SHORT CIRCUIT

SHORT CIRCUIT

L to R

NAOU HARA (VOCAL & BASS)

GEORGE KUROSAWA (GUITAR & VOCAL)

MORIYASU MAEDA (DRUMS)

biography

Once you see their show, you can't get their melody line out of ears.A very pure vocal makes you feel refreshing.Their pop and flowing like a stream melody line has a peculiarity in the music scene.

1997. April, Short Circuit were organized by the member of Naou Hara, George Kurosawa and Moriyasu Maeda.Since they started to have show actively at many live houses, mainly in the metropolitan area as a begining, their sounds catched lots of people into their music with their outstanding melodic sense and energetic live performance. And so they got chance to have their first supported live for BRACKET (USA) and SCARED OF CHAKA (USA). December Joined the V.A album "MAKING UP NEW LINES" (Spice Of Life). Recorded two songs called "MY FAVORITE TIME" and "YOU MUST CHANGE".

1998. Spring, Supporting live for "7 songs tour" of SOBUT and REACH. And released mini album "BREAK YOUR WALL" (Spice Of Life) on May 15. Their releasing tour which spreads 10 places, ended in great success. Afterthat, SC vigously did lots of live show, also did supporting live for HUSKING BEE, SAMIAM (USA) and other many bands.

1999. March, Supported all the places of "Bonanza Tour" for CAPTAIN HEDGE HOG. This tour went on over a month (19 places) and all the tickets were sold out. They proved their great power of music in the music scene. Released Split CD "ASSORTED BISCUITS" (Jellyfish records) with CAPTAIN HEDGE HOG on May 15. This releasing live at Club Quattro in Shibuya ended in great success and all the tickets were sold out in a second. September, Supported all the places of the tour for FACE TO FACE (USA). December, They did a tour called "Begin a fresh chapter tour" in Tokyo,Nagoya, Osaka and Fukuoka.

2000. January, They set up "EUPHONY RECORDS" as their own label. After an absence of 2 years, they relesed their first full album called "Songs Like A Self-portrait". They started to go on the tour called "Songs Like A Self-portrait tour", that is going on 27 places.The tickets for the show at ON AIR EAST were sold out. The sales of their album "Songs Like A Self-portrait has been exceeded over 50,000 CDs up to now. They went on the tour called "Nine Samurai Tour" with those 2 bands THUMB. and CAPTAIN HEDGE HOG from September to Octber.

2001. The video "Nine Samurai Tour" (SPICE OF LIFE RECORDS) was released on Feb 9. They did a show for the 2nd anniversary of the establishment of 3P3B. It was hold at Gig-Antic in Shibuya on Mar11. They released a pair of best album " 3P3B MEETING 010311" (JFR-007) with CAPTAIN HEDGE HOG. The songs were specially selected from their show,that was hold on March 11 at Gig-Antic in Shibuya. ALL TRIBUTE V.A "It's gonna be ALLright" (AMBIENCE RECORDS) released on May 26 and they joined this album with the song called "MINUTE". They did an opening act of THE STEREO and ALL in June. They started to go to 10 places for "The letter tour 2001" from September after their releasing MAXI SIANGLE "The letter" (EUP-003) on Aug.24.

2002. February, they did support live for CHH's "DOLPHIN TOUR FINAL SHIBUYA-AX". March, supported live for THUMB "LAST LIVE SHIBUYA-AX". May, live at Shibuya GIG-ANTIC, played all the songs they have. June, released "RAMONES TRIBUTE ALBUM [when I was a teenagehead banger] (EUP-004)". Aug, all live album @GIG-ANTIC "my favorite time vol.0-live Gig-antic 020529- (EUP-005)" has limited released only by the mail order. Sep, did opening act of THE GAMITS in Osaka, Shiga, Nagoya and Tokyo. Oct, supported live for ex-RAMONES member, CJ's band "BAD CHOPPER". Dec, released 3rd album called "strange world, wandering mind (EUP-O06)"

2003. JAN, toured "strange world, wandering mind TOUR" with ASPARAGUS. They had 32 gigs in total. Limited split maxi SG "FIRE & SKULL" (JFR-009) and analogue record "strange world, wandering mind" (EUP-007) were sold at live house.

2004. Jan, PV "3P3B VIDEO 9903" (JFR-O14) by 3p3b V.A released from JELLY FISH RECORDS. Feb, released split album with NYDGE'EM ALL "SUNSHINE TO YOUR LOVE" (EUP-O08). and went on releasing tour to Tokyo, Nagoya and Osaka. Apr, released omnibus album "CARRY THAT WEIGHT" (JFR-O15) by 3P3B V.A. and omnibus cover album "multiply ur bloodstone" (JFR-O16) by 3P3B V.A.

2005. now they are making a new album at the moment

show

GO! FIGHT!!-round 2-

  • APR 15(SAT)Shibuya GIG-ANTIC
  • W/THE LOCAL ART
  • open 18:00 start 19:00
  • 前売¥2,500 当日¥3,000
  • TICKET:FEB 18(SAT)TICKET PIA(P: 222-504), GIG-ANTIC
  • info. GIG-ANTIC/03-5466-9339

discography

multiply ur bloodstone
  • multiply ur bloodstone
  • JFR-016
  • OUT OF STOCK
  • detail
CARRY THAT WEIGHT
  • CARRY THAT WEIGHT
  • JFR-015
  • detail
SUNSHINE TO YOUR LOVE
  • SUNSHINE TO YOUR LOVE
  • EUP-008
  • detail
3P3B VIDEO 9903
  • 3P3B VIDEO 9903
  • JFR-014
  • detail
strange world,wandering mind
  • strange world,
    wandering mind
  • EUP-006
  • detail
The letter
It's gonna be Allright (ALL TRIBUTE ALBUM)
  • It's gonna be Allright
  • AMBR-001
  • detail
Songs like a self-portrait
  • Songs like a self-portrait
  • EUP-001
  • detail
BREAK YOUR WALL
  • BREAK YOUR WALL
  • SOLR-013
  • detail