Sambomaster
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| Sambomaster | |
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 Left to right: Yasufumi Kiuchi, Yamaguchi Takashi, Yoichi Kondo |
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| Country | Japan |
| Years active | 2000–present |
| Genres | Alternative rock |
| Labels | Sony Music Japan |
| Members | Takashi Yamaguchi Yasufumi Kiuchi Yoichi Kondo |
| Website(s) | The Official Sambomaster Site Sony Music's Official Site |
Sambomaster (サンボマスター Sanbomasutā?) is a Japanese band signed by Sony Music Japan.
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[edit] History
Lead vocalist and guitarist Yamaguchi Takashi first met drummer Yasufumi Kiuchi a few years back, at a university music club they were both members of. The duo ran into bassist Yoichi Kondo during February of 2000, and the three went on to officially form the band now known as Sambomaster. They made their debut at a live house in Tokyo's Koenji district and soon followed this up with the self-production of their first single Kick no Oni (Kicking Demons), which they spent nearly a year working on. It was subsequently released in April 2001 as a limited edition of 300 copies. For the first time, listeners outside of a live show were presented with vocalist and frontman Yamaguchi's vocals, which shift between a soft, sandpaper-like melodic voice to all-out screaming madness. Sambomaster's musical style is a blend of punk/classic rock, pop, jazz and rock ballads.
The year 2003 saw the release of their very first major-label album, Atarashiki Nihongo Rock no Michi to Hikaru and a live performance at the Fuji Rock festival's Rookie GO GO. This led to a huge rise in their success and more widespread notoriety. They have been gathering acclaim from both critics and regular listeners ever since.
In 2004 and 2005 Sambomaster released the majority of their hit singles including Seishun Kyousoukyoku and Sekai wa sore wo Ai to Yobundaze; Seishun Kyosoukyoku was used as the fifth opening theme to the hit anime series Naruto, and Sekai wa sore wo Ai to Yobundaze ended up being the ending theme to the popular Japanese sitcom/comedy Densha Otoko. They were also asked to do the main theme to the movie Koi no Mon, which became the song Tsuki ni Saku Hana no You ni Naru no. The band is still very active currently, releasing singles and albums, which are continuously rising up the Japanese music charts.
[edit] Members
Yamaguchi Takashi (山口隆)
- Lead Vocalist, Guitar
- Born: February 8, 1976
- Hometown: Fukushima
Kiuchi Yasufumi (木内泰史)
- Drums, Chorus
- Born: August 4, 1976
- Hometown: Chiba
Kondo Yoichi (近藤洋一)
- Bass, Chorus
- Born: June 16, 1977
- Hometown: Tochigi
[edit] Discography
[edit] Singles
Kick no Oni (indie) (April, 2001)
- Introduction
- Kung-fu Rock
- Golden Circle no Ornette Coleman
- Kick no Oni
- Saikyou Cyclone
- Tsunagari
- Sambomaster no Kyuujitsu
Utsukushiki Ningen no Hibi (April 7, 2004)
- Utsukushiki Ningen no Hibi
- Necchuu Jidai
- Dandan
- Sono Nukumori ni You ga Aru (Studio Live Version)
Tsuki ni Saku Hana no You ni Naru no (July 22, 2004)
- Tsuki ni Saku Hana no You ni Naru no
- Tegami (King of Soul mix)
- Itoshiki Hibi (Nashville Skyline version)
- Hito wa Sore wo Jounetsu to Yobu (Live Version)
Seishun Kyosoukyoku (December 1, 2004)
- Seishun Kyousoukyoku
