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7inch vinyl out on Jan.7 in Canada!!

About Me


The Zoobombs - Live 7"(WABB-011)
Releasing from we are busy bodies.
http://www.wearebusybodies.com/index.php?page=catalog
Wow, there are 3colours!(black, green, clear)
Check it out!!

ZOOBOMBS
is formed by Don Matsuo(conductor,vocals,guitar),Matta(keyboards),Moostop(bas s) 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)


"Circle X 1" @FUKUOKA DECADANT DELUX / Dec.2 2007
"Circle X 2" @FUKUOKA DECADANT DELUX / Dec.2 2007

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 4/17/2006
Band Website: thezoobombs.com
Band Members: DON(vo. g)
Matta(key)
Moostop(bass)
zoobombs are 3..?!

..... Kumaku (a bear heading the zoobomb company)

http://www.flickr.com/photos/kumaku9/
Influences: 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
Sounds Like: 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)

"SUPERMAN"

Record Label: valve
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

zoobombs live videos from deep side

1: "Circle X 1"@FUKUOKA DECADANT DELUX 02/12/2007http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BBaL0-612jg2: "Circle X 2"@FUKUOKA DECADANT DELUX 02/12/2007http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gwC8kKlW0Ds3: "Bomb Up Yourse...
Posted by ZOOBOMBS on Sat, 05 Apr 2008 09:04:00 PST

DON played with Broken Social Scene.

DON played with Broken Social Scene last night in Tokyo.They toured with Stars, both shows were amazing. We had a really good time....
Posted by ZOOBOMBS on Sun, 09 Mar 2008 07:53:00 PST

MORE YOUTUBE!!!

more videos posted on YouTube!!these are from gigs@KUROSAKI MARCUS on Dec 1 2007.Dance!! (@0@)/ "JEFF"http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QC9j8bQQVn4 "ROSES"http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I-7Fgt4r-ck "ST...
Posted by ZOOBOMBS on Thu, 07 Feb 2008 06:25:00 PST

zoobombs on youtube

Our friend posted new zoobomb videos on youtube.These are from shows @ Neopolis Hall Hiroshima 29/11/2007.enjoy! (@_@)/~Talkin'bout America~http://jp.youtube.com/watch?v=Ae2cFFWamrsSuperman~WA Y IN WAY...
Posted by ZOOBOMBS on Thu, 24 Jan 2008 05:33:00 PST

7inch vinyl out in Canada on Jan.7

The Zoobombs - Live 7"(WABB-011)Releasing from we are busy bodies.http://www.wearebusybodies.com/index.php?page=catalog Wow, there are 3colours!(black, green, clear)Title is Live7", but this is not li...
Posted by ZOOBOMBS on Mon, 07 Jan 2008 05:18:00 PST

CANADIAN TOUR PHOTOS 2

I uploaded our Canadian tour photos2 @ flickr.Check it out.......mattahttp://www.flickr.com/photos/kumaku9/sets/721 57603422688413/...
Posted by ZOOBOMBS on Mon, 24 Dec 2007 06:59:00 PST

We are in Canada

Hello to our dear Canadian,I'm doing my thing in here!!so glad to play here,Canada,we're getting fat at this morment(when we get a really good reaction,the monster Zoobomb is going "Fat")hoping everyb...
Posted by ZOOBOMBS on Wed, 10 Oct 2007 02:28:00 PST

Change the bomb drummer

Pocky has gone 2 months ago because of some reasons...no longer go to long tour,no more eating donuts..etc.. Now we got the new drummer,Kim.Kim is a man from western area of Japan,maybe it will bring ...
Posted by ZOOBOMBS on Fri, 17 Aug 2007 10:15:00 PST

Zoobombs Live ON YouTube

April 26 @ SHIMOKITAZAWA SHELTERhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rzWw20UDOe8May 30 @SHIMOKITAZAWA SHELTERhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B_MXQNJr5kE...
Posted by ZOOBOMBS on Wed, 06 Jun 2007 06:53:00 PST

ZOOBOMB PHOTOS IN CANADA

Here are a lot of Canadian tours photos by Matta.Check it out...http://www.flickr.com/photos/kumaku9
Posted by ZOOBOMBS on Mon, 30 Apr 2007 12:18:00 PST