Update! (2022.07.01) Casiopea just announced the fourth era of the band, named Casiopea-P4! Yoshinori Imai is the new drummer.

@sowth1967

Жыл бұрын

YES!!!!!

@tengu190

Жыл бұрын

Casopia vs T-square. One hell of a concert!

@aptspire

Жыл бұрын

kzread.info/dash/bejne/oKCor7munrCunJM.html The new release

@seanvillarroel6272

Жыл бұрын

it makes me laugh when they say, oh I like this music so much, I should have been born in that era, this is not mine. If they were born in that time they wouldn't know about cassiopea, and I am very grateful to the internet for having made me discover many bands like cassiopea that I love so much and are now part of my musical repertoire. Greetings from venezuela, great video.

@bauzz4862

Жыл бұрын

Just maybe, one day I can manage to see them live in Japan. Thanks for the update! Any recommendations on the best way to keep up with our favorite Japanese musicians?

Japanese bassists were an entirely different breed, slap basslines on jazz and pop tracks of the era were simply incredible.

@Purplegreen45

Жыл бұрын

The Japanese made Ace Combat games absolutely made me fall in love with slap bass. A tight, aggressive, energetic slap bass is intoxicating for me. Now here I am.

@androsd4

Жыл бұрын

¡They are amazing!

@JustinZeleski

Жыл бұрын

Tetsuo Sakurai is one of my favorite bassists and Casiopea vs the T-Square is one of my favorite albums. Also got to shout out for the Seatbelts. They recorded Cowboy beebop and they're just amazing.

@partydeer1640

Жыл бұрын

Tomohito Aoki is my personal favorite

@tonyrichengod9280

Жыл бұрын

Japanese bassists ARE an entirely different breed. Modern day players are also amazing!

The first time I knew Casiopea was when.. they had a concert in my country and I was their translator!!! I mainly talked with the staffs though, helping them setting up the stage etc. My first experience listening to them wasn't through CD or anything.. it's their live concert, directly in front of my eyes. What an experience I won't forget for a lifetime.

@yveltalsea

Жыл бұрын

That sounds so so so amazing!! I hope it was super fun :')

@mattethans

7 ай бұрын

I had the same experience, when i was a kid their concert actually was the first concert I’ve been

@alejandrobarahona2465

4 ай бұрын

Where was the concert?

I seem to recall Miles Davis in his autobiography mentioning how much he loved playing in Japan because the fans were so enthusiastic and they often had superior sound systems.

@datutturugang666

17 күн бұрын

as a foreign sound engineer living and working in japan, the first thing i noticed with japanese audience is their sheer passion for hifi music and live sound. permanently moved since 2014

Cassiopeia influenced a lot of Indonesian city pop and jazz bands in the 80s like 'Indonesia 6', 'karimata', 'Bhaskara', 'emerald'. Fantastic time for jazz fans in Indonesia...

@renren2740

Жыл бұрын

And ‘Chaseiro’ too I think (but they are more Brazilian influenced tho)

@jvcaguiat

Жыл бұрын

Wow! I did not now Indonesia has an extensive Jazz/Jazz Fusion scene! Thanks for the recommendations!

@zulfika_

10 ай бұрын

Is that some kind of African country?

@fucknazguul

8 ай бұрын

​@@zulfika_ Dawg. ☠️☠️☠️

@bimokresno

6 ай бұрын

i like those bands too. i own the only album of indonesia 6 and the first 4 albums of karimata. i think krakatau also mostly influenced by casiopea.

Hi! I'm Japanese, huge fun of CASIOPEA and 70's-80's Japanese fusion&pop music and this video is, without a doubt, the best explanation video of CASIOPEA. Actually, there is no video on KZread Japan that explains it so carefully. It has been about 3 years since the Japanese city pop revival in Japan (ironically, without realizing it themselves, like a reimportation from overseas), but there are still many Japanese who are unaware of the epic fusion bands of the 70s and 80s like CASIOPEA. I am so thankful that KZread's algorithm suggested this video to me and that I came across this channel's content! I wish KZread Japan had such a video like this...:(

@ginogarcia8730

Жыл бұрын

that is so interesting, I was just thinking about this. Man you should make a video or suggest a video to this guy explaining Japanese city pop revival in Japan after things like Plastic Love going popular out of no where.

@ZaKi-zh3lx

Жыл бұрын

@@ginogarcia8730 Indeed... Maybe I'll make it.

@jerdure

Жыл бұрын

True indeed, somehow City pop was back in fashion right after Covid appeared in 2020 ! Anyway I am really grateful toward Japan for granting us such amazing and rich music. I really need to level up my bass playing to be able to follow :)

@DASHIRS

Жыл бұрын

I wish me too …

@androsd4

Жыл бұрын

@@FloatingLeaf1111 also you should listen to Japanese Math Rock, they are incredible.

