Uchoten (有頂天) were a very strange new wave band from 1980s japan. it's very difficult to describe Uchoten, because there's not much else that sounds like them. perhaps the best comparison could be the pop albums that Picky Picnic did, or the albums that Togawa Jun did with her band Yapoos. the vocalist's voice is very angelic and often childlike (much like the vocalist from picky picnic), very gentle on the ears.
another thing picky and Uchoten have in common; they were both signed to the same label, NAGAMU RECORDS.
edit: i'll post another album by Uchoten later tonight. look forward to it!
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Wow, thank you SO much for this. I've wanted the Uchoten albums forever. We have some Nagomu stuff on our blog too (I don't mean that to sound like self-promotion, more just like if you're interested...). By the way, this is LacesOutGarrett from Last.fm ;P
ReplyDeleteAwesome. I'll go look for the Nagomu stuff that you guys have. It's so hard to find Nagomu signed artists.
ReplyDeletei think this awesome cover art is inspired by De Chirico: http://www.google.com.br/images?hl=pt-BR&source=imghp&biw=1366&bih=575&q=de+chirico&gbv=2&aq=f&aqi=g1&aql=&oq=&gs_rfai=
ReplyDeleteyes, i was thinking the same thing.
ReplyDeleteI thought I knew a lot of Japanese new wave, fortunately I discover I was wrong. These guys are awesome, big thanks. I would compare them to Rosa Luxemburg and Hikashu also, they are part of the J new wave, which by the way seems to me the best new wave sound in the world.
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Hello and thanks for this ^^ I wanted Uchoten material sooo long!! Can you share some of other jobs of this amazing band?? i am searching for the album Best-of Vegetables (1992) but i want any other material if you could THANKS!!!
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