Years active 1987 – 2005 Origin Japan (1991) | Associated acts Dry & Heavy | |
Labels Gyroscope, On-U Sound, Warner Music Group, Beat, Dream Machine Past members Masa
2DD
Shigemoto Nanao
Takeshi Akimoto
Kasai Members Shigemoto Nanao, 2DD, Daisuke Omura, Masa Osada, Hiroyuki Kasai Genres Reggae fusion, Dub, Experimental music Albums Apollo Choco, Happy Happer, Spaced Dolls, Back to the Stoned Age, Bong | ||
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Audio Active were a Japanese reggae fusion band who released several albums between the early 1990s and the first decade of the 21st century.
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- Battle of the band kannawidan 2013 3rd placer audio active band
- Mahirap talagang magmahal ng syota ng iba audio active band
- History
- Albums
- Singles
- Songs
- References
Mahirap talagang magmahal ng syota ng iba audio active band
History
Audio Active were one of the most successful reggae fusion bands to come out of Japan, and were formed in 1987, originally being a solo project of singer Masa. It later stretched out to be a full band in 1991, when 2DD, Shigemoto Nanao and bassist Takeshi Akimoto all joined. Masa had listened to reggae since he was a teenager, and had played (with 2DD) in the ska band Vital Connection, before taking his love of roots reggae and dub music and forming Audio Active, named after an album by Dennis Bovell. Adrian Sherwood began working with the band in 1992, and produced many of their recordings. The band's debut album The Way Out is the Way In, was recorded with zither player Laraaji, and Sherwood produced their Happy Shopper in Europe album, released on his On-U Sound label in 1995. Their 1997 album Apollo Choco was described by Allmusic as "an example of new and exciting dub, which shows Audio Active's true capabilities". Further albums followed on On-U Sound, Warner Music Group, and Gyroscope, the last, Back To The Stoned Age, released in 2003. The band were strongly influenced by Lee "Scratch" Perry, with elements of hip hop.
Original member Akimoto left, to be replaced by Kasai. Akimoto, along with Nanao, formed the lovers-rock influenced band Dry & Heavy.
Albums
Singles
Songs
Free the MarijuanaTokyo Space Cowboys · 1994
Psycho BudsReturn of the Red I · 1999
Electric BombardmentHappy Happer · 1995