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Yura Yura Teikoku

Today I'll introduce my favorite rock band Yura Yura Teikoku, cus I knew they released albums from Death From Abroad in America lately and go on a concert tour there.



-> Btw the singer of Yura Yura Teikoku drew the pic. He graduated from an art university and so he can draw very good. I have a T-shirt that he drew on. Yay, fangirl spirit!



Yura Yura Teikoku - Hollow me(空洞です) (2007)


Yura Yura Teikoku - Lamé no Pantalon (Lamé Bell-bottoms) (2001)


Short und surreal Japanese lyrics and wonderful melody... I love it.
However, I bought their CDs until 2006, for I encountered Denki Groove after that :D
But I still hope that more people will listen to Yura Yura Teikoku!


Link
Official Web Site (profile in English and live photos)
http://www.yurayurateikoku.com/
Myspace
http://www.myspace.com/yurayurateikoku

mesh-key records + (preview mp3s and videos)
http://www.mesh-key.com/yura.html
mesh-key records on Myspace
http://www.myspace.com/meshkeyrecords

Death From Abroad
http://www.myspace.com/deathfromabroad


Wikipedia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yura_Yura_Teikoku

Discogs
http://www.discogs.com/artist/Yura+Yura+Teikoku

Last.fm
http://www.last.fm/music/ゆらゆら帝国

TOWA TEI

Towa Tei is a Japanese* house DJ and producer.

While he was an art student, he sent some tracks to the radio program of Ryuichi Sakamoto from YMO.
After that, Towa Tei went to America to study graphic design and eventually debuted as a member of Deee-Lite in 1990.
A song from their debut album "Groove is in the Heart" was No.4 on the Billboard chart in America.
Since 1994 he's worked solo in Japan.

Deee-Lite - Groove is in the Heart (1990)


Towa Tei - I Want To Relax, Please! (1994)

This video isn't original, but I posted it cus you can listen to other early and new works of him on Myspace. It's my favorite track from his first album Future Listening! :)

Towa Tei - 火星(Kasei=Mars) (2000)

I like his PVs too. They're always fantastic!

Btw, lately he collaborated with a glasses company and made super cool sunglasses.
I want them anyhow, but I have to wait for going back to Japan...


Other videos
Towa Tei featuring Kylie Minogue - GBI: German Bold Italic (1998)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CzK_xB52NrE
Towa Tei featuring Kylie Minogue - Sometime Samurai (2005)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uqC2hiBk8QQ

Geisha Girls - Kick & Loud (2005)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HDWqjoPh9tw
Singers are Japanese popular comedian Downtown, which appear on many comedy programs and made a game show Silent Library(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UGGDhuQbu4A). Ryuichi Sakamoto from YMO and Tei Towa were producers.


Links
Official website (partly Japanese) +
http://www.towatei.com/
Myspace +
http://www.myspace.com/towatei
Wikipedia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Towa_Tei
*It's written in English and German Wikipedia that he has (had?) Korean nationality, but there is no description about nationality in his official profile and Japanese Wikipedia. Music is beyond nationality!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deee-Lite

Last.fm
http://www.last.fm/music/Towa+Tei
Discogs +
http://www.discogs.com/artist/Towa+Tei