HELP WORLD CITIZENS

It shakes me to my bones to think of what the earthquake and tsunami victims must be going through. This sort of thing should be humbling to anyone and everyone. I really have nothing to add, so I'll just post a bunch of Japanese music. This is just a sprinkling, but hopefully enough that a few of you will look into the agencies helping the victims (a list of agencies at the Huffington Post can be found here.)

I left out a few bands that I was thinking about posting, because I couldn't find any mp3s (Buffalo Daughter, Seagull Screaming Kiss Her Kiss Her, Jackie & the Cedrics, etc) and I left out Guitar Wolf, because I posted a whole thing about him (here) a while back (and the links are still good!). Hands down, my favorites below are the older ones (the single song artists interspersed below). If I was you, I'd start with fuzz: the Dynamites, the Mops, and Bunny. They're just some wild shit. Really, if I'd have found them first, I'd have stopped right there. Then there's the surf bands: Terry & the Blue Jeans, and Jimmy Takeuchi and the Exciters. After that, you can just dabble around. There's something for everyone.

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The Dynamites - Tunnei Tengoku mp3 at Beware of the Blog
Cornelius - Star Fruits Surf Rider mp3 at Super Humanoids
Cornelius - Count Five or Six mp3 at FredFlare.com
Cornelius - Ape Shall Never Kill Ape mp3 at Zeleny Digital Freaks
Cornelius - Sleep Warm mp3 at Super Humanoids
Terry & the Blue Jeans - Squad Car mp3 at Beware of the Blog
Takeshi Terauchi - In a Persian Market mp3 at Beware of the Blog
Takeshi Terauchi - Theme from Symphony 5 at Beware of the Blog
Takeshi Terauchi - The Flight of the Bumblebee mp3 at Beware of the Blog
The Mops - I'm A Mops mp3 at Beware of the Blog
Pizzicato Five - It's A Beautiful Day mp3 at 199x.org
Pizzicato Five - Twiggy Twiggy mp3 at Mr. Suave
Pizzicato Five - Mon Amour Tokyo mp3 at Vertical Technology Blog
Jimmy Takeuchi & the Exciters - Diamond Head mp3 at Beware of the Blog
Cibo Matto - Birthday Cake mp3 at The Sound of Indie
Cibo Matto - Black Hole Sun mp3 at SuzukiMaruti.it
Cibo Matto - Know Your Chicken mp3 at WNUR.org
Cibo Matto - Beef Jerky mp3 at The Sound of Indie
Bunny - Hey Chance mp3 at Beware of the Blog
Shonen Knife - Daydream Believer mp3 at War Child 13
Shonen Knife - Super Group mp3 at Magnet Magazine
Shonen Knife - Top of the World mp3 at Joe Clip Art
Melt Banana - We Will Rock You mp3 at Beware of the Blog
Melt Banana - I Hate It! mp3 at Mustard Relics
Melt Banana - Uncontrollable Urge (live, audience tape) mp3 at Mustard Relics
Melt Banana - Creep in a White Cake mp3 at Mustard Relics
Oddballs:
Keita_Asari - Overture (from Japanese) Jesus Christ Superstar) mp3 at Beware of the Blog
Cast of "Hair" (Japanese production) - Hair mp3 at Beware of the Blog
Earlier posts:
Just Red Zone - Guitar Wolf post (5 mp3s and videos)
Pass the Terauchi - Takeshi Terauchi post (mp3s and link to LP rip)
How to Help Japan:
How to Help Japan: Earthquake Relief Options at the Huffington Post