- Tsunagari (King of Laidback mix)
- Ame
- Seishun Kyousoukyoku (NARUTO OPENING MIX)
Utagoe yo Okore (April 27, 2005)
- Utagoe yo Okore
- Sad Ballad no Sekai
- Seishun Kyousoukyoku (Live Version)
Sekai wa Sore wo Ai to Yobunda ze (August 3, 2005)
- Sekai wa Sore wo Ai to Yobunda ze
- Atsui Suna to Warui Ame
- Boku ni Sasagu
Subete no Yoru to Subete no Asa ni Tamborine wo Narasu no da (November 2, 2005)
- Subete no Yoru to Subete no Asa ni Tambourine wo Narasu no da
- Ano Kane wo Narasu no wa Anata
- Hanarenai Futari
- Tegami ~Kitarubeki Ongaku to Shite~
- Get Back Sambomaster
- Yoyogi nite
Itoshisa to Kokoro no Kabe (August 2, 2006)
- Itoshisa to Kokoro no Kabe
- Sekai wa Sore wo Ai to Yobunda ze (Live Version)
- I Love You
- Beibi Beibi Su
- Ko Suta
- Kyoukai Mae Toori
[edit] Albums
Atarashiki Nihongo Rock no Michi to Hikari (December 3, 2003)
- English: The Path and Light of New Japanese Rock
- Itoshiki Hibi
- Sono Nukumori ni You ga Aru
- Hito wa Sore wo Jounetsu to Yobu
- Yogisha de Yatteki ta Aitsu
- Zanzou
- Kono Yo no Hate
- Sayonara Baby
- Oh Baby
- Soredemo Kamawanai
- Asa
Sambomaster wa Kimi ni Katarikakeru (January 19, 2005)
- English: Sambomaster Has Something To Say To You
- Utagoe yo Okore
- Seishun Kyōsōkyoku
- Kore de Jiyuu ni natta no da
- Utsukushiki Ningen no Hibi (Sambomaster wa Kimi ni Katarikakeru version)
- Yoru ga Aketara
- Yokubou Rock
- Omoide wa Yogisha ni Notte
- Shuumatsu Soul
- Anata ga Hito wo Uragiri nara Boku wa Dareka wo Koroshite Shimatta sa
- Muffler no Yureru Aida ni
- Futari (Futari wa Sekai no tame ni version)
- Tsuki ni Saku Hana no You ni Naru no
Boku to Kimi no Subete wo Rock 'n Roll to Yobe (April 12, 2006)
- English: Me and All of You Shout "Rock 'n Roll"
- Futari Bocchi no Sekai
- Tegami ~Kitarubeki Ongaku to Shite~
- Sekai wa Sore wo Ai to Yobunda ze (album version)
- Kimi no Koe wa Boku no Koi, Boku no Mei wa Kimi no Yoru
- Zetsubou to Yokubou to Otokonoko to Onnanoko
- Sekai wa soredemo Shizun de Ikundaze
- Sensou to Boku
- Itoshisa to Kokoro no Kabe
- Shinon Fuukei
- Get Back Sambomaster
- Ano Musume no Mizugi ni Natte Mitai no da
- Futatsu no Namida
- Hanarenai Futari (album version)
- Baby Yasashii Yoru ga Kite
- Subete no Yoru to Subete no Asa ni Tambourine wo Narasu no da (album version)
- Tokyo no Yoru Sayonara
- Boku to Kimi no Subete wa Atarashiki Uta de Utae
- Nani Genakute Idai na Kimi
[edit] Concert DVD's
Atarashiki Nihongo Rock wo Kimi ni Katarikakeru ~Sambomaster Shoki no Live Eizoushuu~ (November 2, 2005)
- A UMD version with the same tracklist was released on November 30, 2005.
- Kung-fu Rock ~ Aware na Bobu Isoide Ike yo
- Itoshiki Hibi ~ Futari
- Zanzou
- Yogisha de Yattekita Aitsu ~ Sono Nukumori ni You ga Aru
- Yogisha de Yattekita Aitsu
- Hito wa Sore wo Jonetsu to Yobu
- Utsukushiki Ningen no Hibi
- Itoshiki Hibi
- Sono Nukumori ni You ga Aru
- Asa
- Seishun Kyousoukyoku
- Tegami
- Yokubou Rock
- Sayonara Baby
- Utagoe yo Okore
- Korede Jiyuu ni Natta no Da
- Shuumatsu Soul
- Sono Nukumori ni You ga Aru
- Tsuki ni Saku Hana no You ni Naru no
Atarashiki Nihongo Rock no Video Clip Collection (October 18, 2006)
- (Videoclip) Sono Nukumori ni You ga Aru
- (Videoclip) Sono Nukumori ni You ga Aru (Studio Live Version)
- (Videoclip) Utsukushiki Ningen no Hibi
- (Videoclip) Tsuki ni Saku Hana no You ni Naru no
- (Videoclip) Seishun Kyousoukyoku (Haikyo Version)
