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Posted: Tue Jan 12, 2010 11:30 am Post subject: Monkey Majik
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Monkey Majik is a Japanese band composed of two Canadian brothers, Maynard and Blaise Plant, who both perform vocals and guitar, drummer Tax and bassist DICK. The band is sometimes referred to as a "hybrid-band", as half of the members are foreigners and the lyrics are sung in both English and Japanese.
Much of the band's music has been cross-promoted via television programs, commercials, and movies. The band has been chosen as �gGoodwill Ambassadors�h for the 80th anniversary of Japanese-Canadian relations[1].
Monkey Majik is managed by Edward Limited and are signed to binyl records, an avex subsidiary. Their live recordings are handled by Under Horse Records, a record company the band was signed on to before their major label debut.
The band, even after mainstream success, is still based in Sendai, located roughly 350 km from Tokyo. This is contrary to the majority of musicians in Japan, who often move to Tokyo after mainstream success.
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Njmp-QGRd0M
I remember hearing this track for the first time in a bar in Daikanyama. It wasn't released as a single, however, it's a chill song!
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Posted: Fri Jan 15, 2010 12:49 pm Post subject:
Need to check them out for sure, thanks for the reviews! Singer must be like the RadWimps singer then where he can sing so well in 2 languages! _________________
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Posted: Fri Jan 15, 2010 2:56 pm Post subject:
hitomi #1 wrote:
Need to check them out for sure, thanks for the reviews! Singer must be like the RadWimps singer then where he can sing so well in 2 languages!
mm yeah except the singer is australian so no suprise there when he can speak english. But yeah style is quite different...RAD is more rockish style whilst MM is more poppish? but yeah check it out hitomi, u`llprobably like it _________________
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Posted: Sat Jan 16, 2010 2:47 pm Post subject:
KAZdoramma wrote:
mm yeah except the singer is australian so no suprise there when he can speak english. But yeah style is quite different...RAD is more rockish style whilst MM is more poppish? but yeah check it out hitomi, u`llprobably like it
Poppish is okay as long as it's good/rocking, gonna play Spade tomorrow, lookin' forward to it, just got a backlog of music I'm going thru tonight. _________________
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Posted: Mon Jan 18, 2010 2:22 pm Post subject:
Started off listening to Spade and the Lily single...little different than Plastic Tree who I played before them, not as rockish. Actually, they were enjoyable in a different way, er, don't get mad, but what was a good combo which I'll do again is play Spade and follow it with Hug, it's what I did...they really meshed well together. Time to try the Get Started single. _________________
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I remember the first time I heard that was in the HMV in Sapporo station! 
er, don't get mad, but what was a good combo which I'll do again is play Spade and follow it with Hug, it's what I did...they really meshed well together. 
Time to try the Get Started single.
