Tokyo Ska Paradise Orchestra
In late 80's,the band was doing
tons of live performances in the streets and the clubs of Tokyo. The name,"TOKYO SKA
PARADISE ORCHESTRA" showing their overpowering performance, the number of the
audience grew, and in 1989,they released a yellow 12'vinyl record, "TOKYO SKA
PARADISE ORCHESTRA" as an indie. As they gathered attention, they made their major
debut with the single, 'MONSTER ROCK' and their album,"SKA PARA TOU-JOU" the
following year. Since then, with their root, ska, they have been "TOKYO SKA PARADISE
ORCHESTRA" on all of their ska-based activities, and with their borderless
"Tokyo ska" sound, they are chivalrous and one of the leading live performing
bands in the world.
As they started off with the ska sound that was not actually the main sound in the scene,
it all owes to this group of more than 10 people who charged out of from Tokyo¡Çs
underground scene and showing the innovated and blast-off action, that the Japanese music
scene aroused as it is now. In 1991, the year after their debut, they collected more than
ten thousand people into the Nippon Budokan. As they have released 8 original records, the
many live performances in and out of Japan counting over a thousand times,"the
professionalism: never compromise" and ¡Èthe spirit: no daring, no fun!" with
100% of their lifestyle, would extremely lie in the records and the live performances of
TOKYO SKA PARADISE ORCHESTRA.
They
saw withdrawals,accidents and the death of members in the group, but even these troubles
would not stop them from proceeding. They would challenge themselves and refresh the group
by changing the members. In 1993, after the bandmaster ASA-CHANG left the band, they
continued performing without a leader, where each and every one of the members rotated the
bandmaster's position, collected motifs of the music, and insisted on arranging and
producing. The excellent relationship that they would at times be equivalent of each other
and at times jump on each other, but never forget surprise us, proves this. It is very
much rare even around the world that a band of this form who had been performing over a
long time, could constantly be leading the music scene. |
Not only
successful as musicians and DJs,but also the owners of their label called "JUSTA
RECORD", they've continuously released albums from original ska to nowadays
top-flight-figured music, and it comes up with the sounds that is absolutely a new
proposal towards the club scene as well as the dance floor. They are also publishing
"JUSTA MAGAZINE"(Vol.4) as the label magazine on a irregular basis.
After releasing the album ¡ÈFULL-TENSION BEATERS¡É in Europe in December of 2000,
TOKYO SKA PARADISE ORCEHSTRA had launched out an European tour for 11 venues within 12
days around France, Belgium, Holland and Germany. The final day of the tour was held in
Berlin, and this new century countdown live drove the skinheads in Europe wild, and
astonished many ska freaks.
The ska originator,"SKATALITES" invited them to join their US Tour, and even the
Mr. DUB Giant,
DENNIS BOVELL mentioned, "I would always be available for them.¡É TOKYO SKA
PARADISE ORCHESTRA is the one deserving special ska bands standing out among the ska bands
around the world, and musical performers who contribute many aspects of music like the
authentic ska, Jazz and rock to their sounds. Many overseas artists or music industry
people are always eager to buy their
CDs while staying in Japan to bring them back home. Needless to say, TOKYO SKA PARADISE
ORCHESTRA has been a great longing for ska music lovers from all over the world.Tokyo Ska Paradise Orchestra Links
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