SPECIAL OTHERS

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Special Others is a Japanese band that blends improvised jazz with post-rock influences. Their lyrics, on non-instrumental songs, mix English and Japanese worlds, oftentimes extraordinarily exemplify: difficult to decipher. The members of the band met in high school and formed the group in 1995. They began performing in earnest in 2000, and their first major release, Indy-Ann, remained in the CRJ-tokyo charts for seven weeks. Their first release on NMNL Records was the EP "Ben" which entered the Tower Records Shibuya indie chart at No. 1, and No. 2 in the national Tower Records chart. After releasing their second EP, "Uncle John", in June, 2005, the band played at the Fuji Rock Festival in July. In June, 2006, they released "Idol", which was followed by a sell-out gig at Daikanyama UNIT in July, the release "Aims" at Tower Records in October, and the release of their long-awaited first full album, "Good read more...
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SPECIAL OTHERS Ben album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Ben
Eclectic Fusion 2004
SPECIAL OTHERS Good Morning album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Good Morning
Eclectic Fusion 2006
SPECIAL OTHERS Star album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Star
Eclectic Fusion 2007
SPECIAL OTHERS Quest album cover 3.00 | 1 ratings
Quest
Eclectic Fusion 2008
SPECIAL OTHERS PB album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
PB
Eclectic Fusion 2009
SPECIAL OTHERS The Guide album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
The Guide
Eclectic Fusion 2009
SPECIAL OTHERS Special Others album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Special Others
Eclectic Fusion 2011
SPECIAL OTHERS Have A Nice Day album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Have A Nice Day
Eclectic Fusion 2012

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SPECIAL OTHERS Indy Ann album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Indy Ann
Eclectic Fusion 2003
SPECIAL OTHERS Uncle John album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Uncle John
Eclectic Fusion 2005
SPECIAL OTHERS Idol album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Idol
Eclectic Fusion 2006
SPECIAL OTHERS AIMS album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
AIMS
Eclectic Fusion 2006
SPECIAL OTHERS Quinto album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Quinto
Eclectic Fusion 2006
SPECIAL OTHERS Laurentech album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Laurentech
Eclectic Fusion 2007
SPECIAL OTHERS Surdo album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Surdo
Eclectic Fusion 2007
SPECIAL OTHERS BPEP album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
BPEP
Eclectic Fusion 2009
SPECIAL OTHERS Empty (with Kiyosaku Ueza) album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Empty (with Kiyosaku Ueza)
Eclectic Fusion 2011
SPECIAL OTHERS Sailin' album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Sailin'
Eclectic Fusion 2011

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Live
Eclectic Fusion 2009

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Wait For The Sun
Eclectic Fusion 2010

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SPECIAL OTHERS Wait For The Sun

Single · 2010 · Eclectic Fusion
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snobb
Japanese band Special Others plays music you possibly have never heard before. Using post-rock aesthetics and repetitive liquid structure as their basis, they also add jazzy drumming and lots of energy.

Their latest release is made up of just two-compositions. First "Wait For The Sun", the title song, lasts seven and half minutes and contains an overly-optimistic melodic mid-tempo repetitive composition with lots of quirky drumming and a strong Japanese folk flavor (plus some vocals at the end of the song). The second song is shorter - just four minutes and combines the same post-rock aerial background mixed with Afro-Cuban percussion and a Latin tune.

Such a short release leaves you almost shocked after listening - the band's music sounds almost familiar, but at the same time contains elements you can hardly imagine they could be placed together, strange and interesting.

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