Lamp (band) explained

Lamp
Years Active:2000–present
Current Members:Taiyo Someya (染谷太陽)
Yusuke Nagai (永井祐介)
Kaori Sakakibara (榊原香保里)
Landscape:yes

is a Japanese indie band formed in 2000.[1] [2]

History

Formation

Someya started playing guitar in middle school. In the folk club during high school,[3] he became friends with Nagai through their common love of 60’s music.[4] During college, when a friend introduced Sakakibara to Someya,[5] [6] he decided to start Lamp.[7] [8]

In February 2000, they began to co-write songs. After writing enough songs for a demo tape, they played their first show in 2001 in a small bar in Japan.[9]

In 2002, they met Osamu Sakuma, the representative from Motel Bleu, a currently defunct record label.[10]

2003–2011: Early years and first six albums

On 9 April 2003, Lamp released their debut album, Soyokaze Apartment Room 201 (そよ風アパートメント201). Someya has cited manga artist Yoshiharu Tsuge as influence for the first album's lyrics.

On 11 February 2004, they released their second album, For Lovers (恋人へ).[11] Despite selling less than their first album, For Lovers became a fan favorite over the years.[12]

On 25 May 2005, they released their third album, At Komorebi St. (木洩陽通りにて).[13]

On 7 March 2007, they released their compilation album, Afterglow (残光).[14]

On 3 December 2008, they released their fourth album, Lamp Phantasma (ランプ幻想).[15]

On 4 August 2010, they released their fifth album, The Poetry Of August (八月の詩情).[16]

On 9 February 2011, they released their sixth album, Tōkyō Utopia Communications (東京ユウトピア通信).[17] [18] The album cover was drawn by manga artist Ouji Suzuki (鈴木翁二).

2014–present: Botanical House, Tours, Yume, Her Watch, Stardust In Blue, Dusk to Dawn

On 5 February 2014, Lamp released their seventh album, Yume (ゆめ).[19] The album cover was drawn by illustrator Sēichi Hayashi (林静一). In 2014, they started their own label Botanical House.[20] They performed at Beatram Music Festival in Toyama Castle Park.[21] They collaborated with San Francisco-based band The Bilinda Butchers on their debut album, Heaven.[22]

In 2015, they performed at Hello Indie in Sendai.[23]

On 13 March 2015, they released their compilation album, Ame ni Hana (雨に花).[24]

In 2017, they toured in China, including Shenzhen, Beijing, and Shanghai.[25] On 20 April, they performed in Taipei.

On 15 May 2018, they released their eighth album, Her Watch (彼女の時計). On 23 July, they released the single, "Tabibito/Place in my dream (旅人／夢の国)".[26] On 1 August 2018, they released the split single, "Blue/Girlfriend (ブルー／Girlfriend)," a collaboration with The Bilinda Butchers.[27] In August and September, Lamp held the Lamp Asia Tour 2018 "A Distant Shore", performing in cities such as Beijing, Tokyo, Fukuoka, Seoul, Hong Kong, and Taipei.[28] [29] [30] In October, they performed at Kirari Music Festival in Fujimi.[31]

On 8 September 2020, they released Stardust In Blue with vocalist Kaede and features vocals from UWANOSORA. They have background vocals on all tracks except for Jupiter, which only has Kaede and UWANOSORA.

On 10 October 2023, they released their ninth album, Dusk to Dawn (一夜のペーソス). In an interview with Tokion, it is stated that the album has been in development since 2019. In the process of creating the album, Taiyo Someya ended up writing many more songs than expected, hence the 20 songs on the track list. Due to his large songwriting contribution, this was the first album where Someya credited himself as the producer.[32]

Style and influences

Lamp's style has been described as Shibuya-kei, city pop,[33] and café music,[34] but they have also been described as difficult to place into one genre.[35] The band often incorporates elements of bossa nova, jazz, soul, and funk into their music.[36] They have cited Brazilian music, The Beatles, The Beach Boys, and Simon & Garfunkel as influences.[37]

