Su凸ko D凹koi (すっとこどっこい, Suttoko Dokkoi) STDK – 3P Girl Punks

[tangerinesun]

Su凸ko D凹koi
Women are kowai. But kawaii. 



2016 Feb 24 – winding up a tour at the Chelsea Hotel


Su凸ko D凹koi has been playing together since 01 May, 2010. They all attended the same college of music,
having met as high school seniors at a university entrance exam cram school. They've been punks from
Day One and don't plan to change, they say.


Su凸ko D凹koi consists of:

@doikuson　 @rina_paru　 @oumutin

(Ba, Vo)    Doi　 (Gt, Cho)  Rina　 (Dr, Cho)  Oumu

aka  Doitsu, Hanako, Haruki Murakami *　 aka  IDOL 　 aka  ANGRA-nee-san **

* That's famous novelist and literary translator, Haruki Murakami　
** Contraction of ANDAGURAUNDO Nee-san, "Underground Sister")


STDK Official HP
stdk.jimdo.com/

STDK Official at Facebook
facebook.com/ssttddkk/

GOOD-DAY CO., LTD. artist management at YouTube
www.youtube.com/channel/UCOyVbNr9RAm1RGk5-lyAGPw

STDK Official on Twitter
@urokoumu



Doi's Twitter [どい（Su凸ko D凹koi）]
@doikuson
Ms. Haruki Murakami, bass/vocal of the
3P girls punk band called STDK.

Rina's Twitter [りなぱる（Su凸ko D凹koi）]
@rina_paru 
Bandman who wanted to be an idol. 
I am STDK's guitar player–slash–idol.

Omu's Twitter [おうむ（Su凸ko D凹koi）] 
@oumutin
I was born into this world to write senryuu. 
Nice to meet you. 



Doi's amusing Diamond blog (to 24 June 2017)
diamondblog.jp/official/doi/

Doi's more modern LINE blog
lineblog.me/suttoko_doy/
She spent 3 months locked out of her old one, I guess with no help from Diamond.
"They say God created the world in 7 days. I created this blog in 20 minutes.
That must make even God grind his teeth in frustration…"


Rina's idolicious Diamond blog
diamondblog.jp/official/rinaparu_blog/


Oumu's earnest Ameba blog
ameblo.jp/oumuoumu/






Name Note: 

Su凸ko D凹koi（すっとこどっこい, Suttoko-Dokkoi) is a non traditional way to write something traditional.
The characters that look like Lego® are quite uncommon, so these guys are an easy Google search. 

Styled as	Phonetically	Romanized	Sounds like
Su凸ko D凹koi	スットコドッコイ	Suttoko Dokkoi	"s'tocko dockoy"

Their band logo is a coy hieroglyphic way of phonetically writing すっとこどっこい, stuttokodokkoi,
from 素っ elementary/naked + どっこい which they equate to 何処へ "toward (any)where".

Just to be provocative, they tell English-speakers it means approximately "naked anywhere".
The dictionary def is "idiot/fool". For that reason, the phrase gets a "sensitive" flag. If you 
direct it at an individual, it's a slap. 

〜〜〜

The phrase "suttoko dokkoi" is passed down in the nonsense cadences of the bakahayashi,
the traditional "fools' chorus" seen singing and chanting at festival celebrations.

The words are retained as a matter of tradition and more for their sound than their meaning,
as with antique English rhymes like "ring around the rosy".


Zoukugo-dict says:

Explanation of "suttoko dokkoi"
zokugo-dict.com/13su/suttokodokkoi.htm

…a phrase of contempt and abuse for an opponent. In the same class and used similarly to
bakayarou [ approximately "you stupid bastard" ], often when someone has made a mistake.

Although there are various opinions about word origins, the combination of "suttoko" and
"dokkoi" is common. In as much as"suttoko" means "naked body" and "dokkoi" or "dokohe"
means "to where", there is a theory that it comes from shouting abuse at persons wandering
about in a condition of near nakedness.

Related: hayashi no kotoba, choral speech, is traditional musical accompaniment to classical
theatrical forms such as Kabuki and Noh. The festival bakahayashi is an informal and un-serious
folk version of the same thing.

