JAPAN’S MOLICE TO RELEASE TO RELEASE ‘CATALYSTROCK’ AUGUST 31 ON GOOD CHARAMEL RECORDS
September 6, 2010 by MusicThread
Filed under Pop
JAPAN‘S
MOLICE
TO RELEASE CATALYSTROCK AUGUST 31
ON GOOD CHARAMEL RECORDS
BAND SET TO PERFORM AT ANIME WEEKEND ATLANTA CONVENTION
ON SEPT 18 IN ATLANTA, GA
AND TO CONTRIBUTE TWO TRACKS TO
UPCOMING I HEART J-ROCK COMPILATION
When Rinko and Yuzuru formed Molice in 2007, they had something most young bands don’t: a vision. Valuing the lessons learned from the dissolve of their previous band China Chop, they set about crafting a more focused unit, taking their love for the conceptual bands of the ’60s and ’70s as an inspiration rather than a template and infusing it with the edginess of their favorite movie, ‘Blade Runner’.
The result is a sound that couples the grunt of Pixies with the soul of The Doors, a sprinkling of Smiths-y guitar melody and a pinch of disco sensibility. Their two albums may pack in a wide variety of styles, but their songwriting is always tight and punchy, from the dancefloor bluster of ‘Headphone’ on 2008 album Doctor Ray to the sultry, sexy ‘Romancer’ on 2010’s Catalystrock. Though the band are now a four-piece, their core is very much a blend of the meticulous mind of Rinko and Yuzuru’s handcrafted production techniques.
Molice formed in January 2007 when they began playing weekly jams at Tokyo bar Kokubunji Rubber Soul, and they immediately set about crafting both their sound and image with care. In May 2007, they self-produced their first recordings, releasing them as ‘Molice Demo’. Fast-forward to August, and Molice were on stage at Japan’s biggest music festival, Summer Sonic. In September they performed a solo show (which in Japan is considered a sign of great popularity) before starting work on a series of three new demo CDs, which they released over the remains of 2007 and into the summer of 2008.
In November 2008, they released their first commercial CD, Doctor Ray, followed by a year of headline shows around Tokyo’s club scene, in places such as Shibuya, Shinjuku and Akihabara. That autumn, the music video for their track ‘Headphone’ was playlisted for repeated broadcast on French TV station NOLIFE. The band rounded out 2009 with three shows in London, England, followed in May 2010 by a show in Vietnam, at Hanoi’s CAMA Festival. Whether at home or abroad, they inject their shows with raw power and energy.
Molice’s second album, Catalystrock, was released in Japan in March 2010, and quickly found a warm reception from critics: Molice were chosen by Time Out as one of five Japanese acts primed for success in 2010, and interviews with the band graced several national and local publications. The North American version of Catalystrock will be released from Good Charamel Records (www.goodcharamel.com) on August 31st, 2010 and it include bonus tracks of “Superstar” and “Monster” (Remix).
Molice will be performing at the AWA Convention (Anime Weekend Atlanta, http://www.awa-con.com/) on September 18th. AWA is a three-day Japanese Animation and comics convention held annually in Atlanta, Georgia. Since 1995, AWA has become one of the most popular Japanese Animation conventions in the United States.
The band has also contributed two tracks to Good Charamel’s I Love J-Rock compilation, where they appear alongside Shonen Knife, Â LAZYgunsBRISKY and DJ Sashimi. I Love J-Rock will be released August 31.
For more information, and to stream snippets of Catalystrock, please visit: http://www.goodcharamel.com/?select=artists&data=molice
Catalystrock Track Listing:
1. Monster
2. Romancer
3. Android Said
4. Monday Runs
5. Paint It Yellow
6. Perfect Morning
7. Let’s Merge!
8. into YOU
9. Fine Wave
10. Still Alive
11. Praying
12. The HAZE
13. Superstar*
14. Monster (Remix)*
*North America Only Bonus Tracks
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