Classic digital rock tracks. Recommended popular songs.
“Digital rock” is a coined term used for music that fuses rock and techno.
Globally, it’s popularly known as big beat and is also considered a subcategory of techno.
The name itself is said to have been proposed by the magazine LOUD.
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A classic of digital rock. Recommended popular songs (41–50)
Summer Song BlueBENTLEY RHYTHM ACE
Bentley Rhythm Ace is a British band formed by Mike Stokes and Richard March.
“Summer Song Blue” is included on the album “For Your Ears Only,” which was released in 2002.
CHASEDEVELOP=FRAME
DEVELOP=FRAME is a Japanese rock band formed in 1994.
They disbanded in 2003 but reunited in 2013.
“CHASE” is a single released in 2000 and was used as the ending theme for the TV anime Zoids.
CRASH!THE ALFEE
THE ALFEE is a Japanese rock band formed in 1973.
“CRASH!” was included on the album “Nouvelle Vague,” released in March 1998.
The album reached a peak position of No.
10 on the Oricon chart.
BURN OUTONE NEWTON ALL TYPE
ONE NEWTON ALL TYPE is a Japanese digital rock band formed in 2011.
“BURN OUT” is a track included on their second mini-album “INTER CONNECT,” released in 2016.
Break a spellkawada mami
Mami Kawada is a female singer who made her major debut in 2005 and is affectionately known as “Mami Mami.” “Break a spell” is a single released in February 2014 and was used as the ending theme for the TV anime Tokyo Ravens.
UNDER/SHAFTKurosaki Maon
Maon Kurosaki is a female singer from Tokyo who made her major debut in 2010.
“UNDER/SHAFT” is a single released in October 2012 and was used as the opening theme for Jormungand: Perfect Order.
String of painKakihara Tetsuya
Voice actor Tetsuya Kakihara made his debut as a singer in 2010.
“String of pain” is his second single, released in February 2013, and it was used as the ending theme for Hakkenden: Touhou Hakken Ibun.
Its highest position on the Oricon chart was 57.
In conclusion
The musical form known as digital rock—born from the fusion of electronics and rock—has become a common element used by many artists and continues to evolve with the times.
The diverse styles of digital rock established in the Western music scene are wonderful and have greatly expanded our musical horizons.
However, because the boundaries are so ambiguous, it’s a genre that can be hard to distinguish.
Among the tracks introduced this time, some of you may have thought, “Wait, that counts too?!” Take this opportunity to dive deeper.