(⊙ө⊙) Tricot 'INAI' いない Σ( °o°) | Multi-Musician Reaction + Analysis

[@WavePotter]

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[@keithsowerby8179]

Tricot have been going about 10 years now - started a little more Pop punk, but developed into the most noticeable band in Japan’s large Math Rock scene (I think you have checked out Sokinanaru who are math with their originals, but less so with their covers). Earlier - back into the 90s Math often crossed over with the Noise scene - see Ruins and the grandfather of Japanese Math/alternative rock - Tatsuya Yoshida.

[@jtdg5849]

Ahh yes, Math rock. You might swing down to Taiwan for Elephant Gym. Not exactly intentionally making weird sounds just for making weird sounds, but ya gotta love the bass player. There are other version of Finger floating around YT, but I always seem to come back to this older one. kzbin.info/www/bejne/qZLGlKtrmbmggbc I've told my wife, next trip back to Taiwan has to be scheduled with seeing them live.

[@stevehall5128]

Upvote for Elephant Gym, they're great.

[@2abug]

It’s great to see some tricot here. Their new songs sound very good. This one is my favorite but their newest one called “Summer Night Town” is great too. Thanks Wave

[@jonasw3945]

YAAAAH Tricot, my favorite band. The band is known for using a lot of odd time signatures, like a lot. and time changes everywhere. What makes them good is that they actually have good catchy melodies on top of the weirdest time signatures lol

[@WavePotter]

That’s awesome! They’re so freaking cool!

[@jonasw3945]

@@WavePotter Yeah and they are an awesome live band, I had one of the best live experiences in my life in one of their lives

[@WavePotter]

@@jonasw3945 You saw them? That’s awesome! When and where??

[@jonasw3945]

@@WavePotter Saw them in 2015 at the Bootleg Theater in LA, they did a lot of tours before and after than. One of them was a big tour with Chon and Polyphia (two famous Prog and math rock bands)

[@VegetaRabbit]

tricot always has amazing drummers, the original drummer Komaki (long hair) was awesome and the new guy Yoshida (short hair) is also incredible. In between the two, they brought in Miyoko Yamaguchi (also amazing) to fill in on some tours they had scheduled when Komaki left. She used to drum for Detroit7 and is now the drummer for BimBamBoom. Miyoko is my second favorite Japanese drummer behind Akane. If you check out BimBamBoom Jam 2/5 sessions you'll get to see her drum skills in action.

[@WavePotter]

If your favorite drummer is Akane, that makes me very curious about Miyoko! Thanks for sharing!

[@VegetaRabbit]

@@WavePotter She has her own drum school in Tokyo. Don't let her age fool you, this lady can drum. Miyoko with tricot (plus 4 more drummers in a crazy jam session) kzbin.info/www/bejne/fJbXpI2iptKfja8 BimBamBoom Drums + Guitar kzbin.info/www/bejne/rGKolqqjl9d8rdU BimBamBoom Drums + Bass kzbin.info/www/bejne/lXK9mHemoqqpmqM In her younger days with Detroit7 kzbin.info/www/bejne/jmfQlXpsZrhqoLM

[@dearkazuscorner2549]

@@VegetaRabbit hey man, any idea what's Komaki up to these days? I know he has recorded as a supporting drummer for a few bands but I wish he was in a band. He's just too good!! kzbin.info/www/bejne/n2XJh3WapLJ-h5o

[@VegetaRabbit]

@@dearkazuscorner2549 Sorry, I don't know where he went. He left big shoes to fill when he left. Mastering tricot's math rock style with complex rhythms, changing time signatures and tempos, means any band would be lucky to snag him. Thanks for the link to the drum cam.

[@plume...]

I'm lucky enough to have seen them live when they played in Wales in a tiny club a few years ago. They were fucking amazing.

[@PaulEngineer]

Yes! Wave on board with both Tricot and Sokoninaru. Just need to throw in some 88Kasyo Junrei. More transitions and time signatures than you can count coming your way. And the Wave-smile was noted.

[@dearkazuscorner2549]

Fuck, forgot about them in my suggestions lol!! Japan produces so many bands!

[@BytheNightNyans]

I've seen them live three times and they always absolutely kill it, such a great band. Their drumming has really evolved since Yoshida joined on drums he quickly became my favourite member of the band. 18 19 is my favourite newer song of theirs.

[@david_ii11]

Part of my brain enjoys solving puzzles and listening to music with unusual time signatures. If you want to hear something REALLY complicated listen to Tricot's song "Wabi-Sabi". I found a few othe bands that manage to combine complex rhythms and memorable melodies: JYOCHO, Cö shu nie, Haisuinonasa, Paranoid Void.

[@Gabor...hachi.juu_ichi]

Wow, just found this, why did I miss this reaction of yours Wave Potter?! .... Japanese math rock, yes! Been a long time fan of this scene and Tricot too and not a particularly popular "reaction-genre". All the bands mentioned by others in the comment but also we cannot talk about this scene without checking out the band Toe. You as a drummer would particularly appreciate it.

[@ral8452]

ELEPHANT GYM -- SHOULD BE NEXT ???

[@madformo928]

Great reaction video! Such a wild and surprising song.

[@Greg-om2hb]

“Tricot (pronounced the-ko/tree-ko) comes from the French verb tricoter, meaning to knit. Tricot fabric has a unique zigzag weave that is textured on one side and smooth on the other. This allows the fabric to be soft and also very sturdy for activewear.” This duality makes Tricot an appropriate name for this band.

[@excessivegrot2643]

とりこ, or toriko, means captive or prisoner in Japanese and is the source of the name. I’m not sure how intentional the french knitting connection is, whether a deliberate pun or not

[@meskrix193]

@@excessivegrot2643 "toriko" is the way Japanese pronounce it. I'm sure they really put "tricot" as their band name

[@philcalvino884]

I think there's some overlap between Band-Maid and Tricot fans, and I'm one of them. Band-Maid hits me in all my rock feels and Tricot checks all the experimental alty boxes. I dislike the term "math rock" but accept it. For the longest time I kept bands who were branded as "math rock" at arms length because I hate math. 🙂

[@Space_Ranger]

I think you are first Tricot reactor I've seen that didn't got WTF?! Not in a good way either lol. You actually went into it with a smile!

[@bosprocket]

of course they can play it live!

[@JuanSan66]

Nice!, you have found Tricot. So underated. Between math and prog rock. Actually there is nothing you cannot find in Japan. Wanna some 70s psicodelic vibes? Try Glim Spanky, another awesome band. Try their song [愚か者たち] 😉 you know Hiragana I don´t need to translate, I´m sure you will be amazed.

[@PaulEngineer]

Yes, another vote for some Glim Spanky!

[@gradypatterson1948]

They start with the 6/8, then switch to 3/4, as you note - but then use a two bar ritardando dropping the tempo *lots* - then come back with the original tempo, but as a nearly-punk 2/4 for the chorus :-) I think it is a brilliant way to manage the potentially jarring shift.

[@jimpollock8303]

..... pretty much any Tricot is good Tricot. Although they tear it up in a big venue, it's also cool to watch them do a live in-studio session, like the one they did for Audiotree -- you can really see them playing.

[@tinyhato]

Wow, unattributed has great taste. First Sokoninaru, now Tricot? That's 2 of my top 3 Japanese bands.

[@WavePotter]

I wonder who the other one is....... 😶😁

[@keithsowerby8179]

@@WavePotter Hopefully 88KASYO Junrei - that would make. Holy Trinity

[@cepho8349]

Great reaction. tricot are pretty underrated.

[@fikriharswa1429]

Sokoninaru and Tricot are my favourite Japanese band, third is Band maid. My taste is more on chaotic side so i like them more than band maid. You'll find new stuff after listen to math prog music over and over again

[@EchoOfPharos]

If I remember correctly, they tend not identify as math rock. They just make music and it happens to come out that way. They don't set out to intentionally make math rock. Also, the lead singer does a lot collaborations with other bands

[@EchoOfPharos]

Genie high is the name of the other band she is in!

[@hiawatha.g]

Cool that you got to Tricot. One of the best math-rock/post-rock bands in Japan. Kudos to @unattributed for the suggestion. I actually suggested another Tricot song a long time ago--kzbin.info/www/bejne/hpClkHqXodh9qKc You should check it out. For a long time they were all female, though the current drummer is a dude. There is one commenter who has made it a mission to count all the time changes in their songs--it's really hard.

[@RalphBellairs]

Any reaction channel that discovers my favourite band gets a "Like & Subscribe"! The 3 ladies in Tricot (tree-co) have been playing together for over 10 years and I think it shows in how tight they are live. Add in an exceptional drummer 5 years ago and the whole is more than the sum of its parts! They are playing the UK this coming spring, so I'm hoping to see them live if Covid doesn't intervene.

[@MDENZ_]

Can you react to an artist that you’ve never heard of, Ez (Easy) Mil and his song Superly Real? I would like to hear your take on his music. He composed the song, mixed the track, played all the instruments including drum and guitars, sang lead and back up vocals. He’s a 23 y/o independent artist, but he put this together when he was 20-21 y/o.

[@y.suzuki320]

👍👍👍 request SHOW- YA ・ EYE to EYE 👩👰🎸

[@dearkazuscorner2549]

the older drummer, Komaki, was even better imho

[@RahimRahmat]

Somehow, the word that creeps into my head, as I hear their song, is "dissonance". I have zero idea what I'm talking about, but somehow, that's the word in my head. To anyone able to resolve this for me, or at least tell me I'm an idiot, it'll be much appreciated and I will be much obliged.

[@WavePotter]

😂🤣 That got me good! I mean dissonance could apply to a lot of things technically. I’d say they are definitely playing some dissonant notes in this song, like when I talked about playing whatever they want. But also dissonance created by the changing time signatures. So I’d say you were right on man!

[@RahimRahmat]

@@WavePotter Cool. Now all I have to do is search up that word to know the meaning. I have no idea how that word even popped into my head.....

[@RahimRahmat]

By the way, just for the record, this band totally intrigues me. It takes a certain kind of brilliance to produce a song that does not follow the usual rules. I totally love that.