bloodthirsty butchers Yoshimura Hideki Imoriya Takeshi Komatsu Masahiro Tabuchi Hisako vocals/guitar bass drums guitar Profile bloodthirsty butchers are not a perfect band. They will not wow you with their musicianship or vocals. There isn't even a guarantee that they will play their songs live the same way that you hear them on their albums. To many they seem sloppy and overly noisy, with songs that run too long and a singer that will never be able to hit those high notes. However, a wise man once said that beauty can be found even in the most apparent of imperfections. Like a well made quilt formed from thrown together scraps, beauty in imperfection is what bloodthirsty butchers is all about. Originating from Sapporo, the band formed in 1987 with high school classmates Yoshimura Hideki on vocals and guitar, Imoriya Takeshi on bass, and Yotomo Sanoki on drums. They went through several different names, one of them being "butchers," and started off mainly playing punk rock. Eventually the adjective "bloodthirsty" gets added to the name and Komatsu Masahiro replaces Yotomo, who quits somewhere around 1989. It's around this time sound that the band begins to find their voice: a more freeform rock style with longer songs, multi-layered guitarwork, and meandering passages. Much like a quilt, bloodthirsty butchers' songs seem mostly made from scraps of musical phrases that are thrown together and somehow work. Tracks running around 5-7 minutes seem expected, with 10-15 minute songs not being unheard of. Verses and choruses are sometimes hard to distinguish, especially in early songs like "CLASH! SKY!" and "i'm on fire." Around the yamane era things begin to change a little, with slightly more focus on melody and shorter songs, but the overall sound still retains that quilt-like quality. Throughout their career, the butchers have gained much critical acclaim for their albums. kocorono, a concept album where each song has a monthly theme, is often highly revered. More importantly, they're regarded with high esteem by their peers. They've played shows with Number Girl, cowpers, Hi-STANDARD, eastern youth, Seagull Screaming Kiss Her Kiss Her, and several other Japanese favorites, plus they've toured with American groups like Fugazi, Beck, Rage Against the Machine, the Flaming Lips, and Rocket from the Crypt. They even cut a double 7" with the Crypt and have more recently released a split EP with +/- (plus/minus). Asano Tadanobou, one of Japan's premiere actors and a fellow musician, has even collaborated on songs with the group and sang a cover of "12gatsu" ("December") with his wife, singer/actress Chara. Yoshimura, Imoriya, and Komatsu have formed a strong bond throughout the band's lifespan; the song "Sankaku" ("Triangle") was named after the balance between the three. For a band long known as a three piece, it was pleasant surprise when Tabuchi Hisako joined the butchers on guitar almost 14 years later, turning the triangle into more of a square. The former Number Girl guitarist and Shiina Ringo support player joined the band in 2003, and has since been present in two albums, plus a live album and the +/- collaboration. Even though the band has reached its 20 year mark, it doesn't look like they will stop being bloodthirsty any time soon. 2005 saw the release of banging the drum and the Japanese release of bloodthirsty butchers VS ＋/－｛PLUS/MINUS｝. A US version of the split is slated for 2006. - Chris McDougall (published 2006.07.26, updated 2006.08.22) Links Artist homepage Columbia Samples Keikaku Content Review - banging the drum Review - kocorono Review - Guitarist wo Korosanaide Review - Guitarist wo Korosanaide Discography list Albums BSP-005 BLOODTHIRSTY BUTCHERS ZIKS-094 i'm standing nowhere TFCC-88138 lukewarm wind SOUR7D bloodthirsty butchers KICS-587 kocorono MVCH-29034 Mikansei MVCH-19005 「△」SANKAKU+2 TOCT-24634 yamane TOCT-24017 Kouya ni Okeru bloodthirsty butchers COCP-50748 green on red TOCT-25186 blue on red COCP-50776 birdy COCP-50847 banging the drum Singles SPEP-04 KARASU BOMB-10 ROOM Unknown Faust Unknown DRIWING MVCH9020 「△」サンカク (Delta Sankaku) TOCT-4310 nagisanite TOCT-22179 happy end EPs Unknown BLOODTHIRSTY BUTCHERS/fOUL COCP-50849 bloodthirsty butchers vs +/- Compilations AVCD-17953 ROCK THE ULTRAMAN		yamane (Album) Released: 2001.08.22 (TOCT-24634) Label: Toshiba-EMI Tracklist 1. theme 2. happy end 3. nagisanite 4. no future 5. kaze 6. wagamama no hotori 7. -100% 8. 燃える、想い (Moeru, Omoi) 9. -100% No.2 nagisanite (Single) Released: 2001.07.18 (TOCT-4310) Label: Toshiba-EMI Tracklist 1. nagisanite 2. no future 「△」SANKAKU+2 (Album) Released: 1999.11.17 (MVCH-19005) Label: Universal Victor Tracklist 1. 襟がゆれてる。(Eri ga Yureteru) 2. ファウスト (Faust) 3. 6月と列車 (Rokugatsu to Ressha) 4. ハシル (Hashiru) 5. bloodyhirsty butchers 6. 名も知らぬ星 （w/Asano Tadanobou） (Na mo Shiranu Hoshi) 7. ファウスト （w/Asano Tadanobou） (Faust) Mikansei (Album) Released: 1999.07.16 (MVCH-29034) Label: Universal Victor Tracklist 1. ファウスト （album version） (Faust) 2. ソレダケ (Hashiru) 3. うかつにも素直になれないさ (Ukatsu ni mo Sunao ni Narenai sa) 4. 灰色の雲 (Haiiro no Kumo) 5. 未完成 (Mikansei) 6. プールサイド (Poolside) 7. 僕 (Boku) 8. 「△」サンカク（album version） (Delta Sankaku) 「△」サンカク (Delta Sankaku) (Single) Released: 1999.06.30 (MVCH9020) Label: Universal Victor Tracklist 1.「△」サンカク (Delta Sankaku) 2.ピンチ (Pinch) 3.時は終わる (Toki wa Owaru) Faust (Single) Released: 1999 Label: TOWER RECORDS Tracklist 1. ファウスト (w/Asano Tadanobou) (Faust) DRIWING (Single) Released: 1999 Label: Tower Records Tracklist 1. DRIWING (w/EL-MALO) BLOODTHIRSTY BUTCHERS/fOUL (EP) Released: 1998.02.25 Label: less than tv Tracklist 1. LEGACY OF HATE (bloodthirsty butchers) 2. GREEN (bloodthirsty butchers) 3. I AM ON FIRE (bloodthirsty butchers) 4. LOST IN TIME (bloodthirsty butchers) 5. ESCAPE (fOUL) 6. OUTDOOR MINTER (fOUL) 7. I FOUND THAT ESSENCE RARE (fOUL) 8. from way out to way under (fOUL) « 1 2 3 » Organise Select type All Album Single EP Compilation Demo DVD Order by release date title type back to profiles
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