Japanese Doujin Music and the Utaites

Heya, guys!

So being a music lover, I've always liked to listen to songs or just plain instrumental background music whenever I can. After looking around here, I'm curious to know now.

What do you think of Japanese Doujin Music and the Utaites?

I'm pretty new to both, myself, as I've only recently came to discover both of them.

To those who are not in the know, Japanese Doujin bands are the equivalent to what we call Indie bands from the west. They're groups of people who self-publish their music. The utaite, is someone who does covers of songs that already exist. They basically do their own takes on a song by rearranging the composition, at times, or just sticking as close as possible to the original.

So personally, I've always liked FELT and Primary, ever since I've listened to one of their songs a little while ago. You could say they are my favourite doujin bands.

With the utaites, Yuikonnu is at the top of the list. Interestingly enough, she also leads Primary. Some of my other favourites include Sana, Ayaponzu, Hanatan and Reol.

I'll take the liberty of leaving two songs here. Give them a spin and share you think! I'm looking for recommendations on this as well, so if you happen to be a seasoned veteran, maybe you could recommend to me some of your favourite doujin bands and utaites.

fragile garden - Primary

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p_fn_0ENAbc

Skygate - FELT

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MtgpsovixYQ