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Yamada Masashi Suganami Eijun Matsuda Shinji Okamine Koushu |
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It's no surprise that Tokyo, as the capital city, serves as a meeting hub for many of the bands that populate Japan's rock scene today. After all, the glitz and glamour of the big city is sure to attract many a rocker wanting to make it big. While they may have come to the city for slightly different reasons, the members of The Back Horn did indeed meet in Tokyo and that's where the band was born. Each member of the band is from the country, and each one had his own reason for coming to Tokyo. Vocalist Yamada Masashi, originally from Ibaraki, decided to seek vocal training at an institute in Tokyo to pursue his high school dream of being a vocalist. Guitarrist and main songwriter Suganami Eijun, hailing from the country prefecture of Fukushima, thought his hometown devoid of any worthy musical talent and moved to Tokyo to form a band that wouldn't settle for mediocrity. Drummer Matsuda Shinji was also from Fukushima, but after spending most of his life there, and led on mostly by the ideals of a country kid, traveled to Tokyo to see what the big city was all about. Current bassist Okamine Koushu, while not a founding member of the band, used the excuse of wanting to enroll at a university in Tokyo in order to move there. The idea to start a band was conceived in April of 1998, when Yamada met Matsuda, Suganami and original bassist Hirabayashi Naoki while attending school, and from the get-go Suganami Eijun convinced them to form a band, which was originally named "Gyorai" but later changed to "The Back Horn." Interestingly, the name "The Back Horn" came from a mispronounciation of "The Back Hoe," the original idea agreed upon by the four founding members. So, the band progressed, writing more and more songs. Eventually they were invited to play in the Fuji Rock Festival in 1999, and one month later they released their first CD, the mini-album Doko e Iku under Kando Records in September of 1999. This impressive eight-track debut established a unique sound from the very beginning, introducing a raw, fierce sound that did not attempt to hide the band members' country origins. The songs, while definitely modern with huge distorted riffs and driving rhythms, were also complemented with melodies that bordered on traditional Japanese. Their second album, Yomigaeru Hi, followed seven months later and further expanded on their rapidly evolving style, and then, in September of 2000, they had their final release under Kando Records: the maxi single Fuusen. A few months later, The Back Horn signed to a major label: Speedstar Records. The new millennium brought forth a new set of changes and challenges to the band. Right before their major label debut single Sunny in April, their original bassist Hirabayashi Naoki decided to leave the band. Scrambling to find a new bassist and with an uneasy future at large, the foursome-turned-trio was not able to enjoy the thrill of being signed to a major label. This, however, did not deter them much, as they made a plethora of festival appearances in August, culminating with their second single, Sora, Hoshi, Umi no Yoru. And only two months later, Ningen Program, the band's first full-length album on a major label was released. It was around this time that the band met Okamine Koushu, a bassist in the Tokyo area. While they didn't extend a formal invitation immediately, he did serve as their support bassist as the band toured to promote their first album on a major label. It wasn't until 2002 that Okamine started going into the studio with the band, helping them record their third and fourth singles, Sekaiju no Shita de and Namida ga Koboretara, respectively. After another flurry of festival appearances, the band released their second album Shinzou Orchestra on November of 2002, and one month later the band, while touring in support of their newly-released album, announced that Okamine Kohshu would become an official member. With a newly acquired fourth member, The Back Horn embarked on a bright future in 2003. And a bright future it was indeed, as star director Kiyoshi Kurosawa personally commissioned a song for his new feature film, "Akarui Mirai." So in January of 2003, their first single of the year was released: the single Mirai. Two more single releases followed later in the year, Hikari no Kessho and Seimeisen, and after their usual share of live appearances, the band released their third album, Ikiru Sainou. Now a large act and filling up venues all across Japan, The Back Horn's fame brought them a second movie tie-in opportunity: this time for Utada Hikaru's husband's ambitious "Casshern" project. Our Last Day, the movie's official soundtrack, was released in late April of 2004 and included an all-new song by The Back Horn, titled Requiem. Three months later, the band performed two shows in Hibiya in their first summer one-man live. It was here where they introduced the new single to be released later that month, Yume no Hana, which continued the band's evolution that had begun in their third album, Ikiru Sainou. A series of festival appearances followed, including a return to the Rock In Japan Festival, and in November the band issued their final releases of this year: a new single entitled Cobalt Blue and a DVD of their summer one-man performance from four months earlier, Bakuon Yume Hanabi. The Back Horn kicked off 2005 with the release of their third post-Ikiru Sainou single, the ballad Kizuna Song, and this was followed by a fourth album three months later. Entitled Headphone Children, it was their most ambitious project yet, considered by many to be a concept album due to its strong lyrical message regarding social themes of isolation and modernization. Included in this fourth album was a third movie coupling song, as Kiseki was commissioned by the producer of horror movie omni-bus "Zoo", further augmenting The Back Horn's mainstream popularity. The tour following Headphone Children resulted in an amazing success, and this led to the release of a live album Ubugoe Chainsaw, containing their best performances from the tour with the same name. Today, after a brief festival appearance in Spain, The Back Horn are back on their normal touring schedule and preparing what might be their final release of 2005. Black Hole Birthday, their first single in eleven months, is set for an early December release date. As for what The Back Horn have in store for their fans in 2006, only time will tell. - Ricardo Vilaro (published 2005.11.02, updated 2007.02.07) |
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