Lamp
Genres
Years active2000–present
Labels
  • Botanical House
  • Polystar
  • Motel Bleu
MembersTaiyo Someya
Yusuke Nagai
Kaori Sakakibara

Lamp (ランプ, Hepburn: Ranpu) is a Japanese band formed in 2000.[1][2]

History

Formation

Someya started playing guitar in middle school. In the folk club during high school,[3] he became friends with Nagai through their common love of 60’s music.[4] During college, when a friend introduced Sakakibara to Someya,[5][6] he decided to start Lamp.[7][8]

In February 2000, they began to co-write songs. After writing enough songs for a demo tape, they played their first show in 2001 in a small bar in Japan.[9]

In 2002, they met Osamu Sakuma, the representative from Motel Bleu, a currently defunct record label.[10]

2003–2011: Early years and first six albums

On 9 April 2003, Lamp released their debut album, Soyokaze Apartment Room 201 (そよ風アパートメント201).[6][3] Someya has cited manga artist Yoshiharu Tsuge as influence for the first album's lyrics.[3]

On 11 February 2004, they released their second album, For Lovers (恋人へ).[11] Despite selling less than their first album, For Lovers became a fan favorite over the years.[12]

On 25 May 2005, they released their third album, Komorebi Dori Nite (木洩陽通りにて).[13]

On 7 March 2007, they released their compilation album, Afterglow (残光).[14]

On 3 December 2008, they released their fourth album, Lamp Illusion (ランプ幻想).[15]

On 4 August 2010, they released their fifth album, The Poetry Of August (八月の詩情).[16]

On 9 February 2011, they released their sixth album, Tōkyō Utopia Communications (東京ユウトピア通信).[17][18] The album cover was drawn by manga artist Ouji Suzuki (鈴木翁二).[7]

2014–present: Botanical House, Tours, Yume, Her Watch, Stardust In Blue, Dusk to Dawn

On 5 February 2014, Lamp released their seventh album, Yume (ゆめ).[1][19] The album cover was drawn by illustrator Sēichi Hayashi (林静一).[7] In 2014, they started their own label Botanical House.[7][20] They performed at Beatram Music Festival in Toyama Castle Park.[21] They collaborated with San Francisco-based band The Bilinda Butchers on their debut album, Heaven.[22]

In 2015, they performed at Hello Indie in Sendai.[23]

On 13 March 2015, they released their compilation album, Ame ni Hana (雨に花).[24]

In 2017, they toured in China, including Shenzhen, Beijing, and Shanghai.[25] On 20 April, they performed in Taipei.[8][12]

On 15 May 2018, they released their eighth album, Her Watch (彼女の時計).[26] On 23 July, they released the single, "Tabibito/Place in my dream (旅人／夢の国)".[27] On 1 August 2018, they released the split single, "Blue/Girlfriend (ブルー／Girlfriend)," a collaboration with The Bilinda Butchers.[27][28] In August and September, Lamp held the Lamp Asia Tour 2018 "A Distant Shore", performing in cities such as Beijing, Tokyo, Fukuoka, Seoul, Hong Kong, and Taipei.[7][29][26][30] In October, they performed at Kirari Music Festival in Fujimi.[31]

On 8 September 2020, they released Stardust In Blue with vocalist Kaede and features vocals from Uwanosora. They have background vocals on all tracks except for Jupiter, which only has Kaede and Uwanosora.

On 10 October 2023, they released their ninth album, Dusk to Dawn (一夜のペーソス).

