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| "Zeuhl, and particularly good Zeuhl, isn't an exclusively French phenomenon if we are to judge by this excellent Japanese outfit who have built themselves a strong reputation in the Japanese underground. Their material, which borrows more from the European school (MAGMA, MAHAVISHNU ORCHESTRA) than the Japanese new music scene, focuses on avant-garde jazz structures, loud blaring rock'n roll and at times all-out dissonance; it ranges from rock to fusion, to experimental, to ethnic. In addition to the usual rock arsenal, they use the vibraphone, contrebass and violin quite liberally. The singing, which consists of no actual words, is provided by two female jazz vocalists and is treated as an additional instrument, adding a very personal touch to the band's sound." - ProgArchives |
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| "One of the finest examples of Japanese Zeuhl music, Bondage Fruit created their sound by fusing together various musical styles from rock to experimental to ethnic. With wild, almost tribal female singing and interesting instrumentation, the group built a strong reputation in the Japanese underground; the band focused on more aggressive improvisational material as their career progressed and their two vocalists left." - Geoff Orens/Allmusic.com |
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artist: Bondage Fruit
title: Bondage Fruit
type: album
label: Maboroshi No Sekai
release date: 1994
length: 53:09
genre: progressive rock/fusion
country: Japan
format: mp3
bitrate: vbr (214-289kbps avg)
codec: lame 3.98
credits:
Natsuki Kido - guitar
Yuji Katsui - violin, vocals
Hirohiko Ohtsubo - bass
Kumiko Takara - vibraphone, marimba, glockenspiel, percussion
Yoichi Okabe - percussion
Yuki Saga - vocals
Aki - vocals
Yen Chang - vocals (track 8 )
Namie Tokyo - vocals (track 4)
Junji Hirose - sax (track 9)
All music by Natsuki Kido, except track 9 by Natsuki Kito and Yuji Katsui. All arranged by Bondage Fruit.
tracklist:
1. Holy Roller
2. アラビアの象
3. 子供のトロッコ
4. リゴ
5. Octopus-Command
6. 飛行する子
7. 架空の魚
8. 金属の胎児
9. T-Rex
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artist: Bondage Fruit
title: Bondage Fruit II
type: album
label: Maboroshi No Sekai
release date: 1996
length: 54:19
genre: progressive rock/fusion
country: Japan
format: mp3
bitrate: vbr (241-269kbps avg)
codec: lame 3.98
credits:
Natsuki Kido - guitar, organ, synthesizer
Yuji Katsui - violin, vocals, sampling
Hirohiko Ohtsubo - bass
Kumiko Takara - vibraphone, percussion
Yoichi Okabe - trap drums, percussion
Yuki Saga - vocals
Yen Chang - vocals
tracklist:
1. Mobile
2. 大地の子
3. Caucus-Race
4. Cottleston Pie
5. Gel-Colloid
6. 子供の軍隊
7. Terminal Man
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artist: Bondage Fruit
title: Bondage Fruit III - Récit
type: album
label: Maboroshi No Sekai
release date: 1997
length: 72:50
genre: progressive rock/fusion
country: Japan
format: mp3
bitrate: 192kbps
codec: lame 3.92
credits:
Natsuki Kido - guitar, organ, synthesizer
Yuji Katsui - violin, vocals, sampling
Hirohiko Ohtsubo - bass
Kumiko Takara - vibraphone, percussion
Yoichi Okabe - trap drums, percussion, electronics
tracklist:
1. Odd-Job
2. 影絵が消える
3. Shortwave From Outer Space
4. Frost And Fire
5. レシ（物語り）
6. 金属の胎児（ライヴ）
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artist: Bondage Fruit
title: Bondage Fruit IV
type: album
label: Musea
release date: 1999
length: 57:08
genre: progressive rock/fusion
country: Japan/France
format: mp3
bitrate: vbr (238-257kbps avg)
codec: lame 3.98
credits:
Natsuki Kido - guitar, organ, synthesizer
Yuji Katsui - violin, vocals, sampling
Hirohiko Ohtsubo - bass
Kumiko Takara - vibraphone, percussion
Yoichi Okabe - trap drums, percussion, electronics
tracklist:
1. Minus One
2. Prayer
3. Screen Game (Acoustic)
4. Storm Bird Storm Dreamer
5. Sono-Bank
6. Old Blind Cat
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artist: Bondage Fruit
title: Skin
type: album
label: Maboroshi No Sekai
release date: 2002
length: 49:12
genre: progressive rock/fusion
country: Japan
format: mp3
bitrate: 320kbps
credits:
Natsuki Kido - guitar, organ, valiha, mandolin
Yuji Katsui - violin, sampling
Hirohiko Ohtsubo - bass
Kumiko Takara - vibraphone, percussion
Yoichi Okabe - trap drums, percussion
tracklist:
1. Skin
2. Frasco
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artist: Bondage Fruit
title: Bondage Fruit VI
type: album
label: Maboroshi No Sekai
release date: 2005
length: 69:02
genre: progressive rock/fusion
country: Japan
format: mp3
bitrate: vbr (232-281kbps avg)
codec: lame 3.98
credits:
Natsuki Kido - guitar
Yuji Katsui - violin
Hirohiko Ohtsubo - bass
Kumiko Takara - vibraphone, percussion
Yoichi Okabe - percussion
tracklist:
1. Three Voices
2. Rath
3. Locomotive
4. Dear Gazelle
5. The Train
6. Something Green
7. I/O