Music To Make Your Summer Endless

[Nepenthe]

Following on the success of the Gentlemen Losers thread, I've decided to make this a routine.

This time the band is Natsumen, who, briefly put, is a Japanese Noise Rock band, though Jazz Rock could just as easily be coined unto them. Basically, Natsumen is everything you love about Rock, Noise Rock, Japanese Rock, Jazz, Big Band, Swing, and a myriad of other genres, but a billion times better than your favorite group from the genre. With searing and infectious (and I emphasize the word infectious) horn melodies, clean and funky guitars, playful (yet emotional when called for) pianos, and an insatiable knack for groove and rhythm, Natsumen is guaranteed to make the toes tap and the corners of mouths lift to make a smile. Natsumen perfectly blend all the elements that make Noise Rock the bouncy and energetic music it is, while being able to forego the extreme Noise-yness that some bands of the genre take to the extreme. They are even able to bring things down to a very calming and slow pace, while keeping the same fun spirit intact. In short, hear them, and be happy.

I've got their album Never Wear Out Your Summer uploaded to Mediafire, and I've tested it and made sure it works this time, so just post your email once again if you want it. If for some reason it shits out like the last one did, I'll reupload it (just like last time).

Can't find any good interviews or biographies in English, so this excerpt from prog archives will do for my quote:

You’ll notice a Summer motif with their name, record names and track titles. And indeed their music has a fun, optimistic and overall “sunny” attitude that fits this recurrent Summer ideal.
This is highly recommended to fans of intense jazz-rock and as PA’s Jazz-Rock specialist put’s it: Nu.Jazz.

[ghettoeddo]

ghettoeddo at gmail dot com

[Cocaine]

I'm always sceptical about anything noise rock related, yet this does intrigue me.

lintmunro @ hotmail . com

[Nepenthe]

It's the least noisiest noise rock band you'll ever hear. No fears. Really, Jazz Rock is probably just as good of a label. In fact, I'll put that in my description, so it doesn't scare off other noise haters. Because it really is very accessible.

And sent.

[Eliminator]

noise music isn't even music!

[Nepenthe]

You obviously haven't heard Natsumen.

[omgwtfboogie]

omgwtfboogie @ hotmail.com

Sounds interesting to me.

[Eliminator]

i've never actually heard noise rock

whats it like

[Nepenthe]

Noisy rock

[Eliminator]

oh i see.....................

[Nepenthe]

Well there is only one way to find out

Besides reading my description

[thunderzstruck]

mowracer211 @ gmail.com

[ghettoeddo]

thx man
rep++

[Nepenthe]

Don't mention it, hope you enjoy.

And sorry thunderzstruck, I accidentally just put mowracer when I sent it to you. You should have it now.

[Daven]

Hook me up, plz.

daven.mx @ gmail.com

[TojesDolan]

tojesdolan at hotmail.com

anyway i make sludge metal too lol

[Nepenthe]

Should that have made sense to me?

Regardless, sent.

[TojesDolan]

Nah it doesn't

[ATM]

I love the album, thanks so much for sending it.

[Nepenthe]

No problem. You look into any of those other bands I told you about?

[niobium]

prowlersucks@msn.com

I thought this was suggest albums, so I was going to say Since I Left You

[Jude]

I just can't bring myself to listen to any band that intentionally labels themself as "noise". :\

[niobium]

I didn't even read the post

I just like listening to new music

[TojesDolan]

i make noise musics

http://media.putfile.com/Mugre-

[Apocalypticon]

cooley.stephen @ gmail.com

[Cocaine]

I'll check this out in a bit, but man what a gay album title. Why the XXX? Hah.

[Kage]

Noise, my favorite music.

saydstrings@gmail.com

[TojesDolan]

I'll check this out in a bit, but man what a gay album title. Why the XXX? Hah.
Because it's pronograhpic.

[Cocaine]

I just went to their official "WXEXBXSXIXTXE".

Ugh asians.

[Nepenthe]

I just can't bring myself to listen to any band that intentionally labels themself as "noise". :\

That's your own fault, you're really missing out. And, just to be spiteful, I wouldn't want to listen to any music that wasn't noise. I mean, I like silence as much as the next person, but I prefer my music to have noise in it.

Yeah, they're also Asian, so you can expect the obligatory ridiculous song titles and whatnot. I took all the stupid xxx stuff off of my version, so nobody should have to deal with it.

[Kage]

The power of noise is massive.

[Cocaine]

Yeah, they're also Asian, so you can expect the obligatory ridiculous song titles and whatnot. I took all the stupid xxx stuff off of my version, so nobody should have to deal with it.

My organizational impulses made me put the XXX! back into it though.

[Nepenthe]

Oh believe me I'm the biggest music organization freak in the world, just look at the way I have my folder set up and whatnot. Every single bit of music I have is neatly placed into the album folders like that, which are neatly placed in band folders. But I just had to take the xxx out, my regularity impulses made me.

[Cocaine]

This is really solid ****, wow. Not really noise though, thankfully. Are parts (or all) of this live, or is the crowd at the end of Pills To Kill Ma August added in post-production?

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Ugh?

[TojesDolan]

The internet has gone insane. :(

[Cocaine]

There seems to be a lot of crowd on this actually...

[Nepenthe]

The noise doesn't become too strong until near the end of the album.

And it's not a live album, so I'd assume they're just added in, but, they are Japanese, so who the **** really knows?

[Cocaine]

The noise doesn't become too strong until near the end of the album.

And it's not a live album, so I'd assume they're just added in, but, they are Japanese, so who the **** really knows?

Well it started off sounding like Noise but yeah, not so much until the very end.

[Nepenthe]

Nine Buddhas' Things is pretty much straightfoward Noise, but the rest is only Noise styled. It's too jazzy to be pure Noise, but it's too noisy to be pure Jazz. They strike a perfect balance between the two, all with a nice Rock coating.

[Virus278]

Virus278@hotmail.com

thx

[Daven]

Man, this **** is amazing.

[Nepenthe]

I don't often lie.

[Daven]

I was not sure if i was going to like this, but this is some very good stuff.

[Meatplow]

My summer of '05 or so after i finished high school, Faith No More consumed my musical life.

Man i get some nostalgia thinking about those days.

[DanD]

why not

alldunn9999999@ yahoo.com

[Nepenthe]

My summer of '05 or so after i finished high school, Faith No More consumed my musical life.

Man i get some nostalgia thinking about those days.

Cryptic thread titles ftw

[Lunch]

I would want this but I already have music to make me summer endless :(

[Nepenthe]

You should take it anyway, I insist.

[Lunch]

lunch998 @ yahoo .com

only if you listen to my Dead

[Txus]

It's really good ****.

[Nepenthe]

Fine, fine, but I warn you, I can't smoke anymore, so about 50% of the magic won't be there.

[Lunch]

probably more like 75%

no but really it's good anyways

[Nepenthe]

Yeah I know, I was just messin. I'm not one of those people who needs to be high to enjoy something anyway.

So ****in send it already.

[Lunch]

That was a healthy exchange

[Nepenthe]

That's what she said

I'll give one of them a listen tomorrow, when I can turn it up and listen to it all the way through.

Which one is the best? I'm getting shrooms next weekend, so I'll save one of them for then, so that I can catch up on the 75% I'm missing.

[Lunch]

The third one is my personal favorite Dark Star, and Eyes is a great song. It's not as intense as the other two though, so idk

[Nepenthe]

I'll go with the first one, since it's probably the trippiest.

[Lunch]

Be careful listening to the second one...

[Nepenthe]

I'm a pro

[Virus278]

Thx a lot Nepenthe. I haven't listened to them yet but +rep for sending the album.

EDIT: "You must spread some reputation around before giving it to Nepenthe again". Oh ya, I had forgotten - I +repped you about an hour ago...

[Slapping Penguin]

Okay, Anthony. Hit me up mate

domchapuis@hotmail.com

[suspect]

cyberfairy_ @ hotmail.com

i loved the gentlemen losers so <3

[DanD]

i listened to some of it last night, pretty good

[Clunge]

flayla09 @ hotmail.com

Cheers.

[Nepenthe]

i listened to some of it last night, pretty good

Understatement if there's ever been one

[ATM]

As you said, the horns are epic.

[TojesDolan]

Epic horns?

I must listen.

EDIT:

http://www.amazon.com/Like-Your-Music-Epic%3F/lm/3GX8AZNNW8L6K

IT'S NOT THERE HOW IS IT EPIC IF IT'S NOT THERE

[Nepenthe]

It just can't compete with the sheer bombast that is Europe.

[TojesDolan]

Or Blind Guardian.

[Nepenthe]

Or Dragonforce or Nightwish. Man, that list is spot on.

[Tyr]

I'm not really a fan of noise rock, but since you claimed it could be classified as jazzy too, I'm willing to try.

b.moren (at) gmail.com

[Kage]

Gotsta be jazzy.

[Nepenthe]

Have you listened to these guys yet Kage?

[Kage]

Not yet but looking forward to it. =D

[Nepenthe]

Do it

[Tyr]

Thanks, man.

[Nepenthe]

No problem.

Just don't let the fact that all of their album and song titles sound like a 12 year old girls AIM name.

[Sleepy]

The Gentlemen Losers are fantastic. Thanks Nephenthe.

Also, if they haven't been mentioned yet, try Deaf Center for some really downtempo, ambient electronic. Also great stuff.

[Nepenthe]

Congratulations, you were almost in the right thread :p

[Sleepy]

Congratulations, you were almost in the right thread :p

Damn. Which one was Deaf Center in?

Oh, and I'm also liking the Auto!Automatic!!

[Nepenthe]

Well this is the Natsumen thread, you're looking for the Gentlemen Losers thread.

They're good too, especially the last track.

[niobium]

This stuff is nice

[Nepenthe]

Ain't it?

[AA-12]

Eh, I despise everything J-Rock related, but i'm interested for some reason.

[Nepenthe]

So you want it...?

[Cocaine]

It's not really J-Rock related at all. I mean they're jappy and weird but it's not jrock.

[Slapping Penguin]

Its really good stuff that all I can say!

[TojesDolan]

guys in what song are the epic horns?

[Nepenthe]

I never said they were epic. I said they were 'searing and infectious'. Which they are in every song.

[Apocalypticon]

I was expecting this to be abit more chilled. I don't why I expected that since its noise.