Toshio Nakanishi

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Toshio Nakanishi

Toshio Nakanishi aka Tycoon-to$h (Born Jan 13, 1956 in Tokyo) is a musician and an artist who is best known as the founding member of Plastics in 1976. He was a part of techno pop fever in Japan and first pioneer of Japanese Hip Hop scene with Major Force. Also he is a painter, Jean-Michel Basquiat was a big fan of him.

He currently lives between Tokyo and London.

1 Career
2 Globalized Message
3 Discography
4 References
5 External links

[edit] Career

His first band, Plastics, had a world tour with Talking Heads and The B-52's in 1980. When the band broke up in 1982, he went to New York and formed Melon with Percy Jones of Brand X, Dougie Bowne of The Lounge Lizards, Bernie Worrell of Funkadelic and Chica Sato, trying to merge funk with Japanese Group Sounds. At the same time, he formed Water Melon with Gota Yashiki and Yann Tomita, playing Hawaiian 50's exotica music Martin Denny-style. Melon signed with CBS in Japan and Virgin in UK transformation to Electro Hip Hop Funk Band. In 1987, he formed Major Force with Hiroshi Fujiwara, Gota Yashiki, K.U.D.O. and Kan Takagi. In the 1990s, he moved to London and worked with Mo' Wax. He formed a band called Sky Lab with Mat Ducasse and Howie B.

[edit] Globalized Message

Tycoon Tush is an MC, guitarist and percussionist from Tokyo, Japan. His real name is Toshio Nakanishi but he also has released music prolifically under the aliases of Toshi Skylab and Tycoon Tush. According to hip-hop scholar Mark Schwartz, during the early 1980’s this MC was “laying the groundwork for the Major Force collective with his band, the Plastics. ^[1]Furthermore, Schwartz also argues that the best hip-hop thinks globally but raps locally. ^[2]By addressing topics lyrically that pertain to issues that are relevant in an increasingly globalized world, yet remaining “real” to a local diaspora, a hip-hop artist can expect a certain degree of respect. Accordingly, scholar Robert Christgau supports this claim by stating that “in hip-hop, styles are regionally distinct, although they certainly crossbreed, and representing where you're from is the rule, especially when you're coming up.” ^[3]

[edit] Discography

Obtained from the website entitled, “Tycoon To$h Kingdom”.

1979 Plastics COPY ROBOT Roughtrade 7"

1980 Plastics TOP SECRET MAN Victor 7"

   Plastics        WELCOME PLASTICS        Victor  LP/CD    
        Plastics        GOOD    Victor  7"       
        Plastics        Peace   Victor  7"       
        Plastics        Origato Plastico        Victor  LP/CD    
        The Clap Heads  Sneakman Show   Alfa    LP/CD

1981 Plastics WELCOME BACK Victor LP/CD

   Melon   戦争反対    Alfa    LP/CD

1982 Melon Do You Like JAPAN? Alfa LP/CD Melon P.J./Eddie Spaghetti Alfa 7"

   De Melon        TRA No.2        TRA     TAPE     
        Toshio Nakanishi        土屋昌巳 / RICE MUSIC       Epic    LP/CD

1983 Melon / Water Melon Group ピテカントロプスの逆襲 Alfa LP/CD

   Melon   TRA 503 TRA     TAPE

1984 Water Melon Group COOL MUSIC Alfa LP/CD

1985 Melon SERIOUS JAPANESE CBS/SONY 12"

   Toshio Nakanishi        MUTE BEAT / No.0 Virgin Dub     TRA     TAPE/CD

1987 Melon Deep Cut CBS/SONY CD/LP

   Melon   HARD CORE HAWAIAN       CBS/SONY        12"      
        Melon   日本之扉    CBS/SONY        12"/7"   
        Melon   FUNKASIA        Epic    12"

1988 Tycoon To$h & Terminater Troops COPY'88 Major Force 12"

   Tycoon To$h & Terminater Troops     GET HAPPY       Major Force     12"

1989 (The Orchids) YES,WE CAN CAN Major Force 12"

