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Sambomaster (サンボマスター) is a Japanese Rock band, signed to Sony Music Japan. They were formed in February 2000 when Takashi Yamaguchi (山口隆) (Guitar & Vocals) and Yasufumi Kiuchi (木内泰史) (Drums & Back-Up Vocals) who had first met at a music club at university a few years prior, met Youichi Kondo (近藤洋一) (Bass & Back-Up Vocals) and decided to start a band. Thus, Sambomaster were born.
They first made their debut at a live house (known as Showboat) in the Koenji district of Tokyo not too long after first forming the band. This was quickly followed by them self-producing their first mini-album, Kick no Oni, which took almost a year to complete and was eventually released in April 2001, limited to only 300 copies. They then built on this progress by participating in various indie complations and anthologies, coupled with seemingly endless gigging across the country, which helped create a large amount of interest for the band.
However, Sambomaster’s big break finally came in Summer 2003, when they appeared at Fuji Rock Festival’s Rookie a Go-Go (a show designed to highlight up-and-coming new bands) which lead to them getting signed to Sony Music Japan and releasing their major-label debut album, Atarashiki Nihongo Rock No Michi To Hikari, in December 2003. It eventually peaked at #3 on the music charts, which was a miraculous achievement for the band, as the album had next been given to no advertisting on Sony Music’s part, and was being sold on word of mouth and good reviews only.
They first made their debut at a live house (known as Showboat) in the Koenji district of Tokyo not too long after first forming the band. This was quickly followed by them self-producing their first mini-album, Kick no Oni, which took almost a year to complete and was eventually released in April 2001, limited to only 300 copies. They then built on this progress by participating in various indie complations and anthologies, coupled with seemingly endless gigging across the country, which helped create a large amount of interest for the band.
However, Sambomaster’s big break finally came in Summer 2003, when they appeared at Fuji Rock Festival’s Rookie a Go-Go (a show designed to highlight up-and-coming new bands) which lead to them getting signed to Sony Music Japan and releasing their major-label debut album, Atarashiki Nihongo Rock No Michi To Hikari, in December 2003. It eventually peaked at #3 on the music charts, which was a miraculous achievement for the band, as the album had next been given to no advertisting on Sony Music’s part, and was being sold on word of mouth and good reviews only.
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新しき日本語ロックの道と光
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Seishun Kyousoukyoku
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Chemin wrote:
This band IS fun indeed. I concur.
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Tribalfunk wrote:
This band is so fucking fun [4]
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dhantez wrote:
These crazy guys actually went to college??? Hahahha... They'd surely rock the building..
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JapaneseBard wrote:
Great band I can't afford smiling when I'm hearing them :).
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paulus_germanus wrote:
This band is so fucking fun [3]
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MirrorDepth wrote:
Get down! Three, two, one, zero!
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alemii wrote:
I always wonder how Japanese bands pick their names, if they're even aware of the ridiculous connotations they have sometimes, or if they only choose it because it sounds cool. [2]
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paradisekeik wrote:
I miss their aggressive attitude from earlier albums. They blended too well into soft pop torrents in music. And they even cut out secret track from 朝 (asa) on best of... shame.
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Ed_Hyo wrote:
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Tygerr wrote:
That voice.
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ciel-BLeu89 wrote:
The BEST album is EPIC >3
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kopoz wrote:
This band is so fucking fun [2]
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evitae wrote:
I always wonder how Japanese bands pick their names, if they're even aware of the ridiculous connotations they have sometimes, or if they only choose it because it sounds cool. In any case, loved the ending them to Kuragehime!
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KRS-TW0 wrote:
This band is so fucking fun.
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MuffinCoffin wrote:
their cover of Akiko Wada's あの鐘を鳴らすのはあなた is wonderful. :D
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PokeBaal wrote:
I think it's pretty hard NOT to love this band. [4] ♥
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ShapeshifterJay wrote:
Seishun Kyousoukyoku sugoi!))
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Riogi wrote:
... is of the essence of any music but they have surpassed the limits of creativity.
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Gatsutheblack wrote:
http://www.youtube.com/user/SambomasterArgentina
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rigoro wrote:
世界はそれを愛と呼ぶんだぜ！！
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