Kemuri

Kemuri
Background information
Origin Oxnard, California, United States,(original formed 1995), Tokyo Japan (where the band re-formed in 2012).
Genres ska punk
Years active

1995–2007

2012-present
Website http://www.kemuri.com/
Members Fumio Ito
Noriaki Tsuda
Hidenori Minami
Shoji Hiraya
Ken Kobayashi
Past members Ryosuke Morimura (Deceased)
Mike Park

Kemuri (Japanese for smoke) is a Japanese-American ska punk band formed in Oxnard, California in 1995. They have an upbeat sound with positive lyrics which they refer to as PMA (positive mental attitude). While the majority of the songs are in English, they do also sing in Japanese. It's not known how or if Kemuri restarted in Tokyo, Japan, but after their reunion they released there album "all for this" in 2014. The band also released few more albums. And they continue to tour actively.

Break up and reunion

On December 12, 2007, Kemuri posted a "break up message" on their web site. They said they had done much more than they expected as a band and that this break up would be the most positive conclusion to their band (keeping in line with their PMA message). Their last show was on December 9, 2007 at the Zepp in Tokyo also there final show in Oxnard, California.[1] In 2012, Kemuri made their reunion tour in Tokyo and in the U.S. The first new album after the reunion, "All for This!," was released on the 6th of June, 2013. In 2012, the band re-formed again and continues to perform in all over Asia, Japan, Europe and in the United States and in other countries worldwide.

Band members

Discography

References

  1. ↑ "Lets Skankin with Kemuri". Retrieved 17 January 2013.

External links

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