〜〜〜

Rudeness might be why the partial cryptography in the official spelling. But in addition to
that, the band likes little games and the kanji 凸 (convex) and 凹 (concave) not only look
like restroom cave art, they have some of the same associations. 

They're sometimes called STDK for short, helpful, maybe a little bit out of date.


〜〜〜〜〜


Big break: the RO69JACK prize at the 2013 Rock In Japan Festival



Su凸ko D凹koi - Kudzu Musuko
2013 JUN 21 by ro69jack (03:34)

"RO69JACK 2013" competition prize winner.

Artist detail page with link to a prize-winner interview (Japanese)
Women are scary. Cute, though.
jack.ro69.jp/contest/jack2013/artist/24082

～ Past, Present, and Future ～
◎ CDs sold by hand: 600-disc sellout achieved.
◎ Winners of the Node Studio competition. Most triumphant.
◎ All actively enrolled music school students. However, in time of need, a punk band.
◎ In 2012, three live one-man shows: Shinjuku Marble (107 door draw),
    Shibuya GLAD (120 door draw), Shibuya Club Asia (200 door draw)
    which was a big finish with a sellout crowd.

～ ENTHUSIASM ～
Number one, regards!! We're outta here!

RO69JACK
jack.ro69.jp/

ROCK IN JAPAN FESTIVAL
rijfes.jp/



Song sampler: true, those are a little annoying. 



Su凸ko D凹koi (Suttoko Dokkoi) Namida Kakushite Shiri Kakusazu album release
2015 OCT 20 by GOODDAYCOLTD (03:35)
Strategists! Reckless actors! Natural airheads!
3P girl (punk) band ｢Su凸ko D凹koi｣ (Suttoko Dokkoi)
2nd MA Covering Your Tears Without Covering Your Butt now on sale!!!!!

Second mini-album, 2015 Nov 11
(BUDDY Records DLCR-15111)

Covering Your Tears Without Covering Your Butt
1. Throwaway Son 
2. Store Manager, I'm Quitting This Part-Time Job
3. The Virgin Cheer Song
4. Yesterday I Was Dumped in a Family Restaurant
5. Woman Dyed Red
6. (A Phone Call One Day)
7. Girl Number 2





Su凸ko D凹koi (Suttoko Dokkoi) "Tenchō, Watashi BAITO Yamemasu" Music Video
2015 SEP 15 by GOODDAYCOLTD (02:53)
Strategists! Reckless actors! Natural airheads!
3P girl (punk) band ｢Su凸ko D凹koi｣ (Suttoko Dokkoi)
2nd MA Covering Your Tears Without Covering Your Butt now on sale!!!!!

Track no.2, "Store Manager, I'm Quitting This Part-Time Job"
STDK were never going to get anywhere in food service anyway.




Su凸ko D凹koi  Issun Saki Wa Yami
2014 JUN 03 by taroro911 (00:51)

30 seconds of "MOMANAIDE", 20 seconds of "Depression"

1st mini-album, 2014 July 23
(NAON records MWNR-0002)

Darkness One Inch Ahead
1. Wakaretai (I Want To Break Up)
2. Utsubyou (Depression)
3. Busu (Ugly Girl)
4. ××××
5. MOMANAIDE (Don't rub them)




Su凸ko D凹koi (Suttoko Dokkoi) "Busu" Music Video
2015 OCT 20 by GOODDAYCOLTD (03:20)
Strategists! Reckless actors! Natural airheads!
3P girl (punk) band ｢Su凸ko D凹koi｣ (Suttoko Dokkoi)

Track no.3 from Darkness One Inch Ahead.

"It's dark one inch ahead," Issun saki wa yami, a proverbial way of
saying no one foresees the future. It's a typically Buddhist outlook. 

[tangerinesun]

The song MV at YouTube for your revising pleasure


"BUSU" song lyrics

When I worked out what's in this I was surprised, a little shocked.

I thought it would be interesting to compare it to Otoboke Beaver's song
about a busu, but I didn't realize to start just how different they are. 