Members

Discography

Studio albums

Live album

Compilations

Singles

Other works

Bibliography

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 【インタビュー】 Lamp 『ゆめ』 （前編）. 株式会社ローソンエンタテインメント. www.hmv.co.jp. ja. 2020-03-02.
  2. Web site: Lamp No Music, No Life.メイキングレポート - Tower Records Online. tower.jp. 2020-03-02.
  3. Web site: Lamp：『そよ風アパートメント201』 (Motel Bleu/MBR-003) Lampインタビュー. Uchi. 投稿者 Takahide. ja. 2020-03-03.
  4. Web site: 【コラム】Lamp 『東京ユウトピア通信』（第1回）. 株式会社ローソンエンタテインメント. www.hmv.co.jp. ja. 2020-03-02.
  5. Web site: 【コラム】Lamp 『東京ユウトピア通信』（第2回）. 株式会社ローソンエンタテインメント. www.hmv.co.jp. ja. 2020-03-02.
  6. Web site: Lamp - TOWER RECORDS ONLINE. tower.jp. 2020-03-03.
  7. Web site: 乘著一陣鬆軟音波浪花：Lamp "A Distant Shore" 亞洲巡迴台北場 ｜ BIOS monthly. monthly. BIOS. www.biosmonthly.com. 2020-03-02.
  8. Web site: TAAZE讀冊生活 情人已滿／未滿. www.taaze.tw. 2020-03-02.
  9. News: Someya . Taiyo . The Lamp Story 2000-2020 . Japan Music Entertainment . August 8, 2020.
  10. Web site: Motel Bleu . Internet Archive: Wayback Machine . 1998–2005. https://web.archive.org/web/20051108142131/http://www.motelbleu.com/info.html . 2005-11-08 .
  11. Web site: Lamp：『恋人へ』 （Motel Bleu/MBRD-005） ミサワマサノリ対談レビュー. Uchi. 投稿者 Takahide. ja. 2020-03-03.
  12. Web site: 在冬末相遇！近期外團來台演出精選. 2017-02-18. Blow 吹音樂. zh-TW. 2020-03-03.
  13. Web site: Lamp：『木洩陽通りにて』 (Motel Bleu/MBR-009) クノシンジ対談レビュー. Uchi. 投稿者 Takahide. ja. 2020-03-03.
  14. Web site: [Lamp] アルバム未収録曲集リリース決定]. 音楽ナタリー. ja. 2020-03-03.
  15. Web site: 00'sシティポップの名盤、Lampの『ランプ幻想』がLP化！. popscene.jp. ja. 2020-03-13.
  16. Web site: Lamp：『八月の詩情』（Motel Bleu/MBRD023）. Uchi. 投稿者 Takahide. ja. 2020-03-03.
  17. Web site: Lamp/『東京ユウトピア通信』（ポリスター/UVCA-3005）. Uchi. 投稿者 Takahide. ja. 2020-03-03.
  18. Web site: Lamp の New Album 『東京ユウトピア通信』配信開始！. ototoy.jp. ja. 2020-03-03.
  19. Web site: Lamp、新境地切り開く新作アルバム「ゆめ」リリース. 音楽ナタリー. ja. 2020-03-03.
  20. Web site: 我们在Lamp来巡演前和他们聊了下日本音乐(仮). www.sohu.com. en. 2020-03-02.
  21. Web site: Beatram Music Festival 2014. 10 January 2014. uk.project. ja. 2020-03-03.
  22. Web site: 2014-07-31. The Bilinda Butchers On 'Heaven', Japan & Animal Crossing!. en-US. 2020-03-03. 2022-11-22. https://web.archive.org/web/20221122113132/https://www.soundsbetterwithreverb.com/feature/bilinda-butchers-interview/. dead.
  23. Web site: Hello Indie. helloindie.net. 2020-03-02.
  24. Web site: LAのドリームポップ・バンド Winter、自主リリースのニューシングル「Dreaming」のMVが公開！ . indienative. 16 October 2016 . ja. 2020-03-03.
  25. Web site: Lamp｜首次中国巡演「唱给恋人的歌」. WeChat Official Accounts Platform. 2020-03-02.
