The Birth of Shibuya-kei: Pizzicato Five and Flipper's Guitar

[@orange_glider]

Hey everyone, first off thank you so much for the kind words in the comments it means the most, and for any new comers I hope you enjoy the content too! ❤ I've also started making Spotify playlists with all the songs used in my videos so please feel free to check it out here: open.spotify.com/playlist/1v818FR8BMg0Hmsca1vq7y

[@MrDaiohAzu]

I'm so glad there are more people talking about SHibuya Kei. Thx for your work man

[@orange_glider]

much love!!

[@darabbitz]

i hope shibuya kei doesnt get infected by normies...

[@MrDaiohAzu]

@@darabbitz baaah i don't care honestly. If normie shills can listen to some good stuff for once, the better it is for them.

[@darabbitz]

@@MrDaiohAzu wow you clearly have no love for the culture man :/

[@darabbitz]

@@MrDaiohAzu wow you clearly have no love for the culture man :/

[@poweroffriendship2.0]

"Sweet Soul Revue" by Pizzicato Five was such a big hit in the Philippines back then, all thanks to the _Ranma 1/2_ and surprisingly, that song still hits the radio to this day (alongside with Go Go Dancer). For me (as someone who is a sucker to bossa nova and jazz music), Pizzicato Five is the reason why I got introduced to Shibuya Kei/Picopop genre and got me searching deeper into their discography.

[@MrDaiohAzu]

I just finished the video now, and goddamn man... What an insane amount of work. The obscure blog declarations, the sample usage and comparisons. That was some excellent job, and it must have been a very difficult video to make. Congrats and thx. Also, I learnt that Ozawa Kenji and Cornelius, 2 artists that i've been listening for a while, were parts of the band that basically was the Shibuya Kei-pionneer... It's funny considering how often it crossed my mind that these 2 artists "could have produced music for Katamari games, somehow". Well, it's not the case. But considering Katamari is basically a SHibuya Kei anthology, i guess i wasn't that far from the truth with that thought lol. I really love how everything is "connected" to some extent in that musical indie japanese electro-pop-rock-bossa scene.

[@orange_glider]

Haha this video was defs was one of the trickest to finish but im glad youve enjoyed it, I really appreciate the kind words ❤!! and i totally agree its quite crazy how niche but deep rooted the genre is across alot of japanese much and how much of a role its had on other media too, i swear during research on these vids i always find the unexpected lol

[@Kefirdime]

Been listening to shibuya kei for most of my youth and late childhood, and i am so happy to see more videos exploring the balm like music genre.

[@Kefirdime]

i love pizzicato's bass

[@sunnys-knife]

I’m a huge shibuya-kei fan and I’m so glad to see it being talked about more. It’s such a beautiful underrated genre. I recommend one shibuya-kei band called Pictogram Color, as they are extremely underrated and I love their self-titled album. However, there’s barely any info on them online. I hope your channel continues to grow!

[@sashaanauo]

ahhh yay!! i remember asking for coverage on pizzicato five a few months ago when i first found your channel!! thank u for ur high production and quality content

[@orange_glider]

always a pleasure and i remember your comment haha thank you so much! ❤

[@pizzzicato]

heavily inspired by p5 when i was 15 and choosing an username to use across all social media platforms. still remember back then i thought they were so unique and cool

[@coyoteseatoranges]

I love it when you upload, it gives me something to watch about my favorite music when I'm not doing much. Thank you for the great videos!

[@orange_glider]

My absolute pleasure! It really means the world to hear that thank you ❤

[@tylapi]

im so happy to see such high quality video about shibuya-kei. thank you. btw p5 s the audrey hepburn complex is such a bop and the music video is immaculate too

[@coazop]

Loving all your videos! Who knew the history of Shibuya-kei was so interesting. Have you thought of creating a discord server for people to gather and share information? Could be cool. Personally, I have a lot of unanswered questions about a bunch of artists and it might be helpful to have a place where an active community can gather to share and talk Shibuya-kei.❤️

[@mailsprower1]

