Member Since: 6/27/2006
Band Website: 4shared.com/dir/1779058/1bebfe62/sharing.html
Band Members:
Kanako:
: - Lead vocalist and
afro
percussionist, writer of lyrics
&
melodies
Andrew
Cochran: : - Producer,
guitarist, bassist, keyboardist,
writer of
melodies, chords & arrangements, backing vocal
Julie
Fountain: -
Classically-trained dulcet-toned lead and
backing vocalist and vocal
trainer
John
Nixon: : : : : - Drummer,
vocalist, afro- and
multi-percussionist
: With
guest drummers Tamer
Turkhi: (Chairoplane) and Gavin Harris: (I'll
be Alright)
Former
member
Naoko: (see
friend list) plays recorder on the track 'Chairoplane'
Featuring guest vocalist Bret
Howlett:
And
introducing our good friend and fine percussionist : Sean Murphy: : :
:
:
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album
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Track Listing::
: Suika: :
:
Lost
Love And Landmines: :
Itchy Foot:
Chairoplane:
Emotional
Picture:
Silvery
Willow:
Vikings
Wanted!:
Spitalfields:
Element
Of The Peace:
Temperance:
Mexican
Musician:
Chabrin
Chabroo:
All tracks remixed and remastered for CD and high bit-rate MP3
:
Influences:
Kanako: 's: :
influences
include Ian Dury and
The Blockheads: ,
Kate Bush:
as well as other music which she has grown up with, including 70s jazz: , Japanese pop: , punk-rock: , and
music inflicted on her in the local gym, in the streets, films, TV, even somebody who was
singing whilst walking nearby: :
: : Andrew:
likes : The Beatles: ,
Dylan: , Simon & Garfunkel: ,
The Kinks, The Who,
Pink Floyd, Elby &
The Rain , Nick Drake, I Am Kloot, Super Furry Animals, Peter
Gabriel, Holtz, Elgar, Genesis: :
: : John: :
likes all kinds of stuff including Yes: :
Sounds Like:
THINK: African:
rhythms mixed with Japanese:
traditional folk, just enough of a rebellious streak, and melodic
tendancies - and you have a new genre called Afro-Japanese
Folk Punk: . That's us. :
Well - kind of...: :
VIKINGS WANTED - A REVIEW
New Music: Kanako and The Numb Skulls: Folk Punk by Mike Smith
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Kanako and the Numb Skulls write music that alerts and reminds me to why mp3 blogging is a wonderful source of not only new pop music, but also a great new platform for the obscure Afro-Japanese Folk Punk. You aint gonna get ahead of the crowd on this, no hipster points. It’s just really good music that I’ve given some time to, and want to share.
The track, V: ikings Wanted sounds good at lots of time of the day and it survives the indie - ipod killer (I hate a lot of indie when I listen to it on my ipod - when it sounds good on it - I know for sure it’s a good track). But er I suppose this isn’t indie as many of you may understand it also it’s not gimmicky - it’s just musicians having fun with pop and folk and accented vocals + instruments. A track that demands you click play and test the water… it had me in an instant simply because it is different, multicultural and twee punk. I think, though that sentence may be editted out when I wake up tomorrow with a little more knowledge.