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List Of Songs Recorded By Tokyo Jihen
Japanese band Tokyo Jihen (2004–2012) recorded material for five studio albums and one extended play, including songs for several compilation albums and singles. The band formed after Japanese singer-songwriter Ringo Sheena formed a band in 2004, but first collaborated with the members in 2003, performing with her on her '' Sugoroku Ecstasy'' tour. The original line-up included bassist and producer Seiji Kameda, drummer Toshiki Hata, Jazz band Pe'z pianist Masayuki Hiizumi and guitarist Mikio Hirama. After the band's debut album ''Kyōiku'' (2004), Hiizumi and Hirama left the band's line-up, and in 2005 were replaced by Appa pianist Ichiyo Izawa and guitarist Ukigumo, previous Sheena collaborator and member of the band Petrolz. This line-up remained consistent until Tokyo Jihen's break-up in 2012. While Sheena acted as the primary songwriter, the band performed songs written by all the band members. ''Variety'' (2007) was an album that primarily featured songs composed by Iza ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hiizumi Masayuki (PE'Z)
, also known by the name H Zett M (stylised as H ZETT M) is a Japanese keyboardist and producer. He became a member of jazz instrumental band Pe'z in 1999, and was a member of Ringo Sheena's band Tokyo Jihen between 2004 and 2005. In 2007, Hiizumi debuted as a solo musician with the name H Zett M. Biography In 2001, Pe'z debuted with their self-titled extended play ''Pe'z'', followed by ''Hayato'' and ''Okokoroire'' also in 2001. Their major debut release with Toshiba EMI, ''Akatsuki'', was released in 2002. In 2003, Hiizumi joined musician Ringo Sheena as a tour musician for her 10 date Sugoroku Tour. This tour band, Tokyo Jihen, debuted as a fully fledged musical act in 2004 with the single " Gunjō Biyori", which Hiizumi composed. The band's debut album ''Kyōiku'' was released in November 2004, also featuring his songs "Genjitsu ni Oite" and "Service", followed by the ''Dynamite'' tour in early 2005. Hiizumi decided to leave the band after the tour to focus on his work wit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
EMI Music Japan
, formerly , was one of Japan's leading music companies. It became a wholly owned subsidiary of British music company EMI Group Ltd. on June 30, 2007, after Toshiba sold off its previous 45% stake. Its CEO and president was Kazuhiko Koike. When EMI Music Japan was trading as Toshiba-EMI, it was involved with the production of anime. On April 1, 2013, the company became defunct, following its absorption into Universal Music Japan as a sublabel under the name EMI Records Japan. History The company was founded on October 1, 1960, as . From 1962, it licensed Columbia (UK) titles for release in Japan. After an injection of capital by Capitol EMI, EMI acquired 50% of the company in October 1973, and the name was changed to Toshiba EMI Limited. On October 3, 1994, the equity ratio of the company was changed, in which EMI obtained 55% with Toshiba owning the remaining 45%. On June 30, 2007, Toshiba Corporation sold the remaining 45% stake in the company to EMI, giving EMI full ownership ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gunjō Biyori
, also known by its English name "Ideal Days for Ultramarine", is the debut single by Japanese rock band Tokyo Jihen, led by musician Ringo Sheena. It was released on September 8, 2004, ten months after Sheena's solo single " Ringo no Uta". Background and development Tokyo Jihen was first formed in 2003, after Ringo Sheena decided on members for her backing band for her '' Sugoroku Ecstasy'' tour. It had been Sheena's intention to release music in a band since before she debuted in 1998. The band's name was publicised during the tour, however previous tours had featured backing bands with names, such as Gyakutai Glykogen for ''Gekokujyo Xstasy'' and Hatsuiku Status. The band was officially announced as Sheena's main musical unit on May 31, 2004, and first performed at a series of summer music festivals: ''Meet the World Beat 2004'' on July 25, 2004 at the Expo Commemoration Park in Osaka, July 30, 2004 at the Fuji Rock Festival in Niigata, and September 3, 2004 at the Fukuoka ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nōdōteki Sanpunkan