   (The Orchids)   LIFE IS A SCIENCE       Major Force     12"      
        Tycoon To$h & Terminater Troops     GUESS WHAT      Major Force     12"      
        Tycoon To$h     T.P.O. / PUNK INC       Major Force     12"      
        Tycoon To$h & Terminater Troops     KOOL DJ RED ALERT & MAJOR FORCE POSSE / PROP MASTER'S PARTY Major Force     12"      
        Sexy T.K.O.     Touch Me, Take Me       Major Force     12"      
        Tycoon To$h     CHINASYNDROME   Major Force     12"

1990 Sexy T.K.O. TRIBE of LOVE Major Force 12"

   Toshio Nakanishi        GORGEOUS GIRLS  Down 2 Earth    CD

1991 Sexy T.K.O. THE 1st KISS Down 2 Earth CD (Natural Calamity) DOWN IN THE VALLEY Down 2 Earth CD

   K.U.D.O. & Tycoon Tosh      SANDII:COME AGAIN       Toshiba EMI     CD/12"   
        Toshi& K.U.D.O.     SANDII:JOGET TO THE BEAT        Toshiba EMI     CD

1992 (Natural Calamity) LET IT COME DOWN Down 2 Earth CD

   (Natural Calamity)      NEAR MOUNTAIN   Down 2 Earth    VT

Group of Gods GROUP OF GODS Down 2 Earth CD

   (Tamap Iijima)  DASK'TIL DAWN   Down 2 Earth    CD       
        (高木完)   Grass Roots     Ki/oon Sony     CD

Melon DEEP CUT REMIX Sony Records CD

   Melon   DEEP CUT VIDEO REMIX    Sony Records    VT/LD

1993 Love T.K.O. EP Major Force CD

   Tosh& K.U.D.O.      高木完 / Heavy Duty Vol.1  Ki/oon Sony     12"      
        Major Force Productions GRASS ROOTS DUB Major Force     12"      
        Love T.K.O.     Tongue in your Ear      Major Force West        12"      
        Love T.K.O.     FOR WHAT IT WORTH/DESERT SONG   Major Force West        12"      
        Love T.K.O.     FOR WHAT IT WORTH       Major Force     12"

1994 Love T.K.O. HEAD TURNER Major Force CD

   (Natural Calamity)      SUN DANCE       Down 2 Earth    CD

Major Force BOMB THE BASS / DARK HEART Island CD Skylab #1 SEA SHELL L'Attitude CD Skylab vs Dom.T RIVER OF BASS L'Attitude 12"

   Mo'Wax vs Major Force   Mo'Wax VS MAJOR FORCE   Mo'Wax  12"      
        Love T.K.O.     Monday Michiru: Maden Japan     Kity    CD

1995 Tosh & Silver Arks CLEOPATRA & NOAH'S ARK Major Force CD

   Skylab  OH! Skylab      L'Attitude      CD/12"   
        Skylab  EXOTIKA ASTRALWERKS     12"      
        Love T.K.O.     UFO/ Multidirection 2   Polygram        CD/LP

Toshio Nakanishi & Natural Calamity x-rex File Records CD

1996 Love T.K.O. 古畑任三郎 ORIGINAL SOUND TRACK REMIX Pony Canyon CD/12"

   Toshio Nakanishi        ユーリ ORIGINAL SOUND TRACK        Victor  CD       
        Jenny Devivo    MY DAD  L'attitude      12"/CD   
        Hale, Nakanishi, KUDO   SWEETBACK / SWEETBACK   Epic    CD       
        Typhoom Tosh    KODAMA & GOTA / SOMETHING REMIX     Sony Records    CD       
        Skylab  Silent Poets / Firm Roots Remix Toy's Factory   CD       
        Major Force     SUKIA / CONTACTO ESPECIAL CON EL TERCER SEXO    Mo'Wax Japan    CD

Skylab The Trip Eye Q CD/12" Derrick Carter vs Skylab The Trip Eye Q 12"

   M.Ducasse& T.Nakanishi      DAVID HOLMES / MY MATE PAUL     GO! DISCS       CD/12"

