METAFIVE

METAFIVE is a Japanese supergroup. Originally the band performed live backing Yukihiro Takahashi on his 2014 concert tour as Yukihiro Takahashi & METAFIVE.^[1] In that same year, they released the single Split Spirit. Later the band renamed itself as just METAFIVE, and released several recordings under this name including the full album META.The band played live at the 2014, 2015, and 2016 World Happiness Festivals, with British drummer Steve Jansen performing with the band in 2016.^[2]

METAFIVE albums charted in Japan, with their album META reaching No. 13. in the Oricon album charts,^[3] and their EP METAHALF reached No. 12 in the same chart.^[4]

Takahashi has said that the name 'Yukihiro Takahashi & METAFIVE' was a flippant reference to the band 'Hiroshi Uchiyamada & Cool Five'.^[5]

Members

Yukihiro Takahashi, previously of The Sadistic Mika Band, Yellow Magic Orchestra, The Beatniks, Pupa
Towa Tei, previously of Deee-Lite
Keigo Oyamada (AKA Cornelius), previously of Flipper's Guitar
Yoshinori Sunahana, previously of Denki Groove
Multi-instrumentalist Tomohiko Gondo
Solo artist Leo Imai

Releases

Techno Recital (live album and video, as Yukihiro Takahashi & Metafive) - 2014
Split Spirit (single, as Yukihiro Takahashi & Metafive) - 2014
META (album) - 2016
METALIVE (live album and video) - 2016
METAHALF (EP) - 2016

References

↑ "Supergroup METAFIVE to release their First Full Album in January | ARAMA! JAPAN". ARAMA! JAPAN. 2015-10-30. Retrieved 2018-04-18.
↑ "ワールドハピネスのMETAFIVEのステージにスティーブ・ジャンセンの参加が急遽決定 | NME Japan" (in jp). Retrieved 2018-04-18.
↑ "META | METAFIVE(高橋幸宏×小山田圭吾×砂原良徳×TOWA TEI×ゴンドウトモヒコ×LEO今井)". ORICON NEWS (in Japanese). Retrieved 2018-04-18.
↑ "METAHALF | METAFIVE(高橋幸宏×小山田圭吾×砂原良徳×TOWA TEI×ゴンドウトモヒコ×LEO今井)". ORICON NEWS (in Japanese). Retrieved 2018-04-18.
↑ "YMO's Yukihiro Takahashi recruits Towa Tei, Cornelius, Yoshinori Sunahara, Tomohiko Gondo and Leo Imai for an impressive supergroup | The Japan Times". The Japan Times. Retrieved 2018-04-18.

External links

Official Warner Brothers Japan Site (in Japanese)
Interview (in Japanese)

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[1] "Supergroup METAFIVE to release their First Full Album in January | ARAMA! JAPAN". ARAMA! JAPAN. 2015-10-30. Retrieved 2018-04-18.

[2] "ワールドハピネスのMETAFIVEのステージにスティーブ・ジャンセンの参加が急遽決定 | NME Japan" (in jp). Retrieved 2018-04-18.

[3] "META | METAFIVE(高橋幸宏×小山田圭吾×砂原良徳×TOWA TEI×ゴンドウトモヒコ×LEO今井)". ORICON NEWS (in Japanese). Retrieved 2018-04-18.

[4] "METAHALF | METAFIVE(高橋幸宏×小山田圭吾×砂原良徳×TOWA TEI×ゴンドウトモヒコ×LEO今井)". ORICON NEWS (in Japanese). Retrieved 2018-04-18.

[5] "YMO's Yukihiro Takahashi recruits Towa Tei, Cornelius, Yoshinori Sunahara, Tomohiko Gondo and Leo Imai for an impressive supergroup | The Japan Times". The Japan Times. Retrieved 2018-04-18.