, ▁obviously ▁inspired ▁by ▁Son ic ▁Youth . ▁In az awa , ▁often ▁regarded ▁as ▁one ▁of ▁Japan ' s ▁best ▁rock ▁drum mers , ▁was ▁inspired ▁by ▁new ▁wave ▁bands ▁such ▁as ▁The ▁Police ▁and ▁T alk ing ▁He ads , ▁although ▁these ▁influ ences ▁would ▁s eld om ▁emer ge ▁prior ▁the ▁band ' s ▁final ▁album . ▁ ▁With ▁their ▁ 1 9 9 9 ▁release , ▁" Sch ool ▁Girl ▁Dist ort ional ▁Add ict ", ▁Number ▁Girl ▁moved ▁towards ▁a ▁much ▁heav ier ▁sound ▁somewhat ▁rem in is cent ▁of ▁post - hard core . ▁Their ▁ 2 0 0 0 ▁album ▁" S app u ke i " ▁built ▁on ▁its ▁prede cess or , ▁but ▁incorpor ated ▁a ▁more ▁eth ere al ▁quality ▁characteristic ▁of ▁producer ▁Dave ▁Frid mann . ▁Trad itional ▁Japanese ▁music ▁influence ▁was ▁also ▁found ▁in ▁songs ▁such ▁as ▁" U r ban ▁Gu itar ▁Say on ara ". ▁Number ▁Girl ' s ▁final ▁album , ▁" Num - He av ym et all ic " ▁continued ▁the ▁fusion ▁of ▁post - hard core ▁and ▁traditional ▁Japanese ▁music , ▁showing ▁Mu ka i ' s ▁evol ving ▁musical ▁sens ib ilities ▁fully ▁expressed ▁in ▁Z az en ▁Boys . ▁ ▁Sh ut oku ' s ▁vocal ▁style ▁is ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁band ' s ▁most ▁distinct ive ▁tra its , ▁a ▁combination ▁of ▁sh ak y ▁singing , ▁ag gress ive ▁grow ls ▁and ▁sc ream s , ▁spoken ▁word , ▁and ▁ra