- (Videoclip) Seishun Kyousoukyoku (Samba Version)
- (Videoclip) Utagoe yo Okore
- (Videoclip) Sekai wa Sore wo Ai to Yobunda ze
- (Videoclip) Subete no Yoru to Subete no Asa ni Tambourine wo Narasu no da
- (Videoclip) Tegami ~Kitarubeki Ongaku to Shite~
- (Special Track) Making Clip - Seishun Kyousoukyoku (Samba Version)
- (Special Track) Making Clip - Sekai wa Sore wo Ai to Yobunda ze
- (Special Track) Making Clip - Subete no Yoru to Subete no Asa ni Tambourine wo Narasu no da
- (Special Track) TV Commercial
[edit] Other albums
Houkago no Seishun (July 2, 2003)
- Sambomaster appeared in a split album with the band Onanie Machine. This is the first appearance of some of Sambomaster's future hit songs, such as "Utsukushiki Ningen no Hibi", "Tegami", and "Sononukumori ni You ga Aru" (as well as the other two in their own right). The versions on this album feature only Takeshi, Yasufumi, and Yoichi playing the songs. Later versions, such as the versions on their singles and albums, were touched up, polished, re-mixed, and sometimes re-recorded with extra musicians. In a sense, the songs on this album are the "original" versions. Sambomaster songs are tracks 6 to 10, italicized and bolded below:
- Mendokusee
- Lovewagon
- Boku wa Stalker
- Soshiki
- Pokochin
- Sayonara Baby
- Utsukushiki Ningen no Hibi
- Tegami
- Futari
- Sono Nukumori ni You ga Aru
E.V. Junkies II "GUITAROCKING" (June 30, 2004)
- Sambomaster has 2 songs on this compilation album, tracks 9 and 14, italicized and bolded below. "Itoshiki Hibi - Country Sad Ballad ver.-" is a version with Alice singing most of the vocals. (Note: "Sad" in "Country Sad" may be a misspelling of "Side". Officially the song name in Japanese is spelled with "saddo" which can be confused with "saido".)
- Kimi to iu Hana / ASIAN KUNG-FU GENERATION
- MAGIC WORDS / Straightener
- Mountain A Go Go / CaptainStraydum
- Shalilala / FLOW
- Ima made nan domo / The Massmissile
- Nostalgic / the droogies
- Jitterbug / ELLEGARDEN
- Gunjou / Tsubakiya Quartette
- Tsunagari / Sambomaster
- Shiroi Koe / Lunkhead
- Boku no Sonzai wa Uso janakatta / OUTLAW
- ALIVE / RAICO
- Rakuyou ~Long Ver.~ / ORANGE RANGE
- Itoshiki Hibi - Country Sad Ballad ver.- / Alice meets Sambomaster
Magokoro COVERS (September 1, 2004)
- Sambomaster recorded a cover of Magokoro Brothers' "Dear John Lennon" in this compilation album.
- ENDLESS SUMMER NUDE (Tomita Lab. Remix) / 冨田ラボ
- Sora ni Maiagare / Okuda Tamio
- Ai / HALCALI
- Loop Slider / Suneohair
- Ningen wa Mou Owarida! / PUFFY
- STONE / Tokyo Ska Paradise Orchestra
- Standard 3 / Rosetta Garden
- Haikei, John Lennon / Sambomaster
- BABY BABY BABY / YUKI
- Subarashiki kono Sekai / Imawano Kiyoshirou
- Atarashii Yoake / MB's
Koi no Mon Original Soundtrack (September 23, 2004)
- Sambomaster was featured in the Original Sountrack of the movie Koi no Mon. Sambomaster songs are tracks 1, 2, 14, 15, and 18, italicized and bolded below:
- Tsuki ni Saku Hana no You ni Naru no
- Hito wa Sore wo Jounetsu to Yobu
- MOHAWK!
- FOUR FINGER
- Noiko no Heya
- AQUAM
- Ishi ga ite, Kimi ga ite
- BIG SITE
- Fukashigi Jikken Karada Gibarengaa
- FORTRESS EUROPE
- office blue
- AGATHA
- S
- Kono yo no Hate ～koi no mon short version～
- Kono yo no Hate ～koi no mon strings version～
- 6:27
- Kaisou
- Sambomaster wa Shuumatsu ni Soul Instrument wo suru no da no Kan
- Koi no Mon