It is incredible how Casiopea sounds like you are on a Gran Turismo lobby tuning your cars or trying to get the Super License. It's so powerful but cozy at the same time. Love at first sight!

@zenmaster6780

Жыл бұрын

That’s the same vibe I get! Video game soundtrack meets crazy good jazz

@mikebertakis4295

Жыл бұрын

Actually the composer of the soundtrack of the first Gran Turismo (and the trendsetter for the music style of the series) is Masahiro Andoh, guitarist of the jazz fusion band T-Square. So yeah, that's why it sounds like GT because it is GT music. P.S.: Have a listen to T-Square too, incredible band with great saxophone/wind controller sound.

@fadedmercury7

11 ай бұрын

couldn’t have said it better

If you know about Casiopea, then you must know about " T-Square " and " Dimension ". Both of them are Japanese iconic Jazz Fusion bands as well.

@TheUKNutter

Жыл бұрын

The comment I was waiting for.

@chicocucea

11 ай бұрын

My all-time favorite band. My favorite pieces: "Takarajima", "Omens of Love", "All About You", "Knight's Song", "Rodan", "It's Magic", "Mystic Island", "Le Mirage", etc...

I'm 62 years old, my teenage era was colored by their music. 1985 ,I was in Indonesia, my dad's country, had a chance to work for Indonesia jazz association to invite casiopea to Jakarta. I really appreciate your hardwork making this video which brought me my special memories with this band. Thanks so much ! Oh ya they are now formed Issei Noro's Casiopea 4th & Katsushika Torio 2022 ( Jimsaku & Mukaiya ) !

@error_4227

Жыл бұрын

Love this sincere and wonderful comment on such a legendary band! Thank You! This was a fantastic review T2. Keep up the analysis and reviews! New Sub from me!

@a.christydjoko7773

Жыл бұрын

beruntung pernah melihat mereka di gelaran java jazz beberapa waktu yang lalu

@tridenttalisman8096

Жыл бұрын

sir, sir, if they're gonna be here (Indonesia), please let us know. I would be there watch their show for sure.

Can more people get into Japanese jazz fusion and city pop please omg. Everyone is missing out on this hidden gem.

@barackobama9552

Жыл бұрын

People are missing out on jazz fusion in general

@user-hk7hz9cn7v

Жыл бұрын

Seriously!

@organicwins91

Жыл бұрын

Please for the love of God no, millions are not enough exposure for you? Don’t worry, the views with millions of views get deleted - NOBODY is missing out

@Umipunpun

Жыл бұрын

I disagree,I think city pop is mainstream now but I just hate how the top city pop songs are getting used in cringe ways on TikToks😔

@ECWPlays

Жыл бұрын

Been in it since 2020

I randomly found a Masayoshi Takanaka album through going down a KZread rabbit hole of random albums that were recommended to me Instantly fell in love with his music and now I'm starting to branch out into Casiopea and T-Square and it's all so fantastic, I think I've finally found my music taste (Also I find that Japanese Jazz Fusion is like the best homework genre, period. It can somewhat blend into the background to let you focus but is also still upbeat and very happy so you just can't help but feel good even while doing boring homework.)

@RitZoneVideos

Жыл бұрын

Takanaka’s music just make you smile so much

@remarkablysquare3216

Жыл бұрын

@@RitZoneVideos agree

@SavingTheUndesireables

Жыл бұрын

was it the one where he’s skydiving

@remarkablysquare3216

Жыл бұрын

@@SavingTheUndesireables Nah it was his Seychelles album

@SavingTheUndesireables

Жыл бұрын

@@remarkablysquare3216 ahhh yeh, man all of his albums are 🔥

Mukaiya, Sakurai, and Jimbo are now making music as Katsushika Trio. It leans much more into the high energy fusion aspect from their earlier playing!

Something similar happened to me discovering Casiopea. The KZread algorithm recommended to me a video called “when literally everyone wants the solo” so I watched it and my mind was blowing away, that video contains the “battle of solos” transcribed into music sheets of the song “Fightman” in the “Casiopea vs The Square Live” live recording. Inmediatly I started to search videos of Casiopea and The Square. And when I watched the Casiopea’s live performances I noticed such a good energy, amazing bass lines, very cool solos and also that feeling of discovering something new but at the same time like if I have heard this too many times before and I loved it. I have been playing videogames since I have memory and my first videogame was Super Mario 64 and I love a lot of videogames soundtracks specially the ones from games of Nintendo and Sega. After hearing all the records and a lot of live recordings I started to investigate more about Casiopea and then I knew about the songs of the Tokyo train stations that were made by Minoru Mukaiya. I got excited because I have been planing to go on a trip to Tokyo in the next year so It will be awesome to hear those melodies at the stations. Now I listen to Casiopea everyday and I am recomending their music to all the people that I know. Also the father of my grandfather was Japanese and all my life I have been so interested in these culture and the way they compose music. Thanks for this video, I loved it and I hope more people specially gamers discover Casiopea and get amazed of their music such as you and me! P.S: I also prefer the live sessions over the studio versions.

