Nico Touches The Walls - -password Is Niconico-.rar -

But today, we aren't talking about the hits. We are talking about a ghost. A digital specter that has been bouncing around on dead Mega links and ancient forum threads for over a decade.

Between 2007 and 2010, before they signed exclusively with Ki/oon Music (a Sony sub-label), NICO Touches the Walls was the undisputed king of the indie scene in Shibuya. They dropped a series of limited-run demo CDs and tour-exclusive EPs. One of the most coveted was the —named not for the video site, but for the Japanese onomatopoeia for a smile (ニコニコ). NICO Touches the Walls - -Password is niconico-.rar

Yes, the irony is intentional. This track never made it to streaming. It’s an 80-second punk explosion where the chorus is just Mitsumura screaming "Password wo wasureta!" (I forgot the password!). Considering the file is locked, this feels like a cruel joke from 2008. But today, we aren't talking about the hits

Posted by: JRockArchive_04 | Filed under: J-Rock, Lost Media, NICO Touches the Walls Between 2007 and 2010, before they signed exclusively

Listening to -Password is niconico- feels like finding an old flip-phone in a drawer. The battery is dead. The screen is cracked. But the photos inside show you who you were before you grew up.

Password is niconico. Have you found a different version of this file? Did you attend the Shibuya O-East show in 2008? Let me know in the comments. I’m looking for the "Omake" folder that allegedly contains a .mov of them covering The Pillows.