Seatbelts (band)
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Seatbelts (シートベルツ, Shītoberutsu, also known as Seat Belts or SEATBELTS) is a Japanese band led by composer and instrumentalist Yoko Kanno.[1][2][3] An international ensemble comprising both a stable lineup of musicians and various collaborators, the band was assembled by Kanno in 1998 to perform the soundtrack music for the Cowboy Bebop anime series. Their repertoire covered and blended many different genres, mainly jazz, but also a wide variety of rock, electronic, funk, blues, orchestral pop and other styles of genres.[4]
Band history
The name of the band, according to the fictional description given in their first album
The band performed the entire soundtrack of the
The band performed virtually in the midst of the
In addition, the band began the Session Starducks project on a newly founded YouTube channel in April 2020. In collaboration with musicians as well as with the original members of the band, the project aims to virtually record new interpretations of various songs composed by Yoko Kanno. These include songs from Cowboy Bebop and Macross Frontier.[8]
It was confirmed in April 2020 that Kanno would be returning to compose the upcoming live-action adaption of Cowboy Bebop for Netflix.[9] It was later confirmed in November 2021 that the Seatbelts were to perform the music for the new adaptation.[10][11]
Discography
Studio albums
- Cowboy Bebop(1998)
- Cowboy Bebop Vitaminless(1998)
- Cowboy Bebop No Disc(1998)
- Cowboy Bebop Blue(1999)
- Ask DNA(2001)
- Future Blues(2001)
- Cowboy Bebop (Soundtrack from the Netflix Series) (2021) [12]
Live albums
- Future Blues DVD(2001)
Remixes and compilation albums
- Cowboy Bebop Remixes: Music for Freelance(1999)
- Cowgirl Ed(2001)
- Cowboy Bebop Boxed Set(2002)
- Cowboy Bebop Tank! THE! BEST!(2004)
- Space Bio Charge (2009)
Singles
- "TANK! Virtual Session 2020" (2020)[13]
- "'Real Folk Blues' For These Days" (2020)[14]
- "Don't Bother None 2020" (2020)[15]
- "Space Lion Virtual Session 2020" (2020)[16]
As a featured artist
References
- ISBN 9780061474507.
- ^ "Seatbelts Reunite". Anime News Network. Retrieved 30 January 2019.
- ^ Xenophanes. "The Seatbelts – Cowboy Bebop". Sputnik. Retrieved 30 January 2019.
- ^ Watson, Elijah (May 15, 2015). "Yoko Kanno and The Seatbelts' 'Cowboy Bebop' Score Is Still the Coolest Anime Soundtrack Ever". Vice. Retrieved March 30, 2020.
- ^ "Cowboy Bebop (Album)". 1998.
- ^ "The SEATBELTS".
- ^ a b "This Charity Single Reimagines COWBOY BEBOP's Closing Theme". Nerdist. Retrieved 2020-06-03.
- ^ "Yoko Kanno's Session Starducks Project Takes on Cowboy Bebop OP from Home". Anime News Network. Retrieved 2020-06-03.
- ^ "Netflix's Live-Action Cowboy Bebop Show Plans Season 2, Teases Yoko Kanno's Music". Anime News Network. Retrieved 2020-06-03.
- ^ @NetflixGeeked (November 16, 2021). "There's no Cowboy Bebop without Yoko Kanno. Here's how the iconic composer approached creating new music for the upcoming Netflix series" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ "Netflix's Cowboy Bebop Has Heart, Style, And Some Rough Edges". The Verge. 15 November 2021.
- ^ Webster, Andrew (2021-11-15). "The soundtrack for Netflix's Cowboy Bebop hits streaming platforms on November 19th". The Verge. Retrieved 2021-11-19.
- ^ TANK! Virtual Session 2020, retrieved 2020-06-03
- ^ "Real Folk Blues" For these days, 22 May 2020, retrieved 2020-06-03
- ^ Don't bother none 2020, June 2020, retrieved 2020-06-03
- ^ Space Lion Virtual session 2020, June 2020, retrieved 2020-06-03
- ^ The Real Folk Blues, 8 May 2020, retrieved 2020-06-03
External links
- Seatbelts discography at MusicBrainz