¡Heart of Tokage
¡Gecko & Tokage Parade
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[Machine Translation] A new generation of Japanese jazz-rock with a hybrid soundscape full of groove and a live feel that breaks through as a simple, raw instrumental band. This is the quintessential experimental and wild album from the heart of the Lizards. With an experimental production that breaks down the boundaries of musical genres such as jazz, ambient, post-rock, shoegaze, and hip-hop, the outsider instrumental jazz band Gecko & Tokage Parade ( Gecko & Tokage Parade ( Gecko & Tokage Parade ). With their destructive live performances, they have successfully performed at halls such as Motion Blue yokohama and COTTONCLUB, and have appeared at jazz festivals in Japan and abroad, including the Nakasu Jazz Festival in 2022 and the Borneo Jazz Festival in Malaysia. He is a newcomer to the new generation Japanese jazz scene. His latest album "Heart of Tokage" (Heart of Tokage) was released a little over a year after his last album "Next Border" (PWT95). The band has been pursuing instrumental music as a live band sound, and their latest works include "Run&Gun", a straightforward aggressive number with a beautiful melody that surges like a torrent, "Vortex", a quintessential Tokage anthem with sharp guitar riffs and an ensemble of instruments playing odd time signatures that stirs up a sense of excitement, and "Heart of Tokage", a smoky and urban sounding piece that is a perfect example of the band's style of music. The album also features 10 tracks, including "Fiction," an electro mid-dance number with a smoky, urban sound and cool groove, and "Tell me a bedtime story," a modern, ambient interpretation of a Herbie Hancock-penned jazz standard. The album includes 10 songs in total.
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