Loop Junktion - Five Sketches Of City Life (Full Album)

Loop Junktion's (ループジャンクション) 2001 debut album "Five Sketches Of City Life". Make sure to support this amazing band with their great mix of Jazz and Japanese hiphop. Also, check out Yamajin "Da Sportsman" and Cro-magnon, as these include the bandmembers in their other projects.

Playlist:
0:00 One Temper
4:58 Step Up
9:07 PE.絵 Low
14:34 殺し屋
18:37 理論

Art: Tony Holmsten - Japanese Suburb (https://www.deviantart.com/tonyholmsten/ar...)

Bandmembers:
Vocals and lyrics: Yamazin/Yamajin "Da Sportsman"
Bass: Jungo "The Daibutsu"
Percussion: Shige "Otakenya"
Guitar: Tsuyoshi "Iceberg Ohmi"
Keyboard: Takumi "K Dog"

Origin story on the back of the CD cover:
Loop Junktion was formed by Yamajin da sportsman (RAP), Takumi K.Dog (Key), P.R.O (Bass), Shige "Otakenya" (Drums) in november 1999. It all began in Machida (a city between Tokyo and Kanagawa prefecture) right after Otakenya and Takumi K. Dog came back from Boston where they were for abroad education and joined the rapper Yamajin da sportsman from the Tokyo underground scene and the bassist P.R.O. They played live in events such as "Chichyuonpa" and "LA Familia" etc. In june 2000, bassist P.R.O was taken to the hospital from sickness and it seemed like the band had to stop their activity. But the next month Tsuyoshi a.k.a. Kenshi-Ohmi joins the group as the bassist. He was a member of the groups "Boylston Band" and "Aquantum" during the Boston days with Shige "Otakenya" and Takumi K. Dog. He played the bass for 3 months and switched to guitarist when P.R.O got out from the hospital. And the 5 piece (RAP, Gtr, Key, Bass, Dr) Loop Junktion was born. Tsuyoshi widened the musical range to the band. In 2001, they expanded their acting territories to Tokyo and Yokohama and everything turned out well but the bassist and the original member P.R.O retires the band due to the difference of the musical taste. So they have welcomed Jungo "the daibutus" - a member of the "PLUG" with Shige "Otakenya" and Takumi K. Dog and a good friend of Tsuyoshi. Jungo brought a greater creativity to the band and that's how the present most powerful line up came together. In the summer they toured Kyushu etc. and finally in november drops their 5 track debut EP.

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