風土 · Fūdo Vol. 04 — 雷鳴 · Raimei
風土 · Fūdo · Vol. 04

雷鳴 · Raimei

Dry Thunder

Leather, twin guitar, a dry night PA — Japanese 80s–90s hard rock as one sitting.

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Japanese hard rock · 日本のハードロック

Japanese hard rock as one listen: street shout, twin-guitar heavy, a little speed, the bigger room. Not temple-gate doom, not a sung grid. Same lane throughout — stay with it and see if the PA still answers. LOUDNESS is the door most people already know in this weather; the rest of the hour stays in that climate. Listen in order. The names below are the variations inside the lane.

  • Street — Leather and shout. A riff that still sounds like a live-house alley.
  • Heavy — Twin guitar, mid-tempo weight. The Japanese metal that went on a plane.
  • Speed — Double-time without leaving the hard-rock lane.
  • Arena — Bigger room, English chorus, the PA aimed at the cheap seats.

Bands · バンド

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Tracklist · トラックリスト

Runtime ≈ 48:39 (11 tracks )

  1. 01
    Earthshaker — Come On 1985 5:02
    Street floor, 5:02. A shout already running so the door can arrive as metal, not as a cold open.
  2. 02
    LOUDNESS — Crazy Doctor 1984 4:13
    First door cut. Disillusion studio, Japanese-language thunder — the riff most rooms already know.
  3. 03
    44MAGNUM — STREET ROCK'N ROLLER 1984 4:06
    Alley grit after the first shout. Shorter, dirtier, still a chorus — cannot follow with another 44MAGNUM.
  4. 04
    ANTHEM — Wild Anthem 1985 4:26
    The other Tokyo heavy room. Self-titled 1985 — proves the lane is not a one-band sit.
  5. 05
    LOUDNESS — Crazy Nights 1985 4:06
    Arena in the middle. Thunder in the East studio, English chorus, the PA aimed out.
  6. 06
    Earthshaker — MORE 1984 4:45
    Second and last Earthshaker. FUGITIVE studio — melody after the arena shout, voice still on.
  7. 07
    EZO — House Of 1,000 Pleasures 1987 5:11
    US-facing 1987. Same leather, bigger gloss — the sit turning toward the overseas room.
  8. 08
    ANTHEM — Gypsy Ways (Win, Lose or Draw) 1988 5:21
    Late-80s groove, longest ANTHEM cut here. After EZO the hour needs a Japanese chorus again.
  9. 09
    VOW WOW — Don't Leave Me Now 1987 3:56
    Hard rock that still sings. One cut only — a different throat before the last street room.
  10. 10
    44MAGNUM — I JUST CAN'T TAKE ANYMORE 1984 3:38
    Second and last 44MAGNUM. Same STREET album, shorter punch — last alley before the dissolve.
  11. 11
    LOUDNESS — Soldier of Fortune 1989 3:55
    Third and last LOUDNESS. 1989 studio, lower heat, still counted. Closes the door in a different register than Crazy Nights.

Curator Notes · キュレーターノート

LOUDNESS is the door — Osaka, 1981, twin guitar and a shout. This sit stays in Japanese 80s–90s hard rock: street rooms, the overseas chorus, no rain. Listen in order. If nothing clicks, the thunder isn’t yours.

Why these cuts
  1. 01 · Earthshaker — Come On

    Opener has to be a street shout, not the famous door. Passion studio 5:02, Osaka hard rock already running. Leaves a floor so Crazy Doctor can arrive as a riff change, not a cold open.

  2. 02 · LOUDNESS — Crazy Doctor

    First LOUDNESS, first twin-guitar metal. Disillusion 1984 studio 4:13. The door. Cannot follow with another LOUDNESS or the three clump.

  3. 03 · 44MAGNUM — STREET ROCK'N ROLLER

    Alley after the door. STREET ROCK’N ROLLER 1984, 4:06, dirtier chorus. Proves the lane can move without Osaka thunder. Cannot follow with another 44MAGNUM.

  4. 04 · ANTHEM — Wild Anthem

    Other sung heavy room. ANTHEM self-titled 1985, 4:26. Tokyo, not Osaka. Then the sit can go arena.

  5. 05 · LOUDNESS — Crazy Nights

    Spine in the middle. Thunder in the East studio 4:06, English chorus, the overseas PA. Then take them off or the next song is an encore.

  6. 06 · Earthshaker — MORE

    Second and last Earthshaker. FUGITIVE studio 4:45, more melody than Come On. Separates two loud rooms. After this the sit goes overseas, not back to the alley.

  7. 07 · EZO — House Of 1,000 Pleasures

    1987 US-facing hard rock, 5:11. Same leather, more gloss. The sit turning toward a bigger room without leaving the lane.

  8. 08 · ANTHEM — Gypsy Ways (Win, Lose or Draw)

    Late-80s ANTHEM, 5:21, longest cut in the hour. After the gloss the hour needs a Japanese chorus again. Last ANTHEM — next cannot be another anthem stack.

  9. 09 · VOW WOW — Don't Leave Me Now

    VOW WOW 1987, 3:56. Hard rock that still sings. One cut only so the last third is not another twin-guitar encore.

  10. 10 · 44MAGNUM — I JUST CAN'T TAKE ANYMORE

    Second 44MAGNUM, same STREET album, 3:38. Shorter punch than the title cut. Last alley. A punch this late cannot close; the sit still needs a dissolve.

  11. 11 · LOUDNESS — Soldier of Fortune

    Third and last LOUDNESS. Soldier of Fortune 1989 studio 3:55. Lower heat, still counted. Bookend to Crazy Doctor: shout in, fortune out. Not another Crazy Nights.