Otobi's heroine is a ball-buster who wins by overwhelming everybody, and
STDK's is a pathetic thing who uses some kind of philosophical aikido that's
much, much harder to understand. Plus an STDK tune is usually sweet and
kind of harmless-sounding. The lyrical content can be a pretty harsh contrast. 


BUSU
Artist:  Su凸ko D凹koi (Suttoko Dokkoi)
Release:  Darkness One Inch Ahead (Issunsakihayami, 2014 / NAON Records)
Composed by:  Doi, probably
Lyrics by:  Doi, definitely
Arranged by:  The band usually
Source:  The MV has karaoke subs

Original	Romanization	English version
ブス ブス ブス ブス 私ってブスなのかな ブス ブス ブス ブス そんなの分かってる だってこの顔で 20年生きてきた いつかはお姫様に なれない事もわかった 私にだけ風当たり 強くないですか？ バイトも受からない 水商売も出来ない ブス ブス ブス ブス 私ってブスなのかな ブス ブス ブス ブス そんなの分かってる でも好きな人が出来た 彼も同じ気持ちだと 今思うその気持ち 嘘かもしれないけど それでも初めて 「あぁ生きてて良かった」 初めて心から そう思えだよ ただそれだけで 幸せだったんだ ブス ブス ブス ブス あなたがいるだけで ブス ブス ブス ブス 私生きていてる [ BREAK ] 付き合って半年 くらいたった頃 生きない殴られた なんにもしてないのに 目が覚めたら病院で 腕には点滴 心地よい昼下がり 彼はいなくなっていた でも私彼の事 恨んでなんかいないよ 初めて私を 女として見てくれた それが嬉しくて ブス ブス ブス ブス 誰よりも好きだった ブス ブス ブス ブス ねえ今どこにりろの？ ブス ブス ブス ブス 一緒にいてくれて ブス ブス ブス ブス 本当にありがとう	BUSU BUSU BUSU BUSU　 Watashi tte busu na no ka na　 BUSU BUSU BUSU BUSU　 Son'na no wakatteru　 Datte kono kao de　 20-nen ikite kita　 Itsuka wa o itaru Hime-sama 　 Narenai koto mo wakatta　 Watashi ni dake kaze atari　 Tsuyokunai desu ka?　 BAITO mo ukaranai　 Mizu-shoubai mo dekinai　 BUSU BUSU BUSU BUSU　 Watashi tte busu na no ka na　 BUSU BUSU BUSU BUSU　 Son'na no wakatteru　 Demo sukina hito ga dekita　 Kare mo onaji kimochi da to　 Ima omou sono kimochi　 Uso kamo shirenai kedo　 Sore demo hajimete　 "A~a ikitete ushitorakatta"　 Hajimete kokoro kara　 Sou omoeda yo　 Tada sore dake de　 Shiawase datta nda　 BUSU BUSU BUSU BUSU　 Anata ga iru dake de　 BUSU BUSU BUSU BUSU　 Watashi ikiteiteru　 [ BREAK ] Tsukiatte hantoshi　 Kuraitatta koro　 Ikinai nagurareta　 Nan'nimo shitenai noni　 Mega sametara byouin de　 Ude ni wa tenteki　 Kokochiyoi hirusagari　 Kare wa inakunatteita　 Demo watashi kare no koto　 Urande nanka inai yo　 Hajimete watashi o　 On'na to shite mitekureta　 Sore ga ureshikute　 BUSU BUSU BUSU BUSU　 Dare yori mo sukidatta　 BUSU BUSU BUSU BUSU　 Nee ima doko ni RIRO no?　 BUSU BUSU BUSU BUSU　 Issho ni itekurete　 BUSU BUSU BUSU BUSU　 Hontouni arigatou	Ugly, ugly, ugly, ugly　 Am I ugly? I guess I am　 Ugly, ugly, ugly, ugly　 I know, that's just how it is　 'Cause I've been living for　 20 years with this face　 I realized I wouldn't grow　 Into a princess someday　 Counter-winds just for me　 Are they not very strong?　 Part-time jobs turn me down　 Nightlife work I can't get　 Ugly, ugly, ugly, ugly　 Am I ugly? I guess I am　 Ugly, ugly, ugly, ugly　 I know, that's just how it is　 But I found a person I like　 Does he also feel the same way?　 Right now I think the feeling is strong　 Though I can't tell, it might be a lie　 Even so, for the first time　 "Oh, it was good to be alive"　 For the first time, right from my heart　 It seemed to me it was so　 From simply that and no more　 I was happy　 Ugly, ugly, ugly, ugly　 Simply because you exist　 Ugly, ugly, ugly, ugly　 I am alive　 [ BREAK ] We'd gone out for 6 months　 Somewhere close to that time　 I was beaten almost to death　 Though I did nothing at all　 At the hospital I woke up　 With an IV drip in my arm　 On a pleasant mid-afternoon　 He was nowhere around　 But I don't carry a grudge　 For any such business with him　 It was the first time for me　 To be looked on as a woman　 It gave me gladness　 Ugly, ugly, ugly, ugly　 I liked you better than anyone　 Ugly, ugly, ugly, ugly　 Hey, where'd you relocate?　 Ugly, ugly, ugly, ugly　 For being together with me　 Ugly, ugly, ugly, ugly　 I really thank you

