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9/13/2020

Awesome Ochinchins – thirteenwaystosaygoodbyetoyou (2019)



  • Noise rock 
  • Post-hardcore 
  • Post-metal 
  • Alternative rock 
  • Emo 
  • Shoegaze 

As it is well known Japan is a country of sonic contrasts – from the eclectic yet catchy mix of J-pop to the abrasive at times unbearable nature of Japanoise. Awesome Ochinchins stands somewhere in the middle though a bit more toward the latter named movement due to similarities with such noise rock legends as Fushitsusha, and Boredoms. One can hear excited layers of post-hardcore and bombastic emo vowels being backed up by alternate shapes and ibtensity of electric guitars full of frantic anxiety and unnerving state of mind. More silent moments borrow guitar touch from shoegaze (more concretely reminding of Loveless-era My Bloody Valentine). However, ultimately all of that feels to be neatly managed which could be considered simultaneously the plus and minus of this album. The loveable outing is a part of the discography of Nepiaporo Records.