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Battle Without Honor Or Humanity

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Released: Jan 1, 2004

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Battle Without Honor Or Humanity
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Fetish
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Music for Movie

"Kill Bill Vol.1"(Original Soundtrack)
"Battle Without Honor or Humanity" was used by Quentin Tarantino as the title track for his outstanding film "Kill Bill". This song is one of his most recognizable tunes and went on to be used in further movies such as Michael Bay's "Transformers", many TV shows and commercials world wide.

"MTV Unplugged"/ Tomoyasu Hotei
In contrast to his signature modern stage plot, he performed 12 tracks in simple, yet classy decoration with other talented musicians from London & New York. This session has been honored "the best music programme of Asian Television Awards 2007".

"Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas" (Original Soundtrack)
An astonishing musician in his own rights, it maybe lesser known that he created 3 tracks with Ray Cooper for Terry Gilliam's film "Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas" starring Johnny Depp.

Albums

“Electric Samurai”
This acclaimed album featuring"Battle Without Honor or Humanity" was released to spell out Hotei's abilities, not only as the guitarist but as the composer / producer, and gained his recognition internationally."Electric Samurai" was charted top 10 on iTunes U.S. / Rock Category on its debut.

“GUITARHYTHM”Series
After reaching the remarkable success as a guitarist of the legendary rock band “BOØWY” (pronounced Bowie), Hotei launched his solo project series called “GUITARHYTHM”. “GUITARHYTHM I~V” and its live albums are released over two decades span and have been most influential conceptual work for recent young Japanese rock-oriented artists.

"Modern Times Rock'n'Roll"
As his first cover album, Hotei selected legendary rock tunes with the respect for the artist he loves. The songs originally performed by Roxy Music, T.Rex, The Edgar Winter Group, Beatles and others were revitalized with Hotei's modern approaches.

Collaboration

“Six String Theory”/Lee Ritenour
Most recently, Hotei was invited to record on Lee Ritenour’s project “Six String Theory”, appearing alongside 19 other world famous guitarists, such as Slash, B.B.King and George Benson amongst others.

"Guitar Concerto"/ Kamen + Hotei
Renowned composer Michael Kamen met Hotei at UNESCO: Great Music Experience '94, participated with Bob Dylan, Jon Bon Jovi, Joni Mitchell and others. Later, Kamen picked Hotei to play guitar at Atlanta Olympics Closing Ceremony, and this lead to him collaborating on Kamen's album-"Guitar Concertos"

"World Collide"/ Apocalyptica
Hotei has featured as a guest guitarist for the band Apocalyptica on their song "Grace". Apocalyptica is known for their innovative format; 3 cellos and heavy drums. Hotei also stars in their unique claymation music video.

"Merry Axemas"/ Various Artists
This compilation album contains classic Christmas carols performed by the rock guitarists, Jeff Beck, Joe Perry (Aerosmith), Steve Vai and others. Hotei plays "Happy Xmas (War is Over)" by John Lennon & Yoko Ono.

Notable Live Sessions

・	ANC 80th Anniversary Concert at Brixton Academy in London in 1993
・	UNESCO : Great Music Experience in 1994
・	Atlanta Olympics Closing Ceremony in 1996
・	"HOTEI + Todaiji", a live performance at a World Heritage Temple, Todaiji in 2008
・	Interactive Live Broadcast on Ustream from Tokyo in 2010
	Most Live Viewers : 6,100, Total Live Viewers : 61,000
	*Marked as #1 world-wide viewed broadcast of the day

