Japanese Postpunk

02/03/08 • 56 min

Sorry to have taken so long with a new episode. This one features some known bands like YMO and Plastics, and some not so known ones like The Willard, Gille Love's, Sekima II, Hlmens and Yapoos. There are videos of these goups on Youtube, so you should check them out. There are many groups like P-Model ( a direct influnece on Polysics), Sandi and the Sunsets, Sheena and the Rockets and many others that I didn't have room to include. Japanese 80's music is hard to find in the US, but it is wort seeking out--get out there and search!

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