- S.S.T. Band
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Name = S.S.T.BAND
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Origin =Japan
Genre = Rock
Video Game Soundtracks
Years_active = 1988 to 1993
Label =Pony Canyon
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Current_members =Kimitaka Matsumae
Takehiko Tanabe
Shingo Komori
Takenobu Mitsuyoshi
Hiroshi Miyauchi
Jouji Iijima
Koichi Namiki
Masato Saito
Hisanori Kumamaru
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Notable_instruments =The S.S.T.BAND "(S.S.T.バンド- translated as S.S.T. bando, SST abbreviated as "SEGA Sound Team") " was SEGA's official band from 1988 to 1993, specializing in rock versions of soundtracks of SEGA well known
arcade game s. Consisting of six members, the band consisted of members that includes, keyboardistKimitaka Matsumae and Hiroshi Miyauchi, guitaristsKoichi Namiki andJouji Iijima , bassistShingo Komori , drummerTakehiko Tanabe . Miyauchi and Komori would leave the band in 1990 and be replaced by keyboardistTakenobu Mitsuyoshi , bassistMasato Saito . Tanabe would leave the band in 1991 and be replaced by drummerHisanori Kumamaru . They played songs from SEGA'svideo game s for collection albums and in festivals.Usually, some of these albums that were released would consists of two especially recorded versions of the game soundtrack and the rest would consist of the games original soundtrack. After the band members went their own ways, they would find themselves involved in other SEGA projects. Mitsuyoshi would be responsible for the soundtrack to
Virtua Fighter ,Daytona USA and the two instalments of "Shenmue " and Matsumae would be involved in "SEGA Rally" and "Virtua Fighter 3 ".Discography
All titles are released under PONY CANYON unless stated
Full Album
Live Album
Temporary Members
External links
* [http://www.sst-band.com/ S.S.T.BAND BACK-UP TEAM (Fansite)]
* [http://www.geocities.co.jp/Playtown/5980/sst.html Band lineup]
* [http://www.matsumae.com/ Kimitaka Matsumae Official site]
* [http://sound.txt-nifty.com/namiki/ Koichi Namiki Official site]
* [http://home.cilas.net/~m_music/ Mototaki Furukawa STATION]
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