BOOM BOOM SATELLITES

BOOM BOOM SATELLITES promoting EMBRACE (2013)

BOOM BOOM SATELLITES (ブンブンサテライツ) was a Japanese rock band under gr8! records. They were formed in 1990 while still attending university and their name is from a Sigue Sigue Sputnik song. In late December 2012 Kawashima Michiyuki was discovered to have symptoms of the early stages of a brain tumor, and the band cancelled all 23 shows scheduled from January to March 2013 to set aside for treatment and surgery.

Members

• Nakano Masayuki (bassist, programmer)

Former Members

• Kawashima Michiyuki (vocalist, guitarist) (deceased October 9th, 2016)

Information

BOOM BOOM SATELLITES is the Tokyo-native duo of Nakano Masayuki and Kawashima Michiyuki often casted as The Chemical Brothers of Japan. BOOM BOOM SATELLITES first gained a following in Europe's club scene with the release of "Dub Me Crazy" and "For A Moment of Silence" in 1997 and eventually were recognized and signed by Sony Music Entertainment. Combining and twisting rock guitars with electronica the group is known for live shows that go above and beyond most techno artists with live percussion and guitars tossed into the mix. In the year 2004, the duo teamed up with other popular techno artists from the U.S. and Japan to compose the soundtrack for the anime movie remake of Appleseed.

Discography

BOOM BOOM SATELLITES promoting TO THE LOVELESS (2010)

BOOM BOOM SATELLITES promoting EXPERIENCED (2011)

BOOM BOOM SATELLITES promoting "BROKEN MIRROR" (2012)

Studio Albums

• [1998.10.31] OUT LOUD
• [2001.02.07] UMBRA
• [2002.07.24] PHOTON
• [2003.09.29] PHOTON -commin' 2 a phase-
• [2005.03.24] FULL OF ELEVATING PLEASURES
• [2006.05.17] ON
• [2006.11.22] ON -limited edition-
• [2007.11.21] EXPOSED
• [2010.05.26] TO THE LOVELESS
• [2013.01.09] EMBRACE
• [2015.02.04] SHINE LIKE A BILLION SUNS

Best Albums

• [2010.01.27] 19972007
• [2010.10.19] OVER AND OVER

Remix Albums

• [2012.11.07] REMIXED

Live Albums

• [2011.02.23] EXPERIENCED

Mini-Albums

• [1997.11.01] JOYRIDE
• [1998.09.19] PUSH EJECT

Singles

• [1995.04.01] ON THE PAINTED DESERT - RAMPANT COLORS
• [2000.03.08] FOGBOUND
• [2001.01.24] SLOUGHIN' BLUE
• [2001.07.18] SOLILOQUY
• [2002.06.26] BLINK
• [2004.12.01] SPINE / DIVE FOR YOU
• [2007.07.25] EASY ACTION
• [2009.07.01] BACK ON MY FEET
• [2012.06.06] BROKEN MIRROR
• [2016.06.22] LAY YOUR HANDS ON ME

DVDs

• [2006.08.02] FUJI ROCK FESTIVAL '05 LIVE CUTS
• [2007.08.22] BOOM BOOM SATELLITES JAPAN TOUR 2006 at STUDIO COAST
• [2008.09.10] BOOM BOOM SATELLITES JAPAN TOUR 2008
• [2009.07.22] Metamorphose '08 Live Cuts

Analog

• [1997.??.??] DUB ME CRAZY VER.02
• [1997.06.30] 4 A MOMENT OF SILENCE
• [1997.02.03] JOYRIDE
• [1998.06.??] IGNITIONS / AUTO REBIRTH
• [1999.04.01] ON THE PAINTED DESERT - RAMPANT COLORS
• [2000.02.02] JOYRIDE Remix ~ Progression → Final Operation
• [2000.03.08] FOGBOUND
• [2001.02.07] UMBRA
• [2008.03.22] EASY ACTION

Demos

• [1997.xx.xx] BOOM BOOM SATELLITES

Compilations / Other

• [1995.??.??] ABSTRUCT SET ONE (Disc 1 #3 DUB ME CRAZY)
• [1997.09.01] PACIFIC STATE (Disc 1 #3 SOUL SCREAMER)
• [2001.06.20] Japan For Sale (#1 FOGBOUND)
• [2002.03.18] Japan For Sale Volume 2 (#6 SOLILOQUY)
• [2002.06.05] Pingpong Original Soundtrack
• [2004.03.24] APPLESEED ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK - COMPLETE EDITION (#10 Anthem, #11 Underdog)
• [2004.10.05] Japan For Sale Volume 4 (#10 Dive For You)
• [2007.08.06] Vexille The Sountrack (Easy Action/Fiends)
• [2012.06.29] ASIAN KUNG-FU GENERATION presents NANO MUGEN COMPILATION 2011

External Links

• Sony Music Profile