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Aomori, Japan (1995 – 2005)
Supercar (スーパーカー, Sûpâ Kâ) was a Japanese rock band active from 1995 to 2005, and who made their debut in 1997. Consisting of songwriter and vocalist Kōji Nakamura (中村弘二 Nakamura Kōji), guitarist Junji Ishiwatari (いしわたり淳治 Ishiwatari Junji), bassist Miki Furukawa (フルカワミキ Furukawa Miki), and drummer Kōdai Tazawa (田沢公大 Tazawa Kōdai), Supercar is best known for combining alternative rock with electronic music.
Part of SUPERCAR’s aesthetic success stems from their “ordinary country-grown” roots in the Aomori prefecture, far north from the constant clamor of Tokyo. It was here that the youthful band first took shape. Supercar was formed in 1995 when bassist Miki Furukawa placed an advertisement in a local magazine seeking fellow musicians. Junji Ishiwatari responded and convinced childhood friend Kōji Nakamura to join as well. Junji and Kōji soon recruited drummer Kōdai Tazawa, an acquaintance from middle school. After writing songs and recording demo tapes, they received a record contract. In 1997 they released their debut album, Three Out Change, and their second album, Jump Up, in 1999. This album was followed by Ooyeah and Ookeah, both also released in 1999. With the 2000 album Futurama, electronic experimentation took a larger role that would characterize the band’s sound for the rest of their career.
Part of SUPERCAR’s aesthetic success stems from their “ordinary country-grown” roots in the Aomori prefecture, far north from the constant clamor of Tokyo. It was here that the youthful band first took shape. Supercar was formed in 1995 when bassist Miki Furukawa placed an advertisement in a local magazine seeking fellow musicians. Junji Ishiwatari responded and convinced childhood friend Kōji Nakamura to join as well. Junji and Kōji soon recruited drummer Kōdai Tazawa, an acquaintance from middle school. After writing songs and recording demo tapes, they received a record contract. In 1997 they released their debut album, Three Out Change, and their second album, Jump Up, in 1999. This album was followed by Ooyeah and Ookeah, both also released in 1999. With the 2000 album Futurama, electronic experimentation took a larger role that would characterize the band’s sound for the rest of their career.
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merrari wrote:
この四人をつかまえたい；どっかポケットに。
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Avalorn wrote:
imho, futurama is their best release, so recommended.
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Samurai90 wrote:
Okay guys can this debate please come to an end, when I made the comment "Supercar is like the japanese radiohead when it comes to music" I didn't mean to degrade or call supercar an imitation by any means, I was just saying that supercar is so good and unique that if there where a band out there that had a remotely similar sound I guess it would be radiohead I'M SORRY FOR THE DUMB COMMENT.
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BebopBeatnik wrote:
Anyone associating Supercar with Radiohead in any fashion is a wee bit confused in their soft head, and anyone claiming Supercar > Radiohead, is horribly horribly mistaken. Sorry, I know ya'll want this debate to go away but I just heard this band today and saw the debate below and had to chime in. Radiohead are one of the best, most innovative, important and influential bands in music. Supercar, although decent in their own way, are not. Plus their 'Answer' album is awful, wtf were they thinking? Almost makes me glad they ended everything.
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destrado04 wrote:
imo: their old stuff is stronger than radiohead's, at least in terms of hits/album; the stuff is amazing. their electronic shift from futurama onwards in general is too mellow and not enough shoegaze; also not as strong or unique as radiohead's later stuff. white surf style 5 is an exception because it combines the old sound and new sound well
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kero_copy wrote:
what do you mean with ~so few plays~? ... 1,523,902 plays (42,741 listeners) = too much ... ... (^^)v
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Avalorn wrote:
they are my discover for today, i will find out more from them, but the first listenings were amaaaaazing
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negii wrote:
still nice
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dism wrote:
weeaboo fags
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Emeldir wrote:
again, Radiohead has nothing to do with Supercar, stop your "Supecar>Radiohead"
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kero_copy wrote:
radiohead doesn't have female bass player :)
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brokensundown wrote:
Supercar > Radiohead, in basic terms.
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StarCoreA wrote:
I can understand that their albums progress in a similar way, but they sound nothing alike at all. I can't comprehend how you could compare the upbeat electropop/alternative rock fusion of Supercar with the downtempo, pessimistic rock stuff that Radiohead puts out.
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Emeldir wrote:
No, they aren't
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darthsketch wrote:
they're like a perfect parallel in terms of sound evolution, Pablo Honey = Three Out Change, The Bends = Jump Up, Ok Computer = Futurama, Kid A = High Vision..... they basically had the same gradual entry into electronic territory [2]...yeah, this is what I've been trying to tell anyone who will listen for years now. They're the Japanese Radiohead =P
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trevor-san wrote:
Thanks so much LacesOutGarrett :]
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