RECONQUISTA

Since the mid 00's, the emo/hardcore scene became a real nightmare. In Japan, all the bands want to become like ENVY, that means a huge band selling their music for make up commercials and playing boring post rock. In the US or in Europe, there were this explosion of "screamo" (not even sure what it means), with tons of shitty bands playing crappy out of tune music that goes so well with clap-clap. A real nightmare !

I miss those bands from the late 90's. SHOTMAKER, KURT, NINE DAYS WONDER, 400 YEARS, and all those bands that i call EBULLITION style. Well, call me nostalgic !

I immediatly liked BACHO. Although they don't really sound like all the bands above, they were a very good surprise. They are from a little town near Kobe and it seems they play for few years now. The first thing i thought is that, fuck, they know how to write songs ! They have an extremely good sense of melodies and songwriting ! You can't deny that, even if you don't like that kind of music. There is something pop in their music. Pop, in a good way i mean. The vocals are also an important part of the band. The fact it's half spoken/half screamed (still, in a good way...nothing to do with the screamo-clap-clap shit from Italy or the US) is great. It's done naturally and it flows perfectly ! Maybe the fact they sing in japanese make it easier to listen ?

The lyrics are also good. No bullshit lyrics that doesn't mean anything. Here you found some good emo lyrics, talking about doing something with your life, feeling lost in this society and that kind of stuffs, but written in a very simple and direct manner. Without being a fan, i like this band.

So our friend from INFRO organized a show for them, and we were excited to see them. Well the bands that were playing that night were far from being what i like ! No comment...

INFRO did a good show. Their songs are better and better, it's always a pleasure to see them live. They will have some new releases out soon. A split 7" with a band i don't know. Well i already talk about INFRO a lot, no need to repeat again and again the same things.

I was a little bit scared that BACHO will become the new hype band, and that in 2 years, they will become huge, wanting to be profesionnal, like 99% of the japanese band these days. But when i saw them live, i didn't worry anymore. Well the kids seem to go crazy for this band, but they are so simple, honest, nice. No offense, but they look like a bunch of losers. You know the outcasts at school, who can't be in the handsome category, without any sense to dress up ? That kind of people. Don't get me wrong, it's something good in my opinion. Maybe because i recognize myself in them...

And live it was cool. The bass was too loud though, but that was cool. The sound was not as clean as their album which was good. I liked that it was not perfect, and that they didn't care about that !

BACHO VIDEO

It is probably not the best band in the emo/hardcore scene nowadays, i don't know. Who cares anyway ? But that was cool to see people doing that kind of music, with a real positive attitude, smiling, having fun, enjoying every moments, although there were only 30 people that night. I feel good when i see that kind of band. We are surrounded by wanna-be-rock-star bands so much that i almost forgot simple bands and simple people exist. BACHO was a shot of oxygen, in this polluted air that is unbreathable. Thank you guys !