KuKeiHa CLUB
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is a band that was formed by Motoaki Furukawa, a composer, arranger, and producer working for the game firm Konami
, after his work on Gradius III
back in 1990. It is often confused with コナミ矩形波倶楽部 (Konami Kukeiha Club
), Konami's team of composers (music in Konami games are credited to Konami Kukeiha Club, not Kukeiha Club). It consists of members from Konami's music production department, mirroring similar bands at the time from other game companies such as Capcom
's Alph Lyla
and Sega
's S.S.T. Band. The band has two "original" albums: A self-titled back in 1990 featuring five original songs and five cover tracks and a second album entitled Hope featuring 10 original tracks. In a few rare cases, other members of Kukeiha Club are known to perform live (such as in the 1991 Konami All Stars: The Sentryp-Bako Heisei 4 Nen Ban album). However, they are credited as "Konami Kukeiha Club".
Konami
is a Japanese leading developer and publisher of numerous popular and strong-selling toys, trading cards, anime, tokusatsu, slot machines, arcade cabinets and video games...
, after his work on Gradius III
Gradius III
Gradius III, known in Japan as , is a side-scrolling shooting game originally released for the arcades in Japan and Asia in . It is the second sequel to the original Gradius for the arcades following Gradius II, and was followed by Gradius IV. Gradius III was rereleased for the Super Nintendo...
back in 1990. It is often confused with コナミ矩形波倶楽部 (Konami Kukeiha Club
KONAMI KuKeiHa CLUB
is Konami's sound team. It is often confused with 矩形波倶楽部 , Konami's in-house band that has released albums consisting of their studio performances. They are primarily responsible for the sound and music in the majority of Konami video games...
), Konami's team of composers (music in Konami games are credited to Konami Kukeiha Club, not Kukeiha Club). It consists of members from Konami's music production department, mirroring similar bands at the time from other game companies such as Capcom
Capcom
is a Japanese developer and publisher of video games, known for creating multi-million-selling franchises such as Devil May Cry, Chaos Legion, Street Fighter, Mega Man and Resident Evil. Capcom developed and published Bionic Commando, Lost Planet and Dark Void too, but they are less known. Its...
's Alph Lyla
Alph Lyla
Alph Lyla , also known as Alfh Lyra or Alpha Lyla, is Capcom's "house band" composed of Capcom developers. Their best known work is most likely the soundtrack of the popular fighting-game Street Fighter II....
and Sega
Sega
, usually styled as SEGA, is a multinational video game software developer and an arcade software and hardware development company headquartered in Ōta, Tokyo, Japan, with various offices around the world...
's S.S.T. Band. The band has two "original" albums: A self-titled back in 1990 featuring five original songs and five cover tracks and a second album entitled Hope featuring 10 original tracks. In a few rare cases, other members of Kukeiha Club are known to perform live (such as in the 1991 Konami All Stars: The Sentryp-Bako Heisei 4 Nen Ban album). However, they are credited as "Konami Kukeiha Club".
Initial members
- Jun Funahashi: keyboards
- Motoaki Furukawa: guitar, arrangement
- Yukie Morimoto
Primary members
- Mami Asano : Keyboards
- Motoaki Furukawa: All Guitars & Programming
- Tappy (Tappi Iwase): Drums & Percussion
Guest musicians
- Akira JimboAkira Jimbois a Japanese freelance jazz fusion drummer who is famous for his drumming independence and fusion of electronic drum technology and acoustic drums. Aside from his solo work, he is also the drummer in the Japanese jazz fusion band Casiopea and has participated in various side projects with other...
: drums (Kukeiha Club) - Kenichi Mitsuda: keyboards
- Kenichiro FukuiKenichiro Fukuiis a Japanese video game composer and musician. Before working at Square Enix, he was employed at Konami. He is an arranger and a keyboardist in the band The Black Mages, formed in 2003. Additionally, Fukui arranged Angela Aki's "Kiss Me Good-Bye" from Final Fantasy XII. In October 2007, he left...
: synthesizer (Hope / Kukeiha Club) - Koichi Namiki: guitar (Kukeiha Club pro-fusion: Tokimeki Memorial)
- Toyoyuki Tanaka: bass (Kukeiha Club pro-fusion: Salamander)
- Masato Honda: saxophone
Discography
| SKU | Title | Release | |
|---|---|---|---|
| KICA-1020 | Kukeiha Club | 1990·11·21 | |
| KICA-7625 | Hope / Kukeiha Club | 1993·11·26 | |
| KICA-7669 | Kukeiha Club pro-fusion: Twinbee Yahho! | 1995·07·21 | |
| KICA-7702 | Kukeiha Club pro-fusion: Salamander | 1996·05·22 | |
| KICA-7820 | Kukeiha Club & Konami Kukeiha Club Best Vol. 1 | 1997·12·22 | |
| KICA-7873 | Kukeiha Club pro-fusion: Tokimeki Memorial | 1998·07·03 | |
| KICA-7890 | Kukeiha Club & Konami Kukeiha Club Best Vol. 2 | 1998·09·04 | |
| KICA-7890 | Kukeiha Club (reissue Reissue A reissue is the repeated issue of a published work. In common usage, it refers to an album which has been released at least once before and is released again, sometimes with alterations or additions.... ) |
1998·09·23 |