ARE THESE GUYS FAMOUS YET? NINGEN ISU / The Colour out of Space (人間椅子 / 宇宙からの色) REACTION.

[@PurpleDracos]

They love Black Sabbath and horror themes. The song title is from a H.P Lovecraft story The Colour Out of Space. Their band name comes from the 1924 short story Ningen Isu (The Human Chair) by Edogawa Rampo (who takes his pen name from the Japanese pronunciation of Edger Allen Poe). Because of the reactors finding them a couple years ago they did their first foreign tour with dates in the UK and Germany just before the world went into lockdown.

[@jimmysworld2512]

Can’t wait to see them in person!

[@dravencarson7494]

Instablaster.

[@acidman9509]

Thanks from JAPAN They are Japanese hidden treasure. You should react to Namahage （なまはげ）

[@Tadakatsu]

They're quite famous at this point, yes. Took them over 25 years to break through just because they're from a really remote region of Japan, but since roughly 2012 they've been selling great, achieving widespread critical acclaim and they're getting some really big gigs now too; they were even on SXSW's bill til Covid happened. A real success story of a band sticking with it through the good and bad just for the love of music. A few years ago the singer/guitarist Shinji and bassist Kenichi were able to finally quit their day jobs at their local post office.

[@cosmicman621]

...thanks for the information about the band,ie working jobs at thee. Post Office...Bright Moments from Australia🐝🌈✌️

[@silverseto1158]

You're one of the only people I've seen react that sees the band as I see them. Their personas and performances are half serious but also tongue in cheek, they have the a sense of humor about them. Like the bassist making those faces, he knows they're ridiculous and kinda funny, but they're also serious in expressing the music. It reminds me of the movie Big Trouble in Little China, that movie is tongue in cheek but also has some seriously scary and badass parts, yet at other times it's like a parody movie. The music though, they're totally serious about.

[@jimmysworld2512]

Tongue in cheek is th absolute BEST description I could possibly use to describe... so whimsical in presentation visually yet musically and lyrically they are as technically savvy as any deeply poetic band out there🤘

[@Wagoo]

There's a huge treasure trove indeed.. keep exploring this amazing band \m/

[@Hareemakun]

Love the beats !!!!🥁🥁🥁

[@leonardbrook6764]

Nice reaction. As others have said, they take inspiration from H. P. Lovecraft's stories. One that's worth checking out in a similar vein is 'At the Mountains of Madness' (live) which also features the use of a theremin to good effect.

[@JohnWilliams-bt9er]

Nice reaction man. Check out there song The Caterpillar.

[@claire8319]

it is alien invasion because they're literally talking about cosmic horror by h.p. lovecraft XD

[@柴田-v9s]

I recommend Namahage

[@cyberpotato63]

The live version of Namahage from their 25 anniversary tour DVD was awesome.

[@hardencrater5142]

Are they famous? Dunno. Doesn't seem to bother them too much tho. They just do what they've been doing for decades. And they can jam for sure!

[@silverseto1158]

It does bother them, that's what Heartless Scat was about, not reaching the level of success they think they should. It just doesn't bother them enough to make them quit, they're resilient.

[@hardencrater5142]

@@silverseto1158 yes, something like that I suppose hahaha

[@CDMS_pt]

🔥🔥🔥🤘😛🤘🔥🔥🔥

[@moamlbeastineast772]

React to baptism by them live

[@johickey3158]

ahh ningen isu (u is silent btw) they do an excellent cover of stargazer but my fav, so far is Kenchi bassist caterpillar, fucking perfect \m/

[@crackrat6166]

The silent “u” depends on where in Japan you are in. Some areas use a hard “u” sound and still others use a diminished “u” sound.

[@johickey3158]

@@crackrat6166 That's interesting, although they themselves use the hard G