I have been blindly listening to Japanese music for a long time now, but recently I started to dig deeper beyond whatever get tagged as "J-rock". Shibuya-kei is a genre that kept popping up and catching my attention, but eluded a clear definition. I actually came into it from a band called Serani Poji, as they contributed to this relatively obscure Dreamcast game called ROOMMANIA#203, and I'm a video game music nerd. I can't say the genre is my vibe in general, but it has a special taste that fills a certain niche and creates a unique mood. I watched all of your videos when I found your channel last week! Now I see there is much stories and a cultural background behind the genre, so I appreciate it more. Looking at this video, I can tell that your production skills are also getting sharper. This editing is snappy, and I was particularly impressed by the parallel musical analogies. It is obvious that this series comes from your honest love for the scene, and you're doing well by educating us about good music and where it comes from. Thank you for making these, and keep it up! I would gladly see your takes on more corners of Japanese stuff, or whatever you feel like.

[@orange_glider]

Thank you so much for the kind words and support seriously, it goes a long way ❤️ Oh id love to tap into other Japanese genres and would love to hear any suggestions you may have especially VGM would be fun to deep dive into since a lot of shibuyakei kei and video games do go hand in hand like katamari, beat mania and so on :D Ps. Mannnnn the story of Serani Poji was super interesting to me too as I’m a big VGM fan too, been wanting to try out ROOMMANIA because of it haha!

[@restlessmyth]

wake up orange glider uploaded!!! i appreciate your videos so much the research must be insane considering how obscure most shibuya kei bands are. keep up the amazing work!! :-]

[@orange_glider]

Thank you so much ❤️ !!! The research is forsure the fun but tricky part since there’s always little crumbs and clues you find along the way

[@JR-iy6hy]

the second i hear the singer from flippers guitar, it instantly reminded me of "we love katamari". my favorite song from the game is "angel rain" 😌

[@Beaka4]

what a great video! I always wanted to know more about Japanese music, I discovered your channel through the plus tech squeeze box video, I was very happy to know that there were still fans of that band, your content is great and very well done do you know about Qypthone or PINE*am? I've never seen many people talk about it, it would be a cool idea for a video

[@orange_glider]

Hey much love so glad you enjoy the videos!! I'm familiar with Qypthone they are my go to when at work haha so I would looove to do a deep dive on them soon :D

[@nickthenang]

Probably one of the most important channels currently on KZbin

[@sisterbarbershop]

thxx for your video :) i love both bands

[@maria-rr1nh]

omgg yeees!! ty for the video!!

[@DeletedMusic]

Would love to see you do a video on Supercar! 90's-early 2000's j-rock band that dabbled in shoegaze and electronic pop with some crazy cool music videos. No one has yet to make a video essay about them

[@orange_glider]

yooo quickly peeped their track lucky and hoooly, man thank you i need to go into them soon

[@DeletedMusic]

@@orange_glider Yesss! I love their albums Highvision and Futurama as well

[@microdisneycal]

you're in luck! this podcast has an entire episode on them! kzbin.info/www/bejne/j2SWl3V3rZ1jeNU

[@kneesockslength]

Please, make a Spotify Playlist for every video. Include all the songs mentioned in each videos.

[@orange_glider]

yess thanks for reminding me, I'll do that and ill put it up as a community post so keep an eye out for that :D

[@danishcookies]

Love me some P5

[@lintangaditya9541]

Not particularly shibuya-kei but can you make a video on Cibo Matto? They are my gateway on japanese indie music and also one of my favorites. Great video as always anyway!

[@deancluley9483]

Great vid! Would love to see a vid on On Penelope if you know anything about them

[@lintangaditya9541]

Doctor Head's World Tower is my most played album outside any streaming service, and i dont think they will be there any time soon considering that amount of sampling

[@Reverses-xz8hz]

cool video about shibuya-kei,could I upload this video to Bilibili (one of the biggest video site in China) with your channel tagged? (Love how well-made this video is!❤)

[@orange_glider]

Hey thank you! Yes Ofcoarse as long as I am tagged :D

[@noep8043]

Can you talk about FPM and Towa tei?