@piggel6185

Жыл бұрын

bro thats the exact same thing that happened to me. i saw that video and immediately checked them out. i certainly don't regret it

@_leemo_2708

Жыл бұрын

The EXACT Same thing happened to me, good to know that George collier isn’t the only one who showed me those two legendary jazz fusion bands

@PibbXtraPls

Жыл бұрын

I discovered them a few years ago because their "Mint Jams" album got recommended to me on the side bar of a song called "Skylar Spence" by Saint Pepsi. I imagine it's because that song samples Tatsuro Yamashita's "Love Talkin'". Still enjoy Casiopea and discover more of their music to this day. They're insanely talented.

@kenorsua9595

Жыл бұрын

wait, that was Casiopea? Whattttt

@videogamemusicrenditionsby7625

Жыл бұрын

Jazz fusion got into my life because of video game soundtracks...As a kid I always wondered "what style could VG music be classified", until the day I was researching about Jazz Fusion and... BANG! Mega Drive, Master System, Sega CD....Just fantastic...

A lot of people can't stand their cheesy 80s sound, but they're not about the sound. They're about the notes, harmony, interaction, fun, energy, catchyness of themes, improvisation, power and total live performance perfection, to the extent of being better live than in studio.

@bkkersey93

2 жыл бұрын

The sound is awesome tho lol. Screw the haters🤘.

@bkkersey93

2 жыл бұрын

@joão It's funny how peoples "hate" or "dislike" only strengthens ones appreciation for another.

@johnsalis4732

2 жыл бұрын

These haters probably listen to modern radio pop and have no musical taste

@purposeinpresence4494

2 жыл бұрын

That sound is back in style now and they are blowing up. They were truly ahead of their time.

@armanrozika

2 жыл бұрын

wait whaaaa? "can't stand their cheesy 80s sound", the band is from the 80's, wtf lmaoooo, they expecting them to record 2000's sound or what?. If anything, they hate the 80's sound then, not the band

As a professional musician, passionate gamer, long-time fan of Japanese jazz fusion & city pop, I want to commend you on a wonderful video presentation; it’s obvious how much effort and love was poured into this! I learned so much about one of my favorite bands, I can’t thank you enough for your work. 🙏

MY DUDE! Your use of fonts are simple yet effective. The graphics you use to convey info is NEXT level. The perfect mix of bold and thin type faces mixed with the overlays and Japanese characters too, its just perfect. I love the total aesthetic this video AND the content is also amazing. This may be the perfect youtube video, truly thank you for making this.

Although I'm 61 and loved and played jazz for some years back in the late 70's, I found accidentally Casiopea about one year ago. What a sound, what a technical quality of all band members, what a jazz fusion style for so many years adapting to the different tendencies since the 70's. How did I miss these guys for almost 4 decades ??? T-Square is another pleasant surprise. I am recovering now all lost time.... Brilliant band(s) !!! As a hint although a bit different, take a look at Mezzoforte (particularly) Mezzoforte live in Reykyavik! Hope you like it.

@seaboatsk

2 жыл бұрын

Angeja-san, Mezzoforte visited Casiopea when the Icelandic group held concerts in Japan in 1984. Japan’s TV and radio programs put jazz-fusion songs not only from Japan but also from Europe and the US in their shows in 1980s. Check out Japan’s jazz-fusion songs by Himiko Kikuchi who has the most beautiful smile in the world! kzread.info/dash/bejne/maGgm7Glk87Sk7w.html Credit Ceefax

@gtheskater

Жыл бұрын

Then you're not prepared for Dimension (the band he mentioned in the middle of the video)

To me the absolute peak of Casiopea was the Sasaki years (Debut, Super Flight). His playing is just incredible and he should've made more than just 4 albums in his career. What an absolute beast.

@legozfordayz

2 жыл бұрын

True but “ peak” Casiopea sound was 1982, even with Akira Jimbo on drums. Their early style of jazz fusion with Sasaki sounded almost like bebop at some points, he was an insane drummer.

@eficer04

2 жыл бұрын

Amen

@blindboyflowers

2 жыл бұрын

based Sasaki fanbois

@garcia20013

Жыл бұрын

anyone know what happened to Sasaki?

