The Beatniks (band)
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The Beatniks are an alternative rock duo formed by Yellow Magic Orchestra drummer/singer Yukihiro Takahashi and Keiichi Suzuki.[1] The duo's debut album featured vocals mostly in English, with the rest in French.[2]
In 2017, the band recorded the theme song for NHK TV's J-Melo, 'Softly Softly', in collaboration with Leo Imai.[3]
In 2018 the band released their first album in seven years, Exitentialist A Xie Xie.[4][5] They then undertook live performances, despite Takahashi recently having had surgery on his eyes.[6]
Contents
Albums
- Exitentialism (1981) Vap
- The Beatniks (1982) Statik
- Exitentialist A Go-Go (1987) Pony Canyon
- Another High Exit (1994) Vap (Remix of Exitentialism)
- The Show Vol.4 - Yohji Yamamoto Collection Music (1996)
- Mri: Musical Resonance Imaging (2001) Pony Canyon
- LAST TRAIN TO EXITOWN (2011) EMI Music Japan
- Exitentialist A Xie Xie (2018) Pony Canyon
Singles
- No Way Out/Le robinet 7" Vap 0018-07 (1981)
- River in the Ocean/Ark Diamant 7" Vap 10053-07 (1982)
- TOTAL RECALL/Chotto tsurainda (1987)
References
- ↑ Ruhlmann, William "The Beatniks Biography", Allmusic, Macrovision Corporation
- ↑ Green, Jim "Yukihiro Takahashi", Trouser Press
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External links
- The Beatniks Official website
- The Beatniks (band) discography at Discogs
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