So there's this crazy noise rock Japanese flick called Electric Dragon 80000V; I've mentioned it in a post before. The US DVD came with a soundtrack CD that is strangely missing the end credits song to the film, which is practically the film's theme song: "Shock DNA" by MACH1.67, a band headed by Electric Dragon star Tadanobu Asano (most well known in the States as Kakihara from Ichi the Killer—you know, the dude who's featured prominently on posters and DVD art for the film) and director Sogo Ishii. It's a kick-ass song, high-energy and brilliant, yet so sadly missing from this soundtrack despite being in the film and other songs by MACH1.67 done for the film being on the CD. It probably has something to do with rights issues, since "Shock DNA" was released earlier as part of the "Star Burn" single.
Well, after some seeking, I found a gent who posted the single as 192kbps MP3s. My life has been enriched. Go download that shit! (Someday when I have the money I intend to buy the CD single and also MACH1.67's debut album.)
I should mention that this song and credits sequence heavily remind me of Dinosaur Jr.'s "Little Fury Things"—a noise rock classic—and I wouldn't be surprised if it served as some kind of inspiration.
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