Four cute young women clad in ghostly white robes prance around in a forest holding twigs: No, it's not an outtake from the classic 1973 pagan spookfest "The Wicker Man." Yes, it is the excellent video for the Merpeoples' spankingly sublime song "Sherman."
Singer/guitarist Charlotte and drummer Rico must be the star pupils in their art-school class, as Merpeoples — completed by keyboardist Sayaka and bassist Ikuko — made the video themselves.
"Sherman," boasting a hypnotic but spiky guitar lick, is the catchiest song you'll hear this year and deserves to be a staple hit on all indie dancefloors. Like most of Merpeoples' eponymous debut album — released Feb. 17 — "Sherman" is dreamy pop melded to post-punk guitar riffage, but the band aren't afraid to experiment, and on the track "Midara na Story" ("Dirty Story") Sayaka's ivory-tinkling conjures up an exotic buzz — like the music from a James Bond scene in a souk.
Shame they spelled "Sherman" wrong.
"You mean it's S-H-A-M-A-N?" asks Charlotte.
I'm afraid so. Sherman is an old U.S. tank. I didn't see a tank in the video. "Thanks, but on the CD it's in katakana, so it's OK," Charlotte says (she got her nickname 'cos a friend said that in profile she looks like Charlotte Gainsbourg).
The Boom Boom Satellites are a Japanese electronic duo (Michiyuki Kawashima and Masayuki Nakano) that has been making some of the world's best electronic/jazz/rock music since 1995. Below is a truly incredible video for their newly released single entitled 'Back On My Feet':
Also they very recently released a live DVD "Metomorphose 08 Live Cuts" and they will appear at Shibuya On Air East on Tuesday, July 28th. But, unfortunately, that show is already sold out. But they will also play at Summer Sonic '09 on Saturday, August 8th in Osaka. And on Sunday, August 23rd they will perform live at SkyJamboree '09 in Nagasaki. For more information about this duo, please visit their official website: Boom Boom Satellites
A couple years ago, in an somewhat unlikely matchup, the Japanese alternative rock/avant-pop group Buffalo Daughter of Grand Royal teamed up with Avex Trax pop singer/actor Ami Suzuki and released 'OK Funky God' on Suzuki's unsuccessful 2nd studio album entitled: 'Connetta' And, while the album did not succeed as a whole, the 'OK Funky God' track is, indeed, a winner! And the music video is truly stunning! Check it out right here:
Buffalo Daughter will appear with DE DE MOUSE on Friday, June 19th at the Shimokitazawa Townhall For more information, visit their official website: Buffalo Daughter
Released earlier this year, this is a very cool promo video entitled このスピードの先へ (Kono Speed no Saki E) or "This Speed Ahead" by the Japanese alternative rock group Mass of the Fermenting Dregs:
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