Soil&“pimp”sessions

SOIL&"PIMP"SESSIONS Is A Japanese Club Jazz Sextet Who Formed In Tokyo Japan In 2001. They Are Known For Their Energetic Live Performances Having Coined The Term "death Jazz" To Describe Their Music. The Band Was Born Out Of Tokyo's Club Scene When Shacho And Tabu Zombie Started Including Live Jam Sessions In DJ Sets. Gradually The Other Members Were Invited The Band's Line-Up Was Finalised And The DJ Sets Dropped. The Band's Live Sets Started To Create A Buzz On The Tokyo Live Scene And In 2003 They Became The First Unsigned Band To Perform At Japan's Fuji Rock Festival. They Were Well Received There And In The Following Months Record Companies Were Scrambling To Offer Contracts. JVC Victor Won The Battle And Summer 2004 Saw The Release Of The Mini-Album Pimpin'. The Album Was A Critical And For A Jazz Release Commercial Success And This Together With Constant Touring Paved The Way For The Release Of Their First Full Album Pimp Master In Early 2005. The Album Captures The Power Of Their Live Performances As Well As Highlighting Their Individual Musical Talents. Two Tracks In Particular "Waltz For Goddess" And Their Cover Of "A Wheel Within A Wheel" Caught The Attention Of DJs Abroad And They Began To Receive Heavy Air-Play On Gilles Peterson's Worldwide Radio Program On BBC Radio 1 In The U.K. Summer 2005 Was A Busy Time For The Band With The Release Of Their Second Mini-Album Summer Goddess And Their First Live Dates Outside Japan. Gilles Peterson Invited Them To Play At Cargo In London And Jazzanova Invited Them To Play In Berlin. They Spent The Rest Of The Year Touring In Japan And Europe And They Were Also Featured In The Live Broadcast Of The Gilles Peterson Worldwide Awards In 2005 Where They Were Awarded The John Peel Play More Jazz Award. A Second Full Album Pimp Of The Year Was Released In Spring 2006 Showcasing Innovations That Showed A Development Of Their Sound As Well As One Or Two Tracks That Marked A New Departure. 2006 Also Saw The Official Release Of Pimp Master In Europe On Compost Records And The UK On Gilles Peterson's Brownswood Recordings Label. They Continued Touring Constantly Throughout The Year Taking In Britain Italy France Serbia Belgium Germany Slovakia And Croatia As Well As An Appearance At The Montreux Jazz Festival. March 2007 Saw The Release Of Their Third Full Album Pimpoint On The Victor Entertainment Label Which Features Thirteen Tracks. Soil & "Pimp" Sessions' Song "Paraiso" Is The Opening Theme For The Anime Michiko To Hatchin. A Side Project Called "J.A.M." Was Formed By Members Josei Piano Akita Goldman Double Bass And Midorin Drums In 2007. The Name Of The Band Is Derived From The First Letters Of Each Member's Name. The Project Features A Notable Different Sound Combining House Hip-Hop And The "rocking Jazz Of Now". The Band Has Released Three Albums With Their First Album Just A Maestro Being Released In 2008. 3 "Agitator" Shacho Announced During Their Performance At The Relentless Garage In London That Their Latest Album 6 Was Due For Release On 26 April 2010 In The United Kingdom. No Other Release Locations Were Confirmed By Him At The Time. On 8 December 2010 Soil And "Pimp" Sessions Released Their Album "SOIL&"PIMP"SESSIONS Presents STONED PIRATES RADIO" Containing 20 Tracks. All Of The Tracks Aside From The Occasional Skit Tracks Are Covers Arranged In Various Ways Using Their Style. From Reggae To Calypso To Their Aggressive Jazz Sound You Can Hear Tracks Like "Walkie-Talkie Man " "Beat It " And "Imagine." Around September 2011 They Announced That A New Album Will Be Released Shortly And That Release Was "MAGNETIC SOIL" Containing All New Material Of 15 Tracks Except Track 2 Is Their Rendition Of The Brecker Brothers' Piece "Some Skunk Funk" Including A New Version Of The Track "Summer Goddess." On August 7 2013 They Released Their Ninth Album Circles 4 Which Featured Collaborations With Japanese Artists From Various Genres Including Miyavi Rhymester And Ringo Sheena. The Album Also Featured A Track Titled "Summer Love" Featuring American Jazz Hip-Hop Vocalist José James. 5 Tim Conley Aka MAST Plays Guitar On Track 8 "記憶の旅 Kioku No Tavi ". At The End Of 2016 Motoharu Sax Left The Band And They Entered A "charging Phase" Meaning They Are On Hiatus. Members President A.K.A. Shacho 久嶋識史 Born January 18 1978 In Takefu Fukui Prefecture Agitator Tabu Zombie 椨智紹 Born April 13 1977 In Kagoshima Kagoshima Prefecture Trumpet Josei 佐藤丈青 Born October 30 1975 In The Saeki-Ku Ward Of Hiroshima Hiroshima Prefecture Piano Keyboards Akita Goldman 秋田紀彰 Born July 8 1977 In Hachiōji Tokyo Double Bass Midorin 緑川直人 Born January 30 1978 In Iwaki Fukushima Prefecture Drums Former Members
Motoharu 深田元晴 Born June 29 1973 In Nayoro Hokkaido Saxophone read less