Crazy Japanese Wolf Music
This was originally written as an email to some guys at work, so you’ll need to know that “Matrix” is an engine programmer and that “Debasser” is a fairly decent club in Stockholm.
Watching Matrix play Guitar Hero reminded me to listen to a CD I ordered a while back but that only arrived recently: Guitar Wolf – “Golden Black – The Best Of…”
Oh My God.
Why didn’t I listen to this sooner?
For those who don’t know much Japanese music Guitar Wolf are a fairly old Japanese “Jet Rock ‘n’ Roll” (to use their own term) band. I’ve known about them for ages but just never got around to listening to them.
Their music is insane. Basically it’s one or a couple of dudes with a raw Japanese voice screaming over two guitars, a bass and some drums. All recorded in the studio and mixed (from what I can tell) to sound like it is a shit bootleg. It has a 50s vibe in places, a Ramones thing on some tracks and is definitely Japanese. Their lyrics however are truly awesome in their simplicity:
(Translated from Japanese in places)
First verse from “Missile Me”:
Missile me with the missile rock
Baby Missile Me
Inject the explosion shock in my head
Baby Missile Me
Missile Me Missile You Missile Me Missile You
Missile Me Missile You
Fuck You
And the brilliant Murder By Rock ‘n Roll (whole song):
Rock ‘n Roll Rock ‘n Roll
Rock ‘n Roll Rock ‘n Roll
Murder by Rock ‘n Roll
!!
I’m so sad that I missed their gig at Debasser the other week. Something like this would be truly amazing to see live! If someone knows a good club that is known to play their music I will definitely be there! I am sure that it is eminently danceable (possibly when sufficiently drunk).
For anyone interested Guitar Wolf is actually fairly easy to buy from online music stores.