10/07/2007
This is what you would get If the members of devo had sex with a japanese alien
To say that Hiroyuki Hayashi, lead singer of the Japanese spazz band The Polysics, is obsessed with Devo, well, is an understatement. Sure, one can hear the sound of Talking Heads, B-52's, and Kraftwerk in the band's work, but it's those cooky new-wave scientists fom the 70's and 80's that make Hiroyuki and the Polysics want to throw on radioactive suits, Star Trek glasses, and freak out. (Apparently Devo lead singer Mark Motherbaugh uses Polysics songs as hold music at his studio.)
Since forming in 1999, the band has become huge in their native Japan (the equivalent of Beck here in the States) due to their insanely energetic live shows, spastic songwriting, and non-sensical lyrics. Apparently the Japanese kids love this kind of shit. Case in point:
Buy the band's most recent album, Now is the Time!!!, at Insound.
Looks like MySpace is helping to promote the hell out of these freakazoids, so head on over for more info.
And download these tracks because they are fucking fantastic:
MP3
Download 'Polysics - Mr. Psycho Psycho (From Now is the Time!!!)'2:44 | 5.01MB
Download 'Polysics - Black Out Fall Out (From For Young Electric Pop)'3:55 | 3.58MB
Download 'Polysics - New Wave Jacket (From Polysics or Die!)'2:39 | 4.43MB
Posted by Michael on 10/07/2007 6:09 PM in Electronic, New-Wave, YouTube
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