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"In the far east of Asia, there's a man who calls himself a 'Wandering Savior'. With his love and faith in Jesus, he plays his big guitar to save the world. The journey, just has begun."
"Imari Tones's music is based on the faith which Tak "Tone" Nakamine has in his mind. God has been his good friend since he was a child. The only purpose of its music is to show and take you to the neworld. And neworld means the state of mind, where human's mind is perfectly free from everything, greed, vanity, fear, even from yourself. Is your mind free?"
"With his love and faith and strength given by rockn'roll, Tak "Tone" Nakamine and his band mates recorded 10 albums independently, totally by themselves, which itself a miracle you can call. Not being tampered with commercialism and business excuses, these 10 albums are fruits of pure minds and forever the truth for the sprit of Imari Tones. After making those 10 works, it seems like time for them to get it bigger and spread the music to the world, like having their songs produced by Sascha Paeth, but actually it doesn't matter they make it big or not. Important thing is to keep the faith and find a new way as an artist for new era. And hopefully, to show the new standard of value as an Asian artist. God will show them the right way to proceed."
Imari Tones,
This funny name comes from,
as some of you might know,
the famous tableware (porcelain) made in Japan
during 17-18 century.
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Imari_porcelain)
IMARI is one of the most famous native Japanese art, like "Ukiyoe",
and it was exported and widely accepted in Europe.
Maybe that's one of the reason Tak "Tone" Nakamine named the band "Imari Tones",
which implies "Japanese Sound",
hoping that his music could reach some audience outside Japan.
Imari Tones' history,
actually it has already begun,
when Tone started recording his songs all by himself,
at his home studio,
sick, alone, unknown, unheard,
at the end of the last century.
He just tried to make records like
painters paint their thoughts in art,
or writers write their lives in novels.
From the beginning, it was not like a typical party rockn'roll band.
It was more personal art, in the very beginning.
In second year of 21st century,
Tone gathered himself up and went to Tokyo,
and after a couple of years of wandering,
formed the band.
His music, personal and based upon his life experience,
however not easily accepted by Japanese audience.
Most influenced by Van Halen, Led Zeppelin, Jimi Hendrix,
but also by Japanese pop artists like Yuming and Sachiko Kumagai,
Imari Tones's music is some versatile mix of light and heavy.
It was too loud for candy pop lovers,
and had too much melodies for headbangers,
and also sounds too strange for classic rock lovers.
But Tone continues his journey with his comrades,
it was the journey full of fun,
always learning about music and life,
and making people around us happy.
And recorded so much songs by themselves.
Some of band members has changed in several occasions, off course,
but none of them was a bitter separation but happy graduation.
Tone does consider his music career, as his lifework,
but he doesn't always believe in Music Business.
That's why in 2005-2006, he seriously considered about becoming a local politician.
But life is curious.
He has met Japanese famous guitar guru Tak Yonemochi,
who in 2000 sold more than 130,000 copies of the records in Europe,
"The River/The Life" by Air Pavilion.
He was also a famous music journalist,
that means he has many big name friends around the world,
from Jimmy Page to Yngwie Malmsteen.
And, what happened!?
German big producer, Sascha Paeth,
who was also an old friend of Tak,
once a guitarist for Heavens Gate,
now a world renowned heavy metal producer,
recorded Angra, Kamelot, Edguy, Rhapsody, etc,
he just said yes.
And we went to Germany and recorded in the studio
where those big heavy metal bands made their records.
(Although I think Synphonic Heavy Metal producer, with Imari Tones, was kind of not a good match, not in musical manner but in the business manners.)
Tak Yonemochi and Imari Tones,
made some journey,
musically and physicaly,
including attennding SXSW2007, Austin, Texas.
And Tone learned so much in this
"Tak Yonemochi's rockn'roll graduate school",
and now ready to take on the world.
But life is not so easy, as always.
As Japanese record companies did't nod their heads,
Tone and Imari Tones didn't care much of a pinhead
and told Tak that they will go on their own,
because that's what's happening in the music scenes worldwide
and that's what's changing the world now
and I want to be a part of it.
That's what I saw in SXSW.
They are all having fun and that's the way to keep on rocking for a long time.
And also that's the way to unite ourselves with the world and go worldwide.
Now, as Imari Tones looks into both classic and cutting edge rock style,
the journey to find the rockn'roll left in the world,
has just begun.
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