- Buffalo Daughter
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Name = Buffalo Daughter
Img_capt = The band posing for a press photo, circa 2002 (L-R: MoOog, SuGar, Yumiko)
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Origin = flagicon|JapanTokyo ,Japan
Genre = Rock Pop, ElectronicShibuya-kei
Years_active = 1993–present
Label =Grand Royal Emperor Norton V2
Associated_acts =Beastie Boys Cibo Matto DMBQ
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Current_members = SuGar Yoshinaga Yumiko Ohno
MoOoG Yamamoto
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Notable_instruments =Electric guitar Bass guitar TurntableMinimoog TB-303 Buffalo Daughter is a
Japan ese rock group formed in 1993. The three main members are suGar Yoshinaga (ex-Havana Exotica ) on guitar, Yumiko Ohno (ex-Havana Exotica) on bass, and Moog (later changed to MoOog) Yamamoto on turntables and graphic design. The group originally had a drummer, Chika Ogawa, but after her departure they've had no permanent drummer and have hired different people to fill in as needed. In addition, the band is well known for using a number of electronic instruments, such as theTB-303 ,TR-606 ,Minimoog ,shortwave radio, etc.Though less well-known to most of the world than bands such as
Pizzicato Five orCibo Matto , Buffalo Daughter is considered to be the linchpin of the so-called "cut-and-paste" rockShibuya-kei movement from Japan.Fact|date=September 2007 The band had its beginnings in the early 1990s signed to independent Japanese label Cardinal. Seeking wider exposure, they continued under theBeastie Boys ' now-defunct music labelGrand Royal , bringing their discography up to a total of four full-length album releases, an EP, and a handful of remixes. The band's style, always a variety grab-bag of different sounds and genres, evolved slowly but surely into a more cohesive and restrained melodic style. In 2002, Buffalo Daughter released their fifth full-length effort, "I", in theUnited States on Los Angeles-based labelEmperor Norton Records .According to band member Ohno, "We call ourselves Buffalo Daughter because our sound is very strong. And the buffalo is strong." In a 1998 interview, the group explained that "Buffalo" projects a pleasing image of American culture and countryside and at the time of the group's original formation, all the members were girls, so "Daughter" was appropriate. Also, the sound of name itself appeals to the group. [http://www.toazted.com/artistinfo.php?artist=17]
It was announced that in 2006 Buffalo Daughter would collaborate with pop-star
Ami Suzuki . They released the single "O.K. Funky God" together on February 28, 2007, and it was later included on Suzuki's "Connetta" album.Members
*SuGar Yoshinaga (vocals, guitars, TB-303)
*Yumiko Ohno (vocals, bass, keyboards)
*MoOog Yamamoto (vocals, turntables)Discography
*Full length albums:
**"Captain Vapour Athletes" (1996) (a compilation of "Shaggy Head Dressers" and "Amoebae Sound System")
**"Jungle Park Original Soundtrack" with Delaware (1997)
**"New Rock" (1998)
**"I" (2001)
**"Pshychic" (2003)
**"Euphorica" (2006)
*EPs:
**"Shaggy Head Dressers" (1994)
**"Amoebae Sound System" (1995)
**"Legend of the Yellow Buffalo" (1995)
**"Socks, Drugs and Rock and Roll" (1997)
**"A Long Life Story of Miss Cro-Magnon" (2002)External links
* [http://www.buffalodaughter.com/main.html Official website]
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* [http://www.myspace.com/buffalodaughter MySpace page for Buffalo Daughter]
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