ASTERISM - Dawn Reaction!

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[@YesYouCANPlayGuitar]

Asterism Church reaction! kzbin.info/www/bejne/o4vZm3l8h8usqKs

[@dregeye]

This is the second or third time I've watched this, your first time hearing/seeing Asterism. I can't count the times I watched this fan-phone-video (unusual for me). Haruka's TONE ... she can hold one note and it sounds better than all the notes I have ever played, singularly or in any combination! As a septuagenarian that's ALOT of notes I've played! I enjoy your appreciation for guitar playing/players. I am immodestly obsessed with LOVEBITES actually, and Asterism has become my 'second-to-them' diversion musical focus, thinking how lucky I might be to find myself at a concert where Asterism 'opens' for LOVEBITES (!) Grew up SoCal & late '60s on wherever I've lived > LIVE shows. I cannot imagine any combination of all those bands that could, would, will surpass what these two bands bring. Thanks for this enjoyable 'reaction'. I enjoy your LOVEBITES reactions too. I still play daily, drums & guitar. Non-prolific-composer. Host a 'live jam' 14-track home-studio a couple weekends a month & have 'days' (weeks?) of recordings waiting to be mixed to stereo. (I send the players the raw tracks for their own re-mix interests). This limits my time & resources in "retirement" so can't really do more than one 'extreme obsession' (LOVEBITES.: own all CDs/Blu-rays, 50+ shirts, some vinyl, engraved spoon & fork! You get it. Planning trip to Japan. etc. ) So... Asterism? I'll get some CD's this year, a shirt, at a LIVE show would be ideal &:-) All 3 are simply phenomenal players, arrangers, composers. I feel fortunate to have become aware of them. I like that they are instrumental, but apparently have to begin to embrace their vocals too... I think I'll go watch your reaction you linked here, "Church" ... probably for the second or third time. 🐺 dreg👁

[@gitterich]

Asterism is currently on tour in the US. They were booked a few days ago for an anime show in California. They played to a few thousand people who were thrilled. They have two more shows in America. On July 9th in Santa Ana and on July 11th in New York. Since the tickets were obviously not selling well, they didn't want to play in front of only 20% full auditoriums, so they gave away free admission for both concerts. So you can go to these great two concerts on July 9 and 11 for free. Asterism thus uses the two concert dates to become better known in the US. That's how it is in Rock N Roll in 2023, people would rather pay $300+ for the 80 year old Stones or the 70+ year old Kiss than $30 for these young guys.🤘 🤘

[@Sev-wi6iz]

Hal-Ca isn’t a guitar player. She’s a Storyteller. She takes you on a journey.

[@firstborn174]

This girl is a star!

[@ranger_a6953]

Don't ignore the studio work from them. Well worth a listen.

[@Metallic_Gaijin_Hu]

These young musicians are insanely talented.

[@metal_lover]

Not too bad for a 16 y.o. high schooler on guitar who had homework to do after this set. The bassist at 17 has a custom made, only for him, 7 string bass thanks to ESP. His brother on drums has the job of keeping these 2 beasts in line and in check during every set. Hal-Ca, started guitar at 10 so this is with about 5/6 years of practice. The group have been together since she was 11 (not unusual for Japanese musicians) and they write, arrange and play their fusion of Metal, Hard Rock and Jazz. Only lately has Hal-Ca started singing as they were mainly an instrumental group. Try the SRV Scuttle Buttin played in a small Texas club when they were the same age as here, all of them get some shine time even the drummer, kzbin.info/www/bejne/eKWlkImojrGFl68. Best trio since Cream (1966-68) and frankly they will be better than them before they are done!! No ego wars, clean lifestyle, and total dedication to each and their craft guarantee that. I had the same reaction to Hal-Ca that I had when I saw Hendrix LIVE, just total awed disbelief.

[@phaeron]

The adorable Haruka/Hal-Ca started playing at the age of 10, when she got her first guitar for Christmas. At the time of this recording, she was 16, and iirc she wrote this song herself when she was 12. Numbers I find just as impressive as this song. A great story/journey from the first to the last second that puts quite a few blockbusters in the shade. 🔥🤘🏻 _____________________ _"Sometimes we laugh because we're sad or to hide our frustration"_ - from *Gacharic Spin* -「 I Wish I 」 🎶✨

[@boyzyu]

Hal-Ca (stage name of lead guitarist) was just 16 years old at the time of this video. Until today, I still feel astonished and awed when I utter that...

