Rolling Stones,Haruki Murakami,Miles Davis,Royal Trux,Bob Dylan,Bo Diddly,Muddy Waters,John Lee Hooker,Tom Petty,Caetano Veloso,Santana,Velvet Underground,Public Enemy,Fela Kuti,Otis Redding,John Coltrane,Lou Reed,Byrds,Stone Roses,Happy Mondays,Brian Jonestown Massacre,Howling Hex,Pussy Galore,Ornette Coleman,Sly Stone,Augustus Pablo,Eddie Palmieri,KING SUNNY ADE,NUSRAT FATEH ALI KHAN, Jorge Benjor,Jimi Hendrix,James Brown,NWA,Tricky,Moby,Ultraman,Yattarman,Tadanori Yokoo, Tomorrow's Joe
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discography
1994.5 MONAKO ROCK (don solo) --CT
1994.12 THE SUNSESSIONS --CT
1995.5 ZUBONBILLY --CT
1995.9 THE NIGHT FRIENDS OF ZBONS --CT(AL)
1996.1 3SOUL FINGER OF ZBONS --CT
1996.7 LA VIE EN JUPON --CT (AL)
1997 SUPER FUNCY OF ZBONS (AL)
1997 WELCOME BACK ZOOBOMBS (AL)
1998.5 BOMB THE BOMB (SINGLE)
1998.7 MO'FUNKY (SINGLE)
1998 LET IT BOMB (AL)
1998 WELCOME BACK ZOOBOMBS (AL)(USA)
1999 LET IT BOMB (AL)(USA)
1999.7 HOT LOVE (SINGLE)
1999 BOMB FREAKS EXPRESS (AL)
2000 BOMB FREAKS EXPRESS (AL)(AU)
2000.8 DOO BEE (SINGLE)
2000.10 DIRTY BOMB (AL)
2001 BOMB YOU LIVE (LIVE)
2001 BOMB YOU LIVE (LIVE)(CA)
2002 FEEL YOUR SEX FROM FUNKY,FUNKY MUSIC (SG)
2002 FUNKY MOVIN'(SG)
2002 LOVE IS FUNKY (AL)
2004.7 NEW SAN FRANCISCO (AL)
2005 VAMOS A BAILAR(AL)--NOT RELEASED/AVAILABLE@SHOW
2006.1 ORE HA SHINAIYO(AL)--DON Matsuo solo--
2006.5 WAY IN/WAY OUT(AL)(AU)
2006 ZOOBOMBCRAZY EP
2006.11 B*B*B (AL)
2007.6 B*B*B(AL)(AU)
2007.11 BEAR'S BANQUET-LIVE FROM DEEP NIGHT IN TORONTO- (LIVE)
2008.01 Zoobombs LIVE"7 (7inch )(CA)
ZOOBOMBS
is formed by Don Matsuo(conductor,vocals,guitar),Matta(keyboards),Moostop(bass)
and Pocky(drums) in Tokyo. They are a genuinely thrilling live unit, passionately committed and unafraid to put themselves on the line. Going down deep inside.....and to BOMB! Their refusal to accept obvious formulas, creative desire to continually shift and rapidly move forward has meant testing audience expectations and always appearing to be one step ahead of themselves. They are the "Next Successful band of the Japanese Next Wave".
The beginning of the story;
It was a full moon, when the band was established in September 1994. During the first week, the band quickly made 10 original songs, and dashed into the live circuit. Their performances were so energetic that the audiences were totally knocked down and frozen in awe. Soon the Zoobombs went to the top-line of one of the most exciting indie bands seen in the Tokyo underground. After they released four cheap album cassettes, the band contracted with Quattro/Ricetone label in 1996, and released three albums "SUPER FUNCY OF ZOOBOMBS"(1997),"WELCOMEBACK,ZOOBOMBS!!"(1997)and the masterpiece "LET IT
BOMB"(1998). (the band was featured in the top page of the New York Times introduced as the "Japanese Next Wave") In 1999,the band went to Virgin/EMI and released "BOMB FREAK EXPRESS"(1999),"DIRTY BOMB(2000)"and"Love Is Funky(2002)".
After releasing "New San Francisco"(2004)from P-Vine label,the Zoobombs did a North American tour in 2005, and got a feverish reaction. They were awarded the 2nd best performance of the Canadian Music Week Festival, and The Toronto Sun’s Best Club Shows of 2005.
the article;
The supersonic Tokyo band somehow morphed from Stonesy punk-rock maniacs to
freaky jazz-rock jammers without missing a beat, or losing a tad of their
record-breaking intensity. Band leader Don Matsuo repeatedly risked
everything, pushing the audience to the brink with endless jams before
dissolving into a gloriously noisy release.(Toronto Sun,Dec2005)
thank you so much for the birthday wishes! it was lots of fun! i was in Sydney playing shows with my friend. how are you guys? i think of you every time i see the giant caterpillar you gave me :) it makes me smile. miss you guys! x
