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Osc-Dis

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yet even in japan it is not that well known. i think a lot of people are missing out on a great band. this album is probably really where their music changed from the stuff they started at around 1990, this album is where the louder, more metal like mcm starts. (the album before, "digidogheadlock" is a transition album between the two styles) so, what is mcm like? its an almost perfect blend of industrial metal, hardcore punk, sometimes a little pop, distorted vos, and ridiculous jap-eng lyrics that make almost no sense. it begins with the loud altmetal song "tribe" and catches ur attention. then later it moves onto different styles ending again with another heavy altmetal song called "midi surf" well, heres how i would rate the songs (out of ten).

Tribe - 9/10 very good beginning to the album. no melody and very loud. leaves an impact, keeps you listening.
Out/definition - 8.5/10 another loud one. fight music definetely.
Pulse - 10/10 highlight of the album! it combines a repeated melody and repeated lyrics over and over again with very nice drums (i think they're using a machine on this one) very punky and enjoyable.
Multiples - 8/10 not the best song, but definetly good.
Mobtrack - 7.5/10 back to heavy, no melody here, but again a good "fight" type song.
All the Time in Sunny Beach - 10/10 man i love this one! there are other mcm songs are similar to this, they start very hardcore, but have a nice, light punky chorus. very very good one.
Island - 9/10 haha suddenly, we leave all the loud hardcore and enter the world of happy pop music. a nice comic surprise. near the end it does turn altmetal tho.
Restart! - 8/10 computer generated stuff. catchy, but not the best.
Jag - 6.5/10 hm... this one reminds me of the old mcm back in the 90s
Step Into Yourself - 6/10 filler type music. too bad they put this here.
Good Girl (dedicated to bride 20 years after) - 10/10 punk rock lovers will love this song. very catchy, and this song also happens to be for motokatsu's baby girl, he plans to play it when she gets married in 20 years! a very nice and light song, a mix of slightly pop punk, and fast paced metal.
MIDI Surf - 10/10 very good epilouge to the album. gets you to play the album from the beginning again. very loud, and i personally like the lyrics "(strive) everybody, (strive) if you're hungry, (strive) you get nothing unless you do something, (strive) everybody, (strive) if you're hungry, (strive) you get nothing unless you strive." haha this happens to be my motto now.

and so there you go! thats your hardcorepoppunkelectrometaljapaneseenglish mcm! i think that a few of the songs should definitely not have been put on this album, but the mix of style and the way some are so amazingly catchy and just plain awesome, its best to listen to this album head to toe. i give this album 5/5 stars!

I first got a copy of OSC-DIS in 2002. I got it for free out of my University newspaper's "to review" bin. I picked it up because I thought the cover looked kind of silly and the label on the shrink-wrap called it something like "electronic digi-punk hardcore music."

It is now my favourite CD ever - I even bought a second copy after my original got lost/stolen.

I can only describe it as something like what would happen to music if William Gibson ruled the universe. The whole thing is utterly unique, intense, and just plain heavy while being very melodic and completely accessible at the same time. That is a hard mix to put together, but MCM does it with EVERY TRACK, and it makes the album this great, fun, loud, cathartic experience.

I can't say enough about this album. It's an all-timer. Get it.

They have a piece of genius in this cd. There perfect blend of Japanese and English has really got them noticed by the Japanese music industry and the rest of the world!

They have a great fusion of rock and punk and even some techno, it really is a frankinstein's monster of a record but its one hell of a jounrney just listening to it.

These guys from Japan have a great future ahead of themselves if they keep this quality of music up.

Get it to know what perfection sounds like!

Some bands are hard to understand on the first listen. Not that their lyrics are hard to understand, though Mad Capsule Market's are unintelligable but hard to understand what they are trying to do. I had no idea what to make of the punk/thrash/techno/metal/jpop of MCM for a while, but I quickly figured out the answer... don't try to understand. Listen. Enjoy. If you like Dead Kennedys, SOAD, Rammstein, Dillinger Escape Plan, Deftones, Vandals, KMFDM, Pigface, you will love this album.

I haven't played Quake online in years, but RL(pulse) makes me want to play all over again... it is definitely music to run around and shoot stuff up to.

And to think... someone actually just gave me this disc...

This cd is awesome its a mix between western and japanese rock, and a blend of techno and rock.

Let me just start off by saying that i have no idea what the hell this is.

These guys make some kind of crazy technopunk thrash, some of its in Japanese, some's in English ... Which is why I liked it. If you like your music fast,loud,exciting,unpredictable, weird and insane, i highly recommed that you check out these freaks, particularly this album and '010' (a haven't heard any of their others).

I thought this album was amazing , every track was something diffrent to the previous one! especially tracks like ISLAND, and MIDI SURF which totally crazy!

(NOTE: I really prefer 3 1/2 stars, but that isn't possible, so I'm giving them the benifit of the half)

This album is as heavier than anything you'll hear Mr. Durst and his bald-headed and goateed peers, yet it contains melodies that are just as catchy as anything Brian Wilson or Burt Bachrach could dream up. How is this possible?

This is the kind of hard rock that I only WISH American record companies could be supporting...of course the only thing I've heard that's remotely comparabe to the Mad Capsule Markets is Andrew W.K. (You know...the guy whom everyone either loves or hartes, yet all find insanely melodic and catchy). But the 'Markets have something that Andrew W.K. seriously lacks: Inegrity (and a drum machine).

Granted a few of the songs lack any sort of melody (Tribe, Mob Track, and a few others), and the pure INTENSITY and drive of the album might raise your bloodstream a wee-bit too high after an entire listen, but in the end, if you like hardcore music as LITTLE as I do, this could still be a good album for you to pick up. You can have your catharthsis and melody all in one package, and still be an elitist because you know it comes from Japan!

Ain't life great!?

After about ten years of making their fellow Japanese happy, The Mad Capsule Markets have finally had a proper release in the West. And what a release it is too. Listen to this album. If you listen very carefully and pay real attention, you can hear what genius sounds like!
Every track is unqiue, but all are linked by the wonderful mix of electronic and live instruments. Never is this overdone, and it creates a sound like nothing before. I'm serious, everyone should buy this album, perhaps it would wake a few people up to what real quality rock sounds like. By turns heavy, groovy, tuneful and catchy as hell, this is simply the album of the year. At least until you hear '010', their new one from Japan.
Now if only you could import all their older CDs [hint hint]!

its no secret that a lot of music is terrible these days. So when MCM was recommended to me, i was reluctant to even try. but im glad i did. if you like really energetic, digitalhardcore, metal, punk type music with a bit of industrial and jungle, then you're going to love this album. be warned, this isnt for the faint of heart nor is it for those who want yet another rap/rock nu metal band. MCM actually seem to care about what they are doing, about the music they make. Once you listen to their other songs from other albums, youll see also that they, unlike a lot of other bands, actually grow and experiment and learn. This is just a fun album, full of noise and fury. it reminds me of when i heard atari teenage riot for the first time. i couldnt get the smile off of my face. take a chance and buy this album - its highly recommended.