Artists

Boom Boom Satellites

Biography

(Ed note: This biography was taken from the band's official web site.)

Boom Boom Satellites are the Tokyo-based duo of Michiyuki Kawashima (vocals, guitar, lyricist) and Masayuki Nakano (bass, drums, DJ). The two joined forces in 1990 while attending college, inspired in equal measures by David Bowie and Sigue Sigue Sputnik. They named themselves Boom Boom Satellites after a SSS song and embarked upon their musical expedition.

In 1995, their song "Dub Me Crazy" was featured in a compilation album of DJ Fumiya Tanaka's Torema Records which is titled "Abstruct Set One", and the scene started to take them forward as one to watch. In 1997, with the European release of "Dub Me Crazy" and "For A Moment Of Silence", the duo earned critical acclaim in a number of European magazines, and soon Boom Boom Satellites were signed by Sony Music Entertainment Japan.

The duo took over the European audience at 10 Days Of Techno and also made appearances at high-profile European festivals such as Glastonbury, V-98 and Roskilde.

Unlike most electronic acts, whose live performances are distinctly secondary to their recordings, Boom Boom Satellites have carefully crafted their live show from their inception. Combining live drums and guitar with programming, Kawashima and Nakano have raised the standard for what electronic bands can do on stage.

"Boom Boom Satellites have begun to take their unique new-school hybrid of techno, rock, jazz, break-beat and hip-hop to an ever-expanding global audience. Equipped with a head-slamming live show, Boom Boom Satellites offer a glimpse into the expansive present and a limitless, borderless future."

Members

Kawashima Michiyuki: vocals, guitars
Nakano Masayuki: bass, drums, DJ