森俊也 SHUNYA MORI
keyboards, drum machines and mixer
Musashino University of Music (Musashino Music Academy)graduate.
His major fields are piano, horn and music theory. He was the multiplayer who can play many instruments when he was in university. Receive a lot of inquiries from lots of popular bands. Then he started his musical carrier as a musician. afterward, ultimately he met the reggae music. It brings him deeply into it. Necessarily, Reggae music got center of his life. This music of depth gave him a deep understanding including his individuality expression. He is the musician so infrequency and rare plays ska through dance hall within the borders.
Background as a musician; joining, or joined bands are SUNA (keyboard player), RAGAMATIX (keyboard player for dance hall band), ROCKIN’ TIME (drummer for rock steady band), DREAMLETS (guitarist, bass guitarist for rock steady band), CULTIVATOR (keyboard player and drummer for roots / dub band), and all that reggae.
Today he plays for very wide-ranging like as follow, Jungle Roots Band (keyboard player for dance hall band) as a back up band of FIRE BALL, CHIBOW who is a legendary rocker for ex POWER HOUSE capable of leading the band called SKA9 (drummer for ska band), Almighty reggae band called SNAKES HOME G, TANCO, and others play with who were born in the character of snake in the zodiac signs, JAPANESE DUB BAND with Dennis Bovell, improvisation unit MAU plays dub to free jazz (mixing console, dub wise), and others.
Background as a producer, studio-musician, track maker and engineer;
Linked up with artists for outside Japan were DENNIS BROWN, RICO RODRIGUEZ, NINNJA MAN, DENNIS BOVELL and more. For in country, He completely joined and linked today's top reggae artists who are PUSIM, MOOMIN, FIRE BALL, or others. Other than reggae music, starting with the work of remix for MIKA NAKASHIMA, BIRD…. He made collaboration work with so man
外池満広 MITSUHIRO TOIKE
keyboards, drum machines and mixer
He start his carrier when he was in Tama Art University, at that time, there were so many talented musicians around him who became majors at late times like Mr. IINO for FLYING KIDS, Mr. HORIE for CORNELIUS, SKETCH SHOW and others, Mr. TSUKAMOTO for SLY MONGOOSE and so on. He got sessions with them. And those actions made him more skilled and give him a musically inspiration.
Background as a musician Join, or joined bands are… Begin by full-fledged first Japanese reggae band SHINE were recording with a guitarist name CHINA SMITH from Jamaica, JAH KSK BNAD, MUSTANG A.K.A. , first dance hall band in Japan VIP BAND, MOOMIN BAND, DRY & HEAVY, JAPANESE DUB BAND with DENNIS BOVELL, JUNGLE ROOTS BAND and so on. These are the main features. As special instructions is his great success of DRY & HEAVY. They complete a world tour to EUROP especially UK, Australia, Newsy land and others. Performed British Music festival WOMAD in Spain, They critically-acclaimed at home and overseas. It makes spotlighted to Japanese funs. In addition, They linked so many well-known overseas such artists like BUJU BANTON, Asian Dub Foundation, Primal Scream, Lee Perry, Adrian Sherwood, Mad Professor and others.
Background as a studio & supported musician;
Link up with artists for outside Japan are RICO RODRIGUEZ, DENNIS BOVELL and others. For in country, He completely supported and joined session to today's top reggae artists. As other than reggae music were BIRD, DEV LARGE, AUDIO ACTIVE and others.
Background as a producer & track maker;
He enjoyed a well-deserved reputation for its exceptional performances of FIRE BALL, PAPA B, MOOMIN, KAANA, eico, Chieko Beauty and others. In his individual style, He provided tracks for MIGHTY CROWN’s special dub plate that performed JIMMY CLIFF, “Soul Legend” DELFONICS.
Two solo albums “TWO MOONS”and “MY JAMAICA”were released that are widely acclaimed music manias.
MIGHTY TWO
日本が誇るレゲエ・ミュージシャン/トラック・メーカー/プロデューサー、森俊也(Jungle Roots Band)と外池満広(Dry & Heavy, Jungle Roots Band etc)による、NEW ROOTS〜DUB IMPROVISATION UNIT。2人でキーボード、ドラムマシーン、ミキサーを自在に操り、即興的に楽曲をクリエイトし、更にリアルタイムでその楽曲をダブワイズするといった、実験的でスリリングなステージを展開し、クラブシーンで話題沸騰中!
MIGHTY TWO // ROOTS~DUB IMPROVISATION UNIT.
Their performance as musicians that can be track making and producing have become an important aspect of Reggae music industry, which Japan can be proud of. You may not believe doing this for two person name SHUNYA MORI for Jungle Roots Band and MITSUHIRO TOIKE for Dry & Heavy and Jungle Roots Band.
These unspeakable gift of musicians can whole control of keyboards, drum machines and mixer. It is so experimental and thrilling stage they are making at the Japanese club scene. Their vamp up and create songs on real time as dub wise.
Those things made them high-profile at an explosive pace.
You guys are great! I've liked your sound since I heard a small part on someone's cassette. So happy to have you both as a friend. I hope to play some of your music on my radio show soon. Arigatou!
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