1997 Skylab DAVID HOLMES / Lets Get Killed GO! DISCS CD/12" Water Melon Out of Body Experience Major Force CD/12"

   Water Melon     Out of Body Sessions    Major Force     CD/12"   
        Tycoon To$h     MAJOR FORCE REMIXES     Major Force     12"      
        Love T.K.O.     ORIGINAL LOVE / Tyrannosaurus   WONDERFUL WORLD 12"      
        Water Melon / Typhoon Tosh      Fish Smell Like a Cat   Pussyfoot       CD/LP
        Nakanishi & Bernstein / Love T.K.O. / Typhoon Tosh  Pussy Galore!   Pussyfoot       CD/LP    
        Major Force     CATH COFFY / Mind The Gap       ISLAND  CD       
        Melon   Shinjuku BladeRunner    Alfa    CD       
        Melon   Terimakashe     File Records    12"      
        Plastics        All Across The U.S.A. 80 Live   Alfa    CD/LP+VT         
        Typhoon Tosh Band       ears / SNAKE MAN SHOW enfants   No.9    CD       
        Skylab  BITE THIS !        Eye Q   7"      
        Skylab  JUDAS !    Eye Q   CD/12"  
        Skylab  ?       Eye Q   CD/12"   
        Skylab  Depeche Mode : HOME        MUTE    CD       
        Skylab  OFFBEAT : A RED HOT SOUND TRIP     WAX TRAX        CD       
        Skylab  Alisha's attic / indestructible remixes Mercury Records 10"

1998 Skylab RED HOT + Rhapsody ANTILLES CD

   Skylab  Baxter / Baxter Warner Bros.    CD       
        Skylab  Magenta Eye Q   CD/7"    
        Love T.K.O.     Suck It and See Pussyfoot       CD/LP    
        Toshi Skylab    Curve / Come Clean      UNIVERSAL       CD       
        Patrina Morris & Tosh       sitting on the edge of the world        APEMAN  10"

1999 Tosh & Kenji Jammer Black Velvet wea japan CD/12"

   Tosh 'POSH' Skylab      WELCOME TO PLASTIC WORLD        Epic    CD       
        Water Melon     Field Trip      Major Force     CD       
        Tosh& Kenji Jammer  JAPANESE NOISE BAND     APEMAN  10"      
        Generic Skylab  Nickers Of a Girl / Sumo Riders Eye Q   7"       
        Skylab  #2 : 1999 "Large as Life and Twice as Natural"     Eye Q   CD/12"   
        Water Melon     RUTA DE EVACUACION      Major Force     CD/12"   
        Major Force     STILL/THE JOINT: SUGARHILL REMIXED      SUGARHILL       CD       
        Major Force West        MAJOR FORCE WEST 93-97  Mo'Wax  CD       
        Tycoon Tosh     NIGO / APE SOUNDS       Toy's Factory   CD       
        Tycoon Tosh     PRMX / LICENSE OF SKILL Epic    CD/12"   
        Tycoon Tosh     NIGO / KUNG' FU FIGHTIN'        Toy's Factory   CD/12"
        Tycoon Tosh     NIGO / Making of KUNG' FU FIGHTIN'      Vap     VT

2000 Major Force West MAJOR FORCE WEST 93-97：日本盤 Toy's Factory CD

   Skylab  #2 日本盤  Epic    CD      ●
        Tycoon Tosh     year of dragon2000      File Records    CD       
        LOVE T.K.O.     TRIBE OF LOVE   CHOCOLATE BOY   CD / 12"         
        Major Force     Return of the Original Art Form CUT CHEMIST MIX Mo'WAX  12"      
        Skylab  DAVID HOLMES / Bow Down To The Exit Sign        GO! DISCS       CD / 12"         
        Japanese Noise Band Melon Thumpin'　Thursdays    21ST. CENTURY FORCE     SONIC FORCE     CD       
        Major Force     Return of the Original Art Form DJ FORMAT MIX   Mo'WAX  12"

2001 V.A. DRAGON REMIX BATTLE ROUND 1&2 MAJOR FORCE 12"

   Toshio Nakanishi        GOMA / GO       JAPAN OVERSEAS  CD       
        Toshio Nakanishi        JIM WHITE / No Such Place       LuakaBop        CD       
        Tycoon Tosh     From Silence    DigiCube        CD / 12"         
        Melon / T.Nakanishi     HOMEWORK 2 TO$H'S LOST TRAX     This HP MD       
        Toshio Nakanishi        JOUJOUKA / NEW ASIANS   TOEMI   CD