Plus-Tech Squeeze Box
Plus-Tech Squeeze Box | |
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| Background information | |
| Origin | Shibuya-ku, Tokyo |
| Years active | 1997–present |
| Members | Tomonori Hayashibe Takeshi Wakiya |
Hayashibe Tomonari (key, prog, etc) and Wakiya Takeshi (gt, ba, etc) - bring you the pop sound of a new era. Their music connects various sounds -- everything from mondo, lounge, hip hop, punk, jazz, electro, and electronica -- and born from these wild combinations is a sense of intense speed always on the edge of total derailment. Plus-Tech Squeeze Box was formed in 1997, and in October 2000, they released their first album "FAKEVOX" in Japan. In January 2002, that album was released in Europe, and Plus-Tech tracks were regularly played on John Peel's famous London radio show. Since that time, Plus-Tech has been busy with more than 15 remixes and compilation appearances. In 2003, they drew international attention when their album track "early riser" was used in a "POWERADE" TV commercial of British Coca-Cola, and a live performance of the band was shown on BBC3's "Adam and Joe Go Tokyo". Lately, Plus-Tech is attracting support from the club field with their remix on the Comoestas Yaegashi-produced "Modernica" compilation album. In June 2004 they released their second album cartoom!, which featured album artwork by Chip Wass, an illustrator best known for his work for Nick at Nite and animator Hanna Barbara. The album featured different female singers on each cut, under the premise that the members were experimenting with and blowing up singing robots. As the title of their album implies, their music is sometimes thought to be suitable for cartoons, and in fact in their track “Jellyfish Song By The Jellyfish Band” was licensed for the soundtrack to the US made Paramount film "Spongebob Squarepants movie" in November 2004.There is no hyperbole in saying that Plus-Tech Squeeze Box's sense of sound combination from all types of genres and ability to sample, hard-disk edit, and mix are world-class.
Band members
- Tomonori Hayashibe - key,prog,etc
- Takeshi Wakiya - gt.ba.etc
Discography
Albums
- FAKEVOX (2000, VROOM SOUND RECORDS)
- FAKEVOX UK Version (2002, This item is currently not available.)
- CARTOOOM! (2004, VROOM SOUND RECORDS)
Trivia
- They have made an appearance and performed on the show, Adam and Joe Go Tokyo.
- They made the song entitled "The Jellyfish Song" featured on The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie.
- The song Early Riser was used in a TV advert in the UK for Powerade (energy drink).
- One of their songs were used in the flash animation Chocolate Niblet Beans.
- They wrote and recorded the theme tune for the cult cartoon Pucca.
External links
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