[@okkuオック]

The guitarist is 16 years old.🎸🎸🥁🥁🎤🎤🎶🎶🤘🤘

[@Wirmish]

Some Japanese bands, old and new. Take your pick: BAND-MAID [All their songs... really!], LOVEBITES [Break the Wall, Raise some Hell, and all the other songs], BABYMETAL [All their songs, because they are all different], MAXIMUM THE HORMONE [Yoshu Fukushu], DEXCORE [Earthworm], CROSSFAITH [Catastrophe], SiM [Killing Me], NINGEN ISU [Heartless Scat], UNLUCKY MORPHEUS [Black Pentagram], YOUSEI TEIKOKU [Astral Dogma, Patriot Anthem (Live)] and their other band: DenKare [Detonator], COLDRAIN [Die Tomorrow], CRYSTAL LAKE [The Circle], GIVEN BY THE FLAMES [Ronove], LONESOME_BLUE [Face the Fear], ANGRY FROG REBIRTH [2Step Syndrome], SILENTLY SHOOTING TRAITORS [Manipulate], ALDIOUS [Dominator], TRiDENT [Ambivalent, Spoopy, ...], BRIDEAR [Light in the Dark], CINQ ELEMENT [Destiny], MARY'S BLOOD [Marionette], GRAUPEL [Bereavement], DOLL$BOXX [Take my Chance], SOKONINARU [Tenohira De Odoru], HELLO SLEEPWALKERS [Flying Saucer], TELECiDE [Tied up Memories], NEKO [Ghost on a Record], MARDELAS [G-Metal], MERGINGMOON [Greyen], ROTTENGRAFFTY [Hallelujah], JILUKA [Mephisto, Overkill], BROKEN BY THE SCREAM [Emotion Cross-Counter], FATE GEAR [Unbreakable Wings], LYNCH [Devil], GACHARIC SPIN [Mindset], DIR EN GREY [Ningen wo Kaburu], X JAPAN [Kurenai], DAZZLE VISION [Second], DEVILOOF [Torture], JUPITER [My Enemy], NOKUTO [Life of Desire], GALNERYUS [Angel of Salvation], SAISEIGA [Ride On], BLOOD STAIN CHILD [Del-Sol], NEMOPHILA [Rise, Hypnosis], DADAROMA [Lucid Dream], JILUKA [Overkill, or Lluvia], HANABIE [We Love Sweets], A CROWD OF REBELLION [Re:Create of the Re:d], PALEDUSK [Area PD], POLKADOT STINGRAY [any song], MUTANT MONSTERS [Abnormal], BLACKLAB [Insanity], ASTERISM [Fiction, Rising Moon, Unravel, or Church], NOISEMAKER [Hunter or Prey], BiSH [The Night When Stars Twinkle], SCANDAL [A.M.D.K.J.], DEEP GIRL [I kill], Mrs. GREEN APPLE [Inferno], BRATS [Doudatte Yokatta], THE ORAL CIGARETTES [Frenzy Hey Kids!!], GIRUGAMESH [Drain], LiLiHoLi [From Darkness to Light], THE DEVIL’S KILLING MERRY-GO-ROUND [Diabolos], OTOBOKE BEAVER [Love is Short], and many many more...

[@stand.and.deliver.5]

That really grabbed me in. I guess I have to add another Japanese band to my list. Don‘t now why have overlooked them until now? Thank you all for suggesting and reacting!

[@marting.h.9417]

Yes, Asterism is another outstanding Japanese rock band. Some people say that rock is not dead, it just moved to Japan. Another amazing Japanese instrumental rock band is D_Drive (I recommend their live studio version of "Unkind rain", from their KZbin official channel).

[@pattymeals2395]

Hal-ca made me believe in guitar heroes again.

[@PaleHorseShabuShabu]

It never gets old listening to this trio. Miyu (pronounced "mee - yoo"), the bass player, has three main basses that I've seen him use. There's the seven-string monster you see here, a five string, and a four string with a bar on it, all three made by ESP. Back on June 2, he posted on Instagram him perfectly covering part of Vah Halen's "Eruption" on that four string. When EVH passed, Asterism covered "Jump" and arranged it in a brilliant way where Miyu nearly steals the show.

[@BulletProofSoul1029]

It's incredible seeing a 16 year old have an almost Steve Vai mastery of the guitar (I say almost because Vai's been playing for over 50 yrs and is still pioneering techniques). Hal-Ca has his ability to pull out and manipulate any note she wants from the instrument. The talent level of these young Japanese kids is truly amazing!

[@stevegee218]

Her big influence is Akira Takasaki of the band Loudness. He has been a major influence on many guitar players in the East.

[@BulletProofSoul1029]

@@stevegee218 I know who he is. Been listening to Loudness since "Crazy Nights" came out.

[@lovebitesbrasilfans]

❤ASTERISM.

[@zabriabubakar5982]

She's got all the world class guitars soloist fingers......🙌 Next songs Church, Rising Moon, Blaze, Gunfire, cover songs Jump(VH), Judas Priest, The Trooper(Iron Maiden), Scuttle Buttin(SRV)

[@22KaTsh]

XYZ (Rush) 🤩

[@obud3777]

HARUKA!!! 🎸🔥🤘

[@aaronleesgbclieutenant]

Wait till you hear Blaze, Gunfire and Church bro 🤘🤘🤘

[@billb.5183]

They've been rocking on stage since middle school. I'm pretty sure they're only in high school here. They are crazy talented.

