Amazing video bro. Glad you’re bringing attention to cymbals. I don’t see them talked about a lot in shibuya-kei circles. Their discography is so good. I find them very nuanced when compared to other shibuya kei and akishibu-kei bands. They have a rawness to their production and performance that feels distinctly analog. I think that’s largely due to the fact that almost all of their instruments are performed live and they don’t really use many synths and/or digital drums, at least in their first three albums. They definitely seep in to J-Rock and power pop territory in a lot of their songs. Looking forward to watching more of your videos!
Thank you so much! I agree their raw live sound definitely made them stand out amongst their peers, their first few projects were for sure more defined as rock than shibuya-kei, but so glad all the sounds that they went with from rock to electronic were so well done! I’d recommend checking out round table they are quite similar too
the Show Business music video shown starting at 6:35 is actually from a cover of the song featured in GuitarFreaks & DrumMania!! no official affiliation with Cymbals themselves but regardless it's a wonderful music video and im so happy to see it featured here omg :D (i am a huge BEMANI fan in general and am actually here from your orange lounge video!!! im a huge fan of Cymbals as well :) my fav song by them is RALLY)
Highway Star, Speed Star was also how i was introduced to the Cymbals and i love them so much. If you're taking recommendations I recommend Chouchou Merged Syrups
This video found me in the middle of my journey through 50-ish Shibuya-kei albums. I ate it right up. I look forward to watching any further videos on this channel and hope that more people learn of your work. (Nice Katamari Damacy pfp 😃)
Haha you’ve been going down the shubiya-key rabbit hole I love it!! Many thanks for the kind words! 🫶 Super glad you liked the video and I can’t wait to share what I’ve been working on
i just discovered your videos, very nice analysis, thank you for that. Hence i grew up in the 90s, these artist reminds me of an older shibuya kei bands such as Pizzicato 5, Flippers guitars... hope you enjoi digging more japanese music and create more videos...
Your channel just came into my recommended (after also finding nardwaur for the first time!!) i’ve been a fan of asako toki since school 10+ years ago and was lucky to see her PINK album live concert in tokyo around 2016. I only know the main classic cymbals songs from finding them on youtube but they give such a rush to the system!! This makes me wanna listen to them more and the other members’ new stuff!! Thank you!!
Yooo that sick you got to see Asako Toki live I’m sure it was a banger concert! Seriously can never get enough of cymbals they are on heavy rotation, you will LOVE the rest of their discography no doubt! Happy listening 🫶
With the intermissions in the Mr.Noone Special album, I like to imagine the interviewer as Jeremy Hillary Boob from The Beatles Yellow Submarine movie. It's cool finding out more context behind the creation of the music and band itself !
I got introduced to the genre from Cymbals in January and i've been constantly enthralled by what they've made I'm so glad you made this video so I can get to know more about it even after I researched them because I can't get the full picture because I don't speak Japanese. thank you for this video
great video !! It’s rare seeing videos on shibuya kei artists which is a shame because it’s pretty much all I really listen to! I found out about shubya kei semi recently through my dad and after listening to it for the first time it has taken over my music taste. I am looking forward to seeing more from you! Some artists I recommend are Citrobal, Fantastic plastic machine and orange lounge.
Thank you so much !! Shibuya-kei and the artists that make up this genre definitely need more attention! I can’t wait to share more videos and I’ll definitely be working on those artists too especially orange lounge such great music! Your dad has awesome music taste btw haha
wow i’m so glad i stumbled onto this…at first i wasn’t that interested, considering i don’t regularly listen to rock bands but after hearing about “cucumber!” i was totally sold HAHA i can’t wait to go through all these songs!! i especially love the intermissions you mentioned in the video and i find them to be such a cool idea ! props to cymbals for being creative and for making “dear america”… it was quite a surprise for me to hear about an anti-war song by them! i’m glad they all seem to be doing well, and hope they continue to in the future :> p.s. the visuals in this are crazy good, i really enjoyed the editing (and the in video captions !!)
Thank you so much comments like this keep me motivated to making more videos! ❤ Cymbals are so damn cool I swear, you are definitely gonna have a good time listening to their discography, especially their first two EP. it’s a shame they weren’t around long but man they left us with some good tunes atleast and they are enjoying what their doing now which is always great to see!