Mizu-shoubai, the water trade, is a cynical term for the unstable hospitality and
live entertainment industries. Nightlife in general, legitimate or otherwise.
Busus don't get hired for any front of house jobs, needless to say. 

The Japan Times reported on a November street demonstration in Tokyo supporting
an end to domestic violence in Japan. They revived the story on Instagram for
International Women's Day just lately. 


What are we supposed to make of this? It ends with an uncomfortable twist
that probably doesn't work as a resolution for most of us. 

You're on your own with that. Is the heroine a hopelessly damaged masochist 
or some kind of sage that's practically out of this mundane world? Or just a 
badly drawn cartoon? 

Never say Su凸ko D凹koi don't think about things. They think about things
way too much. Darkness One Inch Ahead was STDK's maiden release.
So it got some solemn liner notes.

This is definitely Doi talking:


All things are constantly accompanied by darkness. "I got a super-sexy boyfriend…
would you believe, he was seeing 5 women!" "I bought a bracelet for a million yen
to be happy! I am extremely happy!" "I was born into this world! But what for?
It's 20 years later, and the whole time my tears won't stop!"

Naturally there's meaning in saying that, where there's light, there's darkness;
but to turn that around, we are always living in the light.

There are days when, considering this life, the world is an apparent hell; there are
days when it seems just like heaven, although many times, too, I pull back from
the dizzying day-to-day. To the last moment when I vanish from the world of the
living, probably thinking, "There, there, this world has been nauseating but this
thing and that thing were fun," somehow or other I am living.

It's something strange that I don't praise the remainder of this life so much while
I am alive. Curiously high, the hurdle to praise. However, the truth is "to carry on
living as usual" is a terribly troublesome thing.

5 songs made out of the dizzying day-to-day are packed into this CD.

Even now, those who live in darkness, as well as those in the midst of light, are
struggling in this excessively noisy world. When you get tired of it, make the room
completely dark, sitting on the floor with your knees up if possible; or otherwise,
pull the futon up over your head, and please listen to this CD by yourself.

It's fine not to raise your fist or something. If there's no trendy call-and-response,
no strange shouts of enthusiasm, this is not music created for the sake of going
woo-woo. Please use it as your music, out of your freedom, to your liking.
Blow away all the isolation.

[tangerinesun]

SEXLESS PISTOLS



STDK's third mini-album was released on January 11.
They have it for international delivery right on Amazon-JP for ￥1300.





The press release said the cover art was "by a young illustrator known for such things as
tour goods for CreepHyp — a turn-of-the-century illustration was used."

That sounds like editors cutting whatever they're given till it fits, but the rock merch artist
borrowed the color scheme from NMTB, and threw some mangled type onto a line conversion
of an ornate picture frame and some other items, as background for an educational illustration
about neglect of conjugal duty. Useless boy is useless, but if it's any comfort, she means to 
wake him to some extra motivation, not put him away. (Her finger's outside the trigger guard.) 

