SARUSHIBAI "Pride Of A Person In The Shadows / 日陰者の矜持" LP
SARUSHIBAI "Pride Of A Person In The Shadows / 日陰者の矜持" LP
New album from SARUSHIBAI with 10 tracks recorded in 2023. Energetic, catchy and still delivering Japanese HC/Punk style with their own sound. Cool!
150gram LP on black vinyl in heavy board jacket with 12x12 2 sided insert.
To understand Sarushibai, it's easy to start from the classic Japanese PUNK sounds of ADK Records, Alchemy Records, Political Records. Bands like The Stalin, Kikeiji, Sekiri, Inu, Aburadako, LSD, Nurse, Typhus.
Start there, and take a step forward, because Sarushibai is more about 'the spirit' of these bands than limiting themselves to a genre exercise. To create punk free from the codifications and expectations of 30+ years of hardcore, something a little more rock and artistic, something a little more moody and personal. "Music for social outcasts", music that takes chances on an individualist level.
And then take that step to the left that can sometimes be found from small town bands. Fujioka City is a tiny ass place, a countryside town removed from the hustle and bustle of the metropolises often synonymous with the rich history of Japanese punk. Small town bands often have to struggle through their own paths, struggle to find members, crafting style without context, creating their own opportunities with their own hands. But these struggles can make for the most exciting and unique outcomes.
I love small town punk, I love bands with personality, I love The Stalin. So of course I love the Sarushibai LPs that bring all these elements together.
"With optimistic fire, SARUSHIBAI plays catchy hardcore like if you mixed TOY DOLLS with the COMES, DEAD KENNEDYS, the STALIN, KURO, and SHOWCASE SHOWDOWN. Everything seems to have a sing-along style to it while being wildly fast. The song titles have me terribly intrigued: “Forest of Lies,” “Full of Lies,” “Bottomless Swamp Side,” “Distorted Landscape,” “Is It Dawn Yet?” This LP is incredibly fun to listen to but seems dripping with intelligence and purpose. Like if SPARKS or T. REX was a punk band, you might get something like SARUSHIBAI. Sometimes sounding like the SAINTS, sometimes sounding like STEELY DAN, SARUSHIBAI always sounds like themselves. Super cool and trippy new direction in hardcore, for you, from Japan." MRR #485.
Track List:
01. 箱庭療法
02. 信託
03. 虚構の神輿
04. 監視付き
05. 苦痛を孕む
06. 蟲無視蟲
07. 何が見える？
08. 因縁
09. 天竺を目指す蟲
10. 矜持