Spiderman, The Prodigy, The Chemical Bros, Erol Alkan, The Monkees, The Rolling Stones, Justice, Public Enemy, The Stone Roses, 2Many DJs, Annie Mac, Human League, Charlie Sheen, Ultramagnetic MCs, Beastie Boys, TV and The Frankie Kane...
Sounds Like
We Just Are the critically acclaimed debut album from The Japanese Popstars on Gung-Ho! Recordings
"A Star Is Born....Or Should I Say Stars!" - Pete Tong, BBC Radio 1"I'm knocked out! That is a BIG BIG record! Very strong!!" - Zane Lowe, BBC Radio 1
"This album is f*cking amazing. In fact it is in severe danger of taking over our lives..." - Popjustice.com
"Is this the greatest record ever made or is this my imagination?" - Word Magazine
"The best dance album of 2008 and THE soundtrack to our summer." - Irish Daily Star
“They’re gonna be riding high in the charts before long... Cut from the same cloth as Orbital and Underworld, theirs is a sky-skimming stadium-sized version: the kind of tracks built to make an entire field of ravers jump in unison. They’re something special...” - DJ MAG
"File next to Orbital, Underworld and The Chemical Brothers" (NEW BAND OF THE DAY) - The Guardian
"Literally, amazing." - Word Magazine
"The Popstars should ready themselves for massive dance floor, make that stadium riots and complete oversaturation, as I fully expect these guys to be mega....Nowadays Ed and Tom could learn a thing or two from these dudes..." - EXCLAIM.CA
"One of 2008’s hottest prospects. They just are." M8/M8 - M8 magazine
"They Might Also Be The Most Exciting New Electronic Act On The Planet"
Mixmag
BEST LIVE ACT - SLICK DJ IRISH DANCE MUSIC AWARDS 2009 BEST ALBUM- SLICK DJ IRISH DANCE MUSIC AWARDS 2009 BEST BREAKTHROUGH PRODUCERS - DJ MAG BEST OF BRITISH AWARDS 2008
THE JAPANESE POPSTARS BIOG
The Japanese Popstars are riding a wave of great live gigs, major festival bookings, and media praise off the back of thier amazing energy driven live shows and their critically acclaimed debut album 'We Just Are'.
Native to Northern Ireland (any fetishists expecting cute Japanese girls can leave now), and consisting of Declan McLaughlin aka Decky Hedrock, Gary Curran, and Gareth Donoghue. The Japanese Popstars are signed to bespoke indie label, Gung-Ho Recordings (Gus Gus, Zoo Brazil) in the UK, and Beatink in Japan (home of Underworld, Aphex Twin, Cinematic Orchestra).
The Japanese Popstars' only parallel with rock music is that they'd built up a sizable live following before releasing their first major single - some might even say cultish, judging by the amount of clips on Youtube. Their gigs are typically raucous affairs, with an energy that crackles with each beat, chord, and keyboard stab.
However, let's get one thing straight about the music - The Japanese Popstars aren't indie rave, or any other sub-sub-sub genre, theirs is big room, cool as f**k electronic music built for festivals and stadiums. They're not dance kids aping indie kids, nor are they indie kids dropping synths and calling themselves 'ravers'.
The Japanese Popstars - back to the future dance music for today, tomorrow, and forever, and it's coming to a field near you very soon.
"A Star Is Born....Or Should I Say Stars"
Pete Tong, BBC Radio 1
POPSTARS RELEASES:
Rodney Trotter Dozer Records Dirty Popstars (On Your Radio) Dozer Records EP1 Gung-Ho! Recordings Groove Armada Vs The Japanese Popstars 'Get Down' Strictly Rythmn Rise Of Ulysses Gung-Ho! Recordings Face Melter Gung-Ho! Recordings We Just Are (Finalizer) Gung-Ho! Recordings B.C.T.T. Gung-Ho! Recordings
POPSTARS ALBUMS:
We Just Are (2008) Gung-Ho! Recordings We Just Are Japanese Edition(2008) Beat Ink We Just Are Extended Edition (2009) Gung-Ho! Recordings We Just Are: Live (2009) Gung-Ho! Recordings
POPSTARS REMIXES:
Cagedbaby "16 Lovers" on KSR (Japan) Rob Hawk & MYSOUL "So Shockin" on Gung-Ho! Recordings Streetlife DJs "Yo Jay" Dozer Groove Armada Vs The Japanese Popstars "Get Down" on Strictly Rhythm Tong & Spoon "Gas Face" Televizion Shinichi Osawa "Star Guitar" Data Records Grand National "Cut By The Brakes" on Sunday Best The Music "Drugs" on Yes Please! The Ting Tings "Be The One" on Sony Beyonce "If I Were A Boy" on RCA Beyonce "Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It)" on RCA Depeche Mode "Peace" on Mute The New Devices "Everything Good" on Sony Benny Benassi feat Iggy Pop "Electro Sixteen" on D:Vision The Editors "Papillon" on Columbia
Yo THE JAPANESE POPSTARSasaurus. I just found out that we're related...and as a special family only present we've made a new song for you called "End of Days" (start doing backflips now). It's an epic instrumental opus to the moment when our ancient Dino relatives saw a large fiery object plummeting towards them. Please come to our page, give it a listen and let us know if it makes you feel like something catastrophic is gonna happen. If the song upsets you too much we will be holding several s support groups (read: comcerts) in the near future. Check our page for locations, dates and times.
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