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KARI BAND · Jan 28, 2020

KARI BAND: New Mini Album Nimaime

KARI BAND (BABYMETAL backing Band members Boh) japanese prog-rock // JPU Records

KARI BAND breaks three years of silence with an explosion of sounds, an assortment of fantastic guest musicians from Japan, and a beautiful tribute to their late guitarist Mikio Fujioka. (Read their comments on each track below.)

From 29 January 2020 KARI BAND will release their second mini album Nimaime, simply meaning “second piece”, outside of Japan and Korea via JPU Records. Click here to download / stream / add it to your playlists.

The band was originally formed by three session musicians who are perhaps best known internationally for being the backing band to a group that follows a certain fox deity. Their first mini album was released in the spring of 2017. In January 2018 its guitarist Mikio Fujioka suddenly passed away. A year later the remaining members, BOH on bass and Yuya Maeta on drums, restarted the project and drafted in friends and students of Mikio Fujioka to be guests on the new record. Nimaime was born.

Nimaime features guitarists Satoshi Oka, Yusuke Hiraga and ISAO, keyboardist Tatsuya Nishiwaki, violinist Soari Hoshino, pianist Ai Kuwabara, and the horn section of the band Calmera.

BOH’s comments on each track of Nimaime:

 

Samurai Groove
This was made as a sequel to “Ninja Groove” from our last release. I’d say the highlight is the guitar battle of Mikio Fujioka’s beloved disciples Satoshi Oka and Yusuke Hiraga. The theme of the guitar phrasing is a phrase that Mikio Fujioka had worked on from a rhythm track that I and Yuya Maeta had recorded in the studio. We had Satoshi Oka faithfully reproduce this. Please enjoy this unique Japanese style session.

Bewitching
We recorded this with ISAO-san and his eight-string guitar, and it’s the first time to have Soari Hoshino and her violin participate in a track. I really liked the tone that these two brought. The intro and the theme parts I play using a slap bass rhythm to give them a thick feeling. Hope you like the bewitching and sexy sound.

Dancing Baloney
It starts with a solo that makes the most of my six-string bass, and then goes on to have a main bassline played using chords. I’m happy if you can feel the difference from regular bass play. This one’s technical and catchy.

U-Yeah!!!
Yuya Maeta said “Let’s play some fun funk”, and the next thing we know we’re making this track. This one was co-produced with Tatsuya Nishiwaki, resulting in a sophisticated and efficient sound. The horn section from Calmera is wonderful too. I think you can enjoy each performance in this easily.

Cloud Funding
This has a solid jazz taste that’s pushed to the front courtesy of Ai Kuwabara’s piano. The middle piano solo was recorded in one take, like “Jamrika” on our last release, and we selected the most suitable from around three takes. I hope you can feel the thrill and mature sound from the track’s unpredictable development.

I See You
I made this to capture my feelings about Mikio Fujioka. The melody is played with a twin lead consisting of a fretless bass and Tatsuya Nishiwaki on harmonica. The melody came to me in a dream, I remember scribbling down notes as soon as I woke up. I didn’t dare add guitar, I have to leave space for Mikio Fujioka to join us.


Yuya Maeta’s comments on each track of Nimaime:

 

Samurai Groove
It was really nice to have the opportunity to create something based on ideas left behind by Fujioka-sensei. From there we had heavy contribution from Satoshi Oka whose arrangement was fantastic. The track reflects the theme of “creating only necessary sound”, something I strive for throughout my work.

Bewitching
As our name suggests [Kari can mean “temporary” in Japanese], we’re flexible, able to change style or colour depending on whoever we’re playing with at that time. This may be one of our most obvious examples of this.

Dancing Baloney
You could say that this work’s tune is a division of labour and I was responsible for the backbone of the composition. My image of this track is a big bowl of BOH ramen, he’s all over it. There are many developments, so I had to devise drums in such a way to maintain consistency.

U-Yeah!!!
This track I was primarily responsible for. I’m often playing session music with increasingly complex rhythms and chord progression, so this time I wanted to create something I can just enjoy myself playing without being too challenging. Tatsuya Nishiwaki’s great arrangement and Carmela’s sections were my ideal conclusion to this track. It would make me so happy to hear young children and students performing this track in the future.

Cloud Funding
I think there are several types of songs in the world. Some to express something, some to enjoy, etc. This track was made with expression in mind. Ai Kuwabara’s wonderful piano deepens that expression while also leaving a unique impression on the listener that’s likely different for each person. Out of all the tracks, this was the most challenging.

I See You
This is the most specialised track on the release. I have no words to describe this track. Tatsuya Nishiwaki did a magnificent job arranging this. Thank you so much.


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 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)

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