I wondered if the illustrator had any certain model in mind for the sexless pistol.
It seems like an antique Walther P38, the way a Japanese comic-book artist
would envision one. That's only my take.

〜〜〜〜〜

Japanese no-sex has been sexy in the world press, since polling in Japan claimed to reveal
that increasing numbers of young people are swearing off from dealing with the opposite sex
in any way. Too much bother. The claim is disputed in spite of pop memes about herbivore
males and carnivore females. There seems to be some minor backlash along the lines of
Make Japan Sexy Again.

Apparently it's true about marriages happening later and at a lower rate than historically.
This compounds the problem of low birthrate that makes Japanese politicians wonder if
flocks of long-term foreign-born residents are quite as horrible as previously thought.
You know panic must be taking hold.


I really don't enjoy the usual album samplers. Now these things have their own two-letter
acronym, TV for Trailer Video. Trailer as in movie, not as in wagon full of incomplete bits.  



Su凸ko D凹koi (Suttoko Dokkoi) "Sexless Pistols" TV ※ 2017.1.11 OUT!
2016 NOV 11 by GOODDAYCOLTD (03:49)

Hope you all enjoy the opening guitar chords from "Anarchy in the UK" 
before the quick pivot into J-pop .

Japanese lyrics are handily published here: mojim.com/jp155170x2.htm

00:00　01. SEXLESS PISTOLS　 00:36　02. Moto-KANO Jigoku (Ex-GF Hell)　 01:12　03. Suteki-joshi (Perfect Girl)　 01:40　04. OTASĀ no Hime (Geek Club Princess) 02:20　05. MULTI　 02:55　06. Katte ni shindero (Willfully Dead)

Partner disinterest: where did our sexy times go?　 Haunted by the Ghosts of Girlfriends Past　 STDK's "Twist Barbie", only… it really bothers them!　 Otaku queen in cat ears: "you're a pig, apologize to the cats…"　 Another life ruined by MLM work-at-home sales schemes　 Stalked by a psycho who phones and hangs up 128 times a day

Seems like we can look forward with hope to seeing a whole raft
of music videos shot in some public school during a holiday.


4/21 (Fri) Shimokitazawa SHELTER
Sexless Pistols Release Commemoration
〜Eliminate Sexlessness?! Higashi-Meihan Tour〜
Final One-Man Show

Seikou Kaimu Kenjuu (Nonexistent Sex Pistols)
One-Night Limited Live Fire
We'll shoot out your heart!
KA-BLAAM 🔫
★ [ Ticket purchase bonus to the first 150 people! ]
A House of Doi Perfection Production
Sutoko Headband Design – Doi's Granny


The Higashi-Meihan Expressway is Route E23 between Tokyo,
Nagoya and Osaka. An album tour with clearly defined limits.  

[tangerinesun]

MV rating: W for Wonderful




Su凸ko D凹koi (Suttoko Dokkoi) "Moto-kano jigoku" MV　 
※ 3rd mini-album "SEXLESS PISTOLS"　
2016 SEP 23 by GOODDAYCOLTD (02:42)　

"Ex-GF Hell", yet another setting of the ever-popular Offenbach "Party in Hell"
dance number from Act 2, Scene 2 of his operetta Orphée aux enfers. 

STDK fight tournament-ladder style for the souls of their boyfriends
against the demonic spirits of better-looking past girlfriends…
in a school basketball gym / auditorium.

Like a manga satire of high school field days.


Rina wrote in her blog that to shoot this video in reality,
they were battling "insects, heat, and fear."

At a place left un-photographed out of duty, we
turned the tap on the water service and with a
sound like BAM!!!, all at once a mass of worms
came gushing out, I was crying! (○´・ω・`○)


00:46 The leering of evil XGF No.2 is so monstrous, Oumu
can't keep her stony game face from cracking.

02:40 The Final Boss Ex-Girlfriend appears for the climactic 
Round 3, basket toss > dodgeball > mêlée with little beanbags.

