Ryosuke Nagaoka
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Ukigumo 浮雲 | |
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Birth name | Ryosuke Nagaoka |
Born | Chiba, Chiba, Japan | October 7, 1978
Genres | Bluegrass, country, rock, pop, soul, new wave |
Occupation(s) | Guitarist, songwriter |
Instrument(s) | Guitar, vocals, mandolin |
Labels | EMI Music Japan |
Website | http://nagaokaryosuke.com |
Ryosuke Nagaoka (長岡 亮介, Nagaoka Ryōsuke, born October 7, 1978), is a Japanese musician, and singer and guitar player for the band Petrolz. Under the stage name Ukigmo (浮雲, Ukigumo, "
Biography
He was born and raised in public housing in Chiba Prefecture. The first instrument he learned during his childhood was the piano, which he started learning at age 9.[1] He was introduced to bluegrass music at an early age, as his father was an amateur bluegrass musician. He started playing the guitar as a junior in high school, and joined a country band. He is an avid motorcycle and French car aficionado.
Nagaoka is an old friend of
Since 2005, he is also the guitar player and singer for his own band, Petrolz (ペトロールズ, Petorōruzu), alongside bassist Jungo Miura (三浦 淳悟, Miura Jungo) aka "Jumbo" (who has also played with Shiina in the past), and drummer Toshihide Kawamura (河村 俊秀, Kawamura Toshihide) a.k.a. "Bob". The band has released three albums and two mini-albums to date.
Ukigumo's cover of
Discography
With Tokyo Jihen
- Kyōiku (2004)
- Adult (2006)
- Variety(2007)
- Sports(2010)
- Dai Hakken (2011)
- Color Bars(2012)
- News (2020)
- Ongaku (2021)
With Petrolz
Studio albums
- Renaissance (2015)
- GGKKNRSSSTW (2019)
Live albums
- Music Found by HDR-HC3 (2008)
- Capture 419 (2012)
- Super Excited (2019)
Extended plays
Singles
- Amber (2009)
- Idol (2010)
- Touch Me (2013)
- Side by Side (2014)
- Fuel/ASB (2016)
- Tanoc/Reverb (2019)
Solo
- Takao Tajima & Ryosuke Nagaoka, Sessions (2018)
References
External links
- Tokyo Jihen official website (in Japanese)
- Petrolz official website (in Japanese)