Making the most of Japan’s musical environment, thatta’s influences run freely across music from the U.K. and the U.S. by the likes of madchester and 90’s U.S. alternative. Thus, thatta is a Japanese band that transcends the idioms of the Japanese scene. With three synthesizers on stage being their trademark, thatta is known for their fearless and frenetic live performances, mainly playing in the Tokyo area with the odd music mission down to the Kansai region. The band also has plans to book a few tour dates in New Zealand for the end of the year.
Thatta have just release their first mini album 'Viva la Majority', which features crowd pleasing tracks such as Penetration and San Francisco.
www.thatta-web.com
Sunset Drive
Sunset Drive is a three piece indie rock band from Tokyo, Japan. The members are 2 part Japanese to 1 part Kiwi. They released their first EP "It's All You" in 2008, and subsequently toured Europe playing in The UK, France, Poland and The Netherlands. In 2010 they released their second EP "We've Got To Talk" and then completed their first full Japan Tour, and again toured the UK, playing at The Great Escape and The Camden Crawl. Their style mixes together energetic indie rock fused with blues riffs and melodic vocals. In April 2011 they release a 3 track EP for New Zealand and North East Japan earthquake charities, and 2 of the 3 tracks have been featured on Inter Fm.
ベース・ボーカルのAlastair、ギターのTosh、ドラムのシンタの本場ガレージロックの3ピース。AlastairとToshがニュージーランドで出会い、日本で結成。数人のドラマーを経てシンタが加入し、現在のラインナップに収まる. 2008年にEP「It's All You」をセカンドドリップからリリース。リリースツアーでは国内だけでなくヨーロッパツアーも企画しポーランドでは「Slot Art Festival」のメインステージに出演。 2010年には「We've Got To Talk」をリリースし初の全国ツアー及びUKツアーを行い今話題のフェスティバル「The Great Escape」「Camden Crawl」にも出演。 2011年4月にはクライストチャーチ(NZ)と東日本の為にチャリティーシングル「Never Stop] をリリース。現在は両国の為の復興支援チャリティーイベントを月1ペースで行っている。