#61 Seller of 2005! Asobi Seksu is New York's best-kept secret, but they won't stay that way for long. Formed in 2002 by guitarist James Hanna, drummer Keith Hopkin, and singer/keyboardist Yuki, Asobi Seksu eschews stylistic bombast and flavor-of-the-month posturing in favor of a sound that is intense, emotive, complex, and overwhelmingly beautiful, both earshatteringly noisy and quiet as the grand canyon at night. Yuki's vivid stories of loss and heartbreak, sung in both Japanese and English, soar above ov   [ read more ]

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Asobi Seksu presents its new album, Citrus, eleven slices of guitar-swirling, sweet-and-sour, bilingual dream pop. Frontwoman Yuki's voice is more assured than ever, swinging from a girlish falsetto to plaintive laments and switching effortlessly between Japanese and English lyrics, all the while anchored by the lush, turbulent guitar of James Hanna. This is the sound of a band coming into its own, and having fun doing it.[ read more ]

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Order and receive FREE MP3s of the 7". VINYL FORMAT. Gigantic Music presents Asobi Seksu "Stay Awake" 7" with the B-side "Then He Kissed Me" (a cover of the classic Crystals/Phil Spector track from 1963). The artwork and deluxe gate-fold packaging is designed by Sean McCabe (Spoon, Interpol, Mates Of State, etc.). This 7" is part of the Gigantic Music "Singles Series", a limited pressing of 500 collectors edition 7"s showcasing some of today's latest, relevant independent a   [ read more ]

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Frontwoman Yuki's voice is more assured than ever, swinging from a girlish falsetto to plaintive laments and switching effortlessly between Japanese and English lyrics, all the while anchored by the lush, turbulent guitar of James Hanna. Asobi Seksu have always been masters at creating musical textures; gauzy, cloudy dreamscapes for their slower songs and squalls of guitar and daisy-chained effect pedals for their barnstormers. Spaceland Presents Asobi Seksu Live at The Echo 10/06/2006.

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VINYL FORMAT. Following their recently released second album, Citrus, Asobi Seksu have now released a brand new single. Called "Strawberries," the One Little Indian released single is lifted from the band's second album and comes in three commercial formats, featuring the original version of the title track plus remixes by CSS, The Whip and Ulrich Schnauss.

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Frontwoman Yuki's voice is more assured than ever, swinging from a girlish falsetto to plaintive laments and switching effortlessly between Japanese and English lyrics, all the while anchored by the lush, turbulent guitar of James Hanna. Asobi Seksu have always been masters at creating musical textures; gauzy, cloudy dreamscapes for their slower songs and squalls of guitar and daisy-chained effect pedals for their barnstormers. Spaceland Presents Asobi Seksu Live at The Echo 10/06/2006.

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Asobi Seksu presents its new album, Citrus, eleven slices of guitar-swirling, sweet-and-sour, bilingual dream pop. Frontwoman Yuki's voice is more assured than ever, swinging from a girlish falsetto to plaintive laments and switching effortlessly between Japanese and English lyrics, all the while anchored by the lush, turbulent guitar of James Hanna. This is the sound of a band coming into its own, and having fun doing it.[ read more ]

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NOTE: Due to the large file size, this concert download may take over one hour to download for broadband users.This is a Windows Media format video of Asobi Seksu Live at McCarren Park 7/30/06.Duration: 0:36:08Click here to download a free preview of this show.Set List:StrawberriesNew YearsPink Cloud Tracing PaperGoodbyeSoonerNefi + GirlyThursday

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#61 Seller of 2005! Asobi Seksu is New York's best-kept secret, but they won't stay that way for long. Formed in 2002 by guitarist James Hanna, drummer Keith Hopkin, and singer/keyboardist Yuki, Asobi Seksu eschews stylistic bombast and flavor-of-the-month posturing in favor of a sound that is intense, emotive, complex, and overwhelmingly beautiful, both earshatteringly noisy and quiet as the grand canyon at night. Yuki's vivid stories of loss and heartbreak, sung in both Japanese and English, soar above ov   [ read more ]

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Frontwoman Yuki's voice is more assured than ever, swinging from a girlish falsetto to plaintive laments and switching effortlessly between Japanese and English lyrics, all the while anchored by the lush, turbulent guitar of James Hanna. Asobi Seksu have always been masters at creating musical textures; gauzy, cloudy dreamscapes for their slower songs and squalls of guitar and daisy-chained effect pedals for their barnstormers. Spaceland Presents Asobi Seksu Live at The Echo 10/06/2006.

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