@LagrangePoint0

Жыл бұрын

@@garcia20013 He's a music teacher now I think

Casiopea literally shaped the last four years of my life. I'm OBSESSED. It really doesn't get any better than this

I was very impressed when I saw a video that introduced Cassiopeia in such detail. thank you very much! I am a Japanese living in Japan, and my encounter with Cassiopeia was deeply related to Sony's Walkman, which was cutting-edge at the time. Commuter trains in Japan are notorious for being crowded, but their album took me to another world while commuting on a crowded train. Exactly "TAKE ME" 😂😆 Until around 1989, I went to listen to live performances more than 10 times a year. Their music is still part of my life and as a Japanese I am very proud of their recent popularity on KZread.

I can't thank you enough for doing this! This band and genre as a whole need more recognition.

@achocolatephilosophy

2 жыл бұрын

YES but also NOOO...the records are already too expensive :)

@Rylanhere

Жыл бұрын

@@achocolatephilosophy fr it’s like $150 for mint jam 😢

@CatsInHats-S.CrouchingTiger

Жыл бұрын

Yes! I couldn’t say it better! 😊

@organicwins91

Жыл бұрын

No more exposure!!!!!!

The reason they are so important is because they coincided with the development of synths in the 80s. In fact, during the heyday of Japanese musical instruments, they created a tremendous impact beyond just music.

I grew up listening to Casiopea every now and again because my dad's a fan of theirs. Never really knew much about them other than their sweet jams. Thank you for this showcase into their stuff!

I personally got to know Casiopea and T-Square just because I wanted to expand my jazz knowledge, since I became a fan of it throughout my years in high school with Chick Corea, Lee Ritenour, Pat Metheny and Yellowjackets (the last one probably being the most similar band I can think of while picturing what kind of influences shaped T-Square and Casiopea in the 80's, especially with their self-titled album), while I was going through high school. You're insanely good at this, the editing and the tone you set for this presentation was fun and catchy from start to finish, loved it!

Midnight Rendezvous brings tears of joy to my eyes. 5:10 is one of the crispiest pieces of music I've ever heard.

During the last couple of months, I've been in an incredible transitionary state of listening to CASIOPEA and T-SQUARE. J-Fusion is such an incredible genre, it's been slowly transforming me as a young musician.

@LogicBroYoutube

Жыл бұрын

T-Square 🔥🔥

@Tadakatsu

Жыл бұрын

They're such great bands. They're so slick and well-produced, they've got soul, they've got technicality and when called for they can flat out rock too.

As a Japanese CASIOPEA fan, this is a great video that covers almost everything about CASIOPEA. I give you my highest compliments. Thank you!

bass riffs got me immediately when i first heard them

Since 1984, I went to see CASIOPEA concert or live many times, so fantastic experience ♪

@T2norway

2 жыл бұрын

Wish I could've seen them live in the 80s! (I just wasn't born yet, hehe)

@ripdeyu

2 жыл бұрын

oh to see them live,, what an amazing experience that should have been

海外の人がカシオペアを知っているとは…… 本当にびっくりしたし同時に感動しました!!!!!!!!!! 音楽の力は無限ですね！ I'm Japanese student. I'm just started learning English. But this video made me happy! I love CASIOPEA like you. Thank you!

@T2norway

2 жыл бұрын

見てくれてありがとうございます！

@user-hb5wj2wi9c

Жыл бұрын

CASIOPEA 는 세계적인 밴드죠 . 저두 30년 정도 카시오페아에 푹빠져 살고 있습니다 .

@spaktor

Жыл бұрын

il potere della musica è illimitato!

@mahesaarifin6263

Жыл бұрын

casiopea was huuuge in indonesia in the 80's. i remember my late eldest brother and my younger brother were a die hard fans.. i could not listened to them that much but i have so much respect for them…

Masayoshi Tanaka is another you might want to deep dive into! I am getting one of my favorite albums from them: mint jams. It is such a great bop. The entire album is played live. I’d say I like their live over studios because of the energy they build, and crowd in the back cheering, clapping, and enjoying the moment! It all melds together in a perfect cohesion of great sounds.

@T2norway

Жыл бұрын

kzread.info/dash/bejne/mol81Kd_mc7ae6w.html

its so refreshing to see someone not an enthusiast or some professional musician into music like this i hope this inspires others to explore more genres

When casiopea came to Indonesia in 1984, they inspired many musician to make a jazz fusion band. They are amazing

@anony_meows

Жыл бұрын

yes, and if you think and look back to the whole mainstream 80s-early 90s indonesian pop scene: the likumahuas, krakatau, sheila majid, etc, they are all majorly inspired by jazz fusion instead of what's popular in the west at that time like hair metal/glamrock/softrock, etc

@merano7336

Жыл бұрын

@@anony_meows correction, shiela majid is not a indonesean artist she is malaysian

@anony_meows

Жыл бұрын

@@merano7336 yes i know that, but she was mainstream in indonesia at that time.