, also known by its English name "3min.", is a single by Japanese rock band Tokyo Jihen, led by musician Ringo Sheena. The song was the band's first release in two years, and was used in a commercial campaign for Ezaki Glico's Watering KissMint brand of gum, featuring Sheena as its spokesperson, and was known for its use of the moonwalk dance in the commercial and music video. The song was released on December 2, 2009, three months before the band's fourth album ''Sports''. Background and development In 2007, Tokyo Jihen released their third album, ''Variety'', an album which featured members other than vocalist Sheena composing music, compared to the band's first two albums. During the two years in between this release and the band's 2007 tour ''Spa & Treatment'', each member was involved in their own personal projects outside of the band, and the band did not meet often. They first met to discuss the ''Sports'' album in late 2008. In 2008 to celebrate her 10th anniversary, Sh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mort Garson
Morton Sanford Garson (20 July 1924 – 4 January 2008) was a Canadian composer, arranger, songwriter, and pioneer of electronic music. He is best known for his albums in the 1960s and 1970s, such as '' Mother Earth's Plantasia'' (1976), He also co-wrote several hit songs, including "Our Day Will Come", a hit for Ruby & the Romantics. According to Allmusic, "Mort Garson boasts one of the most unique and outright bizarre resumés in popular music, spanning from easy listening to occult-influenced space-age electronic pop." Early life Mort Garson was born in Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada, the son of Russian Jewish refugees.Camilla Aisa, "Totally Wired", ''Shindig!'', No.108, October 2020, pp.52-55 He later moved to New York City where he studied music at the Juilliard School of Music. He worked as a pianist and arranger before being called into the Army near the end of World War II. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tom Glazer
Thomas Zachariah Glazer (September 2, 1914 – February 21, 2003) was an American folk singer and songwriter known primarily as a composer of ballads, including: "Because All Men Are Brothers", recorded by The Weavers and Peter, Paul and Mary, "Talking Inflation Blues", recorded by Bob Dylan, "The Ballad of FDR" and "A Dollar Ain't A Dollar Anymore". He wrote the lyrics to the songs " Melody of Love" (1954), and "Skokian" (1954). Life Thomas Zachariah Glazer was born in Philadelphia on September 2, 1914, to Russian émigré parents from Minsk. His father, a carpenter in a shipyard, died during the 1918 flu pandemic, and Glazer was brought up by a series of relatives before being placed in the Hebrew Orphan Home in Philadelphia with his two brothers; his younger brother Sidney Glazier became a producer, most notably of Mel Brooks's '' The Producers''. Their father's record collection influenced Glazer musically, and at school he learned to play the tuba, guitar and bass. A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dopa-mint!
is a single by Japanese rock band Tokyo Jihen, led by musician Ringo Sheena. It was released on October 23, 2010, and was used in commercials for Ezaki Glico's Watering Kissmint gum. Background and development In 2009, Tokyo Jihen released the single "Nōdōteki Sanpunkan", which was their first song to feature in commercials for Ezaki Glico's Watering Kissmint brand of gum. The single was commercially successful, peaking at number one on Oricon's singles chart, and being certified gold twice for digital downloads. Tokyo Jihen's song "Kachi Ikusa" from the album ''Sports'' served at the second commercial song for the campaign in January 2010. A week before the single's digital release, Tokyo Jihen had released " Tengoku e Yōkoso", the theme song for the Japanese drama ''Atami no Sōsakan''. Both songs were compiled together on a digital EP. Writing and production Two editions of the song exist, the original and the version that appears on ''Dai Hakken'', labelled "Dopa-m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sports (Tokyo Jihen Album)
