流田Project
流田Project (Nagareda Project) is a band produced by Sat (Satoshi Yaginuma) of FripSide. The five band members are S Sosui (guitar/ band leader) , Yutaka Nagareda (vocal/ guitar), Masahiro Kurikawa (drum), Ryuji Momoyama (bass) and Jun Anazawa (guitar).
Their first album, Nagareda P (流田 P) was released on December 1, 2010 and featured covers of anime songs, such as fripSide’s “only my railgun” and “Level5~judgelight~” – the theme songs of とある科学の超電磁砲＜レールガン＞ (to aru kagaku no railgun), “Super Driver” – the new OP of 涼宮ハルヒの憂鬱 (Suzumiya Haruhi no yuutsu), “God knows…” and “Joint” (灼眼のシャナⅡ Shakugan no Shana second season’s OP)
It is not unusual for a band to cover a more established song. However, only few bands got their recognition from internet videos like Youtube, or in 流田Project’s case, Nico channel.
In May 2009, 流田 Project stormed the internet with their cover of “Don’t say lazy” (K-On!!’s endtheme). Here’s a video of them in action:
They are really amazing. Not only is Nagareda’s voice musculine and strong, his high pitch is well-controlled, giving the song a heavier and nicer twist. With the masks blocking their looks, and their videos showing everyone in action, it is easy to choose your vantage point and follow the crazy antics of each musician. For instance, the way Kurihawa spun his drumsticks (not very successfully) at 2:52 into the video; and the Momoyama sway around at the left corner in a goofy manner.
There is nothing more significant than musicians actually enjoying the music, ‘cos only when they do that, would the music they make seem really fun. 流田Project make music fun again!!
