Friday, February 20, 2009

Virgin Love

/picture from thier webpage/

アーバンギャルド 應該是翻成Urban Garde吧?!
照他們自己網站的名字,應該是這樣吧!?
總之,這個日本的獨立流行還是獨立電子或是自稱的後流行團體,
在HMV網站上因為被冠上"裏‧相對性理論"這樣的標題,吸引我的注意。

"相對性理論"(也就是相對論)也是一個日本相當有趣的獨立樂團,
清新的音樂,和主唱可愛的聲音,加上讓人臉上很多條線的歌詞,造成轟動。
今年初他們出了第二張專輯,相當好聽。

所以這個"裏‧相對性理論"名號真是嚇壞我,以為是相對性理論的副團。

總而言之,不是。

アーバンギャルド風格完全不一樣,除了歌詞也是讓人三條線外。
アーバンギャルド似乎是個以標榜「處子身」為內容的團體,最近出的專輯,
"少女は二度死ぬ",












/Picture from HMV/
因為當中歌曲的PV在Youtube上點閱人數過多,(HMV說50萬,目前20多萬,自己說25萬)
獨立生產唱片二千張完售紀錄,
促使唱片得以全日本銷售這樣。
(這也是今天可以在HMV上看到他們的原因)

然後我也看了他們的PV
セーラー服を脱がないで
(不要脫掉水手服)

意味不明的PV,但是裡面有我一直想要找到的景象...
看了翻譯版的PV之後,才知道他們主要的意圖是什麼。
但是PV還是意味不明啊啊啊...

網站/ Urbangarde
Urban Garde (or maybe Urban Garden)
a Japan based independent post pop(according to theirself) band
which preserving virginity may be their mainly concept.

The campaign of them on HMV Japan webpage
which drew me attention, it says " the other personality of Soutaisei Riron". Soutaisei Riron (Relativism in Japanese) is another Independent band which I like, really good band too.

I was no doubtly surprised by the campaign.
(I thought it's a side project of Shotaisei Riron)

Both these bands write and sing bizarre lyrics
but turn out to introduce ideas which may be good.
For example, the most viewed (200 thousand viewed)
bizarre music video of Urban Garde
titled "Don't take off your school uniform"
which implys an idea of telling students stay in school
do not be naughty something like that.
But the video is really wired not really means the lyrics.

Due to Urban Garde's popularity on Youtube
and made their second album "Girls Only Live Twice"
sold out the first print of 2000 copies.
They've dicided to sell thier albums island wide.

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