Great Japanese bands

There are a LOT of bad japanese bands out there. With j-pop infesting the markets, it can give people the impression that there is no good musical taste whatsoever in the land of the rising sun. But fear not! Here is a short list of japanese bands that may make you think better of the scene in the far east.

Hip-Hop:
Dan the Automator

Noise:
Boredoms
Guitar Wolf
Melt-Banana

Punk:
Guitar Wolf
Shonen Knife

Electronic:
Boom Boom Satelites
Cornelius
Supercar
Buffalo Daughter

Lounge/Jazz:
Akira Terao
Tak Shindo
Fantastic Plastic Machine
Ikue Mori

Shoegaze/indie:
Asobi Sekusu

Pop:
Pizzicato five
5,6,7,8's
Sachi Migawa (look into the dachi record lable for a lot of japanese 60's pop)

Psychedelic:
Maher Shalal Hash Baz
Magical Power Mako
Acid mothers temple

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