Uniqlock: Have Fun While Getting The Current Time

Let's Have Some Fun!!

          I found this really cool site today called Uniqlock. It a really cool Japanese site that I believe makes clothing, but the reason why I think it's cool has got nothing to with designer jeans. The site has this really unique flash based global clock that is set to music and highlighted by Japanese dancers. It's really quite mesmerizing. Have a look for yourself. I've embedded its video after the jump and also place a small version of it on the right hand side of the blog under the radio. Now, know what time it is in style!

Video Find!: Japan and Color

          I somehow found these three cool videos online just now. They're all Japanese with the last two being made my the same person (I think?). The first video, Loop Pool, by Daiki Aizawa is a short video that seem dream like with it's ambient music (which Aizawa also created) and cool visual. It's about the cycle or flow of life or food chain. The last two videos, Memory Player and Which Color Do You Choose For A Rainy Day?, are simpler that I just really the art direction and use color, which is sparingly, yet bold. Have a look.

Loop Pool

Memory Player

Which Color Do You Choose For A Rainy Day?

Oh My God!! Galaxy Express 999 Rereleased!!

     

          After God knows how long, Galaxy Express 999 and it's sequel Adieu Galaxy Express 999 have finally been given another American release with both Japanese and English voice! I'm so happy. These are two great films and deserve being watched whether or not you like anime. If you like film in general or a good heart wrenching story -- buy it. The are both cheap at only $17.99 each. No one knows how completely jacked I am right. I needed this. Amazon links below!

UPDATE 1 (7/26/11): Deepdisount.com is even cheaper with Galaxy Express 999 at $14.71 and Adieu Galaxy Express 999 at $11.99. Also, for those who don't know, Deepdisount.com has free standard shipping on all items and Amazon has free standard shipping on all orders exceeding $25.

UPDATE 2: Amazon lowered the price of Adieu Galaxy Express 999 from $17.99 to $16.99. Deepdisount.com still has the best deal.

Amazon links:
Buy Galaxy Express 999

Buy Adieu Galaxy Express 999

Deepdisount.com links:

Buy Galaxy Express 999

Buy Adieu Galaxy Express 999

          The creator is the one and only Leiji Matsumoto. Look him up if you don't know!

musica es musica: School Food Punishment

School Food Punishment

          School Food Punishment is a Japanese, post-rock, electronica band fronted by Yumi Uchimura. They were formed in 2004 by Uchimura and the current lineup includes Uchimura on guitar, Masayuki Hasuo on keyboard, Hideaki Yamasaki on bass, and Osamu Hidai on drums. The band’s music is characterized by Uchimura’s strong and passionate voice, Hasuo’s great keyboard work, as well as fast and furious guitar riffs and drumming. Their sound is almost always unique and interesting thanks to their use of genre blending. School Food Punishment is constantly mixing rock and pop together with electronica sounds that at times are ambient and at other times more glitch sounding (mostly this). School Food Punishment is a great band that makes great music and if you have the time definitely give them a listen.



Yumi Uchimura



          They are currently signed with Sony Music Japan's Epic Records Japan record label. To date they have released five albums, including EP’s: school food is good food (April 4, 2007), air feel, color swim (November 21, 2007), Riff-rain (December 10, 2008/January 14, 2009 ~ My personal favorite), amp-reflection (April 14, 2010), and Prog-Roid (July 13, 2011). Their single ‘futuristic imagination’ was used as the ending theme to the excellent Eden of the East anime. Light prayer was used as the main theme for the first movie, The King of Eden, and future nova/after laughter were used as the opening and ending themes of the next film, Paradise Lost, respectively.

Eden of the East (The King of Eden)

          I’ve provided a few songs and more pictures after the jump. 

Ganbare Nippon!

          By viewing this video, all proceeds will be donated to the victims of the Japan Earthquake and Tsunami. The donations collected will be reported on http://www.shueisha.co.jp/english as well as magazines published by Shueisha Inc.