Jpop: Suiyoubi no Campanella - Diablo (ディアブロ)

While the progressive japanese trio Suiyoubi no Campanella took their music to a slightly new area with their recent "Napoleon", the new video "Diablo" is slightly more conventional musically. But the video, oh, the video! I think I have never seen so many and diverse cultural references in a Japanese music video. From the naive pink monkeys to the burlesque acting from singer Koumai, computer game parody to old style wood block paintings, it is all depicted in a furious tempo and mixture. I just love it!

• Suiyoubi no Campanella - Diablo (ディアブロ)

Jpop: Suiyoubi no Campanella - Napoleon

Their Kung Fu Lady from last year was one of my favorite japanese videos 2014, and it is their mesh of odd rapping/singing from Komuai together with the soft electronic up-tempo music from the duo behind the scenes, Kenmochi Hidefumi and Dir F, that makes them so interesting. In "Napoleon" Suiyoubi no Campanella dives into house-sounding loops, but for me it really sounds very much in line what has come before, and I like it. The video is nicely tuned to this, as it takes us on a slightly hypnotic tour of Tokyo by night. Reviews here, here and here.

• Suiyoubi no Campanella - Napoleon