Dragon Ash
Dragon Ash (ドラゴン アッシュ) is one of the leading bands of the Japanese hip hop. It is led by Kenji Furuya. In Japan, it represents one of the first bands to become known in Hip Hop and have become a symbol corresponding to the music in their country. With their blend of rap, punk - rock elements and R & B musicians led the American style in the Japanese mainstream music. Among her best pieces include Grateful Days, Life Goes On, I Love Hip- Hop. In this case, use Dragon Ash diverse samples of various American bands, including the Smashing Pumpkins, from which they recorded the initial sequence of Today in Cherub rock the bass line and Grateful Days. 2003 founded Dragon Ash with the Japanese bands SOURCE and Mach25 the label Mob Squad, where are still to be under contract. Mach25 has now been replaced by the band Endive.
Outside Asia, the band won through the piece Shizuka na Hibi no Kaidan Wo, which was used for the film Battle Royale, a certain level of recognition.
Members
- Kenji " Kj " Furuya, guitar and vocals
- Makoto Sakurai, drums
- Tetsuya " DJ bots " Sato, turntables and drum machines
- Hiroki Sugiyama - Guitar
- Masaki " Dri- V " Chiba - Dance
- Atsushi Takahashi - Dance
- Ikuzo " Iküzöne " Baba, E -Bass, died 21 April 2012 of heart failure.