The Rodeo Carburettor
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The Rodeo Carburettor is a three-piece Japanese Rock band that formed in 2001. The band is well-known for their live performances that blows the audience away with crazy guitar riffs, howling distortion noises and speedy, sharp lyrics. The band hardly speaks on-stage (other than announcing the song name) which further amplifies their serious attitude towards their music.
Their use of distortion and noise have often led to comparisons to Guitar Wolf
.
In 2005 the band performed in UK
's International Music Convention, In The City at Manchester
, along with fellow Japanese artists PE'Z
and DMBQ
. The band played an intense show and captured the attention of the UK
Music Industry. This was followed with another show at London
's famed "The Marquee Club" that featured Mika Bomb
added to the former line-up.
Two of their albums are available through the iTunes Music Store USA and EU.
Their song "Speed of Flow" was used as an ending for the anime
series Gintama
.
Singles
Their use of distortion and noise have often led to comparisons to Guitar Wolf
Guitar Wolf
Guitar Wolf is a Japanese garage punk power trio founded in Nagasaki, Nagasaki in 1987. The band is known for songs with piercing vocals and an extremely loud style of noise-influenced punk which emphasizes heavy distortion and feedback...
.
In 2005 the band performed in UK
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
's International Music Convention, In The City at Manchester
Manchester
Manchester is a city and metropolitan borough in Greater Manchester, England. According to the Office for National Statistics, the 2010 mid-year population estimate for Manchester was 498,800. Manchester lies within one of the UK's largest metropolitan areas, the metropolitan county of Greater...
, along with fellow Japanese artists PE'Z
PE'Z
is a Japanese jazz instrumental band consisting of five men, dubbed "The Samurai Jazz Band." They have been signed onto Sony Music Japan since 2008.-Members:* Ohyama "B.M.W" Wataru, born in Kanagawa, trumpet* Kadota "Jaw" Kouske, born in Ehime, saxophone...
and DMBQ
DMBQ
DMBQ is a Japanese rock band from Tokyo, whose name stands for Dynamite Masters Blues Quartet. They are heavily influenced by British and American rock music of the early 1970s, especially bands such as The Jimi Hendrix Experience, Deep Purple, and Led Zeppelin.Shinji Masuko is a well-known...
. The band played an intense show and captured the attention of the UK
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
Music Industry. This was followed with another show at London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
's famed "The Marquee Club" that featured Mika Bomb
Mika Bomb
Mika Bomb is a London-based, Japanese pop-punk band.Lead singer Mika Handa arrived in London in 1998, with the goal of playing in a punk band. Recruitment for the band began with the arrival in London of the guitarist Agi , who now sings in the electronic duo, Long Kuan Jiu Duan...
added to the former line-up.
Two of their albums are available through the iTunes Music Store USA and EU.
Their song "Speed of Flow" was used as an ending for the anime
Anime
is the Japanese abbreviated pronunciation of "animation". The definition sometimes changes depending on the context. In English-speaking countries, the term most commonly refers to Japanese animated cartoons....
series Gintama
Gintama
, also known as Gintama, is a Japanese manga written and illustrated by Hideaki Sorachi and serialized, beginning on December 8, 2003, in Shueisha's Weekly Shōnen Jump...
.
Discography
Albums- 月光ダンス (Moonlight Dance) - November 10, 2004
- Pissed Off - March 24, 2005
- God of Hell - November 2, 2005
- Black Luster Songs - April 19, 2006
- Kingdom April 18, 2007
- STRIPDOWN JunkYard Mixes October 15, 2008
- rowdydow November 5, 2008
- VANDALIZE August 5, 2009
Singles
- meaningful/Precious EP - December 6, 2006
- glare October 10, 2007
- Speed of flow February 14, 2008
Tours
- Pissed Off TOUR - April, 2005 -> July, 2005
- God of Hell TOUR - November 23, 2005 -> December 19, 2005 - 10 cities, 11 locations.