1. When you see a band's name, what can you understand about it … and how does that explain yours?
Gensekii was established in the year 2009 based in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The band's name was taken from a Japanese word "GANSEKI" which means rock.
The music concept of the band is according to our concept of playing japanese rock music.
2. If the band had to reach out to a singular source for inspiration, who would it be? And why?
We are mostly influenced by bands from Japan. As we all know, in Malaysia a lot of bands are influenced by western music from UK and US. We make a difference by taking the examples of bands from the east, especially Japan and Korea.
3. Is there an element of glamour surrounding the songwriter of the band…and does that allow him to dictate the band somewhat? And who is that guy in this band?
We craft our songs in a way to suit the Malaysian market. They are mostly easy to understand and fun living. Although we base our concept on Japan, our preferred language is still Bahasa Malaysia.
After this we will be recording in two languages; both Japanese and Malay. This is because we want to try our luck with the Japanese market. Most of our songs are created by our guitarist. Which after they are
created, the whole band would work on it together to further fine tune the songs. Our songs are varies in concepts; such as life, love, and the current happenings.
4. In your opinion, how has songwriting evolved over the past two decades? Are we making good progress? And what is your band's contribution to this?
The current market in Malaysia is not doing too well. There need to be some changes. It is difficult for us musicians when the community does not support the local music industry; which makes it hard for bands to strive for greater heights. For that we need all the support we can get.
There is a big difference between the Malaysian and Japanese music industry. What we are trying to play today, here in Malaysia, was played in Japan for more than 10 years ago! Japanese music are considered to be much more advanced now and is difficult to be accepted in Malaysia.
We are trying to make some positive changes to the local industry and we need all the support we can get. Pray for us.
5. How was the band formed and what was the most important ingredient in getting you guys to share this dream together?
Gensekii was formed after nearly four years of making friends and studying in the same university. What made us clicked was the fact that all of us shared the same interest in anime and Japanese songs. From there, we decided to form a J-rock band. This is because our soul is in that direction.
Our dream is to succeed with the music that we play. We hope that Malaysians would be able to appreciate and enjoy the music that we make.... and ultimately, our biggest dream is to perform in Japan itself!
GENSEKII Profile page - http://www.2crank.com/genskii