Could you talk about the band Capsule? The style of their discography quite changed along time so I think you should be fond of them. Try listening to space station No. 9 then WORLD OF FANTASY and you will understand. PS: I’ve made two clips on my channel, one mixing a song of theirs called Jinrui No Shinpo To Chouwa with ripped loop of Soul Eater's ending 4, and another with a music named Uchu No Tunnel by Chocolat (also a Shibuya styled musician) together with Soul Eater's first ending. You can include those sequences in next videos as you wish.
Hey thanks for the recommendations ofc I really wanna cover them! Just finishing up my next video at the moment but a capsule video is coming for sure :)
i ADORE the cymbals !!!!!! and i am sooo happy that i found your channel, shibuya kei is my favourite genre and video essays about the bands who contributed to this genre are so few ….i literally cant wait for more of ur vids. (also if youre taking suggestions i would love to hear abt serani poji) !
holy shit. i remember listening to All you Need is WORD on spotify. good work on making videos on these artists. subbing to you! edit: holy shit! Toki has a song with fucking TOE>?????????
YES GOD DAMMIT YOUVE DONE IT, FINALLY SOMEONE HAS MADE A CYMBALS VIDEO, DAMN YOU BEAT ME TO IT 😮💨😮💨 oh well...there are many more Shibuya-Kei artists untouched by UA-camrs, heh heh I declare war 🤠 because you've truly awakened something inside me, my heart rapidly beats as I type this as I'll truly show you what I mean sometime soon 🤠🤠
que louco, em um domingo a noite o algoritimo me recomendou o album do satelitte lovers, escutei todo e fui atras de mais informações no reddit, e lá indicaram um video do seu canal. Só possui videos de qualidade e edições muito bem feitas, meu parabens
I was so disappointed when The Cardigans dropped their shubuya-kei like style after their 1996 album. I looked around for something similar, but couldn't find anything. Too bad I didn't know what was going on in Japan at the time. I just found this band two weeks ago, which led me to many others. So even if I'm quite a bit late to the party, I'm happy.
What a great video, I'd never heard of Cymbals before now! Is there any connection between them and the song by Japanese band Citrus "Cymbal hit ! (like my feelin')" ? ua-cam.com/video/SCbC9jJ_OJY/v-deo.html
everytime i listen to cymbals i smile so much that i cry, i cant understand why they make me so emotional at all
I’m in the same boat as you! I can never get enough of their songs idk how they do it
I’m the same way!! I’ve cried listening to them on a number of occasions, I’ve never been so moved by music in my entire life
20年前、highway starを聞いた時はそのカッコよさにビックリしました。もっと売れてほしかったな。。。
Thank you for the video!
so happy i found an youtube channel that makes video essays on shibuya kei artists...i loved this video
Thank you so much!!
Amazing video bro. Glad you’re bringing attention to cymbals. I don’t see them talked about a lot in shibuya-kei circles. Their discography is so good. I find them very nuanced when compared to other shibuya kei and akishibu-kei bands. They have a rawness to their production and performance that feels distinctly analog. I think that’s largely due to the fact that almost all of their instruments are performed live and they don’t really use many synths and/or digital drums, at least in their first three albums. They definitely seep in to J-Rock and power pop territory in a lot of their songs. Looking forward to watching more of your videos!
Thank you so much! I agree their raw live sound definitely made them stand out amongst their peers, their first few projects were for sure more defined as rock than shibuya-kei, but so glad all the sounds that they went with from rock to electronic were so well done! I’d recommend checking out round table they are quite similar too
@@orange_glider I’m a very big fan of round table! Especially their album world’s end and nino.
the Show Business music video shown starting at 6:35 is actually from a cover of the song featured in GuitarFreaks & DrumMania!! no official affiliation with Cymbals themselves but regardless it's a wonderful music video and im so happy to see it featured here omg :D
(i am a huge BEMANI fan in general and am actually here from your orange lounge video!!! im a huge fan of Cymbals as well :) my fav song by them is RALLY)
Yoo. I was scratching my head cuz I was pretty sure I’ve heard that song before and couldn’t place where.
you sir are a god send
Highway Star, Speed Star was also how i was introduced to the Cymbals and i love them so much. If you're taking recommendations I recommend Chouchou Merged Syrups
This video found me in the middle of my journey through 50-ish Shibuya-kei albums. I ate it right up. I look forward to watching any further videos on this channel and hope that more people learn of your work. (Nice Katamari Damacy pfp 😃)
Haha you’ve been going down the shubiya-key rabbit hole I love it!! Many thanks for the kind words! 🫶 Super glad you liked the video and I can’t wait to share what I’ve been working on
i just discovered your videos, very nice analysis, thank you for that. Hence i grew up in the 90s, these artist reminds me of an older shibuya kei bands such as Pizzicato 5, Flippers guitars... hope you enjoi digging more japanese music and create more videos...
