Music is timeless, bands on the other hand are a fragile collaboration of human beings sacrificed to the random choices of life. Fate can indeed be cruel; bands that should have never made it have become main-stream, even though they deserved nothing more than a demo CD forgotten in a box on the back of a shelf-of-memories in their closet. So much depends upon breaks, luck, and sometimes not on talent.
Because of those acts of fate, we thankfully haven’t missed as many of the other professions; doctors, mechanics, teachers, etc that just happen to play an instrument. But, what music have we missed in this never ending culling of the artistic herd? A lot actually. Some bands I mourn less than others, and some bands I truly wish they had had a chance to evolve.
In the last year if you were looking for music comparable to the vision of Blankey Jet City - I’d have recommended Nipple6, a once high energy garage punk and party rock trio from Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. If you wanted something in the vein of Dry & Heavy; Magical Chameleon Rockers’ former soulful classic rock, with a reggae heart and pop appeal would of fulfilled that request. With life choices working against me, is it any wonder I recommend bands that seem (though in reality could be together for 10 years) to be so new, they literally haven’t released anything not even demos.
As frustrating as fate can be, I do take comfort in this: Music is Timeless. One of my favorite bands, and a friend’s vision is Darlin’onStage. In the coarse of 4 years (2006-2010) this rock trio took punk rhythms, driven guitar riffs and lyrical hooks, crafting rock melodies with a funky beat. Their last live show was in August 2010, soon after Darlin’onStage were no more. With 2 demos, and one single to their credit Darlin’onStage music lives on and I take heart in the fact that it does. What does make me sad is you may have not heard them yet. Let’s remedy that, and the reason for this blog post; The recommendation of Darlin’onStage.
I invite you to listen to vocalist and guitarist Shuji Yomogida, bass and keyboardist Tomomitsu Soga, and drummer Masahiro Enomoto, known collectively as Darlin’onStage.
This here blog is one small step for Keikaku, one giant step for the staff's collective ego. Unimportant news and many ramblings (sometimes about music) will likely be a big part of the posts. Enjoy.
