Have you ever listened to Oreskaband? They're probably my favorite Japanese ska band.

You recommending me something? :thumb: Never heard of them. I will have to check them out.

bad manners, against all authority, backyard dog, the beat, big D and the kids table, bim skala bim, gold finger, madness, the observer all stars, rancid, real big fish, the riots, the skeletones, the toasters, the suicide machines, voodoo golwskulls.... those are some good third & second wave ska bands..

Bomb the Music Industry!, The Arrogant Sons of Bitches,

"Bomb the Music Industry! plays a blend of several musical styles anchored in ska and hardcore punk. They're often compared to bands from previous waves of ska such as the Blue Meanies, Fishbone, and Big D and the Kids Table[citation needed], each an example of a band that blended a range of influences and experimental effects onto the ska framework common in each band's respective era.

The influences go deeper than ska and punk, however, as studio experimentation, synth-pop, and DC hardcore all pop up in the mix. Rosenstock says bands such as Harvey Danger and Neutral Milk Hotel are as much an influence as evidenced by tracks such as "This Graceless Planet" (an adaptation of a song by We Versus The Shark into the musical aesthetic of Bomb the Music Industry!), "Stand There Until You're Sober", and many other songs' meter experiments (which feature, respectively, jarring synth breakouts, backwards looping, and time signatures such as 23/4). In live performances the band has begun using digital technology to create breakdowns that sound like they are lifted from 8-bit video games. Tracks such as "Sweet Home Cananada" and "Future 86" strip down the arrangements to barebones loops and guitar, with the latter (a previously unreleased Arrogant Sons of Bitches demo) featuring a full brass section but lacking the upstroke rhythms on the guitar, a key element of third-wave ska."

-(Wikipedia)

and Awful Waffle (Really good!)

People who SLM derived from include

Catch 22
One Cool Guy
Bandits of the Acoustic Revolution
Gimp

I have been wanting to check out Bomb The Music Industry! for some time now.

Giving the Flaming Tsunamis a second listen, I really like them even though their Ska elements aren't as strong as the hard core and the various other ones...Geez, what a mutt of an album

My people are Toots and the Maytals.
The old stuff, when they first came out. Broadway Jungle,
Bam Bam, Funky Kingston.

Mephiskapheles
&
Voodoo Glow Skulls



That's all you need.

No Doubt had some pretty decent ska tunes before they decided to lose their roots and go with what was popular on the music scene.

To me that sort of thing is just pop music and nowhere near what I look for in Ska personally, but they could serve as a good entry band for people wanting to get into the scene I should imagine.