Mouse On The Keys truly are something special. They’re super underrated, really wish more people knew about them. If you’re looking for some other great stuff from them, check out songs like Aom, Spectres De Mouse, Mind, Time, and Circle.
My little brother got me into them, as well as Toe and Lite, years back and I have always felt that Square Enix should get them in Final Fantasy. The two opening tracks to their album ‘An Anxious Object’ are just absolutely perfect. Also, Aom, Plateau, and Time (which has Mario from CHON tearing up the last minute).
mouse on the keys are one of a plethora of Japanese jazz/math/post-rock bands. They all are wild. *Intense* mind-bending drumming combined with typical Japanese popular music elements - rich orchestration, complex chill/sad harmonies, catchy lush melodies - is the staple of the sound. If you dig it, try Haisuinonasa (their video Dynamics of the Subway is a legend), Jizue, Natsumen, paranoid void, fox capture plan. There's even more of them with less obvious jazz influences (Toe, Tricot, Tenchio, etc.) and math-adjacent madness (the likes of Maximum the Hormone or Melt Banana that were represented on this channel). I wonder where they get all these drummers from. I'm no expert but I think that the fusion of jazz with rock runs deep from the early days of Japanese avant/prog/Zeuhl scene. The acts like Ruins and Altered States could've been having something to do with all this madness. It'd be great to get a good read on that topic. Another interesting thing: lots of female-led and all-female bands in among these and in Japanese experimental scene in general. That's cool.
Within five seconds I knew this was a Japanese band... Anyway, these guys used to be in a port-HC band named Nine Days Wonder: ua-cam.com/video/FDRxyi_YScI/v-deo.html Song was written by the drummer, BTW. And, yes, Japanese drummers love their hi-hats (the basic J-rock drub beat is hi-hat heavy).
Mouse On The Keys truly are something special. They’re super underrated, really wish more people knew about them. If you’re looking for some other great stuff from them, check out songs like Aom, Spectres De Mouse, Mind, Time, and Circle.
My little brother got me into them, as well as Toe and Lite, years back and I have always felt that Square Enix should get them in Final Fantasy. The two opening tracks to their album ‘An Anxious Object’ are just absolutely perfect. Also, Aom, Plateau, and Time (which has Mario from CHON tearing up the last minute).
Never heard these guys but they sound awesome. Thanks for the reaction mate!
Gorgeously insane 😍
I'm not surprised you loved it Bryan - which gives the video that extra spice 😊
Strange that he's doing a week of songs "that are hard to groove to" and no-one suggested Cassiber!
This is the first non metal artist ive found from your channel that i will listen to on my own. Thanks!
mouse on the keys are one of a plethora of Japanese jazz/math/post-rock bands. They all are wild. *Intense* mind-bending drumming combined with typical Japanese popular music elements - rich orchestration, complex chill/sad harmonies, catchy lush melodies - is the staple of the sound.
If you dig it, try Haisuinonasa (their video Dynamics of the Subway is a legend), Jizue, Natsumen, paranoid void, fox capture plan. There's even more of them with less obvious jazz influences (Toe, Tricot, Tenchio, etc.) and math-adjacent madness (the likes of Maximum the Hormone or Melt Banana that were represented on this channel). I wonder where they get all these drummers from.
I'm no expert but I think that the fusion of jazz with rock runs deep from the early days of Japanese avant/prog/Zeuhl scene. The acts like Ruins and Altered States could've been having something to do with all this madness. It'd be great to get a good read on that topic.
Another interesting thing: lots of female-led and all-female bands in among these and in Japanese experimental scene in general. That's cool.
I see, you're a man of culture as well.
I agree with you, there's a lot of Japanese rock bands that unintentionally have jazz/math rock in their dna
Talented dudes
Within five seconds I knew this was a Japanese band...
Anyway, these guys used to be in a port-HC band named Nine Days Wonder:
ua-cam.com/video/FDRxyi_YScI/v-deo.html
Song was written by the drummer, BTW.
And, yes, Japanese drummers love their hi-hats (the basic J-rock drub beat is hi-hat heavy).
So good , the interesting piano is great with the killer drums
what a drummer....
This is insane
fuckin badass
Please listen to a song called A sad little town, from the same band, the drums are awesome in that song
@CriticalReactions Sorry the song I meant is called "Saigo no bansan" lol, but "A sad little town" is one of the best too, imo.