Nav Katze (ナーヴ・カッツェ) was a female music duo from
Tokyo, Japan
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consisting of Naoko Iimura (飯村直子) (guitar) and Miwako Yamaguchi (山口美和子) (vocals and bass). The band was formed in 1984 with a third member, Shino Furutachi (古舘詩乃) (drums). After having released two records on the SWITCH label, they made their major debut on Victor Music Industries (
Victor Entertainment) with the album ''Kanki''. Shino Furutachi left the band in 1991 after this album. Later, they collaborated with famous rock band
LUNA SEA.
Several of their songs have been remixed by well-known electronic musicians, such as
Aphex Twin
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,
Black Dog Productions,
Autechre, and
Global Communication
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Biography
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.
Discography
Original Albums
* ''Nav Katze'' EP (1986)
* ''OyZaC'' (1987)
* ''Kanki'' (歓喜) (1991)
* ''Shingetsu'' (新月) (1991)
* ''The Last Rose in Summer'' (1992)
* ''OUT'' (1994) with the participation of
LUNA SEA's members and Maki Fujii (藤井麻輝) from
SOFT BALLET
Soft Ballet was a Japanese electronic group formed in 1987. The group consisted of three members, Maki Fujii, Ken Morioka, and Ryoichi Endo, though they employed extra support members for live shows. While Soft Ballet weren't necessarily chart topp ...
* ''Uwa no Sora'' (うわのそら) (1994) with the participation of
INORAN from
LUNA SEA and Ryouichi Endou (遠藤遼一) from
SOFT BALLET
Soft Ballet was a Japanese electronic group formed in 1987. The group consisted of three members, Maki Fujii, Ken Morioka, and Ryoichi Endo, though they employed extra support members for live shows. While Soft Ballet weren't necessarily chart topp ...
* ''Never mind the distortion'' (1994) (remix album)
* ''Gentle & Elegance'' (1996)
* ''Never mind the distortion II'' (1997) (remix album)
* ''Never mind the distortions'' (2003) (remix album)
Compilation Album
*''Switch Complete 1986-1987'' (2001)
Videos
* ''Never mind the distortion'' (1994)
References
*http://www.sazan.net/navkatze
*http://www.kanshin.com/keyword/179856
*http://www.jvcmusic.co.jp/-/Discographylist/A000968.html
*http://park10.wakwak.com/~techno/mrwork.html#Nav%20Katze
External links
Nav Katzeon
Discogs
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Japanese alternative rock groups
Musical groups from Tokyo