The 50 Kaitenz, by The 50 Kaitenz

The 50 Kaitenz

by The 50 Kaitenz

supported by

Full Digital Discography

77

releases

Get all 77 Sounds of Subterrania releases available on Bandcamp and save 85%.

Includes unlimited streaming via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality downloads of Anatolian Soul I, Slow Gems, Garbage Dreams, Come on and feel the Love, Cancer, s/t, Die Utopie der Kosmonauten, Undreams, and 69 more. , and , .

Purchasable with gift card

€30.30 EUR or more (85% OFF)

	1.	Vinyl Change The World
	2.	ハンバーガーヒル
	3.	星になったふたり
	4.	新世界ブルース
	5.	クレイジージジイ
	6.	ちんぴら街道
	7.	ホテルカスバ
	8.	デヴィッド・ボウイをきどって
	9.	11時55分
	10.	純情学園一年生
	11.	あの日の空から
	12.	マチルダと旅を

about

If you think carefully about why Turbonegro, Guitar Wolf, The Dirtbombs, or even the entire Crypt Band catalog are of such authoritative relevance, it can all be traced back to two simple facts. Fact one. They understood their style of playing rock'n'roll. This realization sounds succinct at first, after all, any band would claim this. Only in reality most of them fail miserably. First copying others and then copying themselves is no innovation and just adds another copy to the meter records, no "most authentic" or original equipment helps, because it fails because of the songs. Fact two, and maybe this is the most underestimated factor, is the lack of humor. Without humor, you can't play good rock'n'roll.

Why am I writing this? I have seen the light, THE 50 KAITENZ from Osaka play 60s Punk as I wish it and that in a perfection that makes me dizzy. Alone the transitions from the chorus to the verse are so cleverly placed that you slap your thighs with joy, without being able to speak a single word of Japanese, you catch yourself intoning the songs loudly at an inappropriate room volume and even start to play the obligatory air guitar with pleasure.

THE 50 KAITENZ, of course, don't play pure 60s punk. Similar to Turbonegro, they have devoured 70 years of rock'n'roll history and, not to use the more appropriate word, use it shamelessly for their purposes. Punk, country, garage or beat - everything is scrutinized, distilled, stirred, shaken and stirred again to be unleashed on your auditory canals in irreverent perfection. I'm thrilled by all the tongue-in-cheek quotes, because what comes out of it is probably the most independent thing I've heard in the last few years in this hard-working field.

credits

released July 2, 2021

For LPs, CDs, Tapes, 7", Shirts and Merch of all kinds,
please visit my webshop:
shop.soundsofsubterrania.com?labels=sounds-of-subterrania

license

about

Sounds of Subterrania Hamburg, Germany

run by Gregor "the godfather of
special packaging
in conjunction
with a vinyl record" Samsa

contact / help

Contact Sounds of Subterrania

Streaming and
Download help

Report this album or account

If you like The 50 Kaitenz, you may also like:

Hairline Ego Trip
by Dez Dare

Riff-heavy, blown-out garage-punk from the UK's Dez Dare with lyrics aimed at the political forces of division and isolation. Bandcamp New & Notable May 18, 2021
go to album
Modern Convenience
by MOD CON

Mod Con’s latest album is ragged and rip-roaring, with sharp, cutting riffs and vocals to match. Bandcamp New & Notable Apr 21, 2018
go to album
Reveries
by Grace Vonderkuhn

Roaring guitar pop big on blistering riffs and candy-coated vocal melodies. Bandcamp New & Notable Jan 28, 2018
go to album
Big Skies
by Mere Women

On the group’s third LP, Mere Women use pitch-black post-punk as a vehicle for catharsis. Bandcamp Album of the Day Jun 30, 2017
go to album
Thickfreakness
by The Black Keys

featured on Bandcamp Radio Apr 29, 2014
go to album
Oddments
by King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard

featured on Bandcamp Radio Mar 11, 2014
go to album
Lowdown Ways
by DADDY LONG LEGS

The NYC trio push their blown-out garage-blues sound into new territory, on both reinterpreted classics and originals. Bandcamp New & Notable Mar 5, 2019
go to album