Guitar Vader

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Guitar Vader are a Japanese underground indie rock band. Formed in 1998, the band is probably most well known in the west for their participation in the soundtracks of Jet Set Radio and Jet Set Radio Future. Until 2002, they were signed to Berry Records, a subsidiary of Sony. They then left to create their own record label, Plugs House. They have released two albums under that label, and have also formed a partnership with YesJapan.com [1] to sell these albums to Western customers, as well as individual tracks, videos, and live performances via JapanFiles.com.

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[edit] Timeline

1998: Band formed with Shozo Ujuan, Miki Tanabe and Takumiya (family name unknown).

1999: The two-tape set "DIE HAPPY" is released

2000: The seven-song album "WILD AT HONEY" is released. Takumiya leaves the band.

2001: GV songs are used in the Dreamcast game Jet Set Radio (aka Jet Grind Radio). "Remixes GVR" and "From Dusk" are released. New drummer Suzuki Yoshifumi joins the band.

2002: GV songs are featured in the Xbox game Jet Set Radio Future.

2003: Self label "PLUGS HOUSE" is established, and the new album "DAWN" is released. In November the band went on a brief tour of England, hosted by Pixelsurgeon.

2004: Album "HAPPY EAST" is released in October. Steve Laity joins Guitar Vader as a keyboarder for live performances.

2006: The band is invited as a musical guest FanimeCon but is forced to pull out when bassist Ujuan falls ill with what Laity referred to later as "some kind of viral infection of the heart." According to Steve Laity, the band's new album is nearing completion and live shows will resume next year (Laity's post on guitarvader.com.

[edit] Band members

Ujuan Shozo: Vocals/Bass, born 28 November 1974 in Kagoshima, Japan

Miki Tanabe: Vocals/Guitar, born 2 December 1974 in Yokohama, Japan

Suzuki Yoshifumi: Drums, born 22 August 1977 in Shizuoka, Japan

Steve Laity: Live Keyboards, born 11 March 1980 in Las Vegas, Nevada

[edit] Discography

[edit] Demos

  • 1998 Guitar Vader Volume 1
  • 1998 Guitar Vader Volume 2
  • 1998 Die Happy !
  • 1998 Guitar Vader Volume 3

[edit] Albums

  • 2000 Wild At Honey
  • 2002 From Dusk
  • 2003 Dawn
  • 2004 Happy East

[edit] Singles

  • 2000 Beach Panic!
  • 2001 Baby T/GVTV/Shimanagasgi

[edit] Remixes

  • 2001 REMIXES_GVR

[edit] External links

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