#shunka ryougen

[hibiscusbabyboy]

"'Sono una strega buona o cattiva?'

That is the real question, but my blood tells me that it is up to one's interpretation"

[cheapsweetsrocks]

CheapSweets Pick 'n' Mix - Best of 2022

What is is?

Shunka Ryougen, second full album from Japanese singer, songwriter and 'poetry-rapper' Haru Nemuri (real name: Haruna Kimishima)

What's it like?

If you'd told me at the start of 2022 that one of my favourite albums would be Japanese beat poetry with riot grrl/DIY sensibilities, I would have laughed, then told you that sounds weird, but kinda cool. And it is.

The album title roughly translates to 'spring fire lighting the fields ablaze'. J-pop but with heavy rap, punk, electronica and hardcore influences, and referencing everything from Fight Club to global warming to philosophy, this is an experimental album on multiple levels.

There is however a lack of polish to some parts of the album which may be a bit of an off-putter to some, but I appreciate the rawness and range of the music (and emotions) on display.

I feel I'd enjoy it even more if I even spoke a tiny bit of Japanese!

You might like it if you're a fan of:

Tricot, Jaguar Jonze, MASS OF THE FERMENTING DREGS, Pussy Riot, Björk, Fugazi

Lyrics such as:

春雷 轟けよ愛 こころが目覚めて 世界中あふれる そんなラブソングがうたいたいぜ！yeah！

I 生きていたいや いのちが目覚めて 世界中かがやく 新しいラブソングがうたいたいぜ！yeah！

(very rough translation)

Spring thunder

Roar, love

My heart awakens all over the world

I want to sing such a love song! Yeah!

I, I want to be alive

Life awakens

Shining all over the world

I want to sing a new love song! Yeah!

Don't just take my word for it:

Zhenzhen Yu from Pitchfork gives a thoughtful analysis of the album;

Carlos Vélez-Cancel from everythingisnoise.net praises the album's emotional depth and ambition;

Standout tracks:

Ikiru, Kick in the World (deconstructed), Old Fashioned

Where can I find it?

On youtube;

On BandCamp;

On Spotify;

On AppleMusic;

...and official website;

[afro-elf]

my ten fave albums of the year in no particular order:

renaissance | beyonce

supernova | nova twins

hold the girl | rina sawayama

alpha games | bloc party

the car | arctic monkeys

multitude | stromae

american bollywood | young the giant

preacher's daughter | ethel cain

shunka ryougen | haru nemuri

traumazine | megan thee stallion

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very honorable mentions: laurel hell | mitski, the tipping point | tears for fears, ramona park broke my heart | vince staples, zeal & ardor | zeal & ardor, heterosexuality | shamir, in the wild | jasmyn, you still here, ho? | flo milli, las ruinas | rico nasty, spirituals | santigold, formentera | metric, natural brown prom queen | sudan archives, the loneliest time | carly rae jepsen, cool it down | yeah yeah yeahs

[gothprentiss]

tagged by @explosionshark - top listens of 2023 via last.fm (generated via tapmusic.net)

new releases: genus ordinis dei - the beginning (aoty. to me) / protomartyr - formal growth in the desert / the veils - … and out of the void came love / model/actriz - dogsbody / elysion - bring out your dead

notable spillover from 2022/new to me: jid - the forever story / conception - state of deception / haru nemuri - shunka ryougen / imperial circus dead decadence - mogari

big year for roy khan! and it must not escape any of our notice that ocean rain had such a death grip on me this year that it’s on there twice

i don’t know who of you uses last.fm but if you do i have tagged you. and if you don’t well i am tagging dear mutuals whose music posts i like to post some fave albums of the year @gena-rowlands @38across @purlturtle @scorpsik

[seraymerichateblog]

HARU NEMURI W GO LISTEN TO SHUNKA RYOUGEN

[minkyutie]

tag game: put my playlist on shuffle, list 10 songs and then tag 10 people! i was tagged by @neonun-au :)

seven - fever ray

wanli - hyukoh

perfect places - lorde

neon - magdalena bay

gooey - glass animals

있지 - jaurim

shunka ryougen - haru nemuri

ballroom extravaganza - dpr ian

do or not - pentagon

no place - rufus du sol

i used my spotify likes playlist which contains a wide range of songs i've liked over the last many many years lmao got a very good selection! love that each of them happen to have a video so i linked those 10/10 recommend each of these

tagging: @aceofvernons @dokyeomblr @wonublr @seungkwan-s @minzbins @shuatonin @softhyungkyun @usershua @hwiyoungies @woozi but feel free to ignore if you've already been tagged or don't feel like doing it <333

[b3crew]

No Borders No Race: The SXSW 2023 Showcase | B3 - Boston Bastard Brigade

The annual South By Southwest Festival is just around the corner, and King Baby Duck's got you covered! Over a dozen Japanese acts (and a couple of Boston ones) are on display, with the where's and when's people can see them live in Austin, Texas! (Although there are a few that were, at the time of the recording, still to be determined!)