  26. Web site: Lamp、北園みなみアレンジの両A面シングル「旅人/夢の国」をこの夏リリース！ . indienative. 30 June 2018 . ja. 2020-03-03.
  27. Web site: Lamp新作7inchアナログを2枚リリース、北園みなみがアレンジで参加. 音楽ナタリー. ja. 2020-03-03.
  28. Web site: Lamp、リキッドワンマンから「愛の言葉」「街は雨降り」ライブ映像公開（動画あり）. 音楽ナタリー. ja. 2020-03-02.
  29. Web site: Lamp、8作目となるニューアルバム『彼女の時計』を 5/15 リリース！ . indienative. 12 March 2018 . ja. 2020-03-02.
  30. Web site: Lamp - 1998：被時光沖刷的哀傷之聲. 陳力琛. 2018-08-03. 香港01. zh-HK. 2020-03-03.
  31. Web site: キラリ音楽祭 2018 年間プログラム 富士見市民文化会館 キラリ☆ふじみ. www.kirari-fujimi.com. 2020-03-02.
  32. Web site: 柴崎祐二 . 2023-11-30 . Interview with Lamp, On Their Latest Album "Dusk to Dawn" and Unchanging Attitudes towards Music - TOKION . 2024-04-25 . TOKION - Cutting edge culture and fashion information . en-US.
  33. Web site: 【講堂筆記】浪漫的逆襲：日本獨有的 city-pop-欣講堂-欣傳媒生活頻道. 欣講堂. 2016-06-27. 欣傳媒. zh-Hant-TW. 2020-03-03.
  34. Web site: 【コラム】Lamp 『東京ユウトピア通信』（第3回）. 株式会社ローソンエンタテインメント. www.hmv.co.jp. ja. 2020-03-02.
  35. Web site: WHY LAMP?. livejapanmusic. 2020-01-28. LIVE JAPAN MUSIC. en-US. 2020-03-03.
  36. Web site: Lamp - Her Watch. 2019-11-13. JaME. 2020-03-03.
  37. Web site: 101ストーリー「ミュージシャンが語るスタンダード 」 Vol.05 Lamp│MEN'S│Lee official contents media . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20190925010834/http://contents.lee-japan.jp/2019/04/101-vol05-lamp.html . 2019-09-25 . 2020-03-02 . contents.lee-japan.jp . ja .
  38. Web site: 【コラム】Lamp 『東京ユウトピア通信』（第4回）. 株式会社ローソンエンタテインメント. www.hmv.co.jp. ja. 2020-03-02.
  39. Web site: 2004-02-11 . 恋 人 へ - Lamp / Official Site . 2024-06-09 . Lamp / Official Site - . ja.
  40. Web site: 2005-05-25 . 木 洩 陽 通 り に て - Lamp / Official Site . 2024-06-09 . Lamp / Official Site - . ja.
  41. Web site: 2008-12-01 . ラ ン プ 幻 想 - Lamp / Official Site . 2024-06-09 . Lamp / Official Site - . ja.
  42. Web site: 2010-08-04 . 八月の詩情 - Lamp / Official Site . 2024-06-09 . Lamp / Official Site - . ja.
  43. Web site: 2023-10-10 . 一夜のペーソス - Lamp / Official Site . 2024-06-09 . Lamp / Official Site - . ja.
  44. Web site: 2019-04-28 . A Distant Shore (Live Album) - Lamp / Official Site . 2024-05-25 . Lamp / Official Site - . ja.
  45. Web site: 2017-03-01 . 初期音源集「雨に花」 - Lamp / Official Site . 2024-05-25 . Lamp / Official Site - . ja.
  46. Web site: Lamp - デモ音源集 戻らない輝きは . .
  47. Web site: 2018-07-22 . 旅人 / 夢の国 - Lamp / Official Site . 2024-05-25 . Lamp / Official Site - . ja.
  48. Web site: (BOOK) Lamp "Guitar Chord SONG BOOK 2003-2007" from Botanical House . 2024-06-09 . Botanical House . en.
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