Oh definitely more videos on the way! And thank you so much, I’ll be sure to cover a ton more shibuya-kei bands and artists very soon!
Your channel just came into my recommended (after also finding nardwaur for the first time!!) i’ve been a fan of asako toki since school 10+ years ago and was lucky to see her PINK album live concert in tokyo around 2016. I only know the main classic cymbals songs from finding them on youtube but they give such a rush to the system!! This makes me wanna listen to them more and the other members’ new stuff!! Thank you!!
Yooo that sick you got to see Asako Toki live I’m sure it was a banger concert! Seriously can never get enough of cymbals they are on heavy rotation, you will LOVE the rest of their discography no doubt! Happy listening 🫶
Love your videos, please make more about shibuya-kei and shibuya-kei artists, Id love to watch them
Ofcoarse a lot of artists are in the work!
With the intermissions in the Mr.Noone Special album, I like to imagine the interviewer as Jeremy Hillary Boob from The Beatles Yellow Submarine movie. It's cool finding out more context behind the creation of the music and band itself !
you're acctualy goated thanks for helping guide newbies to finding shibuya kei bands
I got introduced to the genre from Cymbals in January and i've been constantly enthralled by what they've made I'm so glad you made this video so I can get to know more about it even after I researched them because I can't get the full picture because I don't speak Japanese. thank you for this video
Happy to see more channels dedicated to j music and shibuya kei! I'm looking forward to see more of your videos!
Thank you so much! Looking forward to sharing all that I’m working on soon❤
to me it reminds me of the first opening of rurouni kenshin and for that reason it's peak nostalgia
Thankyou sir for making your channel wonderful because of japanese music❤much love🫶🏼
I CLICKED ON THIS VIDEO I SWORE I RECOGNIZED THE PHOTO AND I GOT SO EXCITED TO SEE A VIDEO ABOUT CYMBALS
Haha you are a real one!
great video !! It’s rare seeing videos on shibuya kei artists which is a shame because it’s pretty much all I really listen to! I found out about shubya kei semi recently through my dad and after listening to it for the first time it has taken over my music taste. I am looking forward to seeing more from you! Some artists I recommend are Citrobal, Fantastic plastic machine and orange lounge.
Thank you so much !! Shibuya-kei and the artists that make up this genre definitely need more attention! I can’t wait to share more videos and I’ll definitely be working on those artists too especially orange lounge such great music! Your dad has awesome music taste btw haha
you should talk about underrated artists like hideki kaji, citrus, and chocolat!
Chocolat is defs on my list!
@@orange_glider Great!
14:16 Yano wrote these idol songs.
Yumemiru Adolescence - "Crachu Summer" [2015] ua-cam.com/video/tucPzpIKxU8/v-deo.htmlsi=YrpicVWmLAWBXByM
Negicco - "Triple Wonderland" [2014] ua-cam.com/video/s0bW5c6UcEw/v-deo.htmlsi=A7zhySoSbeI3DeNj
Thank you so much for this great video and introducing me to this awesome band :)
Glad you enjoyed the video! They are truly awesome ❤️
Perfect timing
im so glad that im not alone listening to them!!
wow i’m so glad i stumbled onto this…at first i wasn’t that interested, considering i don’t regularly listen to rock bands but after hearing about “cucumber!” i was totally sold HAHA i can’t wait to go through all these songs!! i especially love the intermissions you mentioned in the video and i find them to be such a cool idea ! props to cymbals for being creative and for making “dear america”… it was quite a surprise for me to hear about an anti-war song by them! i’m glad they all seem to be doing well, and hope they continue to in the future :>
p.s. the visuals in this are crazy good, i really enjoyed the editing (and the in video captions !!)
Thank you so much comments like this keep me motivated to making more videos! ❤
Cymbals are so damn cool I swear, you are definitely gonna have a good time listening to their discography, especially their first two EP. it’s a shame they weren’t around long but man they left us with some good tunes atleast and they are enjoying what their doing now which is always great to see!
you should do a video on sugar plant, 800 cherries, takako minekawa and cibo matto all great artist that i think are very underrated!
