Air Swell (stylized as AIR SWELL) is a 3-piece Japanese rock band hailing from Shikoku but currently based in Tokyo. They describe their style as a mix of alternative, industrial, britpop, emo, grunge, punk and heavy rock[1] resulting in a multi-layered-instruments-and-vocals rock sound.
At the heart of AIR SWELL is singer/guitarist Hamaken who is not only the band's composer, lyricist and music arranger but is also a concert promoter / event organizer of his own Kuroshio Drive.[2] They started with two self-produced mini albums in 2010 your fairytale is neverending (released on 21 Feb 2010) and ツナガルキズナ (released on 20 August 2010).
Currently, their music is distributed by JMS (Japan Music System) which is a music distribution company handling mainly indie artists in Japan.
Their first album under a record label (INNOVATOR Records) is RIMFIRE (released on 2 August 2012) and their first album to be distributed by JMS. Hamaken showed a wide range of songwriting and music arranging with a variety of songs from their signature multi layered rock sound such as the song "FAST LANE" to the pop rock バッドボーイズセレナーデ ("Bad Boys Serenade"). RIMFIRE also features singer Hiro from the band My First Story in the song "JAP POPPER". The two bands met through the small clubs and Livehouses circuit and Hamaken invited Hiro to be a guest singer in the song, saying he liked Hiro's voice.[3]
They then released a mini album THE ART OF PSYCHO on 5 June 2013 with the 1st track "I will pay back" chosen to be made into an MV.
JMS A&R Executive Kentaro Suzuki put them into the BONEDS 4 Bands Split Album project to help expose 4 selected bands under JMS namely AIR SWELL, BLUE ENCOUNT, SWANKY DANK and My First Story in 2013.[4] Each band was asked to contribute two new songs to the album and AIR SWELL contributed "No Going Back" and ゴブリンズスケルシォ. The latter song features screaming vocals by U from the band ANGRY FROG REBIRTH. The album BONEDS was released on 30 November 2013 by INTACT Records. It was followed by a successful 9-city joint Tour of all the four bands.
In April 2014, they performed as opening acts alongside SiM on Skindred's Japan Tour for 4 dates.[5]
The band released a mini album entitled All Lead Tracks on 4 June 2014. This time, Roach's singer taama was invited as a guest singer on one of the tracks バイバイゲロメタル. This album peaked at number 51 on the Oricon Albums Chart.[6]
In October 2014, bassist Taisuke announced his withdrawal from the band. He cited his reason as "circumstances that made him unable to give 100% to the band anymore"[7] but did not elaborate more to the public. He played his last show with AIR SWELL on 26 October 2014 at Yokohama FAD[7] which was them playing as the guest band for MY FIRST STORY's 虚言NEUROSE Tour.[8]
The band then continued with bassist Hiromitsu who started as a support member at the time. Just like Taisuke, Hiromitsu is a finger-picking bass player. They started working on another album and MY CYLINDERs was released on 25 March 2015 with Hiromitsu already an official member by then. This album peaked at number 57 on the Oricon Albums Chart.[9]
AIR SWELL reunited with their BONEDS rival bands for BONEDS Special Night[10] on 17 July 2015 at Shinkiba Studio Coast, Tokyo.
In June 2016, the band released a special edition CD entitled ツナガルキスナ – unplugged mix to donate[11] the proceeds from the sales to the victims of 2016 Kumamoto earthquakes.
AIR SWELL released another EP SIX KILLS on 25 January 2017.
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External linksedit
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Air Swell stylized as AIR SWELL is a 3 piece Japanese rock band hailing from Shikoku but currently based in Tokyo They describe their style as a mix of alternative industrial britpop emo grunge punk and heavy rock 1 resulting in a multi layered instruments and vocals rock sound AIR SWELLOriginShikoku JapanGenresAlternative rockpost hardcoreYears active2006 presentLabelsInnovator RecordsMembersHamakenHiromitsuYudaiPast membersTaisukeWebsitehttp air swell net Contents 1 History 2 Band members 3 Discography 3 1 Albums 3 2 Mini albums 3 3 Singles 3 4 Compilation appearances 3 5 Collaborations 4 References 5 External linksHistory editAt the heart of AIR SWELL is singer guitarist Hamaken who is not only the band s composer lyricist and music arranger but is also a concert promoter event organizer of his own Kuroshio Drive 2 They started with two self produced mini albums in 2010 your fairytale is neverending released on 21 Feb 2010 and ツナガルキズナ released on 20 August 2010 Currently their music is distributed by JMS Japan Music System which is a music distribution company handling mainly indie artists in Japan Their first album under a record label INNOVATOR Records is RIMFIRE released on 2 August 2012 and their first album to be distributed by JMS Hamaken showed a wide range of songwriting and music arranging with a variety of songs from their signature multi layered rock sound such as the song FAST LANE to the pop rock バッドボーイズセレナーデ Bad Boys Serenade RIMFIRE also features singer Hiro from the band My First Story in the song