[tangerinesun]

Su凸ko D凹koi (Sutoko Dokkoi) ｢セックスレスピストルズ｣ (Sexless Pistols) (Music Video)
2017 MAR 15 by GOODDAYCOLTD

--------------- CD ---------------
【Tower】tower.jp/artist/2305192
【Amazon】amzn.to/2eP0dEJ 
3rd Mini Album『Sexless Pistols』 
1. Sexless Pistols　　　
2. Motokano jigoku (Ex-Girlfriend Hell)　　　
3. Sutekijoshi (Perfect Woman)　　
4. Otasa no hime (Geek Club Princess)　　
5. MULTI
6. Katte ni shindero (Willfully Dead)
　　
【Release date】2017.1.11
【Price】1,204 yen + tax【Catalog No.】DLCR-17011
【Label】BUDDY RECORDS (GOOD-DAY CO., LTD.)
【Lyrics】www.uta-net.com/artist/19015

--------------- Music Video ---------------
｢Sexless Pistols｣ youtu.be/4ihVz8w4Z9k
｢Ex-Girlfriend Hell｣ youtu.be/AIv1VlnRWyw
｢Manager, I'm quitting this part-time job｣ youtu.be/iidnGJKJ-rQ
｢Busu｣ youtu.be/YCTjm5YGJ-c

--------------- Profile ---------------
どい     (Doi): Bass & Vocal
おうむ  (Omu): Drums
りな     (Rina): Guitar

[mikado-AKA-Shoknifeman]

I think I am going to like this band, very much like a slightly crazy version of SK!

[tangerinesun]

An interview with Rooftop Monthly, the free entertainment
magazine of LOFT PROJECT just published.

〜〜〜

They said the re-release of the band's first mini-album was
in response to the original out-of-print edition continuing
to re-sell at high prices.

Why let the scalpers have a windfall at fan expense?
[ When the label could have some of it. ]

It's not a simple re-issue with bonus tracks to tweak the
hardcore, they say they re-recorded all the old songs.

I know, that makes it even worse if you already bought.
But still better, there's more to love.

〜〜〜

The secondary mission is to hype the latest MV for the
for an old song re-cut for this album, "MOMANAIDE",
which is a fairly gentle way of urging "don't rub/massage".

The MV is a carnival of skipping about with balloons stuffed
into t-shirts. What in the world. -?-


As Rooftop explains, 

"There are lots of songs that sing about a woman's emotions
when confronted with a former boyfriend. It might be that
until this point there were no other straightforward songs
about a woman's complicated heart that say, don't rub the
boobs of the new girlfriend, in spite of the fact that she is now
the girlfriend of the ex-boyfriend who is being confronted.

"The scenes in which the members themselves serve in the roles
of ex-boyfriend / girlfriend / self are spontaneously bursting with
laughter and ample humor. This is a must-see."


And that's how you know, as if you didn't already,
that this band is Japanese.

[mikado-AKA-Shoknifeman]

^^^^ Basketballs???

[tangerinesun]

They Know What Boys Like.

The pinned announcement tweet for "MOMANAIDE" said in part:

The most disliked [ song ] in Sukko history
(But why, since it's a masterpiece 😉 ?)
The song that resonates the most


How they gauge the dislike is a marketing mystery. The MV
just posted to YouTube is running around 3% thumbs-down
right now. Which is not bad, considering the content.


〜〜〜

Social anthropology of b00bs in Japan:

I'm sure tons has been written. How much I've read is, none.
But if you watch enough Japanese TV, eventually you'll be
impressed by how freely people — and it's women especially —
make reference to upholstery like butts and bustlines in an
everyday kind of context. If you're a girl yourself, grabbing 
can be acceptable, although above a certain age you'll get
smacked if you don't obtain proper permission. 

〜〜〜

So, in the same announcement tweet, STDK included a picture of
an iPhone's notepad. It's their substitute for a lyrics sheet.

