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Flower Travellin' Band
Flower Travellin' Band, circa 1972 from the back cover of the Canadian "Satori" album. (L-R): Hideki Ishima (guitar), A satorial Joe Yamanaka in enlightment white (vocals), Joji Wada (drums), Jun Kosugi aka: Shigeyuki Kobayashi (bass).
See Japrocksampler, Book Two, Chapter Six.
On September 7th 2007CE, Kevin Cheli-Colando commented: "Two of the founding members of the band, Joe Yamanaka and Yuya Uchida, have continued on as actors, and in 2002 they hooked up with the amazing Japanese director Takashii Miike in the movie Jitsuroku Ando Noburu kyodo-den: Rekka or 'Deadly Outlaw Rekka' for the rest of the non-Japanese world. Yamanaka and Uchida then turned Miike on to the album Satori and he was so taken with it he wound up scoring the film with that album. It's a pretty crazy Yakuza/revenge film, but with the very bent sensibilities of Takashii Miike and the sounds of the Flower Travelin' Band's Satori ripping away throughout. Surprisingly or not, the music works very well with the film. Who'd have thought Satori would have an afterlife as a Yakuza soundtrack." Julian Cope
Discography:
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Video Clips
Joe Yamanaka documentary: live footage, after hours, some nudity (The capital of Japan is Detroit.)
Posted by The Seth Man, Sep 05, 2007
"Satori Pt. II" at the reunion show
Posted by The Pole of Justice, Jul 21, 2008
gWe are hereh
Posted by FTB freak, Oct 27, 2008
Link
Posted by kigonjiro, Jun 07, 2008
Posted by kigonjiro, Jun 07, 2008
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Posted by kigonjiro, Jun 07, 2008
News
FTB is back together and touring...
Live review of the first show. [LINK]
Posted by The Pole of Justice, Jul 20, 2008
FLOWER TRAVELLIN' BAND Official Site(in English)OPEN!
FLOWER TRAVELLIN' BAND gWe are hereh
Halleluwah, a Festival of Enthused Arts III :November 22 and 23 Knitting Factory, NYC, US gWe are hereh LiveTour A future plan Rock Festival in CANADA, December 31,2008 and other...planning a European tour! [LINK]
Posted by FTB freak, Oct 27, 2008
New Year World Rock Festival 2008
New Year World Rock Festival 2008 in TORONTO, CANADA
FlowerTravellin'Band gWe are hereh in REVIVAL! FLOWER TRAVELLIN' BAND Freak! FLOWER TRAVELLIN' BAND is Rockin' Treasure. [LINK]
Posted by FTB freak, Nov 08, 2008
New interview with Joe and Hideki.
English interview conducted in Tokyo, November 2008. [LINK]
Posted by The Pole of Justice, Nov 23, 2008
(news flash)Performance at the Knitting Factory New York has been postponed,Dec. 9th!
(Flower Travellin' Band's US performance!
A full-club event, curated by Flower Travellin' Band. Tickets from 11/22 and 23 will be honored.) regrettable news. F.T.B. is regretful about that...... But, "turn a misfortune into a blessing!" Please support F.T.B.!!! [LINK]
Posted by FTB freak, Nov 24, 2008
Joe Yamanaka Battles Lung Cancer
As of March 25th 2010, the Flower Travellin' Band website has a written statement from Joe that he is battling lung cancer. The note is in Japanese only, on both the English and Japanese pages.
I am not sure if there is a way to express your support for Joe other than sending an email on the band's website, but I am sure I speak for everyone when I say I wish him a fast and full recovery. [LINK]
Posted by judan-maiku, May 01, 2010
Joe Yamanaka has passed away / ジョー山中さん死去
"A man beyond the sky,
even though I have never seen you in my life, that I know you are always watching and guiding me... 空の彼方から愛を..... one love" - Joe Yamanaka [LINK]
Posted by judan-maiku, Aug 20, 2011
Comments
FLOWER TRAVELLIN' BAND "We are herehat Knitting Factory New York
FLOWER TRAVELLIN' BAND is Rockin' Treasure.
http://blogs.dion.ne.jp/flower_travelling_band/archives/7726697.html
Posted by FTB freak, Oct 27, 2008
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