is the fourth studio album by Japanese rock band Tokyo Jihen, released on February 24, 2010 in Japan through EMI Music Japan and Virgin Music. The album was produced by the band and Japanese recording engineer Uni Inoue. On December 10, 2010, it was announced that "Sports" was named the iTunes Rewind 2010 Best Album of the Year in Japan. Background This is the first Tokyo Jihen album since 2007's ''Variety'' and vocalist Ringo Sheena made a comeback to a composer in the album. In 2008, Sheena focused on a string of releases to celebrate her 10th anniversary since her solo debut, such as a B-side collection, a singles box set and a string of concerts. In 2009, she released a new single, " Ariamaru Tomi", and an original album, ''Sanmon Gossip''. Recording and production Tokyo Jihen wrote ''Sports'' feature the theme of sports as the title. Band members got together, each bringing some demos which they each created imaging sports. They built instrumentation from demos in the re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carnation (song)
, also known by its French title L'œillet ("The Carnation" in English), is a song by Japanese musician Ringo Sheena. It was released on November 2, 2011, two years after her previous solo single " Ariamaru Tomi" (2009), during a period where she primarily worked with her band Tokyo Jihen. The song was the eponymous theme song for the morning Asadora drama ''Carnation'', starring Machiko Ono. Background and development In 2009, Sheena released the solo single " Ariamaru Tomi" and the album '' Sanmon Gossip'' after mostly focusing on her band, Tokyo Jihen. Since then, Tokyo Jihen released their fourth studio album, ''Sports'', the single " Sora ga Natteiru" / " Onna no Ko wa Dare Demo" (2011) and their fifth studio album '' Dai Hakken'' (2011). The project began when Shin Yasui, music supervisor for the film ''Sakuran'' that Sheena had worked together with, recommended her for the team working on ''Carnation''. Writing and production Originally, Sheena was asked to create a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Akito Nakatsuka
is a Japanese video game composer and sound director employed by Nintendo is a Japanese Multinational corporation, multinational video game company headquartered in Kyoto, Japan. It develops video games and video game consoles. Nintendo was founded in 1889 as by craftsman Fusajiro Yamauchi and originally produce .... Works Notes References Japanese composers Japanese male composers Living people Nintendo people Japanese sound designers Video game composers Place of birth missing (living people) Year of birth missing (living people) {{videogame-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ice Climber
is a platform game developed and published by Nintendo for the arcade Nintendo VS. System, VS. System in 1984, and for the Famicom and Nintendo Entertainment System consoles in 1985. The characters Popo and Nana (Pepe and Nana in the German language, German version), collectively known as the Ice Climbers, scale 32 vertically scrolling, ice-covered mountains to recover stolen vegetables from a giant condor. In some European countries, ''Ice Climber'' was bundled with the Nintendo Entertainment System. The arcade version, , has an animated title screen (gaming), title screen, a stage select menu at the start of the game and between levels, 16 more mountains, occasional blizzard and wind effects, more enemy characters, and bonus multiplier item (gaming), items. Nana and Popo are playable characters in the Super Smash Bros., ''Super Smash Bros.'' series, starting with the 2001 game ''Super Smash Bros. Melee'' for the GameCube. Nintendo released the NES version for the Nintendo e-R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adult (album)
is the second studio album by Japanese alternative rock band Tokyo Jihen, released on January 25, 2006 in Japan through Toshiba EMI/ Virgin Music. The album was produced by the band and Japanese recording engineer Uni Inoue. The album reached number one on the Oricon Weekly Album Chart on February 6, 2006. Background Adult marked the debut for guitarist Ukigumo and keyboardist Ichiyō Izawa, who joined Tokyo Jihen after the departure of previous members Mikio Hirama and H Zett M (Masayuki Hiizumi). Ringo Sheena, Ichiyō Izawa and Ukigumo played a key role in this album and arranged songs while arguing. About ''Shuraba'', Sheena arranged the single version mainly, but, obeying Sheena’s wishes of not wanting to record the single version on the album as it is, Sheena, Izawa and Ukigumo re-arranged it based on the latter's proposal. In 2008, "Keshō Naoshi" was covered in Portuguese by Kaori Hayato on her first album ''Pluma'', and in concert by Kiyoshi Hasegawa, the recording ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |