EAST OF EDEN - EVOLVE - Ryan Mear Reacts

[@marting.h.9417]

Now there's no question that Japanese rock bands are taking the world by storm, especially female musicians. So much talent there. Again, rock is not dead, it just moved to Japan.

[@VegetaRabbit]

I love the vocalist. Who knew there was so much talent lurking in Mochi to Cheese.

[@bcdt1947]

Brilliant. Iconic women.

[@wampabites]

So in love with Akane... that bridge is one of the most hauntingly beautiful vocals I've ever heard. Spectacular first song for this supergroup! We all want more🤩 Doesn't hurt she's freakin' gorgeous too -- all of them are -- but my East of Eden's MVP, at least for now, is her (and I'm a big fan of Yuki, who isn't so easily dethroned in terms of talent spotlight and beauty😅)

[@yakidin63]

Here for Wakazaemon. She was in the Daisuke Kurosawa X-Japan project with Murata Tamu and the Maximum the Hormone project band plus toured recently in the US in Marty Friedmans band. Excellent bass player. Japan is the capitol of absolute gun musicians.Edit: The bands first live performance at Zepp Diver City on 8th October is already SOLD OUT. Its no wonder after listening to this song. What a great debut single

[@ricardo__jr]

I notice so many 70s influences in this song... Triunvirat, Uriah Heep, ELP ... Amazing!

[@NerdChannelBrasil]

I was really surprised that Yuki from D-drive (Gt) was in this project, she is a freaking monster on the guitar.

[@BulletProofSoul1029]

Wanna blow your mind, check out Yuki and Saki on the Shred Racers project. They got 2 songs together that I know of.

[@michaelthain4488]

Love this track, hope to hear more from them. All of them are top notch. Loved the violin and how can you go wrong with Yuki as your guitarist. Loved the bass from Wakazaemon, she has not long done a tour as Marty Friedman's bassist

[@guitarandy2406]

She's also been touring domestically with Ryuichi the singer from Luna Sea's solo project and is gonna be the support bassist for Koiai's first Japanese shows (Hazuki from Nemophila & Li-sa-X's new band), plus she was doing some session work with Tamu Murata the other day for a TV show (the hints left suggested it might be for Doraemon). To say she's in demand & been keeping herself busy is an understatement, but then I guess renting in Tokyo ain't cheap. Ayasa is one of a handful of Japanese violinists alongside Jill from Unlucky Morpheus that's equally as comfortable with rock & metal as she is with classical. She's previously performed as a featured soloist with orchestras and has a long track record with anime cover arrangements, having released four anisong cover albums to date. She typically plays a five string violin with an extra low C, which give her an extra 5th in range and is the same as the lowest note on a viola. I'm hopeful that this'll turn into a Doll$boxx calibre of side project, but with more regular output.

[@JK-tz6kk]

Wakazaemon was part of MTH's new band discovery bass winner a few years back. She just finished a US tour with Marty Friedmann. She is a hired gun traveling between projects, to include support for Koiai (Lisa-X, Hazuki, Kotono) on 10/14/2023 Shibuya Stream Hall with Kaneda Sato (drums). Po! Great reactions! 🦍🍌

[@RyanMear]

MTH's new band??

[@JK-tz6kk]

@@RyanMear MTH did, I think a TV series /search to discover new talent that emulated them, and it resulted in the band COLONANAMOLEMOMO. here's an MV - kzbin.info/www/bejne/q6Gkf6GjgqmSgJo&ab_channel=MTHOFFICIAL Po!

[@napodyna6981]

@@RyanMear It was 2019. MTH had "Rock Band Franchising Project Maximum the Hormone No. 2", and members were selected by an audition and formed Maximum the Hormone No. 2 Band called Coronana Moremomo. At this time, Murata Tamu and Nyango Star🤣 applied as drummers.

[@nobbynobbs207]

She is a part of the band, the drummer have "graduated", and the younger brother of MTH's bassist is the interim drummer (they released the last video with the original drummer). The band will disband after their concert February 16, next year.

[@rocotocloc]

There's so much talent in Japan that musicians can assemble an awesome band just because they want to try new things for fun lol I like it since the first listen, and it's still growing on me. Can wait to hear more of East of Eden and trying to figure it out what's their deal... it will be interesting for sure

[@DavidMISAMISAMISACook]

Wakazaemon Wakazaemon Wakazaemon!

[@hakosukar]

Truly amazing no matter how many times you hear it!!

[@Darkangl28]

Akane was in Mochi to Cheese, but it was just a little acoustic side project that lasted for a couple of years and only had one official single release. She was the main singer in the idol group Predia for 11 years until they ended in 2022. That was her main gig. She posted that she just finished recording for the album, so I guess we'll see a release in the next few months at some point.

[@jenniferread7562]

Love the violin.. wonderful

[@Lesca6]

Akanes voice is sooooo goood. I hope it doesnt stop at this one video. There is some magic there ;p

[@Taka_K-xw8bv]

She covers some J-pop songs. Although it's in Japanese, I think you'll enjoy her moving voice! www.youtube.com/@akaneminato2688

[@idatenidaten5548]

Unlucky Morpheus paved the way for us to instantly embrace this unique blend of heavy and violin-infused music. It's a nice breath of fresh air and I really enjoy them, but this makes me want more for the killer combination of Fuki and Jill! ❤🤘

[@RazvanMihaeanu]

8:21 Waka...kick!