PLAYLIST (with album/single links):

the tiva - Go back our home (from The Planet Tiva part.1 EP)

Haru Nemuri - Seventh Heaven (from the album SHUNKA RYOUGEN)

VivaOla - Runway (from the STRANDED EP)

Kami Lyle - Much Too Young (digital single)

POT - Beginning (from the album Journey)

Chihiro Yamazaki+ROUTE14band - Fairy Tale (from the album Oto no Sekai)

BackDrop Cinderella - Bond Girl Sugu Shinu (from the 3rd e.p)

GracieHorse - Crustaceans (from the Gracie EP)

NTsKi - Kung-Fu (from the album Orca)

Otoboke Beaver - YAKITORI (from the album Super Champon)

Yogetsu Akasaka - Heart Sutra (digital single)

Snøw - Wxrds (digital single)

NEMOPHILA - Seize the Fate (from the album Seize the Fate)

YAYOI DAIMON - Sin Miedo (from the MY OWN BOSS EP)

CHAMELEON LIME WHOOPIEPIE - LaLaLa (digital single)

Muck and the Mires - Beat Revolution (digital single)

DYGL - Under My Skin (from the album Thirst)

Wez Atlas & Seann Bowe - The Plot (digital single)

YU-KA - Hoshizukiyo (digital single)

Click here to listen!

[neoneun-au]

tagged by @njaems and @twogyuu !! tysm

name: mads

sign: cancer

height: 5'7" (5'9" in my platform crocs ;)) lol

time: 12:54pm

birthday: june 30

favorite band/artist: man I dont know I listen to way too much music. I keep up most consistently with exo, onf, haru nemuri, florence and the machine, woodz, bi, and like a billion other things

last movie: i rewatched elf at christmas with my family. before that the last new one ive seen was decision to leave at the ciff

last show: i dont...watch shows really. i tried to rewatch boy meets world and i got 2 seasons in i think

when I created this blog: this specific blog maybe a month ago HAHA was at the last one from may 2020 I think tho

what I post: bullshit, mostly. reblog other people's stuff and then my own dumb thoughts and then the occasional gifset !

other blogs: mywifehoshi for writing

do I get asks: a few here and there ! not much on the new blog yet but im always open to chat i love talking

followers: a good, manageable small amount LOL my old blog was almost at 2k

average hours of sleep: 5-8 very unstable ones

instruments: none, but I would like to learn one day

what am I wearing: yoga pants and a naruto longsleeve lol

dream job: my dreams are very scattered. I would just like to be able to float between interests and vocations and support myself

dream trip: so many ! I would like to visit most capital cities in the world. faroe islands for some true isolation and relaxation

favorite songs: too many of them. havent been listening to much music lately but when i do im gravitating back towards shunka ryougen by haru nemuri

tagging anyone interested in doing this !!

[godza]

im obsessed with haru nemuris music every month i relisten to it all and enjoy. harutosyura is her best album and im right. shunka ryougen is very good too. i like when she screams because its such a juxtaposition from her sweet singing voice and its always in a perfect place in her songs. gosh i love her music

best song off lovetheism

[cheapsweetsrocks]

Happy Bandcamp Friday!

Today, I picked up another two albums, one of my favourites from last year, and an old fave from years past!

Shunka Ryougen by Haru Nemuri was one of my top albums from 2022 (and I really need to get around to writing about it...).

Apparently, the album title roughly translates as 'spring fire lighting the field ablaze', and it's such a heady mix of rapped poetry, experimental rock, and pop with a DIY sensibility (and an awesome vocal range) it's very difficult to categorise.

Spectra, by Northern Irish chiptunes legend Chipzel, is an album that is almost a decade old now, but still feels fresh and current. I've also literally just found out that it's also the soundtrack to an indie video game, but it stands perfectly fine on its own! An instrumental album brimming with brilliant bleeps and bloops, all written on an original Nintendo GameBoy!

[darkarfs]

Vomit Forth - Seething Malevolence

Pool Kids - Pool Kids

Sparks - The Girl Is Crying In Her Latte

Just Mustard - Heart Under

HOLY FAWN - Dimensional Bleed

Perfume Genius - Ugly Season

Dr. Acula - Dr. Acula

HARU NEMURI - Shunka Ryougen

Escuela Grind - Memory Theater

Vatican - Ultra

Masayoshi Soken - ENDWALKER: FINAL FANTASY XIV Original Soundtrack

Sarah Davachi - Antiphonals

Janelle Monáe - The Age of Pleasure

Cocteau Twins & Harold Budd - The Moon And The Melodies

Sturgill Simpson - Cuttin' Grass - Vol. 1 (Butcher Shoppe Sessions)

Lustmord - Trinity

NUCLEAR DUDES - Boss Blades

Protest the Hero - Fortress

Warforged - The Grove | Sundial

Cherise - Calling

Been a busy week.

[albumsivelistenedto]

HARU NEMURI - SHUNKA RYOUGEN (2022)

[sneek-m]

“Shunka Ryougen” by Haru Nemuri [Shunka Ryougen, 2022]