if you want some band infos.. bear in mind that pizzicato five & cibo matto are both quite unique.. to brent’s list i could add YMCK (some 8bit pizzicatoesque craziness) http://ymck.net/e/index.html and the infamous Takako Minekawa (another good representative of ’shibuya kei’ sound like cornelius, kahimi karie, the aprils, & pizzicato five)

  4. Shay on March 15th, 2006 at 5:23 pm:

    Thanks DSDS! From just going to the site, I can say that I like YMCK! I love the 8bit sound!

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