[@DavidKAnderson]

Damn good chance this is my Song of the Year. I've probably listened to this a hundred times already.

[@mightydegu]

Absolutely love this song. It's superficially similar to Unlucky Morpheus, but also quite distinct from UM, being less power metal influenced IMO. This is their only released song so far, but they have the potential to be one of my top bands.

[@hiawatha.g]

Glad you got to this (finally!)--I was pretty sure you would love it. The Japanese rock scene is simply on fire.

[@CaffeineNightOwl]

I know it´s a supergroup. love the bass. I follow bassplayer wakazaemon, since I´ve heard her together with daisuke and tamu years ago.. they all are masters. but nonetheless, first song on that level? I hope this band/project stays together for a long time.

[@gku8744]

There was a short clip of her on a Davie504 KZbin.

[@EnergeticxCheese]

I’m glad to finally see some left-handed representation in bands

[@realdocloco]

And you can clearly hear Mao's shadow all over that song (composer for Lovebites, Lonesome_blue and co-composer here). They'll soon have concerts, so they probably have an album ready too. For me, the biggest surprise here is Akane's voice - she definitly grew up as a singer since the Mochi To Cheese days! I had no doubts the four musicians would be awesome (I knew them before) but she's the cherry on the cake.

[@waterwalker9600]

Excited to see what's next for this line-up. 🤘😁🤘

[@michelm.6033]

Only one song released and they cracked my personal top 10! I need not want more. ❤️🇯🇵

[@Mogis2011]

This is a really cool blend of styles. I can't wait to hear more from them to see where they take the music.

[@wash12]

Nice reaction mate, I hope this band continues, loving what I’m hearing so far. Have a great day.

[@PaulEngineer]

Think about what sort of music Mochi To Cheese _could_ have been playing!

[@RobinC63]

Well, we have the duo Miyako and Midori in Lovebites and now we have the duo of Ayasa and Yuki. Life is good! 👍

[@JIRO-FX3150]

Bassist Wakazaemon seems to have performed at Martin Adam Friedman's 2023 concert.

[@deacon45]

Wow! Love me some rock and roll violin!

[@PENTA_pischner]

Really nice debut song of East of Eden ❤‍🔥 i like the recurring violine theme through the song. i am so happy for Ayasa that she gathered artist for that new project/band.

[@zelbinian]

I'm glad you said what you said about the sound blending to be its own thing. Whenever I hear power metal lurking in something the power metal is sometimes all I hear. You know what I mean, coconut boy.

[@AngelLWJ]

Great song! I love violin with metal, Unlucky Morpheus is a good example🤘🏻

[@JuanSan66]

This is an amazing band. No doubt it is worth keeping an eye on them and following them closely. Good job!

[@ericifune5543]

Love Ayasa. When was the last time a violin riff got stuck in your head?

[@Sigurd_55]

anytime I listen to Morfonica. oh wait.. 😂

[@f.hegerfeldt128]

Only from a game. Tales of xillia Mila's Battle them when you played her as your story choice. But that's 10 years old now

[@killermonjero]

Loved it, but loving it makes me feel like I'm cheating on my favorite Japanese supergroup, Nemophila.

[@PaulEngineer]

UK getting an international release in February 2024!

[@sixtofive]

The only downside I can possibly see to this project is that it might mean the end for Lonesome Blue. Apart from that, I absolutely love it!

[@davegalea6689]

Please check out another Brilliant New Japanese band called THE STEREOGANG

[@RazvanMihaeanu]

8:51 to the end (repetead thru)... Megadeth - "Back in the day" galloping....kinda.

[@pulp-tx6lq]

Mincho is a big fan of Yuki

[@thomasrotweiler]

I doubt they randomly met up in a pub and decided to form a band. I strongly suspect a producer had some tunes they wanted a group to perform and managed to recruit a line-up to record them.

[@PENTA_pischner]

I think it's a mix of both. Ayasa (Violin) had a feat. on a Lonesome_blue song. Mizuki (Dr. Lonesome_blue) played with Ayasa also in other gigs (you can find vids of Nowise this year). Also Ayasa had some gigs with Asami (Vo. Lovebites). And Mao is a composer of songs for all this groups. So i believe Ayasa started the project but used the network to form it.

[@nobbynobbs207]

Ayasa is the producer.@@PENTA_pischner

[@danhague9442]

Akane’s long-time producer. Financed by her agency.

[@danieltull9583]

If Wagner was still alive he would love this.

[@bach-kw8vx]

ARIGATO for the good choice. Please watch the other bands. " SAKURA SAKURA " by VALKYRIE ZERO. This band is thrash metal band. They were active from 1985 to 1989. They got back together again at 2015. Their sound is so brutal and speedy.

[@Greish-esquire]

😁

[@niiru4336]

Musically great, but you hit the nail on the head with the vocals. There's a lot of bands I can't listen to because I can't get past the singer.

[@JWPanimation]

Lisa-X made a huge mistake letting Rina go. The new singer for KOIAI is pretty and can dance, but IMHO the music has really taken a step back.

[@RyanMear]

I disagree.

[@JWPanimation]

@@RyanMear Of course you are entitled. But can you argue that Kotono is a better vocalist? That's my argument.

[@dennismitchell9500]

Custom 5 string violin.

[@lebenswasser4224]

East of Eden was a Folk/ progrock band in the 70´s. What is this? Pls girls, change your name.

[@RyanMear]

Why?

[@lebenswasser4224]

@@RyanMear because the names QUEEN or BEATLES sounds better.