UNCHAIN were formed in Kyoto in 1996. Tanigawa (vo>), Tani (ba), and Yoshida (dr) were classmates in their junior high school. Later, Sato (gt) who was their junior, joined the band. As high school students, they did cover songs of various bands like: The Blue Hearts, LUNA SEA, L'Arc~en~Ciel, even they did cover of all Hi-Standard's songs before they began to compose their original songs. In few years they moved into Osaka and began playing live gigs there. Taking influence from jazz, blues,...
UNCHAIN were formed in Kyoto in 1996. Tanigawa (vo>), Tani (ba), and Yoshida (dr) were classmates in their junior high school. Later, Sato (gt) who was their junior, joined the band. As high school students, they did cover songs of various bands like: The Blue Hearts, LUNA SEA, L'Arc~en~Ciel, even they did cover of all Hi-Standard's songs before they began to compose their original songs. In few years they moved into Osaka and began playing live gigs there.
Taking influence from jazz, blues, fusion, soul, funk, rock, pop to groove, with a high pitched back up singer and a milder one for a frontman it really helps the band with vocals, as does the great work they do on the songs instrumentals. They released their first mini album "the space of the sense" in 2005 and the second one "THE MUSIC HUMANIZED IS HERE" in 2006.
In 2007 they went major (under AVEX) and released some singles and full albums. In 2011 they decided to quit from AVEX and started their own label "STYLE_MISSILE". In the end of 2014 they went back to major (under Nippon Crown).
MEMBERS Tanigawa Masanori (vo>) Sato Masafumi (gt&cho) Tani Hiroaki (ba&cho) Yoshida Shogo (dr)
DISCOGRAPHY 2005/6/8 [mini album] – the space of the sense 2006/7/5 [mini album] – THE MUSIC HUMANIZED IS HERE 2007/1/31 [mini album] – departure 2007/8/8 [mini album] – rejoice 2008/3/19 [1st full album] – rapture 2008/11/5 [single] – Across The Sky 2008/12/10 [single] – stillness in the wind 2009/1/7 [single] – Brighter Days 2009/1/28 [2nd full album] – Music is the key 2009/10/14 [single] – Gravity 2010/1/20 [compilation of indies scene] – the early years 2010/7/7 [3rd full album] – Hello, Young Souls!! 2011/4/13 [best album] – CONCEPT BEST & LIVE DVD -Rock Flavour- 2011/4/13 [best album] – CONCEPT BEST & LIVE DVD -Soul Flavour- 2011/6/29 [4th full album] – SUNDOGS 2012/4/25 [5th full album] – Eat The Moon 2013/2/6 [cover album] – Love & Groove Delivery 2013/6/5 [6th full album] – Orange 2013/11/23 [live DVD] – Orange Road FILMS 2013/7/12 (live only release) 2014/2/26 [cover album] – Love & Groove Delivery Vol.2 2014/2/26 [compilation/repackage album] – the SUN and the MOON 2014/7/30 [7th full album] – N.E.W.S. 2014/11/16 [7inch/vinyl] – Spin My Head (c/w Easy Come, Easy Go) 2015/2/1 [7inch/vinyl] – Love & Groove Vinyls 2015/2/27 [cover album] – Love & Groove Delivery Vol.3 2015/6/17 [remake best album] – 10fold
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