1/2 Gentlemen/Not Beasts is the debut album by American rock band Half Japanese. Originally released in 1980 by Armageddon Records as a triple record..

Marc Masters wrote for Pitchfork:

Still, even at its most grating, there’s always a loudly-beating heart inside 1/2 Gentlemen. It’s earnest, eager, and takes a wry view of the world that makes it endearing. And it’s so hard to predict what’s going to happen at any given point that the music never feels dated. Because it was based mostly on their own hermetic ideas, the Fair brothers’ primitivism blasts through the years, too hot for any time period to hold onto. Maybe that’s the best thing about ½ Gentlemen / Not Beasts: even today, over three decades later, you can picture Jad and David banging it out in their parents’ house, thrilled at what they’re discovering.

https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/17841-half-japanese-12-gentlemen-not-beasts/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LN50q3AM894

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Recensie: Half Japanese – Adventure ★★★★
https://writteninmusic.com/albumrecensie/half-japanese-adventure/

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Il mese scorso è uscito un nuovo album degli Half Japanese, «Adventure». Come per gli altri dischi degli Half Japanese usciti in questo decennio, non c'è granché da segnalare o da saltare sulla sedia e in alcuni momenti si rischia l'overdose di zuccheri, ma qualche buon pezzo ce lo trovi sempre. Tipo questa That's Fate:

https://halfjapanesefire.bandcamp.com/track/thats-fate

Un saluto a Mick Hobbs, chitarrista e membro della famiglia Half Japanese da oltre trent'anni, scomparso lo scorso gennaio.

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Oh daaaamn there's a new Half Japanese album this year. My best friend growing up used to live right across the street from these guys, we'd see em out and about haha

https://halfjapanesefire.bandcamp.com/album/adventure

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Half Japanese:
🎵 Amazing Clock

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https://open.spotify.com/track/7HRkXVLzEv0rVilTeukgMX

Recorded #OnThisDay 29 years ago:

Half Japanese - Peel Session 1995

The complete session recorded by Half Japanese on 24 September 1995 for the John Peel show on BBC Radio 1 and broadcast on 6 October 1995.

Tracklist:

1. The Feeling's Getting Stronger (0:40)
2. Den of Sin (4:01)
3. Do It (6:28)
4. This Is Our Day (10:48)
5. What About Me? (14:43)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0LAnX8um5Uo

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