From the endless waves of generic imitations that break against our fair shores (or, at least, pop up as some split 7" in the dollar bin at the local record store), it may seem that "goofy" is the word of the day when considering the state of Japanese music. While I know there is, in fact, a great abundance of quality tunes to pick from, too many people are willing to let the novelty of "But they're from Japan!" trump the inescapable truth of the matter: "But they suck!" Not so with Deracine.
デラシネ(DERACINE) 2nd Album DVD
DERACINE | MySpace Video
Deracine are from Tokyo and recently completed a two week tour of the West Coast. They are not a novelty and they are not some cheap imitation. They destroyed every show I got to see them play with a level of sincerity that's been all but sucked dry from the shriveled veins of punk rock. One part Crass, another part . . . well, I don't really know, but they are spastic and pissed.
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