@bluesound666

Жыл бұрын

Waktu itu masih kecil, bingung liat mereka tampil senyum lebar melulu dan blm doyan musiknya. Masih sukanya theme song lagu voltus, megaloman, gaban dan kartun jepang lainnya 😅

@nakitojimo2001

Жыл бұрын

My dad n his old friend in BASF were the promoters back then 😃

Hi! I'm an italian fan obsessed with Casiopea, T Square, japanese city pop and videogames (bot playing and listening to music). I really loved this video and it's a shame that it only has 5k views! I'm extremely fascinated by the interplay between japanese jazz fusion music and videogames ost, especially of racing car games. As you explained well videogame music composers got inspired by Casiopea and T Square a lot. Indeed, there are three facts worth mentioning about this: 1) the guitarist from The Square composed the PS1 "Gran Turismo" OST (great music, give it a listen) 2) The Sega Sound Team Band was full of fusion players and sometimes even hosted Issei Noro as a guest player. Also there lots of good music 3) In Mario Kart 8 there's a piace of music composed and played by The Square (Rainbow Express). In general it is a reeeeally fusion OST, I love it!

@joshuaford4460

Жыл бұрын

My discorvery of Casiopea was through T-Square from playing several Gran Turismos as a kid. GT is definitely what pops into my head any time i hear Jazz Fusion.

Japanese musicians in this era were all treasure. But they were hidden treasure. So amazing.

Great way ending the video in a full circle in more ways than one. Been hearing about Casiopea about 2 decades ago when I was still playing in pop club bands. It's just now that I hear their music. Yup, they're definitely going into my playlist now. Thanks!

Love Casiopea. They pretty much inspired every single SEGA title soundtrack from the late 80s/early 90s.

Casiopea and T-square, the bands of my life, and you made a video of them, i'm tearing up of emotion, from the bottom of My hearth, thanks !❤️

I can't believe I haven't really followed Casiopea until I stumbled upon your vid because they're soooo up my alley, and I love Japanese City Pop, too. Found your video, thanks to KZread's algo (probably one of the rare times I'd thank the algo, because similar to you, I like more 'organic' ways of discover things). Loved the way you ended the video was well, with the mapping of how you find things. That's pretty much how I find things, too. Great graphics + editing, wonderful topic, now I am a fan of Casiopea, and you've gained a new sub!

This is why I love KZread. Never heard of your channel or Casiopea before writing this and the algorithm randomly plants both on my recommend page. Thank you for enlightening me to my new favorite band! Look forward to more of your videos, too.

Words can't express how much I love this band. Every single time me and my friends did acid or smoked weed together we would put on one of their concerts and watch it from start to finish, all tho those psychedelic days are over my obsession and love for the band will never die, I really just hope I get to go to Japan one day and see them live before they get too old to stop performing, it will probably never happen due to covid but fuck man I'd definetly pay the money. Thank you for this video

@TheSpecialJ11

Жыл бұрын

I discovered Casiopea on magic mushrooms when my friend had put on an instrumental hip hop album on KZread after we had all split off and were having our own trips. When the album was over Mint Jams autoplayed and me, already a jazz fusion fan who had only listened to American groups, was instantly hooked.

I thought this video had thousands of views, but then I saw the video was brand new 😂

Thank you so much! This is a fantastic and perfect narrative of Casiopea, and a really well made video. Their first album that I bought was Halle (1985). I was in fifth grade and didn't really understand it at the time, but their distinct sound captivated me so much I became obsessed with it and I listened to that cassette tape over and over and over. Soon I became a lifelong fan and the rest is history. I was so lucky that I got to watch them live a few times in the 90s. Legends!

Thanks T2 for making and sharing this video 🙏🏽 in the summer of 1985 we were a few musicians and actors from the Faroe Islands touring Scandinavia with the Faroese drama group, GRÍMA, in the FENRIS project. We saw and heard CASIOPEA live in Fælledparken in Copenhagen a a day off, on a Saturday. That performance had a huge impact on us, the musicians, as we were around 17 years of age back then. I still have the 4 vinyls that I bought right after that amazing consert 😊

SEGA had an in-house band called S.S.T.BAND (formed by the composers at that time), which played the music from 80's SEGA games such as Galaxy Force II, OutRun, etc. they've that Casiopea sound we love. 12:58 Speaking of the DX7: Minoru Mukaiya did a ROM cart and he did a demonstration of each of their sounds. Some of them were used in his solo album "Welcome to the Minoru's Land" (1985) and other Casiopea songs. The video is archived here in KZread and it's called "Minoru Mukaiya - Yamaha DX7 Commentary".

