Friction (フリクション furikushon) is an influential rock band from Japan, formed in 1978. They originally began in 1971 under the name Circle Triangle Square, and are considered to be one of the pioneers of Japan's alternative rock scene.[1][2] In September 2007, Rolling Stone Japan rated their debut album Atsureki at #21 on its list of the "100 Greatest Japanese Rock Albums of All Time".[3]
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Originally formed in 1971 as an avant-garde music group by bassist Reck, saxophonist Chico Hige, and drummer Sakuro Watanabe in Tokyo, Japan. They changed the bands name to 3/3 in the mid 70s, and Reck and Chico later moved to the United States, where they would join the band Teenage Jesus and the Jerks, and later became the original founding members of James Chance and the Contortions before returning to Japan.[4]
Renaming 3/3 to form Friction, they recruited guitarist Tsunematsu Masatoshi, who had studied art at the Tokyo National University of Fine Arts & Music. They released a live album and single in 1979, and their first studio album, Atsureki (軋轢, meaning 'friction' in Japanese) in 1980, produced by Ryuichi Sakamoto. Tsunematsu left the band in December 1980 to become an artist, and from then on Friction has had numerous guest instrumentalists for lives and studio releases, all revolving around frontman Reck. The live video titled Dumb Numb was directed by Sogo Ishii. Towards the year 2000, Friction went on hiatus when Reck started producing for other musicians, but restarted in 2007.
Discography [link]
- Atsureki (1980)
- Skin Deep (album)|Skin Deep (1982)
- Live at "Ex Mattatoio" in Roma (1985)
- Replicant Walk (1988)
- Dumb Numb CD (1990)
- Zone Tripper (1995)
- Remixxx+One (1996)
- Live 1980 (Friction album)|Live 1980 (1996)
- "Best" (2007)
- "Friction 1978-2008" (2008)
- "Deepers" (2009)
- "2013 - Live Friction" (2010)
References [link]
- ^ フリクションが2枚組ベスト盤、過去の作品2枚を再発。「フリクション ザ・ブック」と合わせて1月19日に同時発売 - OOPS!
- ^ RISING SUN ROCK FESTIVAL 2007 in EZO
- ^ "English translation and summary of the Rolling Stone Japan article". neojaponisme.com. https://neojaponisme.com/2007/11/09/100-greatest-japanese-rock-albums/. Retrieved 2011-12-11.
- ^ https://pitchfork.com/features/interviews/5904-james-chance/
External links [link]
https://wn.com/Friction_(band)
Friction (musician)
Ed Keeley, better known by his stage name Friction, is a drum and bass producer and DJ from Brighton, England. He runs his own record label, Shogun Audio, and has a regular overnight show on BBC Radio 1Xtra.
Biography
Brighton-raised Friction is one of only a handful of drum and bass DJs to utilise three decks to mash up his mixes, creating a unique sound. As a teenager Friction was busy playing and promoting events in Brighton when he began collaborating with local producers Stakka & K-Tee who were heavily involved in Andy C's Ram Records label.
In 1998 Friction released his debut single "Critical Mass" under the stage name Kinnetix, attracting the attention of major labels. Soon he was releasing tracks on renowned labels such as Valve, Tru Playaz, Trouble On Vinyl, 31 Records, Hospital, Charge and Renegade Hardware alongside his own Shogun Audio imprint.
Friction is regarded as one of the biggest DJs in the drum and bass scene, with an extremely fast rise to success. Highly regarded for his various mix CDs and releases on labels like Hospital, Tru Playaz and Renegade Hardware. One of his biggest tracks was the "Back To Your Roots Remix" on Shogun Audio in 2007.
Friction (Phideaux Xavier album)
Friction is the debut album by psychedelic progressive gothic rock composer Phideaux Xavier. It was released in 1993. It is not, however, considered as an official album by them
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