Hi Josella,

Glad you like the thread.

I too was looking for japanese shoegaze after getting "No Thankyou" by Coaltar of the Deepers while in Japan a couple of years ago. After listening to that album I was hooked on J shoegaze.

Ive done heaps of net surfing and forum hunting to track down some bands and it has paid off.

The latest find are 2 bands, they are called: "Ileach" and "Kamiyui"

Track em down and enjoy there music.



:)

I didn't know there were Japanese shoegaze bands...well actually I didn't know there were any other than Sigur Ros in the entire genre, I've never found many bands that sounded anything like them(well I guess they're in the genre, but since I have nothing to compare them with right now, i'm keeping them there)...I will definitely be looking up those other bands though...

new bands
 

hello,

more japanese shoegaze bands to add to the list;

Civic
Daydrop
Hour Musik
Hate Everything You Hate
Black Infinate Space
Syojoskip
Lucy's Drive
Nap
Plastic Girl In Closet

Im off to japan tonight, hopefully i will find more bands while im shopping in shimokitazawa.

enjoy the tunes

seven hour days

New tunez
 

Found some Japanese shoegazey bands on my recent trip to Japan.

The Lemoms Chair
This No
Marconi
Hyperbolic Fables
Lure in Okhotsk
Robotme
Sputnik
Up-Tight
Brown Sugar

Check out The Perfect Noize streaming webcast and listen to a 1 hour mix of some shoegaze, post-rock, experimental and indie tunes. The playlists are updated once a month.
This months mix is a Japanese shoegaze special.
Have a listen here: theperfectnoize - www.myspace.com/theperfectnoize

Cheers

I don't know much about shoegaze. But you should try out this band called Downy. I know they use shoegaze elements in their songs. And are definitely worth a listen.:D

hi there! i happen to be the leader of daydrop!
thanks for mentioning my modest little shoegaze unit,
it's a big honor to be mentioned along with lucy's drive and plastic girl in closet (both of them are awesome)!

our music is slightly different from our peers because what we are doing is a crossover of shoegaze and japanese anime music (strange as it seems, i think the combination works quite well...).
recently we've released our third ep.
all of our work is available for free download if any of you are interested
(mind you, i'm a terrible singer...)!
also, if you want to know more about other japanese shoegaze bands or would like to get hooked up with recommendations and perhaps a few mp3s, feel free to ask me.

daydrop on MySpace Music - Free Streaming MP3s, Pictures & Music Downloads

I was desperately trying to find japanese shoegaze bands, thanks a lot standingonrooftops :)
I'd like to mention a great band, well now it's disbanded so you may not heard of them, it's 'Nice Marbles'. I have their full discography so feel free to ask me :D
I discovered them with Coaltar of the Deepers in the album 'BECK Tribute - Greatful Sound'
Enjoy it ;-)

I've been looking for mp3s of this 90s Japanese shoe gaze band called "the cute". They had a web site with mp3s, and lyrics. It does not exist anymore except this one page. Its not much help though:
cute on line

I remember 2 songs, one called "cigarette man" and this one amazing song called, "everything is paid". If anyone has any info, or better, any mp3s, I would be one happy guy!

mrnanbu

All i know for Shoegaze thats Japanese is Asobi seksu and I love them great music. I shared some in the video thread a while back. I will listen to some of the groups listed here too might find something i like. =]

what it actually says is:
"musicians in these bands stood relatively still during live performances in a detached, introspective, non-confrontational state, hence the idea that they were gazing at their shoes"
which is how the term "shoegazing" was born, it wasnt meant as a compliment but the term stuck.