JAP POPPER The two bands met through the small clubs and Livehouses circuit and Hamaken invited Hiro to be a guest singer in the song saying he liked Hiro s voice 3 They then released a mini album THE ART OF PSYCHO on 5 June 2013 with the 1st track I will pay back chosen to be made into an MV JMS A amp R Executive Kentaro Suzuki put them into the BONEDS 4 Bands Split Album project to help expose 4 selected bands under JMS namely AIR SWELL BLUE ENCOUNT SWANKY DANK and My First Story in 2013 4 Each band was asked to contribute two new songs to the album and AIR SWELL contributed No Going Back and ゴブリンズスケルシォ The latter song features screaming vocals by U from the band ANGRY FROG REBIRTH The album BONEDS was released on 30 November 2013 by INTACT Records It was followed by a successful 9 city joint Tour of all the four bands In April 2014 they performed as opening acts alongside SiM on Skindred s Japan Tour for 4 dates 5 The band released a mini album entitled All Lead Tracks on 4 June 2014 This time Roach s singer taama was invited as a guest singer on one of the tracks バイバイゲロメタル This album peaked at number 51 on the Oricon Albums Chart 6 In October 2014 bassist Taisuke announced his withdrawal from the band He cited his reason as circumstances that made him unable to give 100 to the band anymore 7 but did not elaborate more to the public He played his last show with AIR SWELL on 26 October 2014 at Yokohama FAD 7 which was them playing as the guest band for MY FIRST STORY s 虚言NEUROSE Tour 8 The band then continued with bassist Hiromitsu who started as a support member at the time Just like Taisuke Hiromitsu is a finger picking bass player They started working on another album and MY CYLINDERs was released on 25 March 2015 with Hiromitsu already an official member by then This album peaked at number 57 on the Oricon Albums Chart 9 AIR SWELL reunited with their BONEDS rival bands for BONEDS Special Night 10 on 17 July 2015 at Shinkiba Studio Coast Tokyo In June 2016 the band released a special edition CD entitled ツナガルキスナ unplugged mix to donate 11 the proceeds from the sales to the victims of 2016 Kumamoto earthquakes AIR SWELL released another EP SIX KILLS on 25 January 2017 Band members editCurrent membersHamaken vocals guitar 2006 present Hiromitsu bass vocals 2014 present Yudai drums 2006 present Former membersTaisuke bass 2006 2014 TimelineDiscography editAlbums edit Year Title Catalogue No Oricon Rank2010 RIMFIRE Released August 2 2010 Label INNOVATOR Records INNO 2002 250 12 2015 MY CYLINDERs Released March 25 2015 Label INNOVATOR Records INNO 2007 57 9 Mini albums edit Year Title Catalogue No Oricon Rank2010 your fairytale is neverending Released February 21 2010 Label Independent release 2013 THE ART OF PSYCHO Released June 5 2013 Label INNOVATOR Records INNO 2004 72 13 2014 All Lead Tracks Released June 4 2014 Label INNOVATOR Records INNO 2006 51 6 2017 SIX KILLS Released January 25 2017 Label INNOVATOR Records INNO 2012 60 14 Singles edit Year Title Oricon Rank2010 ツナガルキズナ Released August 20 2010 2016 ツナガルキズナ unplugged mix Released June 25 2016 Compilation appearances edit Year Title Catalogue No Type Oricon Rank2013 BONEDS 4 Bands Split Album Released November 30 2013 Label INTACT Records INRC 0005 Album 37 15 2014 BONEDS Tour Movie Released May 21 2014 Label INTACT Records INRC 0008 DVD 24Collaborations edit Year Song Album Artist Notes2015 Hands featuring Hamaken ROACH ROACH Released August 19 2015 16 References edit AIR SWELL Official Site Profile air swell net Retrieved 2016 06 11 AIR SWELL Official Site Hamaken Presents Kuroshio Drive air swell net Retrieved 2016 06 11 AIR SWELL interview daytime special eggman jp Retrieved 2016 06 11 AIR SWELL BLUE ENCOUNT MY FIRST STORY SWANKY DANK JUNGLE LIFE Retrieved 2016 06 11 来年1月22日にリリースするNEW ALBUM Kill The Power のボーナストラックにMAH from SiM のフィーチャリングで話題となったSKINDREDだが 今回はさらに JAPAN TOURのアナウンスがあった Indies Music December 25 2013 Retrieved October 11 2017 a b All Lead Tracks ORICON STYLE in Japanese Retrieved 15 June 2016 a b AIR SWELL ベースのTaisukeが脱退 2014 10 16 邦楽 ニュース RO69 アールオーロック ロッキング オンの音楽情報サイト sp ro69 jp Retrieved 2016 06 11 Inc Natasha AIR SWELLからベースのTaisukeが脱退 natalie mu Retrieved 2016 06 11 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a last has generic name help a b MY CYLINDERs ORICON STYLE in Japanese Retrieved 15 June 2016 SYSTEM MAG BONEDS OFFICIAL WEB SITE www boneds com Retrieved 2016 06 11 AIR SWELL official on Twitter Twitter Retrieved 2017 04 15 Rimfire AIR SWELL ORICON NEWS in Japanese Retrieved 2017 04 15 THE ART OF PSYCHO AIR SWELL ORICON NEWS in Japanese Retrieved 2017 04 15 SIX KILLS AIR SWELL ORICON NEWS in Japanese Retrieved 2017 04 15 BONEDS オムニバス ORICON NEWS in Japanese Retrieved 2017 04 15 New Album from ROACH JaME USA August 7 2015 Retrieved October 11 2017 External links editAIR SWELL Official Website AIR SWELL Official Twitter AIR SWELL Official Facebook AIR SWELL Hamaken Twitter AIR SWELL Yudai Twitter AIR SWELL Hiromitsu Twitter Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Air Swell band amp oldid 1186155292, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
