A.Y.B FORCE

A.Y.B. FORCE has been getting known bigger. They have been credited each time they release their products. As a master-mind of chopping beats, taking drum samples and remaking them to their own sound, their name has been spread throughout the world. Their sounds have seemed to be thought as Hip Hop. It does have Hip Hop taste. Besides, it does have a sound concept enough in order to create another music jenre. As you put your ears to their past releases, EP THE BADDEST BREAKS & BEATS, FUNKY OREO 2000, BEVEL SUMMIT/JUST A LIL’ COKE, SAMPLER 01 and Sampler 02 etc…. Before they finally formed A.Y.B FORCE, two different names were on them. The first name was DJ LARK and THE FUNK MESSANGERS. They did co-produce “EP THE BADDEST BREAKS & BEATS”. The EP was released from Assign Note, their own label. The sales of the EP were beyond their expectation, remarkably developing a foundation as a beat maker. Individuals in A.Y.B FORCE are also a DJ, an efficient way to deliver people their information. Soon after the EP, they contracted to Delic Records to release 12 inch single “FUNKY OREO 2000” At that time, a decision of formation of A.Y.B was incepted. This was their second name and a short version of “ABNORMAL YELLOW BAND”
As their 2nd vinyl in Delic Records, EP “BEAVAL SUMMIT /JUST A LIL’ COKE was released. The EP was sold 4000 units, which was an incredible sales record in small independent labels in Japan. In 2004, the name “A.Y.B. FORCE” was born. Since then, They have been on a set to expand their music worldwide.
1997年頃京都に存在した幻のレコードショッム—B-SIDE RECORDSã«ã¦ã€ã‚ã‚‹ç¨®ã®ç·©ã‚„ã‹ãªé›†åˆä½“ã¨ã—ã¦çµ æˆã€‚2001å¹´1月にDJ LARK -- THE FUNK MESSANGERS名義で"THE BADDEST BREAKS -- BEATS EP"をリリース。サンプリング・ヒップホップ の祖とも呼べる、あのMARLEY MARLからのシャウト・アウトで始まるこの12"ã‚ ¢ãƒŠãƒ­ã‚°ç›¤ã¯ã€ä¾‹ãˆã°ãƒ©ãƒ™ãƒ«é¢ã«ã¦"MESSENGERS"だ¨ç¶´ã‚Šã‚’é–“é•ãˆãŸã¾ã¾ãƒ—ãƒ¬ã‚¹ã•ã‚Œã¦ã„ã‚‹äº‹ãŒç‰ ©èªžã‚‹ã‚ˆã†ã«å®Œå…¨ã«æ€ã„つきの産物に過ぎなだ‹ã£ãŸãŒã€äºˆæƒ³ã«åã—て東京渋谷を中心に大だãªåéŸ¿ã‚’呼んでしまう。

その間にもULTICUT UPS!、BULLJUN等個々のメンバーよるミックステ㠃¼ãƒ—類のリリースを挟み、ファンク--ヒップム›ãƒƒãƒ—等の作品の流通を手掛けるインディーム¬ãƒ¼ãƒ™ãƒ«DELIC RECORDSとスピード契約、2002å¹´3月には先述のEP㠁«åŽéŒ²ã•ã‚Œã¦ã„た"FUNKY OREO"ã®æ–°ãƒãƒ¼ã‚¸ãƒ§ãƒ³ã‚’ãƒªãƒªãƒ¼ã‚¹ã™ã‚‹ã€‚ã“ã®æ™‚ä »¥é™ABNORMAL YELLOW BANDという名義で活動するが、BANDと銘打って㠁„ã‚‹ã«ã‚‚é–¢ã‚ã‚‰ãšç”Ÿæ¥½å™¨ã‚’æ¼”å¥ã—ãŸã‚Šæ¥½è­œã‚’è ª­ã‚ã‚‹ãƒ¡ãƒ³ãƒãƒ¼ã¯1人としていない。

そうした実態と相反するかの如くこの12"EPの㠂»ãƒ¼ãƒ«ã‚¹ã‚‚好調で、初回プレス分1500枚が全国 発売からわずか2é€±é–“ã§å®Œå£²ã‚’è¨˜éŒ²ã™ã‚‹ã€‚ä»¥é™ AV-8的なジョークをそのまま形にしてしまっ㠁Ÿã€ŒBEAVAL SUMMIT / JUST A LIL' COKE」('03年、4000枚完売)ã€ãã®å‰ã‚·ãƒ³ã‚°ãƒ«ã‚’æ— ¥æœ¬æœ€é«˜å³°ã®ç¾å½¹ãƒ†ãƒ¼ãƒ—エディターであるLATIN RAS KAZとMATSUMOTO HISATAAKAAが手掛けた「BEAVAL EDIT-JAPANESE LESSON-」('03年、1500枚完売)ã‚’ç™ºè¡¨ã€ãã®éƒ½åº¦å¤ §ããªåéŸ¿ã‚’得る。

ディグの含蓄と客観性、タイムレスで反骨精 神溢れるアティチュード、サンプリング・セ ンスやファンキーなシーケンス・スキルを共 有し、メンバー全員がそれぞれDJと 製作とをこなすこの集団は、先述のM.HISATAAKAA の加入を経てA.Y.B.FORCEと再度改名、2004年以降 は活動拠点を東京、関西、九州、ニューヨー ク等の各地に置く。個々のメンバーよる数々 のリリースと並行して、2005年にはP-VINEã¨å¥‘ç´ „、アナログ・シングル"SAMPLER01"、"SAMPLER02"ã‚’æ ŒŸã‚“で1ST.フルアルバム"LOST BREAKS"--'06å¹´--を発表。発売週には渋谷TOWER RECORDSのインディーズ・チャート第1位--総合11 位--を獲得、オリコンにもチャートインする㠀‚

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