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ズボンズの表現は常に「その瞬間の輝き」に向かっている。もちろんその真骨頂はライブにある。ドン・マツオはその熱情の全てを投入して混沌(カオス)から「突き抜けた瞬間」へとバンドを、聴衆を巻き込んでいく。それは深い自己の内部への探険でありながら、同時に大いなる開放でもある。ズボンズのライブは「生きている感動を創造しているのである。
1994年に東京にて結成。96年にはThe Flaming Lipsを始めとする多くの海外アーティストと共演し、自主制作カセットテープは常に完売、各レコード店のインディーズチャートにランクインするなど、次第にその名は広まる。翌97年に、クアトロ/ライストーン・レーベルより「Super Funcy of ズボンズ』で待望のCDデビューを果たし、同年伝説の第1回フジロックフェスティバルに新人日本人アーティストとして大抜擢され、その卓越したパフォーマンスは多くの海外アーティスト目当てのオーディエンスを湧かせた。98年には2回の全米ツアーを行いEnperor Norton Labelよりアルバムをリリースする。このツアーのLA公演の際、Rage Against The Machineのザックが噂を聞き付け姿を見せた。New York Times紙の1面を大きくドン・マツオの写真が飾ったのもこの時である(日本人としては北野武につづく二人目の快挙)。同年バンドの 07年7月、ポッキー脱退後、キムが参加しカナダツアーと全国ツアーでドラマーの座を務めた。 ズボンズ The Zoobombs 2008
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ZOOBOMBS is formed by Don Matsuo(conductor,vocals,guitar), Matta(keyboards), Moostop(bass)and Pocky(drums) in Tokyo. They are a genuinely thrilling live unit, passionately committed and unafraid to put themselves on the line. Going down deep inside.....and to BOMB! Their refusal to accept obvious formulas, creative desire to continually shift and rapidly move forward has meant testing audience expectations and always appearing to be one step ahead of themselves. They are the "Next Successful band of the Japanese Next Wave".
The beginning of the story...... It was a full moon, when the band was established in September 1994. During the first week, the band quickly made 10 original songs, and dashed into the live circuit. Their performances were so energetic that the audiences were totally knocked down and frozen in awe. Soon the Zoobombs went to the top-line of one of the most exciting indie bands seen in the Tokyo underground. After they released four cheap album cassettes, the band contracted with Quattro/Ricetone label in 1996, and released three albums "SUPER FUNCY OF ZOOBOMBS", WELCOMEBACK,ZOOBOMBS!! "and the masterpiece "LET IT BOMB". (the band was featured in the top page of the New York Times introduced as the "Japanese Next Wave") In 1999, the band went to Virgin/EMI and released "BOMB FREAK EXPRESS" and "DIRTY BOMB(2000)", "Love Is Funky(2002)". After releasing "New San Francisco"(2004), the Zoobombs did a North American tour in 2005, and got a feverish reaction. They were awarded the 2nd best performance of the Canadian Music Week Festival, and The Toronto Sun's Best Club Shows of 2005.
The article; The supersonic Tokyo band somehow morphed from Stonesy punk-rock maniacs to freaky jazz-rock jammers without missing a beat, or losing a tad of their record-breaking intensity. Band leader Don Matsuo repeatedly risked everything, pushing the audience to the brink with endless jams before dissolving into a gloriously noisy release.(Toronto Sun, Dec2005) * zoobombs on Rollong Stone 1 "Zoobombs Spice Up Melting Pot" |
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