Bonobos
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Bonobos is a dub
band from Osaka
, Japan
. They formed in August of 2001. Their current lineup includes; Chunho Sai (guitar, vocals), Yasuyuki Sasaki (guitar), Natsuko Morimoto (bass), Bondo Tsuji (drums) and Izumi Matsui (percussions). They released their first full-length album, entitled Hover Hover in 2004, followed by two more follow ups in 2005 and 2006, titled Electlyric and a, un respectively. An EP, Golden Days, was also released in 2005. Their latest effort is a greatest hits compilation record called Pastrama - The Best of Bonobos -, which was released on January 30, 2008.
Dub music
Dub is a genre of music which grew out of reggae music in the 1960s, and is commonly considered a subgenre, though it has developed to extend beyond the scope of reggae...
band from Osaka
Osaka
is a city in the Kansai region of Japan's main island of Honshu, a designated city under the Local Autonomy Law, the capital city of Osaka Prefecture and also the biggest part of Keihanshin area, which is represented by three major cities of Japan, Kyoto, Osaka and Kobe...
, Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
. They formed in August of 2001. Their current lineup includes; Chunho Sai (guitar, vocals), Yasuyuki Sasaki (guitar), Natsuko Morimoto (bass), Bondo Tsuji (drums) and Izumi Matsui (percussions). They released their first full-length album, entitled Hover Hover in 2004, followed by two more follow ups in 2005 and 2006, titled Electlyric and a, un respectively. An EP, Golden Days, was also released in 2005. Their latest effort is a greatest hits compilation record called Pastrama - The Best of Bonobos -, which was released on January 30, 2008.
Members
- Chunho Sai (born August 13, 1975) — lead vocalsLead vocalistThe lead vocalist is the member of a band who sings the main vocal portions of a song. They may also play one or more instruments. Lead vocalists are sometimes referred to as the frontman or frontwoman, and as such, are usually considered to be the "leader" of the groups they perform in, often the...
, guitarGuitarThe guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with... - Yasuyuki Sasaki (born June 1, 1978) — guitar
- Natsuko Morimoto (born September 12, 1978) — bassBass guitarThe bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
- Bondo Tsuji (born February 25, 1979) — drumsDrummerA drummer is a musician who is capable of playing drums, which includes but is not limited to a drum kit and accessory based hardware which includes an assortment of pedals and standing support mechanisms, marching percussion and/or any musical instrument that is struck within the context of a...
- Izumi Matsui (born May 31, 1980) — percussionPercussion instrumentA percussion instrument is any object which produces a sound when hit with an implement or when it is shaken, rubbed, scraped, or otherwise acted upon in a way that sets the object into vibration...
Albums
- Hover Hover (March 3, 2004)
- Electlyric (June 1, 2005)
- あ，うん (a, un) (May 24, 2006)
- オリハルコン日和 (April 15, 2009)
Singles
- Mojiki Fuyu ga Kuru
- Water
- Ano Kotoba, Ano Hikari
- Konnya-wa Groove Me
- Thank You For the Music
- Beautiful
- Standing There ~Ima, Soko ni Ikuyo~