DJ Sharpnel

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DJ Sharpnel
Background information
Also known as 高速音楽隊シャープネル
Killingscum
Sharpnel.EXE
Sharpnel.NET
cottton panties[1]
iDollSpirits(DJ SHARPNEL&microcore!)[1]

Collective Aliases:
Neon Genesis Gabbangelion
Project Gabbangelion
High Speed Music Team Sharpnel
Non-Performing Aliases:
Sharpnel Design Crew (S.D.C)[2][3]
Origin Japan
Genre(s) J-Core, Gabber, Speedcore, Hardbeat, Terrorcore, Breakcore
Years active 1998 - Present
Label(s) Sharpnel Sound
Website http://www.sharpnel.com
Members
Jea
Lemmy

Despite the name implying a one-man band, DJ Sharpnel is the collective alias for Japanese electronic artists Jea and Lemmy. Via their independent label Sharpnel Sound, they release CD albums consisting of their own speedcore, gabber, happy hardcore and trance works as well as guest tracks from acquaintances of the group, such as DJ Chucky, m1dy and M-Project. Although DJ Sharpnel never describes Lemmy as a DJ or producer, she has created several songs, such as those listed on SRPC-0004.[3]

The style of DJ Sharpnel's music differs from that of other speedcore artists. Its aggressive undertones are often brightened up with sped-up Japanese popular music or spoken voice samples from various anime. These are also often fused with more Western influences, such as lyrics from American hip hop music and cartoons.

Much of the sales of Sharpnel Sound records, as well as management of the Hardrave.jp online radio station and promotion of Sharpnel Sound events, is done through Guhroovy!, a primarily-hardcore record store located in Shibuya and operated by DJ Chucky.

Aside from their prolific discography on the Sharpnel Sound label, DJ Sharpnel has also provided tracks for other Japanese labels such as Maddest Chickn'dom, Ravin Beatz Japan, and Gabba Disco.

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[edit] Aliases

DJ Sharpnel labels their own work under another name and a style of naming - Killingscum and Sharpnel.extension name. Whenever Sharpnel. is used, it means DJ Sharpnel is performing, so on venue announcements, they would be listed as such. The three live-performance aliases DJ Sharpnel has used are Sharpnel.net,[4] Sharpnel.exe[5] (rarely used) and Killingscum.net,[6] most likely denoting the styles of music presented as represented by the aliases.

The difference between Killingscum and DJ Sharpnel is the type of music they make. As said on Sharpnel Sound's MySpace, "dj sharpnel is the name on our track produce. hardcore, happyhardcore, breakcore, 4stroke and all kinds of hardrave" and "killingscum is the terror/speedcore/breakcore oriented style".[7] Although their MySpace says DJ Sharpnel is the name on the produced tracks, Killingscum is occasionally listed on albums, such as those in the SRPK series and on SRPC-0008.[3]

Various other names are used, including the individuals of DJ Sharpnel, Jea and Lemmy. Group aliases are also used to denote collaboration projects, such as Project Gabbangelion. The non-performing alias Sharpnel Design Crew is responsible for various album art; the name appears when credits of the album art appear (at least online).

[edit] Samples

Many Sharpnel Sound albums include sampled works from anime, cartoons, and other influences.　Note that not all of the songs listed are composed by Sharpnel, Killingscum, or Jea. The following sources are categorized by the origin of the sample (Japanese/English), listed by the song titled followed by information on the sample(s) used.

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[edit] Japanese Sources

[edit] English Sources

[edit] Other Sources

  • 30 Min Harder - Tatu song 30 Minutes
  • Fabeltje - The Dutch children's television series De Fabeltjeskrant
  • Hatten Carnival - Hatten är din
  • Pretty Green Onions - Loituma Girl

[edit] Discography

Main article: DJ Sharpnel/Discography

DJ Sharpnel's discography is very large, tallying to over 53 albums in which the duo has contributed to (most likely not together at all times) and at least 10 albums in which they are the primary or sole contributor.

SharpnelSound Series:

  • SRPC-0001 - "Sharpnel vs. Project Gabbangelion"
  • SRPC-0002 - "Double Dutch"
  • SRPC-0003 - "From the Heart (Hell Compilation) [Furomu za Haato (Jigoku Hen)]"
  • SRPC-0004 - "Attack the Sharp Flannel"
  • SRPC-0005 - "Rave Spector"
  • SRPC-0006 - "Endless Summer"
  • SRPC-0007 - "Genesis:0"
  • SRPC-0008 - "S.E.X. (Sound of EXtreme)"
  • SRPC-0009 - "P2P (Peer to Peer!)"
  • SRPC-0010 - "X-Rated"
  • SRPC-0011 - "Early Style of the Otaku Speedvibe 1996-1998"
  • SRPC-0012 - "PPPH! (Phat, Pinky, Powerful and Hard!!)
  • SRPC-0013 - "Anime Gabba It!"
  • SRPC-0014 - "No Style? No Policy!?"
  • SRPC-0015 - "Sharpnel Sound Collection Vol. 1"
  • SRPC-0016 - "Bewitching! Hard Break [Nousatsu! Haadobureiku]"
  • SRPC-0017 - "UG★Psyclone"
  • SRPC-0018 - "Yonderdome"
  • SRPC-0019 - "Mad Breaks"
  • SRPC-0020 - "Brain Violation [Kannou Shinshoku]"
  • SRPC-0021 - "Otaku Overclocks (21)"
  • SRPC-000X - "AKA: Riceball Tracks [Betsumei: Onigiri Torakkusu]"

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b *Sharpnel.com About section, additionally contains an album timeline.
  2. ^ *Sharpnel.com broad discography denoting every series label and product.
  3. ^ a b c *Detailed discography of selected albums of DJ Sharpnel, on Sharpnel.com. Note: this page contains many spelling errors.
  4. ^ *X-treme Hard advertisement for the 7/23/2005 event at Club Deseo.
  5. ^ *X-treme Hard event advertisement from 12/17/2005.
  6. ^ *xh.hardrave photo of a venue advertisement presenting the Killingscum.net alias.
  7. ^ *Sharpnel Sound official myspace (sharpnel.com links to it).
  8. ^ a b c Observations of SRPC-M004 (J-Core Revolution). Chocobo Theme, Noir, and the Powerpuff Girls are all noted.
  9. ^ *SRPC-0014 tracklisting, probably from the album insert.

[edit] External links

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