Style and influences

Lamp's style has been described as Shibuya-kei, city pop,[32] and café music,[7][8][33] but they have also been described as difficult to place into one genre.[8][34] The band often incorporates elements of bossa nova, jazz, soul, and funk into their music.[35] They have cited Brazilian music, The Beatles, The Beach Boys, and Simon & Garfunkel as influences.[36]

Members

  • Taiyō Someya (染谷大陽; born 13 November 1979 (1979-11-13) (age 44)) – guitar, synthesizer, vibraphone
  • Yusuke Nagai (永井祐介; born 22 July 1980 (1980-07-22) (age 43)) – vocals, guitar, bass, keyboard
  • Kaori Sakakibara (榊原香保里; born 17 November 1979 (1979-11-17) (age 44)) – vocals, flute, accordion

Discography

Studio albums

  • Soyokaze Apartment Room 201, そよ風アパートメント201 (2002)[37]
  • For Lovers, 恋人へ (2004)
  • Komorebi Dori Nite, 木洩陽通りにて (2005)
  • Lamp Illusion, ランプ幻想 (2008)
  • The Poetry Of August, 八月の詩情 (2010)
  • Tōkyō Utopia Communications, 東京ユウトピア通信 (2011)[4]
  • Yume, ゆめ (2014)[1]
  • Her Watch, 彼女の時計 (2018)[26]
  • Stardust In Blue, 秋の惑星、ハートはナイトブルー。(2020)
  • Dusk to Dawn, 一夜のペーソス (2023)

Live album

  • "A Distant Shore" Asia Tour 2018 (2019)[36]

Compilations

  • Afterglow, 残光 (2007)
  • Flowers in the rain, 雨に花 (2016)

Singles

  • "Tabibito/Place in my dream, 旅人／夢の国" (2018)
  • Blue/Girlfriend, ブルー／Girlfriend" (2018)

Other works

  • Flowers in the rain, 雨に花 (2005)
  • How Long (2010)
  • Rain, long‐continued rain, 雨、降り続く雨 (2014)
  • One night, 或る夜 (2014)
  • Fantasy/Train window, Fantasy／車窓 (2018)
  • Memory of Soda Pop, ソーダ水の想い出 (2018)
  • Demo compilation, the shine that never returns, デモ音源集 戻らない輝きは (2018)

Bibliography

  • SONG BOOK 2003-2007 (2016)

