Osaka Monaurail
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Osaka Monaurail at Sala El Sol, Madrid, Spain, in April 2012 | |
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| Origin | Osaka, Japan |
| Genres | funk music |
| Years active | 1992–present |
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Osaka Monaurail (オーサカ-モノレール Ōsaka Monorēru) is a funk music band, formed in Osaka, Japan.[1][2] It has been active since 1992.[3] The group is now based in Tokyo, Japan.
Band members
The band members as of 2012 are:
- Ryo Nakata, vocal & keys
- Kentaro Yamagata, trumpet
- Yohchi Masago, trumpet
- Katsutoshi Hiraishi, trombone
- Shimon Mukai, tenor saxophone
- Dan Hayami, guitar
- Yuichi Ikeda, guitar
- Dai Nakamura, bass
- Soki Kimura, drums
Discography
Albums
- What It Is – What It Was (RD Records, 2000)
- Rumble'n Struggle (RD Records, 2001)
- Thankful (RD Records, 2004)
- Eyewitness to the Live in Heavy Funk System (RD Records, 2005)
- I Am What I Am by Marva Whitney Produced by Osaka Monaurail (Shout!/P-Vine, 2006)
- Reality for the People (P-Vine, 2006)
- Amen, Brother (and other Funk instrumentals) (Unique Records, 2007) aka Introducing Undercover Express (Japanese title on P-Vine)
- Live in Spain (Shout!/P-Vine, 2009)
- State of the World (King Records, 2011)
Singles
- NEW NEW TYPE THING (pts.1&2) (RD Records, Jan., 2001)
- DOWN AND OUT (pts.1&2) (RD Records, Jan., 2001)
- JUST BEIN' FREE (pts.1&2) (RD Records, Jun., 2001)
- MIND POWER (pts.1&2) (RD Records, Nov., 2004)
- DOUBLE-UP, NOW b/w GROOVY,GROOVY,GROOVY(Pt.2) (RD Records, Nov., 2004)
- HOT PANTS ROAD (pt.1) b/w PICK UP THE PIECES ONE BY ONE (pt.2) (RD Records, Apr., 2005)
- PICK UP THE PIECES ONE BY ONE (pt.1) b/w HOT PANTS ROAD (pt.2) (RD Records, Apr., 2005)
- I AM WHAT I AM (pts.1&2) by MARVA WHITNEY WITH OSAKA MONAURAIL (RD Records, Jun., 2006)
- SOULSISTERS (OF THE WORLD UNITE) b/w IT'S HER THING by MARVA WHITNEY WITH OSAKA MONAURAIL (SHOUT!, Mar., 2007)
- QUICKSAND b/w CEORA (SHOUT!, Apr., 2007)
- WE GOT ONE (A SHOW) (Our Label, 2007)* SIGNED, SEALED AND DELIVERED - I'M YOURS b/w SUPERSHINE #9 (Our Label, 2009)
- TIGHTEN UP b/w SOULFUL STRUT (Unique Records, 2009)
- HUNG UP (Unique Records, 2009)
- NO TROUBLE ON THE MOUNTAIN (featuring Shirley Davis) b/w THE ARCHIPELAGO (Unique Records, 2011)
References
- ↑ (3 April 2012). "Osaka Monaurail", El País, p. 8. Convenience link.
- ↑ (15 November 2008). "Osaka Monaurail", die Tageszeitung, p. 31. Convenience link.
- ↑ Leggert, Steve. "Osaka Monaurail: biography", Allmusic. Retrieved 15 March 2013.
External links
- Official website (Japanese)
- Facebook page (English)