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General Info

Genre: Alternative / Electro / Rock
Location Tokyo, JP
Profile Views: 562561
Last Login: 2/6/2012
Member Since 2/9/2009
Website hotei.com/
Record Label Emi Music Japan
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.. Throughout Hotei’s career his talents have led to a diverse amount of appearances as the guitarist, singer, and composer / producer... .. ....*Click image for iTunes Store ..(availability depends on your region) ...... .. ..Music for Movie / TV.. .... .. .... .. .. .. .. .. ...."Kill Bill Vol.1"(Original Soundtrack)...... .."Battle Without Honor or Humanity".. was used by Quentin Tarrantino as the title track for his outstanding film .."Kill Bill"... This song is one of his most recognizable tunes and went on to be used in further movies such as Michael Bay's "Transformers", many TV shows and commercials world wide... .. .. .. .... .. .. .. ...."MTV Unplugged"/ Tomoyasu Hotei ...... In contrast to his signature modern stage plot, he performed 12 tracks in simple, yet classy decoration with other talented musicians from London & New York. This session has been honored "the best music programme of Asian Television Awards 2007". .. .. .. .... .... .. .. .. ...."Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas" (Original Soundtrack).... .. An astonishing musician in his own rights, it maybe lesser known that he created 3 tracks with Ray Cooper for Terry Gilliam's film .."Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas".. starring Johnny Depp. .. .... .. .. .. .. ..Collaboration.. .... .. .... .. .. .. ...."Guitar Concerto"/ Kamen + Hotei...... Renowned composer Michael Kamen met Hotei at UNESCO: Great Music Experience '94, participated with Bob Dylan, Jon Bon Jovi, Joni Mitchell and others. Later, Kamen picked Hotei to play guitar at Atlanta Olympics Closing Ceremony, and this lead to him collaborating on Kamen's album-"Guitar Concertos".. .. .. .... .. .. .. .. .. ...."World Collide"/ Apocalyptica ...... Hotei has featured as a guest guitarist for the band Apocalyptica on their song "Grace". Apocalyptica is known for their innovative format; 3 cellos and heavy drums. Hotei also stars in their unique claymation music video... .. .. .. .... .... .. .. .. ...."Merry Axemas"/ Various Artists.... .. This compilation album contains classic Christmas carols performed by the rock guitarists, Jeff Beck, Joe Perry (Aerosmith), Steve Vai and others. Hotei plays "..Happy Xmas (War is Over..)" by John Lennon & Yoko Ono. .. .... .. .. .. .. ..Albums.. .... .. .... .. .... .. .. ....“Electric Samurai”...... This acclaimed album featuring"..Battle Without Honor or Humanity.." was released to spell out Hotei's abilities, not only as the guitarist but as the composer / producer, and gained his recognition internationally."..Electric Samurai.." was charted top 10 on iTunes U.S. / Rock Category on its debut. .. .. .. .... .. .. .. .. .. ....“GUITARHYTHM”Series ...... After reaching the remarkable success as a guitarist of the legendary rock band “..BOØWY..” (pronounced Bowie), Hotei launched his solo project series called “..GUITARHYTHM..”. “..GUITARHYTHM I~V..” and its live albums are released over two decades span and have been most influential conceptual work for recent young Japanese rock-oriented artists. .. .. .. .... .... .... .. ...."Modern Times Rock'n'Roll"...... As his first cover album, Hotei selected legendary rock tunes with the respect for the artist he loves. The songs originally performed by Roxy Music, T.Rex, The Edgar Winter Group, Beatles and others were revitalized with Hotei's modern approaches. .. .... .. .. .. .. ..Notable Live Sessions.. .. .. ・ANC 80th Anniversary Concert at Brixton Academy in London in 1993.. ・UNESCO : Great Music Experience in 1994 .. ・Atlanta Olympics Closing Ceremony in 1996 .. ・"HOTEI + Todaiji", a live performance at a World Heritage Temple, Todaiji in 2008 .. .. ..Now playing on Music Player.. .. .. 1. ..Battle Without Honor or Humanity.... Featured in Quetin Tarantino's film "..Kill Bill..".. from the album "..Electric Samurai..".. .. 2. ..Fetish.... from the album "..Electric Samurai..".. .. 3. ..Astronauts.... from the album "..GUITARHYTHM V..".. .. 4. ..Funky Punky.... from the album "..AMBIVALENT..".. .. 5. ..Tenkuu no DIVA.... from the album "..GUITARHYTHM V.."..
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.... .. .. .. .. ........ .. .... .. .. ....Tomoyasu Hotei : .. Special Live Streaming from Tokyo !!...... .. We proudly present a special live broadcast .. via myspace from Tokyo on July 9th, 2010. .. Please refer followings for USTREAM broadcasting .. in your local time : .. .. Tomoyasu Hotei@Zepp Tokyo .. July 9th (FRI), 2010 .. .. ..USTREAM starts from:.... Tokyo : 7:30 pm.. London : 11:30 am .. Paris : 12:30 pm .. New York : 6:30 am .. Los Angels : 3:30 am.... .. USTREAM will be on :.... Sync Music Japan.. ..http://www.myspace.com/syncmusicjapan.... Tomoyasu Hotei Official MySpace.. ..http://www.myspace.com/hotei .... USTREAM on MySpace.. ..http://www.myspace.com/msjustream.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ....“Six String Theory”/Lee Ritenour...... Most recently, Hotei was invited to record on Lee Ritenour’s project “Six String Theory”, appearing alongside 19 other world famous guitarists, such as Slash, B.B.King and George Benson amongst others. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .... .. .. ...... To All Friends.. :.. This myspace is designed to connect with all my friends around the globe. I am in the loop with Yutaka, the webmaster in New York and the management staffs in Tokyo, so every message you post here will be read on a regular basis. Let us hear your voices and come joining to our loop!.. from HOTEI.. .. .... ........ .. ..For Professional Inquiry.. :.. Please contact the management, IRc2 Corporation from below... .. ........ .. .. .. .. .. .... .. .. ..Battle Without Honor Or Humanity.... Live at a world heritage temple Todaiji in 2008.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .... ..Hotei vs Char "Stereocaster".... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .... ..Sunshine of Your Love.... from "Guitarhythm V" Tour.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .... ..Battle Without Honor Or Humanity.... MTV Unplugged - Won the best music programme of Asian Television Awards 2007... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .... .... ..........

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1. Battle Without Honor or Humanity
Featured in Quetin Tarantino's film "Kill Bill"
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3. Fetish
from the album "Electric Samurai"

4. Astronauts
from the album "GUITARHYTHM V"

5. Funky Punky
from the album "AMBIVALENT"

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