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Annals

Visualfotational

2014/07/02

As there has been some confusion over the choice of Japanese translation of The Gits we’ve blown the design budget on the following clarification.

Guitar headstock and smiling face compared to kana for Gits in Japanese which happens to look not unlike a guitar headstock and smiling face

Annals the gits

A Review Begorrah!

2014/07/02

Which takes issue with my translation of Gits and mentions a certain Manchester band of the 1980s.

ザ・ギツやテレンス・トレント・ダービーなツイッターまとめ

June 19 [Thu], 2014, 20:02

A photograph of the Gits CD used for a review

どうもーっす♪(゜u゜)

さっそく行くのですッ!

シュバ!b(;◎ω◎)b

d(◎ω◎;)dハサッ!

ひょえ~ッ!d(◎ω◎)b

お馴染みのFirestationからのオブスキュア系ギターポップの発掘盤の最新作、The Gits『A Retrospeculatitve 1987-1990』買ったよ!( ゜∀゜)o彡(画像)
このバンド、数年前に突然YouTubeに大量の音源がUPされ驚いたッ!素晴らしいではないかと♪。
しかしまさかThe Gitsは『ギツ』と読むとは思わなかった…ぞ…(・Δ・´)
てっきり『ジッツ』だと思うじゃない?いや『ジッツ』でも大分キビしいよ、でも『ギツ』よりはマシじゃない?。てゆーか、ジャケにカタカナで『ギツ』漢字で『結局』って書いてしまうなんてさ………(・Δ・´)(一瞬【ジャケ買わない】しそうになったよね!!笑)。

ともあれシングル1枚で散った、ザ・スミスとオレンジ・ジュースの影響を微妙かつ絶妙かつ中途半端に感じさせるマジカルな個性が炸裂なのさ♪(笑)
ヴォーカルはやはりモリッシーの影響が強い感じがしますが、ギターは基本的にリズム・カッティングでグイングイン攻めてきます。
ギターはザ・スミス(ジョニー・マー)ってよりもオレンジ・ジュースの影響下って印象。
しかし、オレンジ・ジュース・フォロアーと呼ぶにはリズム隊が弱すぎる。
そんなザ・スミスにもオレンジ・ジュースにも振りきれないあたりがオブスキュア系なんでしょうなぁ…善くも悪くも。
さてこのお蔵出し音源満載の全23曲はもちろんこの手のオブスキュア系特有の玉石混淆のクオリティですが名曲がかなりの確率で確認できますッ!( ロ_ロ)ゞ
いや、玉石混淆っていうよりも同一アイデアの楽曲が多いので個々の印象が薄くなってしまってるよ…。
リズム面でのアレンジをもう少し頑張ればクローズ・ロブスターズやボディーンズ級になれた気がしますが、とにかくその手のファンは買って損なしの作品だと思われますッ!〇(^&^)οドーンッ!
「The Gits – Happy Song」
「The Gits – Cut」
「The Gits – Bottled Of Delight」
「The Gits – JK Rant (With Commentary On)」

To which I attempt to reply. Starting with a disclaimer about how little Japanese I know, agreeing it’s a mixed bag and attempt to explain that I was somewhat over ambitiously trying to use the kana of Gits to also signify a guitar headstock and smile.

July 03 [Thu], 2014, 20:24

Rob
すみません。 日本語が少しだけ話せます。

Thank you for the write up.

玉石混淆 :-) Can’t argue with that.

ギツ isn’t a literal or straight transtlation but plays on the coincidental similarity of the kana to a guitar headstock and smile…

ギターのヘッドと笑顔 (Hopefully that’s not gobbledegook).

Farewell

Rob

____

ドラム猫
>Robさんへ

Thank You Rob♪(゜u゜)

Your Music Is Jangle Pop Classics Everlast!\(^&^’)/

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Annals retrospeculative, review, the gits, 結局

Third again!

2014/07/01

Screen capture of Gits third in the ranking in on the Fastcut Records of Japan website

Gits listing on Fastcut records website

Third before

Annals japan, retrospeculative, the gits, 結局

A Veritable Deluge

2014/06/30

You know when people flood your time line with mentions of their own stuff. Well I've very nearly found enough for a dribble…

WC diversion-goodies from @jigsawrecords Anthony Rochester Groovy Cellar & @GitsUK @Zatapathique #firestationrecords pic.twitter.com/tN3ZiEsOmp

— Esther (@myrtleleaf) June 29, 2014

Picture of CDs including The Gits (UK) Retrospeculative

Screen capture of Gits listing on Jigsaw Records website

Annals retrospeculative, the gits, 結局

Legends In Their Own Lunchtime

2014/06/08

Screen capture of Gits CD on Rough Trade Record Shop website

Rough Trade the label were the only ones to show any interest in the band back in the day though sadly we lacked the necessary dance element.

The single is only legendary? They’ve forgotten to put iconic and seminal.

Annals retrospeculative, the gits, 結局

There She Blows!

2014/06/06

Screen capture of Firestation Records launch post

‘Ere ’tis.

Annals firestation records, release, retrospeculative, the gits, 結局

Rip It Up

2014/06/06

To make to move from CD to hard drive a little easier as many ripping and playback programs rely on Musicbrainz for their song tags.

Not for nefarious purposes mind.

Screen capture of front page of MusicBrainz website with Gits CD displayed with latest additions.

Annals retrospeculative, the gits

Official Release Thing

2014/06/05

I’ve learnt how to do link annotations and I’m going to use them!

Which is okay until you realise they don’t work with mobiles, tablets and some embeds.

And while we’re at it a track from the album.

Annals promotional, the gits

Coming Soon From Indie Dinosaurs The Gits (insert geographical disambiguation here)

2014/06/04

A preview of the CD from Firestation Records of Berlin.

Screen capture of Firestation Records Facebook Header.

Various angles of Gits Retrospeculative CD with a small plastic dinosaur in support.

From their Facebook Page.

Annals firestation records, retrospeculative, the gits, 結局

Everyone’s A Critic

2014/05/31

Annals promotional, retrospeculative, review, the gits, 結局

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