Cat No:
CDGRA157
Release Date: 16 February 2024
Label: Skin Graft Records
Packaging Type: Digipak
No of Units: 1
Barcode: 647216615729
Genres: Indie
-
Description
Springing from Osaka, Japan's cultural center and historical heart, comes HYPER GAL, a two-piece band consisting of visual artist Koharu Ishida on vocals and noise artist Kurumi Kadoya on drums. The minimalist duo makes maximum impact - stripping music down beyond the bare essentials, to create shimmering, no wave pop from blastbeat drums, glittery keyboard loops and ethereal bubblegum vocals - laced with velvet and firecrackers.
"The noise that HYPER GAL makes is not just noise. It has a fairy tale quality that allows you to warp to another world. You are taken away by the fusion of the happy, sparkling-yet-druggy synth, the lo-fi drums, and the noise that keeps playing in the background... It's a sound that comes from a different place than any other music I've ever heard. I think many people think of HYPER GAL as punk music, and I believe that's one of the correct answers. Personally, I feel that HYPER GAL's musicality and character also blends in with the scene of artists such as Enjoy, Cowgirl Clue, Kumo 99 and The Hellp. There's a truly exquisite balance between the languid elements, the floating and lo-fi feel of the sound textures and the sparkling, punkish performances that combine explosive power and lethargy. There is no pinpointing this band. The freedom they have carved out for themselves is both courageous and beautiful - and their most attractive feature" - TO'MORROW MUSIC
"There is melancholy too. While vocalist Koharu rests her hand on the microphone stand, the pure sound of the arpeggios and melodies Kurumi plays on the cheap synths placed on top of her toms overwhelms... HYPER GAL is the beauty of chaos" - NOTE
"A truly unique, perplexing duo. Wouldn't it be nice if things like this became more commonplace in the world?" -VELVET ANTS -
Tracklisting
- 1. charm
- 2. Tropical
- 3. Papapa
- 4. Domestic Utopia
- 5. Wedding ring
- 6. Tenshi
- 7. bleach
- 8. Transparent new Living
Disc 1
Side 1
-
-
Pure
HYPER GAL
- Regular
- £12.99
- Sale
- £12.99
- Regular
-
Sold Out
- Unit Price
- per
Here Comes The Sunset
Cheer-Accident
- Regular
- £12.99
- Sale
- £12.99
- Regular
-
Sold Out
- Unit Price
- per
Asbestos Mouth
Terms
- Regular
- £12.99
- Sale
- £12.99
- Regular
-
Sold Out
- Unit Price
- per
Skin Graft Records Presents... Sounds To Make You Sh...
Various Artists
- Regular
- from £12.99
- Sale
- from £12.99
- Regular
-
Sold Out
- Unit Price
- per
Dreams Of Puke
Squid Pisser
- Regular
- from £12.99
- Sale
- from £12.99
- Regular
-
Sold Out
- Unit Price
- per
All Lingo's Clamor
Colossamite
- Regular
- £12.99
- Sale
- £12.99
- Regular
-
Sold Out
- Unit Price
- per
Vaporize A Tadpole
Squid Pisser
- Regular
- £12.99
- Sale
- £12.99
- Regular
-
Sold Out
- Unit Price
- per
Vaporize A Neighbor
Squid Pisser
- Regular
- £19.99
- Sale
- £19.99
- Regular
-
Sold Out
- Unit Price
- per
Box for Buddy, Box for Star
This Is Lorelei
- Regular
- £23.99
- Sale
- £23.99
- Regular
-
Sold Out
- Unit Price
- per
Tombeaux
Malini Sridharan
- Regular
- £23.99
- Sale
- £23.99
- Regular
-
Sold Out
- Unit Price
- per
Cleats
FIN
- Regular
- £12.99
- Sale
- £12.99
- Regular
-
Sold Out
- Unit Price
- per
Strawberry Seed
Big Bill
- Regular
- from £9.99
- Sale
- from £9.99
- Regular
-
Sold Out
- Unit Price
- per
PRE-ORDER
On The Edge Of A Lost And Lonely World
Humanist
- Regular
- from £9.99
- Sale
- from £9.99
- Regular
-
Sold Out
- Unit Price
- per
U Want The Scoop?
The Garden
- Regular
- £12.99
- Sale
- £12.99
- Regular
-
Sold Out
- Unit Price
- per
No Place Like Home
Vacations
- Regular
- £20.99
- Sale
- £20.99
- Regular
-
Sold Out
- Unit Price
- per
Smoky Mountain High
The Red Scare
- Regular
- £38.99
- Sale
- £38.99
- Regular
-
Sold Out
- Unit Price
- per