I found out when I was doing my initial research on AA= for the blog that the main vocalist, Takayoshi Shirakawa, was the vocalist of a band called Back Drop Bomb, but I didn't think much to include it in my articles from back then. Later on, however, I discovered that Back Drop Bomb were not only quite eclectic and hard to categorize, but that they also did pretty damn well on the Oricon charts, and have a massive discography that just continues to grow. (Granted, some of the singles I'd heard from Nipsong, Breakdawn and Venometeoric sound a bit too eclectic for their own good, but I'll leave that judgment to when I get my copies of all three later today.)
This mini-album, which is both their first release and their only release on Sweet Honey Record (which seems to be a sublabel of... Megaforce Corporation? Is that like Megaforce Records?), is probably the most conventional of their stuff that I've heard so far, in that it's the easiest to describe: hardcore punk fused with elements of ska, reggae and hip-hop. It's an interesting, fun mix that sets the tone for their first full-lengther Micromaximum, which heavily tones down the hardcore punk element and replaces it with elements of rap-rock and a slightly increased emphasis on reggae. It's usually cheap enough to find online, especially on Yahoo Auctions Japan, so go for it if you want a good place to start collecting BDB's discography.
The track listing is as follows:
4. Another Way, On My Way
5. Check Y'All Fake
6. Don't Wangle
7. Words... (feat. DJ Hasebe)
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