Sakerock
| Sakerock | |
|---|---|
| Origin | Saitama, Japan |
| Years active | 2000–present |
| Labels | Kakubarhythm Compare Notes |
| Associated acts | Asa-Chang & Blue Hats Cherry's Chopiiin Gentle Forest Jazz Band Good Dog Happy Men Goodluck Heiwa Killing Floor Natsumen Newday Shugo Tokumaru & The Magic Band Wuja Bin Bin Zainichi Funk |
| Website | Official Website |
| Members | Gen Hoshino Daichi Itō Kenta Hamano |
| Past members | Kei Tanaka Takuji Nomura |
Sakerock (サケロック Sakerokku?), typeset as SAKEROCK, is an instrumental Japanese band.
Led by Gen Hoshino, the group was formed in 2000 by graduates of a high school in Hannō, Saitama. The band was named after a Martin Denny song and performs uplift, melodic instrumental music influenced by jazz, folk, Latin music and exotica.[1][2][3] Over the decade, they released more than 10 albums and mini-albums, including soundtracks for Japanese movies, television dramas and stage plays.[4] They are signed to the Kakubarhythm label.[5][6]
Contents
Members
Current members
- Gen Hoshino (星野源 Hoshino Gen?) — guitar, marimba
- Daichi Itō (伊藤大地 Itō Daichi?) — drums, percussion
- Member of Cherry's, Good Dog Happy Men and Killing Floor.
- Kenta "Hamaken" Hamano (浜野謙太 Hamano Kenta?) — trombone, scat
- Member of Asa-Chang & Blue Hats (ASA-CHANG&ブルーハッツ?), Gentle Forest Jazz Band, Killing Floor, Newday and Zainichi Funk (在日ファンク?).
Past members
- Kei Tanaka (田中馨 Tanaka Kei?) — bass, hawaiian guitar
- Left on 26 December 2011. Member of Chopiiin (ショピン?) and Shugo Tokumaru & The Magic Band (トクマルシューゴ＆ザ・マジックバンド?).
- Takuji Nomura (野村卓史 Nomura Takuji?) — keyboards
Both Gen Hoshino and Kenta Hamano pursue acting careers; together with Kei Tanaka and Daichi Itō, they appeared in Kankurō Kudō's 2009 film The Shonen Merikensack (少年メリケンサック Shōnen Merikensakku?).[7]
Discography
Albums
- Yuta (2003)
- Yuta (Renewal) (2003)
- Life Cycle (2005)
- Penguin Pull Pale Piles Sound Tracks 「Best」 (2005)
- Tropical Dōchū (トロピカル道中 Toropikaru Dōchū?) (2006)
- with Asa-Chang and Ren Takada as Sakerock All Stars (サケロックオールスターズ?)
- Songs of Instrumental (2006)
- Ojiisan-sensei (おじいさん先生?) original soundtrack (2007)
- Penguin Pull Pale Piles #12: Yurameki (ペンギンプルペイルパイルズ#12「ゆらめき」 Pengin Puru Peiruzu #12 Yurameki?) original soundtrack (2007)
- Honyarara (ホニャララ?) (2008)
- Muda (2010)
- Sayonara (2015)
Mini-albums / EPs
- Sakerock (2002) (demo)
- Ian Ryokō (慰安旅行?) (2004)
- Catchball-ya (キャッチボール屋 Kyatchibōru-ya?) original soundtrack (2006)
Singles
- "Ana o Horu / 2, 3-nin" (穴を掘る / 2、3人?) (2004)
- "Kaishain to Ima no Watashi" (会社員と今の私?) (2008)
They also contributed music to Isshin Inudō's film Yellow Tears (黄色い涙 Kiiroi Namida?) starring Arashi and based on a manga by Shinji Nagashima.
Videos
- "Gūzen no Kiroku" (ぐうぜんのきろく?) (2005)
- "Gūzen no Kiroku 2" (ぐうぜんのきろく2?) (2007)
- "Radical Holiday Sono 0" (ラディカルホリデー その0 Radikaru Horidē Sono 0?) (2008)
- "Radical Holiday Sono 1" (ラディカルホリデー その1 Radikaru Horidē Sono 1?) (2009)
- "Gūzen no Kiroku 3" (ぐうぜんのきろく3?) (2009)
- "Gūzen no Kiroku Final" (ぐうぜんのきろくファイナル Gūzen no Kiroku Fainaru?) (2012)
External links
References
- ↑ http://www.syncmusic.jp/wordpress/?p=6245
- ↑ http://www.mapup.net/store/other_distributed_titles/sake-0002.html
- ↑ http://www.mapup.net/store/compare_notes/cn-0002.html
- ↑ http://artist.cdjournal.com/a/sakerock/155186
- ↑ http://www.kakubarhythm.com/artists/index.html
- ↑ http://www.kakubarhythm.com/disco/index.html
- ↑ http://www.allcinema.net/prog/show_c.php?num_c=330915
