Sherbets Asai Kenichi Fucci Qumico Nakata Kenichi Sotomura Kimitoshi Vocals, Guitar Keyboards, Chorus Bass Drums Profile In 1996 Kenichi Asai, branched out from his main band, Blankey Jet City and formed a new band "Sherbet." This band was completed by: Qumico Fucci on Keyboards and Chorus Kenichi Nakata on Bass Kimitoshi Sotomura on Drums They released their first single Ghost on 10th July 1996, a one track single priced at just 500 yen to promote the upcoming debut album Sekilala which was unleashed upon the world just two weeks later on July 24th. This was a very nice album and showed just what sort of music they were capable of making; it was softer than the BJC sound, largely due to Qumico Fucci’s keyboard but still with Kenichi’s impeccable songwriting talents. It sounded more eclectic and dreamier than anything he had done before. However Kenichi was still in BJC at the time so it was a while before anything else was released. The next release was the High School single on 7th July 1999 by which time they were signed to Polydor and had changed their name to Sherbets. This single was a slightly harder sound than that heard on Sekilala, but very good nevertheless. The release of High School preceded the release of their second album Siberia which was issued exactly three years after the first, on 24th July 1999. Between then and the band's demise in 2001 they released a further three studio albums, a two disk live album and four singles. Their finest work was on their last studio album Vietnam 1964 which was good from the start to the last note, especially the unmissable groove of the third track "Sally." Sherbets' sound is both complex and dreamy at times, varying from 8 minute epics like the stunning "Black Jenny" to shorter, harder songs like "High School." Their live show was, in typical Kenichi style, a no frills affair, concentrating on the music with no fancy stage set or effects. One tragic thing (to me at least) is that though they released two live videos on VHS they have yet to see the light of day on DVD so not many people have had the opportunity to see them. In 2002, they disbanded with the formation of Kenichi’s next band, Jude....or did they. It would seem not, after three and a half years of hiatus they are back with a new album, Natural to be released March 9th 2005. - Simon (published 2004.12.13, updated Unknown) Links Artist homepage SexyStones Records Samples Keikaku Content Review - Vietnam 1964 Review - Natural Discography list Albums TOCT-9531 Sekilala POCH-1804 Siberia SSR-001 Sherbet Street SSR-002～003 Siberia Gig SSR-005B Aurora SSR-011 Vietnam 1964 VKCS-31 Natural Singles TODT-3766 Ghost POCH-1800 High School SSR-004 38 Special SSR-008 Sanlin Buggy SSR-009 Kamisori Song SSr-010 Black Jenny		Sherbet Street (Album) Released: 2000.07.15 (SSR-001) Tracklist 01. Luwanda (For Luwanda) 02. Perkey Jean (For Fiat) 03. Ann Kimo (For The Butterfly In The Show Window) 04. Ice Town (For Your Town) 05. Arsoa (To Purple Jerry Hill) 06. Pocky & Saturday (For Tea Break) 07. 07 - Aitsu To Date (For Julia) 08. Virgin Ghost (To You) 09. Honolulu Sad (For Sunny) 10. Dead Christian Dior (For Disney) Siberia (Album) Released: 1999.07.24 (POCH-1804) Tracklist 01. High School 02. Hakusei No Mink 03. Android Lucy 04. Stefany 05. Lemon Lime 06. Joan Jett’s Dog 07. Vinny 08. Siberia 09. Touch Your Shoulder 10. Suijou no Tsuki High School (Single) Released: 1999.07.07 (POCH-1800) Tracklist 01. High School 02. Stephany 03. James San Sekilala (Album) Released: 1996.07.24 (TOCT-9531) Tracklist 01. Mizu (Water) 02. 760 03. Kiseki 04. Sori 05. Ekou 06. Mugi 07. Black Butterfly 08. Himawari 09. Ghost 10. Rasberry Ghost (Single) Released: 1996.07.10 (TODT-3766) Tracklist 1. Ghost « 1 2 Organise Select type All Album Single EP Compilation Demo DVD Order by release date title type back to profiles
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