[@markvader8083]

I saw a Japanese music tv show called J-MELLO & Asterism was one of the guests that day. The announcer asked Haruka how she got to be so good playing guitar. Haruka replied that once she learns a new song, she will then turn off all the lights & play it in the dark, if she makes a mistake she will start over again. Asterism Rocks! I only hope to be able to see them live someday...

[@lito6242]

I’m so glad that you finally react to Asterism… all three of them are incredible musicians… in my opinion… they are the hidden gems of Japanese metal music… I also would like to recommend a song called “Gunfire “ Live in Studio kzbin.info/www/bejne/pGeyi4V-dtWhabc

[@angelkiller]

Just discovered this band through this reaction😂. Holy F*ck. Going through their videos and saw they had studio sessions. Just watched “Gunfire”. Wow.

[@ivanthenuke9995]

First time I heard that song, I knew that it was one of the best pieces of music I had ever heard. I listen to it whenever I work out which is several times a week. and it never gets old.

[@AngelLWJ]

One of the best 3 piece bands, all three of them are very young and top level talent, I recommend 《church》 live in studio as the next!🤘🏻🔥

[@TheCyberMantis]

Hal-Ca is a prodigy. That word gets tossed around a lot, but she is. Another one is Li-sa-X.

[@stevekane4922]

Sokoninaru is another incredible Japanese 3 piece. Incredible female bassist Misaki. Other three are amazing too.

[@hiawatha.g]

Congratulations on finding the best new power trio since (in my opinion) Cream. They are an instrumental power trio from Fukuoka, Japan. They consist of: Haruka Noma, guitars (“HAL-CA”) Miyu Yoshinaka, bass Mio Yoshinaka, drums They were formed in 2014 when Noma was 11 and the brothers were 12 and 14 respectively. They were all playing at a talent fair for young musicians in their hometown, when one of the music scouts noticed them, had a hunch and suggested they play together. Most of their current youtube catalogue is fan-made live video footage, much of it at the Hard Rock Café in Fukuoka. There are also a few clips from their one tour in the U.S., when they played Austin and Los Angeles. From the start, they have written most of their own music, covering a wide range of styles. The brothers bring a lot of jazz and funk ideas into their playing. Miyu plays 4,5 and 7-string basses, which are co-lead instruments in his hands. They are all phenomenal talents, but the big draw has been Noma, known by her first name Haruka or by her stage name Hal-Ca. She has been likened to a reincarnation of Jimi Hendrix and Stevie Ray Vaughan, with bits of Joe Satriani, Nuno Bettencourt and Akira Takasaki, among others, thrown in. Even in the Japanese scene, with its overload of extraordinarily technical instrumentalists, she stands out. She also writes most of the band’s music. You dove right into the deep end with this one. Other great clips are: “Rising Moon” (their first professional MV): kzbin.info/www/bejne/f5fbfpxmd91nrpI “Blaze” (Live): kzbin.info/www/bejne/a2KzqZ6mbdF6d9U “Light in the Darkness” (Live): kzbin.info/www/bejne/h6Hbf5aQpLOdjLc “Yunagi” (Studio live): kzbin.info/www/bejne/bnzNn6egpdOhbbc “Day 26” (Studio live) kzbin.info/www/bejne/bKLGqYhjp86endU To see Haruka practicing at home, these are fun: “Practice Homework”: kzbin.info/www/bejne/lXfQanV4rNicntk kzbin.info/www/bejne/gYHUoadtpd12pbM kzbin.info/www/bejne/moHZdHp-i8hneZI kzbin.info/www/bejne/gKWzkKJol7SdrKM kzbin.info/www/bejne/gJqyloKtlL6tg7s kzbin.info/www/bejne/bHLSh4ejfL90iZI kzbin.info/www/bejne/gJWUlaqvaJujpbc kzbin.info/www/bejne/pqW3nmWBhLynldk kzbin.info/www/bejne/oHenpKajhtOhabs kzbin.info/www/bejne/pYOqq4KmYtx5qpY

[@sixtofive]

Glad you finally checked them out, and don't worry there are plenty more gems to enjoy!

[@metalmark1214]

I've heard of the band, but never gave them a listen. Feel free to do more, I'm definitely interested.

[@surfingasongwave]

Merriam-Webster says: as·​ter·​ism ˈa-stə-ˌri-zəm 1a : a group of stars that form a pattern in the night sky 1b : a small group of stars

[@brianchar-bow3273]

Hal-ca is a singer-songwriter guitarist.　 She is a three-in-one performer. In addition to that, she can play bass, keyboards, drums, and dance if she wants to.

