Osaka Monaurail

Osaka Monaurail (オーサカ-モノレール, Ōsaka Monorēru) is a Japanese funk band, formed in Osaka, Japan.[1][2] It has been active since 1992.[3] The band is now based in Tokyo, Japan.

Osaka Monaurail
Osaka Monaurail at Sala El Sol, Madrid, Spain, in April 2012
Background information
OriginOsaka, Japan
GenresFunk
Years active1992–present
Websitewww.osakamonaurail.com
Members
  • Ryo Nakata
  • Kentaro Yamagata
  • Shimon Mukai
  • Dan Hayami
  • Yuichi Ikeda
  • Soki Kimura
Past members
  • Yohchi Masago
  • Katsutoshi Hiraishi
  • Dai Nakamura

Band members
Current
  • Ryo Nakata, vocal & keyboards
  • Kentaro Yamagata, trumpet
  • Taihei Awaji, trumpet
  • Shimon Mukai, tenor saxophone
  • Dan Hayami, guitar
  • Yuichi Ikeda, guitar
  • Tsuyoshi Ouchi, bass guitar
  • Soki Kimura, drums
Former
  • Yohchi Masago, trumpet
  • Katsutoshi Hiraishi, trombone
  • Dai Nakamura, bass guitar

Discography

Albums
  • What It Is – What It Was (RD Records, 2000)
  • Rumble'n Struggle (RD Records, 2001)
  • Thankful (RD Records, 2004)
  • Eyewitness to the Live in Heavy Funk System (RD Records, 2005)
  • I Am What I Am by Marva Whitney Produced by Osaka Monaurail (Shout!/P-Vine, 2006)
  • Reality for the People (P-Vine, 2006)
  • Amen, Brother (and other Funk instrumentals) (Unique Records, 2007) aka Introducing Undercover Express (Japanese title on P-Vine)
  • Live in Spain (Shout!/P-Vine, 2009)
  • State of the World (King Records, 2011)
  • Riptide (Unique Records/Shout!, 2014)

Singles
  • New Type Thing (pts.1&2) (RD Records, Jan., 2001)
  • Down and Out (pts.1&2) (RD Records, Jan., 2001)
  • Just Bein' Free (pts.1&2) (RD Records, Jun., 2001)
  • Mind Power (pts.1&2) (RD Records, Nov., 2004)
  • Double-Up, Now b/w Groovy, Groovy, Groovy (Pt.2) (RD Records, Nov., 2004)
  • Hot Pants Road (pt.1) b/w Pick Up the Pieces One By One (pt.2) (RD Records, Apr., 2005)
  • Pick Up The Pieces One By One (pt.1) b/w Hot Pants Road (pt.2) (RD Records, Apr., 2005)
  • I Am What I Am (pts.1&2) by Martha Whitney with Osaka Monaurail (RD Records, Jun., 2006)
  • Soulsisters (of the World Unite) b/w It's Her Thing by Martha Whitney with Osaka Monaurail (Shout!, Mar., 2007)
  • Quicksand b/w Ceora (Shout!, Apr., 2007)
  • We Got One (A Show) (Our Label, 2007)* Signed, Sealed and Delivered - I'm Yours b/w Supershine #9 (Our Label, 2009)
  • Tighten Up b/w Soulful Strut (Unique Records, 2009)
  • Hung Up (Unique Records, 2009)
  • No Trouble On The Mountain (featuring Shirley Davis) b/w The Archipelago (Unique Records, 2011)

References
  1. (3 April 2012). "Osaka Monaurail", El País, p. 8. Convenience link Archived 2013-03-15 at the Wayback Machine.
  2. (15 November 2008). "Osaka Monaurail", die Tageszeitung, p. 31. Convenience link.
  3. Leggert, Steve. "Osaka Monaurail: biography", Allmusic. Retrieved 15 March 2013.
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