Group sounds

Group sounds, often abbreviated as G.S. or G-sound, is a genre of Japanese rock music which became popular in the mid to late 1960s and initiated the fusion of Japanese kayōkyoku music and Western rock music.[1] Their music production techniques were regarded as playing a pioneering role in modern Japanese popular music.[1]

This article is about the music genre. For the Rocket from the Crypt album, see Group Sounds (album).

Group sounds
Stylistic origins	Rock and roll rockabilly rhythm and blues beat psychedelia kayōkyoku
Cultural origins	Mid-1960s, Japan
Typical instruments	Guitar, bass guitar, drum kit
Derivative forms	J-pop

Popular Ground Sounds Bands

• The Tigers (Japanese band)
• The Tempters
• The Spiders
• The Carnabeats
• The Mops
• The Golden Cups
• The Jaguars
• The Beavers
• Village Singers
• Ox
• Jackey Yoshikawa & His Blue Comets
• The Wild Ones

See also

• Music of Japan
• J-pop
• Visual kei
• Japanese hip hop
• Japanese jazz
• Japanese reggae
• Japanese ska
• List of Japanese rock bands
• Enka
• Ryūkōka

References

1. 第38回 ─ グループ・サウンズ (in Japanese). bounce.com. 2004-12-16. Archived from the original on August 19, 2008. Retrieved 2009-03-07.

External links

• Cutie Morning Moon - Dedicated to Japanese 1960s garage punk
• The Video Beat - What are the Group Sounds?
• Showapop - Group Sounds Record & CD articles in English
• Trans World '60s Punk:Cutie Morning Moon - Provides Information Mostly About Garage Bands From Outside the United States