Flying Rhythms are a drum and bass musical group. Founded in
Tokyo
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in 2002, the band's current lineup consists of
Naoyuki Uchida and
Latyr Sy
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Biography
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and
Yoshio Kuge. They have released five studio albums. The drummer KUGE and percussionist LATYR play minimalistic, primal beats on the stage while the sound engineer UCHIDA remixes the beats. Their unique and original style has caught the attention of DJs like David Mancusso, Nick the Record of
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, and
Adrian Sherwood
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of
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. In 2004 Flying Rhythms released their first self-titled album, ''Flying Rhythms''. In 2005 they released a re-mix album called ''Rhythm Connection'' and second album ''N'DANKA N'DANKA'' the following year. In 2006 they released a 38-minute-long version called "Do The Waves". In 2007 they released a new dance album, ''Rhythm Mebius''.
Discography
*''Flying Rhythms'' (2004)
*''Doragon Balls'' (2004)
*''N'DANKA N'DANKA'' (2005)
*''Rhythm Connection'' (2005)
*''Do The Waves'' (2006)
*''Specialoose Fly'' (2006)
References
Bounce.com Interview
External links
Flying Rhythms Official SiteFlying Rhythms MySpace PageFlying Rhythms - Latyr Sy
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Japanese electronic music groups
Musical groups established in 2002
2002 establishments in Japan
Musical groups from Tokyo