0.8syooogeki, or 0.8秒と衝撃。 to give them their non-Romanised name, or 0.8 Seconds And Shock to give them their Google Translate name, are a duo from Tokyo formed in 2008 by model JM and Tokyo FM presenter Tadaomi Tōyama. The pair released their debut album, ‘Zoo & Lennon’, the following year via Evol/Actwise. The follow-up, ‘Ichi-bō Ni-bō San-bō Yon-bō Go-bō Roku-bō, Tōyō no Techno’ (‘Blast 1 Blast 2 Blast 3 Blast 4 Blast 5 Blast 6, Far East Techno’) was released in Japan in May this year.
Despite the mention of techno in the title of that latest album, they actually play a form of hybrid punk with strong pop sensibilities. Their recordings are seemingly created by throwing as much as possible at the songs and hoping it somehow all fits together. And somehow that process actually works, ‘…Far East Techno’ (available outside Japan from HearJapan) is a really good album. It benefits greatly from being completely over the top and totally unlike anything coming out of Western indie circles at the moment (or ever, really). It’s just endless amounts of fun, as you can see from the video for lead single ‘Machizo.Machiko.Hakai’ (something about kids destroying the city), which you can watch below.
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