@blakelip3

Жыл бұрын

What about Hiromasa Suzuki, Jun Fukamachi, The Players, Yuji Ohno, Ryo Kawasaki???

@pmd9801

Жыл бұрын

@@blakelip3 All of them are great. My favorites are Ohno, Fukamachi (RIP), haven't heard about Ryo kawasaki though, thanks for the recommendation.

@blakelip3

Жыл бұрын

@@pmd9801 hako yamasaki(Woman) Stomu Yamashita are also good kzread.info/dash/bejne/Z5V-0bR8kqmZc5M.html kzread.info/dash/bejne/q3arl8qMpq7Fg84.html

@blakelip3

Жыл бұрын

@@pmd9801 kzread.info/dash/bejne/qGqKz8SmnLjfp9o.html have u ever heard of Noriyoto Morimoto beautiful lady

@blakelip3

Жыл бұрын

@@pmd9801 Jun Fukamachi is a legend I have to say fantastic Suite is his best album kzread.info/dash/bejne/ppx9ysSnqamfeLQ.html

Wow! I didn’t expect a documentary on Casiopea to pop up on my feed, let alone be so lovingly produced. Excellent work. I’ve been a Jazz Fusion fan for years, but got into this band quite late. I was watching 80s Japanese ads for electronics (as you do) and one had a track on it called “Unicorn” by Kazumi Watanabe, I was surprised how funky it was. I had no idea Japan had any jazz fusion artists, so one thing lead to another. I’ve been collecting Casiopea’s albums ever since. It does get confusing working out their songs as there’s different versions of the same songs on various albums as you say! Another band you might like is Azymuth from Brazil if you haven’t heard them already. “Jazz Carnival” is a classic. Like with Casiopea, once I heard them I had to collect all their albums (on CD).

@T2norway

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing your experience! I love Azymuth, great music! Also a fan of Robson Jorge & Lincoln Olivetti. Thanks again for watching and commenting ˙ ͜ʟ˙

This was so heartwarming. You made me fall in love with this band. Thanks for the video, it was super entertaining!

I just wanted to say, Casiopea and T-Square are two of my favorite jazz bands, and definitely my favorite Japanese bands. I'm so happy that you made this video, there's just something about this energy that is otherworldly. When I listen to their music, I always get goosebumps and chills (really!). There's something about their music and style that transports me to a different dimension, and you can hear their influence in music everywhere. Thank you, and long live Casiopea and T-Square.

Casiopea opened me up to the entire jazz fusion community. So glad I found them.

been listening to casiopea for a couple months now, and i just found this video. honestly one of the best video essays I've seen. keep up the good work!

I love city pop, Casiopea, and Tomoko Aran and had no idea about the collab. I definitely need this album now, thanks for such a great video!

What a fantastic video. I already really liked Casiopeia, but I learned so much and got to hear such amazing music I was unaware of, and the editing and curation was great.

Been obsessed with Casiopea since I listened to Mukaiya's breakdown for the live version of Galactic Funk so I love this video! Speaking of video game songs, I think Space Road (1st Album and Asian Dreamer) are not only both video game-y (Mario Kart - think Rainbow Road) but also add to your point of listening to the progression of some songs each time they're put into an album.

@blindboyflowers

2 жыл бұрын

You can find a ten minute loop of that breakdown you mentioned on KZread as "CASIOPEA FOREVER". I come back to it every once in a while.

i just now saw this come into my recommended. love that there's a video like this on casiopea. thank you man 🙏🏾

Really nice video, your editing, choice of topic, and research were wonderful! I love Japanese jazz fusion and city pop ever since the algorithm recommended them to me years ago. I also appreciate your recognition of the American jazz fusion lineage you touched on. I learned a few things after watching your video, keep it up!

This was well produced and really got me interested in the band. Thank you!

Awesome video! Casiopea members, Tetsuo Sakurai and Akira Jimbo have also made vgm arrangements. They appear credited on The King of Fighters '96's arrange soundtrack. Also, Issei Noro was part of the Super Sonic Team, Sega's own jazz fusion band for vgm arrangements. I'm a huge fan of Casiopea and Jimsaku. Sakurai is a superb bassist player, a demon on those strings. Thank you so much for making this video.

@SuperKokuJin916

Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for these tidbits. I'm a huge fan Casiopea and fighting games! I really do love KOF 96's AST. I had no idea they would be directly connected! Kamikirimushi is my favorite.

