Bakufu Slump
Bakufu Slump (爆風スランプ) was a Japanese rock band active 1982-1999.[1][2] During the 80s and 90s the band was "hugely popular" in Japan.[3][4]
Among their best known songs was "Runner".[5]
Drummer Funky Sueyoshi went on to form X.Y.Z. with Minoru Nihara, former lead vocalist of Japanese metal band Loudness (band).
Discography
- Yoi (よい "good") 1984
- Shiawase (しあわせ "happy") 1985
- Raku 楽 1986
- Jungle 1987
- Highlander 1988
- I.B.W. 1989
- Oragayo in the Seventh Heaven 1990
- Seishun'ō (青春王 "king of youth") 1991
- Ajipon アジポン 1992
- Tension 1994
- Pirori ピロリ 1995
- Kaibutsu-kun (怪物くん "monster-kid") 1997
- Hard Boiled 1998
References
- ↑ Pacific Friend - Volume 25, Page 86 1998 -"It was during this time that I heard the music of famous Japanese rock bands such as Southern All Stars and Bakufu- Slump."
- ↑ Mark Schilling The Encyclopedia of Japanese pop culture 1997 0834803801 p.230 "In the latter half of the 1980s rock bands like Rebecca, Checkers, Hound Dog, Tube, Anzen Chitai, Bakufu Slump, and Kome Kome Club began to take center stage on the pop scene. Unlike earlier bands, who played Western-style rock for hard-core fans, these groups had a more Japanized sound that ordinary kids could relate to. Also, taking a hint from New Music queen YUMINC, who mounted spectacular stage shows.."
- ↑ Billboard - 18 May 1996 p.54 "HoriPro will also use the party to publicize artists it has signed to its Soundasia record label, such as China's Dai Yao, Singapore's Cina and Japan's Funky Sueyoshi, the drummer of hugely popular Japanese group Bakufu Slump, whose solo ..."
- ↑ Billboard - 26 May 2001 p. 48 A former member of the now- disbanded Japanese rock band Bakufu Slump, Sueyoshi offers a first-person perspective on working with collaborators from other Asian countries, including China. Sueyoshi provided this account to Billboard's ..."
- ↑ Billboard - 6 Nov. 2004 p.6 "Almost immediately after humming a few bars of melody using the sound "ta" — the easiest sound for the technology to recognize — Kosugi's handset received a message saying the song was "Runner" by '80s rock band Bakufu Slump."