Thank you for the recommendations! 800 cherries is defs on my list, I’ll be checking out the others too :)
Could you talk about the band Capsule? The style of their discography quite changed along time so I think you should be fond of them. Try listening to space station No. 9 then WORLD OF FANTASY and you will understand. PS: I’ve made two clips on my channel, one mixing a song of theirs called Jinrui No Shinpo To Chouwa with ripped loop of Soul Eater's ending 4, and another with a music named Uchu No Tunnel by Chocolat (also a Shibuya styled musician) together with Soul Eater's first ending. You can include those sequences in next videos as you wish.
Hey thanks for the recommendations ofc I really wanna cover them! Just finishing up my next video at the moment but a capsule video is coming for sure :)
glad I found this
the MV to 'do u believe in magic' is hilarious. soon as the guy announces a cancer cure, everyone starts lighting up lol (great song, too)
Haha I honestly wish I was in the same room whenever they were coming up with these MV ideas because I love em so much!
I love your videos
Thank you really glad you like em! ❤️
OH MY GOD I LOVE CYMBALS i wiSH they were more popularrr
NO WAY A CYMBALS VIDEO TOO??? U ROCK !!!
i ADORE the cymbals !!!!!! and i am sooo happy that i found your channel, shibuya kei is my favourite genre and video essays about the bands who contributed to this genre are so few ….i literally cant wait for more of ur vids. (also if youre taking suggestions i would love to hear abt serani poji) !
I’m so glad you enjoy my videos and I’m happy other cymbals fans have found this video too !!! Serani poji is a must I shall do it soon!
holy shit. i remember listening to All you Need is WORD on spotify. good work on making videos on these artists. subbing to you!
edit: holy shit! Toki has a song with fucking TOE>?????????
Ayy thank you! ❤️ and I know right I was shocked too!! They actually have 3 songs from what I know (goodbye, talk show and 8.6) :D
cymbals are the fking best band in the world, i hope that time finally gives them their cult classic status that they deserve
YES GOD DAMMIT YOUVE DONE IT, FINALLY SOMEONE HAS MADE A CYMBALS VIDEO, DAMN YOU BEAT ME TO IT 😮💨😮💨 oh well...there are many more Shibuya-Kei artists untouched by UA-camrs, heh heh I declare war 🤠 because you've truly awakened something inside me, my heart rapidly beats as I type this as I'll truly show you what I mean sometime soon 🤠🤠
Cymbals are criminally underrated I just had to talk about them! Haha let’s gooooo looking forward to your videos fam!
best band ever
agreed
i love cymbals ❤
Twinklestars (Sakura Gakuin) have songs from the bassist. "Please, Please, Please" and "Dear Mr Socrates"
this channel is so good i want to gatekeep it
i know right
Hahaha thank you!! ❤
Yeah!
que louco, em um domingo a noite o algoritimo me recomendou o album do satelitte lovers, escutei todo e fui atras de mais informações no reddit, e lá indicaram um video do seu canal. Só possui videos de qualidade e edições muito bem feitas, meu parabens
Thank you so much I really appreciate the kind words ❤️🙂↕️
I was so disappointed when The Cardigans dropped their shubuya-kei like style after their 1996 album. I looked around for something similar, but couldn't find anything. Too bad I didn't know what was going on in Japan at the time. I just found this band two weeks ago, which led me to many others. So even if I'm quite a bit late to the party, I'm happy.
What is the song in the background around 2:00 ? reminds me of rei harakami
It’s from the game “Aitakute…your smiles in my heart” the track name is “Character making” :)
Where can I find all their albums to download them?
what was the song during the first part of 'so who were they' section?
Katamari on the wings :)
does anyone know the lyrics for the song cucumber??
What a great video, I'd never heard of Cymbals before now! Is there any connection between them and the song by Japanese band Citrus "Cymbal hit ! (like my feelin')" ?
ua-cam.com/video/SCbC9jJ_OJY/v-deo.html
No! Stop! Stop! Stop! You aren't supposed to know what Shibuya-Kei is!! It was a secret!
YO THIS IS WHAT I LITERALLY FEEL AFTER DISCOVERING HIS CHANNEL 😭😭
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