彼氏がいたんだ すごく大好きな彼氏がいたんだ 今はもういたいけど 彼氏に彼女ができた …あっ、元カレか！ 今度の彼女はどんな女なのかなあ 彼氏にばったり遭遇 「あっ久しぶり！」 ビニール袋にイン・ザコンドーム これから彼女に会いに行くんだな 彼女の鼻から鼻くそでてますように… もまないでもまないで あの娘のおっぱいもまないで

There was a boyfriend My boyfriend whom I loved so much, in fact That's changed as of now, though This girl made him her boyfriend …Ohh, an ex-boyfriend! What kind of woman is the girlfriend this time, I wonder… Unexpectedly I run into the boyfriend "Long time no see!" In a plastic bag, IN-THE condoms Going from here to see the girlfriend May snot come out of her nose… Don't rub don't rub Don't rub that girl's boobs

On your behalf, I made an effort to discover what IN・ZA condoms could possibly be.
My best guess is: it's a slang abbreviation for a popular luxury item, condoms that
glow IN・ZA・DĀKU. 

Hope that clears everything up. Punk is transgression.

[thegl0r]

I've been spending the day with Suttoko Dokkoi. But I did get interrupted by a phone call from one of my mates.

"Hey sleepy-head, what are you up to?" he said. It had taken me a while to answer the phone.
"Not much," I said. "Just playing music loud to cheer myself up 'cos I woke up too early this morning."
"How about answering the door then. It's cold standing here."

Some time later and I've slipped from CDs to Youtube. In honour of tangerinesun's translation of the lyrics, here's a bit of Miku



To ballance things up here's another cover


THE VOLTS with Suttoko Dokkoi's Oumu on drums

[thegl0r]

I'll have to get the re-release next year, but in the meantime, here's pics of the original release of their first mini-album.


front cover of insert


back cover of insert


inside covers


lyrics 1


lyrics 2


lyrics 3


lyrics 4


case inside


case rear


obi strip


cd

You really should get the re-release when it comes out not only 'cos it has got MOMANAIDE (which sounds like it would be a tasty drink) on it, but there'll be even more wonderful songs on it than on this release. I can't wait...

[tangerinesun]

Oct 20, 2017 14:13:18 GMT -5 thegl0r said:

I've been spending the day with Suttoko Dokkoi. But I did get interrupted by a phone call from one of my mates.

"Hey sleepy-head, what are you up to?" he said. It had taken me a while to answer the phone.
"Not much," I said. "Just playing music loud to cheer myself up 'cos I woke up too early this morning."
"How about answering the door then. It's cold standing here."

Some time later and I've slipped from CDs to Youtube. In honour of tangerinesun 's translation of the lyrics, here's a bit of Miku

momonaide hatsune miku vocaloid cover at YT

To ballance things up here's another cover

'kuzo musuku' volts cover live at YT
THE VOLTS with Suttoko Dokkoi's Oumu on drums

That's what I call loud. Next comes a brickbat through the windowpane.

The lyrics for "MOMONAIDE" are very partial. Doi said something in her LINE blog
about too many bad words to post at YouTube, but that didn't stop them from 
subtitling, or the people who did the Vocaloid karaoke version either.

So I'll try to revisit when I get a good chance. 

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What Omu's doing with the VOLTS is "Rubbish Son" from their second release,
for those who might like to know.

It's a dismayingly blunt NEET anthem, from the POV of a hikikomori kid
who hasn't left his bedroom in 5 years.


You gave me birth
Really sorry, okay?
You didn't think I was this kind of guy
It was fun when I was little
Let's go back to those days, I want to love the world

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I'm alive
I'm still alive
But that’s the tragedy
Another tomorrow, I don't need one


After that promising start, the lyrics turn a little depressing.

I'll try to work those up decently as well. Doi is quite serious 
about her writing, and literature in general. So it's simple 
courtesy to pay attention, because all the exuberant mayhem 
is the tasty candy cream around a rock hard center, which is 
where we came in a minute ago. 

[tangerinesun]

Everyone who celebrated today, truly thank you very much!
Thanks to you for a wonderful birthday


Drummer Oumu had a birthday and Ladybeard helped.

Reika, his partner in Deadlift Lolita… I swear she's
catching up to him in the arms and shoulders. She
didn't have that kind of mass when they started.