Boom Boom Satellites

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The Boom Boom Satellites (ブンブンサテライツ, Bun Bun Sateraitsu^?) are a Japanese electronic music duo consisting of guitarist and vocalist Michiyuki Kawashima and bassist and programmer Masayuki Nakano. While their music can be mostly classified as big beat or nu skool breaks with heavy jazz influences, they are famous for the heavy usage of electric guitars in their music, and the final product often has a strong rock or punk flavor. They are currently signed to Sony Music Entertainment Japan, with whom they have released all of their albums in Japan.

Members

• Michiyuki Kawashima - guitar, vocals
• Masayuki Nakano - bass, programming

Support members

• Yoko Fukuda - drums (2009-present)
• Naoki Hirai - drums (1995-2009)

History

Kawashima and Nakano formed the band in 1990 and debuted in Europe as a rock unit in 1997. According to an interview, the name originated from a song by Sigue Sigue Sputnik^[1].

In 1995, the group's music debuted in Japan on a compilation album released by Torema Records, also affiliated with Untitled Records. Belgian record company R&S Records released their first single in Europe later that year. Kawashima and Nakano also appeared in the European magazine "Melody Maker," where they were lauded as the combination of The Chemical Brothers and The Prodigy. R&S Records released their first album, 7 Ignitions/Auto Re-Birth, on April 1, 1998, and the group performed at a large music festival the following June. The group then returned to Japan. Boom Boom Satellites toured with Moby for three months in the United States some time afterwards, and artists such as Garbage also requested remixes from the group.

The group has contributed numerous songs to various films, commercials, and television programs. In 2004, a number of tracks from the group's album, Full of Elevating Pleasures, contributed to the soundtrack of the 3D anime film Appleseed.

From the album Exposed, the song "What Goes Around Comes Around" was featured in a commercial for Dodge, and "Easy Action" was included on the soundtrack of the 2007 anime film Vexille.^[2]

In 2008, the track "Scatterin' Monkey" from their 1999 album Outloud, was featured in the film The Dark Knight during a club scene involving Salvatore Maroni, and "Shut Up And Explode" became the opening theme song for the PlayStation Store exclusive and later television anime series Xam'd: Lost Memories (亡念のザムド, Bōnen no Zamudo^?). Their 2009 single, "Back On My Feet", is an additional opening theme song for the television broadcast of the series (the TV broadcast switches between "Shut Up And Explode" and "Back On My Feet").^[3]

In 2009, the band collaborated with Tahj Mowry and Flo-Rida on a new envisioning of their track "Kick It Out". The track predominantly features the lyrics of Tahj Mowry and Flo-Rida in the verses, while the chorus remains the same as in the original release. Boom Boom Satellites likewise has an added verse of their own not present in the original release. A music video has since been created for the song's release.

Discography

Singles

1. "On the Painted Desert - Rampant Colors" (April 1, 1999)
2. "Fogbound" (March 8, 2000)
3. "Sloughin' Blue" (January 24, 2000)
4. "Soliloquy" (July 18, 2001)
5. "Blink" (June 26, 2002)
6. "Spine/Dive for You" (December 1, 2004)
7. "Easy Action" (July 25, 2005)
8. "Back on My Feet" (July 1, 2009)

EPs

1. "Joyride" (November 1, 1997)
2. "Push Eject" (September 19, 1998)

Albums

1. Out Loud (October 31, 1998)
2. Umbra (February 7, 2001)
3. Photon (July 24, 2002)
4. Full of Elevating Pleasures (March 24, 2005)
5. On (May 17, 2006)
6. Exposed (November 21, 2007)

DVDs

1. Fuji Rock Festival '05 Live Cuts (August 2, 2006)
2. Boom Boom Satellites Japan Tour '06 at Studio Coast (August 22, 2007)
3. Boom Boom Satellites Japan Tour 2008 (September 10, 2009)
4. Metamorphose 08 Live Cuts (July 22, 2009)

Foreign releases

• 7 Ignitions/Auto Re-Birth (April 1, 1998)
• Photon Commin' 2 a phase (September 8, 2009)

References

1. ^ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_1xYKoY2PIk
2. ^ http://www.musicwhore.org/entry/3236/
3. ^ ""Xam'd: Lost Memories" Article on ANN". animenewsnetwork.com. http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=9747. Retrieved 2009-09-17. 

External links

• Boom Boom Satellites official website
• Boom Boom Satellites profile on keikaku.net
• 'On' reviewed on keikaku.net

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