Member Since: 17/08/2007
Band Website: http://www.ryukyu-underground.wwma.net
Band Members: Jon Taylor & Keith Gordon
Influences: Hamilton Bohannan;
Martin Denny/Arthur Lyman;
Verve;
Funkadelic;
Rachid Taha;
Franco;
Suba;
Issa Bagayogo;
LSD;
Slowdive;
Ligetti;
Ex-Centric Sound System;
Scientist;
A.R. Rahman;
John Coltrane;
Ethiopians;
Nenes;
Tony Allen;
Roots Radics;
Van Morrison;
Donald Byrd;
Isley Brothers;
New Order;
Roy Ayers;
Felt;
Gil Scott Heron;
Josef K;
Baaba Maal;
Orange Juice;
Lonnie Liston Smith;
Cantoma;
Trentemoller;
Music for Dreams;
Nitin Sawhney;
Jimi Hendrix;
Da Lata;
Cottonbelly:
Fela Kuti;
King Sunny Ade;
Bhundu Boys;
Kanda Bongo Man;
Dzihan & Kamian;
The Smiths;
Funk Inc;
Jimmy Castor Bunch;
Bobbi Humphrey;
Mizzell Brothers;
Van McCoy;
Chemical Brothers;
Disco Dub;
China Sadao;
Noborikawa Seijin;
Kadekaru Rinsho;
Tomoko Uehara;
Cocteau Twins;
Ride;
My Bloody Valentine;
Stone Roses;
hundreds more
Sounds Like: Asian melodies and sounds combine with cutting edge beats and production. Shamisen echoes over subsonic bass, Okinawan singers blend with ambient sounds and cut up break beats. This is the sound of contemporary Okinawa.
The blending of an ancient eastern culture and a modern westernized world.
This is Ryukyu Underground.
Record Label: Respect Record Ltd
Type of Label: Indie