References

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  2. ↑ "Lamp No Music, No Life.メイキングレポート - Tower Records Online". tower.jp. Retrieved 2020-03-02.
  3. 1 2 3 Uchi, 投稿者 Takahide. "Lamp：『そよ風アパートメント201』 (Motel Bleu/MBR-003) Lampインタビュー" (in Japanese). Retrieved 2020-03-03.
  4. 1 2 株式会社ローソンエンタテインメント. "【コラム】Lamp 『東京ユウトピア通信』（第1回）". www.hmv.co.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved 2020-03-02.
  5. ↑ 株式会社ローソンエンタテインメント. "【コラム】Lamp 『東京ユウトピア通信』（第2回）". www.hmv.co.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved 2020-03-02.
  6. 1 2 "Lamp - TOWER RECORDS ONLINE". tower.jp. Retrieved 2020-03-03.
  7. 1 2 3 4 5 6 monthly, BIOS. "乘著一陣鬆軟音波浪花：Lamp "A Distant Shore" 亞洲巡迴台北場 ｜ BIOS monthly". www.biosmonthly.com. Retrieved 2020-03-02.
  8. 1 2 3 4 "TAAZE讀冊生活 | 情人已滿／未滿". www.taaze.tw. Retrieved 2020-03-02.
  9. ↑ Someya, Taiyo (August 8, 2020). "The Lamp Story 2000-2020". Japan Music Entertainment.
  10. ↑ "Motel Bleu". Internet Archive: Wayback Machine. 1998–2005.
  11. ↑ Uchi, 投稿者 Takahide. "Lamp：『恋人へ』 （Motel Bleu/MBRD-005） ミサワマサノリ対談レビュー" (in Japanese). Retrieved 2020-03-03.
  12. 1 2 "在冬末相遇！近期外團來台演出精選". Blow 吹音樂 (in Chinese (Taiwan)). 2017-02-18. Retrieved 2020-03-03.
  13. ↑ Uchi, 投稿者 Takahide. "Lamp：『木洩陽通りにて』 (Motel Bleu/MBR-009) クノシンジ対談レビュー" (in Japanese). Retrieved 2020-03-03.
  14. ↑ "[Lamp] アルバム未収録曲集リリース決定". 音楽ナタリー (in Japanese). Retrieved 2020-03-03.
  15. ↑ "00'sシティポップの名盤、Lampの『ランプ幻想』がLP化！". popscene.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved 2020-03-13.
  16. ↑ Uchi, 投稿者 Takahide. "Lamp：『八月の詩情』（Motel Bleu/MBRD023）" (in Japanese). Retrieved 2020-03-03.
  17. ↑ Uchi, 投稿者 Takahide. "Lamp/『東京ユウトピア通信』（ポリスター/UVCA-3005）" (in Japanese). Retrieved 2020-03-03.
  18. ↑ "Lamp の New Album 『東京ユウトピア通信』配信開始！". ototoy.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved 2020-03-03.
  19. ↑ "Lamp、新境地切り開く新作アルバム「ゆめ」リリース". 音楽ナタリー (in Japanese). Retrieved 2020-03-03.
  20. ↑ "我们在Lamp来巡演前和他们聊了下日本音乐(仮)". www.sohu.com. Retrieved 2020-03-02.
  21. ↑ "Beatram Music Festival 2014". uk.project (in Japanese). 10 January 2014. Retrieved 2020-03-03.
  22. ↑ "The Bilinda Butchers On 'Heaven', Japan & Animal Crossing!". 2014-07-31.
  23. ↑ "Hello Indie". helloindie.net. Retrieved 2020-03-02.
  24. ↑ "LAのドリームポップ・バンド Winter、自主リリースのニューシングル「Dreaming」のMVが公開！". indienative (in Japanese). 16 October 2016. Retrieved 2020-03-03.
  25. ↑ "Lamp｜首次中国巡演「唱给恋人的歌」". WeChat Official Accounts Platform. Retrieved 2020-03-02.
  26. 1 2 3 "Lamp、8作目となるニューアルバム『彼女の時計』を 5/15 リリース！". indienative (in Japanese). 12 March 2018. Retrieved 2020-03-02.
  27. 1 2 "Lamp、北園みなみアレンジの両A面シングル「旅人/夢の国」をこの夏リリース！". indienative (in Japanese). 30 June 2018. Retrieved 2020-03-03.
  28. ↑ "Lamp新作7inchアナログを2枚リリース、北園みなみがアレンジで参加". 音楽ナタリー (in Japanese). Retrieved 2020-03-03.
  29. ↑ "Lamp、リキッドワンマンから「愛の言葉」「街は雨降り」ライブ映像公開（動画あり）". 音楽ナタリー (in Japanese). Retrieved 2020-03-02.
  30. ↑ 陳力琛 (2018-08-03). "Lamp - 1998：被時光沖刷的哀傷之聲". 香港01 (in Chinese (Hong Kong)). Retrieved 2020-03-03.
  31. ↑ "キラリ音楽祭 2018 | 年間プログラム 富士見市民文化会館 キラリ☆ふじみ". www.kirari-fujimi.com. Retrieved 2020-03-02.
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  33. ↑ 株式会社ローソンエンタテインメント. "【コラム】Lamp 『東京ユウトピア通信』（第3回）". www.hmv.co.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved 2020-03-02.
  34. ↑ livejapanmusic (2020-01-28). "WHY LAMP?". LIVE JAPAN MUSIC. Retrieved 2020-03-03.
  35. ↑ "Lamp - Her Watch". JaME. 2019-11-13. Retrieved 2020-03-03.
  36. 1 2 "101ストーリー「ミュージシャンが語るスタンダード 」 Vol.05 Lamp│MEN'S│Lee official contents media". contents.lee-japan.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved 2020-03-02.
  37. ↑ 株式会社ローソンエンタテインメント. "【コラム】Lamp 『東京ユウトピア通信』（第4回）". www.hmv.co.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved 2020-03-02.
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