That’s the stuff, right there.
Blu’s playing reminds me so much of Stevie Wonder’s long-time bassist, Nathan Watts. Compare and contrast what Blu is doing with what Nathan does in a song like “Contusion.”
She’s always playing around with counter rhythm in a way that is so brain-breaking that someone can do that so musically.
This is not like a single other thing I’ve listened to recently; I like it a lot.
Great song, with strong Kate Bush vibes.
Such a pretty song. I’d rather the video was of them performing or similar, but hey, it’s hard to complain about a vid of attractive Japanese women goofing around. There are worse things.
I am sorry Blu had to sell her soul to be able to play bass like that, but at least we all benefit from her sacrifice.
And bonus fun. Vertical and too short but still great:
What an awesome fucking time capsule. I remember that world; I was about the same age these kids were in 1989. It was so very different than now, in ways that are hard to describe unless you lived it. Younger people cannot believe a world like that truly existed:
But it did. In important ways, it was a lot freer — there was far less surveillance. Kids were allowed to roam, and have their own lives. There was no social media (except BBSes, which few used). I would not want to go back, but this is one of the few examples I’ve ever found of what it felt like to live in that time. I knew kids just like this dude and his friend who did things just like they are doing in the video.
Good song. Alas other than a few words, I can’t understand Japanese. But I like their sound a lot.
That car is a bit gaudy for me but I appreciate the care and artistry that goes into creating something like that. And like all the GM L-series engines, it sounds great.
This is the weirdest shit I’ve found lately that I’ve actually enjoyed. I like the atonal strangeness and repetition.
One of the best drummers of all time. How do you play drums like that and sing at the same time? And there were no click tracks in use back then. Some things I realize I could probably never do.
That’s pretty impressive. Cool to see them re-build the song. I think it’d be better if it were a little more shoegaze. That outro is fire, though; wish it were a lot longer.
Fun song. And if you’re wondering why the bass sounds so awesome in this one, just look for a tall blonde with a blue Fender jazz bass and you will be enlightened.
Wanted to highlight a very small artist with a good song. Wistful shoegaze is one of my favorite genres, and it’s done well here. They can’t help it that they are Canadian.
That’s one of the coolest music videos I’ve seen in a long time.
Wow that’s beautiful. Great cinematography. The original, longer version of the vid is here but I think it works better with the synthwave music.
The dancer is Julie Gautier.