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KARI BAND: New Live Session Video 'Ai no Jyuryoku'

Kari Band live session with BOH and Yuya

KARI BAND have released a video to 'Ai no Jyuryoku' (愛の重力 / Gravity of Love), the final track of their upcoming double live album KARI BAND with Friends.-Live at Streaming-, out 30 April from JPU Records. The album collates three of their epic prog-rock live sessions and features several prominent jazz, funk and metal musicians from Japan as special guests.

This new live video is what the band is calling a "Back to the 90's Lo-Fi" cover of the track. The song was originally performed by popular anime voice actress Megumi Nakajima (having starred in Pokémon, Fairy Tail, Macross Frontier) and written by Tatsuya Nishiwaki, who joins KARI BAND for this live session, and the majority of the album.


The song's vocal melody is beautifully captured by saxophonist Yucco Miller. She was a pupil of Eric Marienthal (Chick Corea Elektric Band), released her debut album in 2016, and has performed with Candy Dulfer, Glenn Miller Orchestra and Eric Marienthal.

Joining the rhythm section for this track is guitarist Satoshi Oka, a pupil of KARI BAND’s much celebrated late guitarist and founding member, Mikio Fujioka.


KARI BAND with Friends Live at Streaming 2CD album
KARI  BAND with Friends Live at Streaming CD with stickers JPU Records BOH
KARI BAND with Friends Live At Streaming 2CD album JPU Records

KARI-BAND – with Friends.-Live at Streaming- [2CD]

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Samurai grooves, ninja funk and un-programmable notes – Japan's KARI BAND set three of their epic prog-rock livestream sessions to disc with this 2CD live album. It also features a number of prominent Japanese metal, jazz and funk musicians as special guests.

Full details about the CD and musicians involved can be found here.

The CD includes limited edition BOH and Yuya stickers with all orders while stocks last. The album is also available to download / stream.

KARI BAND – with Friends.-Live at Streaming- tracklist

DISC ONE (8 November 2020 Livestream)

  1. Samurai Groove (written by KARI BAND)
  2. Pleasure (Originally performed and written by Takashi Masuzaki)
  3. Song of my heart (Originally performed by DIMENSION, written by Kazuki Katsuta)
  4. Dancing Baloney (written by KARI BAND)
  5. Jamrika (written by KARI BAND)

DISC TWO (20 June, 23 August, 8 November 2020 Livestreams)

  1. U-yeah!!!! (written by KARI BAND and Tatsuya Nishiwaki)
  2. Chuku (written by KARI BAND)
  3. Shinjuku (Originally performed and written by Satoshi Oka)
  4. Hungarian Amburance (Originally performed and written by Tatsuya Nishiwaki)
  5. IMPRESSIONS (Originally performed and written by DIMENSION)
  6. Snowflakes (written by KARI BAND)
  7. Common time's logic (written by KARI BAND)
  8. Hair Style (Originally performed and written by Yucco Miller)
  9. Clock Up (Originally performed and written by Satoshi Oka)
  10. Ai no Jyuryoku (Originally performed by Megumi Nakajima, written by Tatsuya Nishiwaki)
KARI BAND BOH and Yuya (KAMI BAND / BABYMETAL) KARI BAND BOH and Yuya (KAMI BAND / BABYMETAL)

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