Let’s just call this a Monday morning quality post. Etsuko Yakushimaru, the fast-talkin’ lead singer of mysterious group Soutaiseiriron, has a new solo single out called “Cosmos Vs. Alien.” It follows her last outing “Venus To Jesus.” And, unfortunately, the only way to hear it online at the moment appears to be via a small…
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JGlZdOKE8Uo&hl=en_US&fs=1&] Despite having the stupidest title any song working as end credit music for a J-Drama could possibly have, Soutaiseiriron lead singer Etsuko Yakushimaru’s latest solo single sounds better than a large chunk of her main gigs latest album. Sure, “Venus To Jesus” sounds more or less like a Soutaiseiriron song (relatively minimal construction allowing…
“Being mysterious” has long been a successful gimmick exploited by musicians to grab some media attention. Much like in professional wrestling…how disappointed were you when masked hellspawn Kane was revealed to be a bald white guy?…an air of mystery and inaccessibility can get a lot of folks interested in what you serve up. But not…
The main talking point when dealing with Soutaiseiriron is usually the band’s relative mysteriousness. Japan Live runs down the band (translates to “Theory Of Relativity” in case you wondered) and their secretive ways pretty well, but here’s the Sparksnotes version – group boasts very few publicity shots, a blank MySpace page and make it clear…