Huge fan of Casiopea too!!! So happy to see someone else discover them with just as much enthusiasm! And you also introduced me to some other parts of Casiopea history that I’ve never known before!

This video was very well done, from its structure, to its pacing, to the excellent visual aids and footage. Fantastic job creating this video, and thanks for the great recommendation.

This was such a well informed, passionate, and loving video about my favorite band of all time. Love your editing and style. I also fell in love with Japanese jazz fusion because of video game music that I heard growing up as well as city pop music from anime opening songs. And that Mario Kart Double Dash song that was actually a Casiopea song really got me 😂

Woo, it's finally out! Amazing work dearest!!!

WOW, thanks for making this video, as a loyal fan of the band, i really appreciate how you did it, greetings from Mexico, keep up the hard work!

日本の素晴らしいアーティストを紹介してくれてありがたいです☺️

Man, just discovered this video and now I am hooked up. Then I searched through spotify and they just added the bands music 5 hours ago as of the writing this comment!!! How amazing was that! Thank you!

Definitely need more VIEWS !!!! as an avid fans and amateur composer of Jazz Fusion music, Casiopea has already become inspiration for my music style and most of people. I hope Jazz Fusion will be loved by a lot of people and revived again. Great video man, hats off.

Thank you for making this video, I learnt about Casiopea back in my primary school from my music teacher. The 1985 galatic funk and dual band fightman really dragged me into fusionjazz world

Found this at a great time. I've listened to a few of Casiopea's albums (Casiopea, Super Flight, Mint Jams) and I really like their sound. This video (which was fantastic btw) makes me want to listen to more and more of their music. Thank you for making this

It's amazing how this video poped up on recommendations. A few days ago I installed an app called Radio Garden, where you can listen to radio stations all over the world, and while I was hovering Japan, I found a station called Nonstop Casiopea, at Niigata. I never thought that this music was from a single band, until I watched your video. This is pure gold. Thank you!

This video validates my past 2 years of being Casiopea obsessed! I hope you are a fan of T-Square and do a video about them too! Great video!

Thank you sir for this video. Casiopea is my favorite and changed and enhanced my view on music as a whole especially concerning music theory. I also am so obsessed and know all the names of the band members over the years 😆. I played asayake for my final music exams on the drums as an ode to casiopea and Akira Jimbo my favorite drummer But i am so glad someone made a video like this with all those random videos you can find if you're a REAL casiopea fan. I also love that you fully representing what casiopea is all about and everything they stand for. So thank you so much i loved this video and you just got a sub! 😄😄😄

Man, what an amazing video. Thanks for making it. I loved how you analyzed video game music and jazz.

Dude idk if I’ve commented this, but seriously this is such a great video, I’ve loved Casiopea for so long and to see a dude express the love I have for this band with such creative and interesting videos, graphics and sections. I love it, I also love the amount of Casiopea videos you includes because they seriously have a bunch of obscure videos that don’t get seen as much as their three big albums that most people have seen (Mint Jams, Casiopea Live and Casiopea). NAILED THIS VIDEO, and you are such a underrated content creator

I love Casiopea as much as you do. In fact, I'm obsessed with them! My favorites are Take Me, Midnight Rendezvous, Dazzling Forbidden Fruits, Something's Wrong (Change It), Misty Lady, Chandelier, and Beyond the Galaxy.

Thanks for this video! Just yesterday I was wondering if any kind of video like this, talking about casiopea existed, but it got recommended to me today.

I found these guys by complete accident about a month or 2 ago by complete accident through Spotify radio and I’m so glad I did as these guys are absolutely amazing. Fantastic video bringing these guys to light

Dude! This just popped up on my recommended page and KZread nailed it! Im definetively checking them out. Also, as a graphic designer, I love the aesthetic of the video. Great job with the editing! All the little, subtle nuances that you came up with that make up this great tribute video to such a great band.

And also what a way to edit it it, i just loved it, amazing! i dont have words to how much i like this video.

this is SUCH a good video essay of a band I love :) hit every nail on the head

just recently found about Casiopea.. wow! Your video is so cool. Thanks for sharing it!

I’ve watched this video 30 times probably, I cannot get enough of it. The entire series is a masterpiece. It re-ignited my love for jazz fusion and it hasn’t let up yet. Thanks T2 for bringing us this gem.

@Marci124

7 ай бұрын

Same, but I'm only approaching 10 or so replays.

I found them some years ago. Im a huge fan of jazz fusion music and video games. I explored Jazz Fusion music further from the West and boi i didnt even know that Japanese had a huuuuge Jazz Fusion scene, especially in the 80s and even now. And what i found is that Japanese Jazz fusion is more melodic than the Western ones, and a lot of songs sound like its from a friggin Video game on Nes or Sega :D You should listen to Sealine from Toshiki Kadomatsu.