[@brianchar-bow3273]

@ASTERNAUT9 She is multi-talented and, above all, naturally smart. She has the ability to judge situations and has the guts to be a stage MC.

[@parisiennemoonlight6650]

It feels like Kerry King + Ric Steiner( Pro Wrestler) mixed into one person reacting to Japanese teenage musical maverick.

[@YesYouCANPlayGuitar]

Thank you, I appreciate this but I look at it more like Alex Skolnick (Testament) and Rick's brother Scott, Big Poppa Pump mixed into one......

[@CaffeineNightOwl]

they all are something else. very special. my first listening/seeing the band was with their "light in the darkness" live, recorded on march 2nd, 2019. kzbin.info/www/bejne/h6Hbf5aQpLOdjLc guitarist HAL-CA, real name haruka noma, was born nov 23rd 2002, she was sixteen, when this was recorded. the boys were one or two years older. I was in disbelief about the talent, that this band has.

[@christiancouvidou4777]

✨HAL-CA: YAMAHA PACIFICA 611 VFM 🎸YAMAHA REVSTAR 🔥Custom bridges and whammy bars🤘 ✨MIYU: 7 string custom ESP GUITARS 🔥4 and 5 string E-II STREAM 🤘

[@therealandrecorbin4050]

Awesome, old school metal church vibe

[@Double_J_48629]

ngl, that bass solo always gives me some serious Chris Squire (YES) vibes .... i could soak in that sound all day.

[@UltraHD.7]

Was that a little tear you were wiping away at the end of the song? Don't worry, that happened to all of us at some point when listening to ASTERISM. This band oozes talent in any way possible and Haruka (Hal-Ca) is my favorite guitar player in the world, regardless of gender or age. Next try "Church", thanks 🤘🏻🙂

[@UltraHD.7]

@ASTERNAUT9 I absolutely see no conflict in that 🤷🏻‍♂️😉

[@valentin9650]

one of the best songs ever played

[@LongStroke01]

Today they played live from the sidewalk on Venice beach California... How cool is that?

[@Wirmish]

[@ggloersen1333]

Whenever you think you're doing great things, a tiny Japanese girl steps up and outshine you...

[@keshanizm]

Asterism 🔥🔥🔥❤

[@alastairmcintyre4752]

There are prodigies and then there's Hal-Ca ! She TRULY makes her guitar sing . TBH although I much prefer watching live performances unfortunately Asterism's live videos tend to be fan shot and the sound is often rubbish ( this is probably the best one ) I'd recommend the studio versions of - " CHURCH " & " RISING MOON " - completely different but both brilliant

[@LongStroke01]

She was still 15 in this video... BTW Tina S is back after going missing for 6 years for all of you guitar fanatics.

[@Wirmish]

*_TINA !_*

[@spinnymathingy3149]

Whilst you’re in Japan a couple of suggestions for outstanding guitar, please take a look at SOKONINARU and NINGUN ISU, you won’t be disappointed 👍🇦🇺🤘

[@Ed7501]

Reminds me of Polyphia a bit. But heavier.

[@HellMac]

An instrumental is great when you don't need a singer to hear the lyrics.

[@Oldmarty]

Nice reaction. What I do not understand how you can talk about the hair of the musician after such a song. Was that supposed to distract from the fact that she might be more talented than you? One sentence about the drummer, 2 each about the bassist and guitarist. But more about hair and how hard it is to play in a three-piece band. In general, I hear very rarely in the so-called professionals (musicians, music teachers) a wow, so I would also like to play / sing / compose. Übersetzt mit DeepL

[@maritzaaguirre8280]

Haruka is not My favorite female guitarist... but for God's sake, she gets better everyday.👍

[@Intensive-Care]

She is becoming more and more out of reach for other guitarists every day. Hal-Ca is the pinnacle of guitar skill and talent)

[@Intensive-Care]

@ASTERNAUT9 Absolutely right.

[@Intensive-Care]

Hal-Ca is a guitarist from God. This is as clear as the sun on a cloudless day. Listen to the Guernica album. It's a masterpiece.

[@maidsandmuses]

One of my favourite J-Rock bands. HAL-CA (Haruka Noma) on guitar, MIYU (Miyu Yoshinaka) on bass, and MIO (Mio Yoshinaka) on drums (Mio & Miyu are brothers). HAL-CA and MIYU are obviously exceptional at what they do, but a big shout out to MIO on drums as well; he easily gets overlooked with guitar and bass playing like this, but he always does a very solid job holding it all together. All three were talented at a very young age, but looking at ASTERISM's progression over time I would say I am most impressed with how much MIO has improved, his creative drum skills have really come to the fore in their later songs. If you like progressive material you should check out their live in studio songs "Church", "Gunfire" etc. from the Guernica album.