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(review) AIRFLIP-Neo-N

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Time for some melodic pop punk from far East to grace the pages of our zine. Japanese Airflip released their new record. There are 11 songs on this one and I can safely say that overall vibe of the record is for me positive, feelgood music to make my day brighter and happy. Uplifting guitar melodies of midtempo pop punk mixed with some faster more skatepunk even hardcore stuff is sure to win you over. The vocals are sweet but not too cheesy, just the way they should be for this kind of music. The lyrics are personal and deal with love, friendship, relationships, happiness and similar themes. This band is musically very tight and deserves your listening because here in Europe there are not many Asian bands reaching to our ears and this one is definitely worth it.

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(review) 04 Limited Sazabys-Seed

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Japanese skatepunk/melodic punk scene never ceases to amaze, so 04 Limited Sazabys are no exception to all the good bands coming from over there.

This record contains 3 songs with English titles, but as I can hear they are sung in Japanese language. The music is more modern version of pop punk/melodic punk with a lot of tempo changes, some modern solutions in the catchy and melodic riffs and beautiful vocals coupled with some atmospheric parts. Of three songs being Puzzle, Montage and Cycle, I would say Cycle somehow got to me the most and I liked that song the most of the three. This is a great little record for all the fans of pop punk melodic and flying all over the place.

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(news)We introduce The Sensations from Japan, for fans of energetic punkrock!

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With the amount of new music coming out of the United States on a daily basis it can be very easy to ignore the fact that there’s a well of great international bands. All you have to do is a little searching and you’ll stumble upon a band like The Sensations. A band that sends a little spark throughout your body and makes the hairs on your neck stand up.

The Sensations formed in 2008 in Tokyo, Japan. Imagine for a second the bursting at the seams excitement of a Bomb The Music Industry live show combined with the raw energy of Potshot and you just might begin to understand what The Sensations have to offer. Cherrypicking bits from genre’s including punk, hardcore, third wave ska, soul, and 60’s pop, The Sensations blend all of these sounds together and package it as their own. Their Paper + Plastick debut, Just Let Me Turn You Up, will introduce the band to a new audience here in the US. It’s exciting, it’s fun, and it deserves your attention.

The Sensations will be partnering up with ska-punk legends Mustard Plug to play a few shows in Florida this October. You can find those dates below.

Tour Dates:

10/25/18 @ Will’s Pub – Orlando, FL w/ Mustard Plug
10/26/18 @ Propaganda – Lake Worth, FL w/ Mustard Plug
10/27/18 @ The Fest – CMC Courtyard (Paper + Plastick Showcase) – Gainesville, FL

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Release Date: October 19th, 2018
Label: Paper + Plastick
Formats: Vinyl/Digital
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thesensations2008
Twitter: https://twitter.com/osawa17
Website: http://www.geocities.jp/thesensationspunk/