@T2norway

3 жыл бұрын

that’s a very good analysis of japanese jazz fusion music. they are definitely more melodic, which in return reminds me of video game music (which are often very catchy and easy to get stuck in your head)! and i love toshiki kadomatsu, i made a video about him two years ago, hehe.

Great video, thank you for the work ! There's a lot to say about this band, more people need to know about Casiopea !

I really love this series of yours like you I discovered Japansese Fusion Jazz through KZread and now you finally five me background to it

I've long been a fan of this synth-heavy high-energy videogame soundtracks, and in the past couple of years that interest spread from my games into a love of 80s japanese city pop. Tomoko Aran being one of my favourites. Somehow despite my being enamoured with Koji Kondo and Garoad (notable examples of the jazz fusion inspiration for videogames), Casiopea have remained below my radar. Had youtube not recommended this video I fear it may have stayed that way for years. This was an excellent video journey and introduction to a band who I guess have been something of a favourite of mine without having even known they existed, and I am excited to find so many ways to include them in my day to day listening. Thanks for your hard work putting this together! Keep smiling :).

I've learned so much 🙌✨ Thank you!!

This video is great. Thank you as one of the Japanese fans. I grew up listening to CASIOPEA, T-SQUARE, Kazumi Watanabe, and Masayoshi Takanaka. I went to CASIOPEA live three times. I'm not good at English, so I used translation software. Thank you for making this video.

@T2norway

2 жыл бұрын

見てくれてありがとうございます！♪(๑ᴖ◡ᴖ๑)♪

Wow, found your channel due to the font video that I clicked on a whim, and now I'm here and wondering how I never got into this band earlier because they're EXACTLY my type. I love it, great vid and awesome band

What an awesome video, I learned so much about Casiopea and had no idea members worked on More Relax!

I’m in love with this series!!! I absolutely love city pop and jazz fusion and have been listening to it on a daily basis since November when I found it! I hope this series blows up so more people get to find out this amazing genre.

@aspacenerdfromflorida1134

2 жыл бұрын

BRO. I JUST REALIZED AFTER WATCHING THIS AGAIN. 5:04 IS THE CLEARWATER CAUSEWAY. I AM FROM TAMPA. LOL. p.s. when's your next video coming? im excited!

@T2norway

2 жыл бұрын

@@aspacenerdfromflorida1134 hahah, well spotted! i guess the scenery of florida works excellent for japanese jazz fusion and city pop aesthetics. i haven't planned the next video yet, but i'm assuming sometime next year when i most likely have more free time to make these youtube videos. but at the moment i don't have the time for it, unfortunately. thanks for rewatching the video and commenting though!

@aspacenerdfromflorida1134

2 жыл бұрын

@@T2norway alright, thanks for the response! ill be waiting for whenever you make it!

Most of the tunes are still so fresh in 2022. For a guy like me who have been listening to them since the 1970s and being Asian I am very proud to see that in the field of jazz and jazz fusion, Asian musicians can be as good and innovative and make contribution to music that is appreciated by the world at large.

I heard Casiopea when I was a kid. A Filipino uncle who works previously in Japan as a band musician in the early 80s brought in some tapes for us to listen. I got mesmerized with that jazz fusion music.

Thank you for this!! Always been a fan of 70s,80s Jazz Japanese music since they're also at most the background music as mentioned in anime and video games. The video and presentation was really well made and the used clips from the past.

Love your shout-out bro! ❤️ I love this band from my high school years until now and I remember 4 years only listening to jazz fusion music, mainly Casiopea and Trix. I agree with you about City Pop. I think City Pop is shaped by the jazz fusion era in Japan, which also affects the BGM of so many video games from Japan. Nowadays I tend to listen to anime songs but Casiopea is still my safe haven. 🤣

Amazing video! Very well made and enjoyable from start to end.

I'm very glad to ever found this video. Thank you for sharing this, great video!

Thanks for making this video and for introducing me to this band, that I had never heard of, despite having listened to Mezzoforte back in the 80s. Great find!

A high quality jazz fusion/city pop analysis channel? Why haven't I found you sooner?! This is exactly the type of content that I've been wanting to watch!

@T2norway

2 жыл бұрын

Haha wow, thanks! I couldn’t find any videos covering the topic so I figured why not make it myself ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

This is honestly a very well made made video, shame that you don’t have more subscribers

ive been a massive casiopea fan for years and this videos allowed me to dive into the rabbit hole easier

This video was so good. I also did not know I was a fan of very specific 80s Japanese jazz fusion but here we are. As a non-musician, you did very well talking through this.