Zelda (band)
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Zelda | |
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Origin | Japan |
Genres | New wave, post-punk, pop rock, glam rock, progressive rock, reggae, avant-garde |
Years active | 1979 – 1996 |
Labels | Sony Music Entertainment Cutting Edge |
Associated acts | Lizard, Manekineko Kagekidan (招き猫カゲキ団), BOYS BOYS, Sayoko Otonara (サヨコオトナラ), AMANA (アマナ), Clan, D-Day, Umi no Sachi (海の幸) |
Members | Sachiho Kojima (bass) Sayoko Takahashi (vocals) Ako Ozawa (drums) Fukie Ishihara (guitar 1983-90) Naomi Motomura (guitar 1991-96) |
Past members | Yōko Suzuki (guitar) Kuniko "Maru" Nozawa (drums) |
Zelda (ゼルダ), stylized as ZELDA, was a Japanese rock band active in the 1980s and 1990s. They played a pioneering role as one of Japan's first all-girl bands.
Led by Sachiho Kojima (小嶋さちほ), the band covered an impressive range of musical genres, from new wave, punk, pop, post-punk, and later, reggae. Zelda played a seminal role for later bands with their forays into roots music and experimental sounds.[1]
History[]
- 1980: Sayoko Takahashi (高橋佐代子) joins as vocalist at age 15.
- 1982: The band have their major debut on 25 August with the simultaneous release of their first album ZELDA and the single Mirage Lover through (later , now absorbed by Universal Music KK). The band lineup at the time is: Kojima, Takahashi, Yōko Suzuki (鈴木洋子, guitar) and Kuniko Nozawa (野沢久仁子, drums).
- 1983: Fukie Ishihara (石原富紀江) takes over as guitarist. Ako Ozawa (小沢亜子) becomes the band's drummer.
- 1984: Kojima and Takahashi form side project Maneki-neko Kagekidan (招き猫カゲキ団), releasing the album Dai-ichi Kakyoku-shū (第一歌曲集) in September.
- 1985: Zelda moves to CBS Sony (Sony Music Entertainment).
- 1986: Zelda appears in the movie The New Dawn of Billy the Kid (ビリー・ザ・キッドの新しい夜明け).
- 1990: Ishihara leaves the band. Zelda takes a one-year break, during which time they move to the cutting edge label (avex).
- 1991: Naomi Motomura (本村直美) joins as guitarist.
- 1996: Zelda disbands.[2]
Members[]
- Sachiho Kojima, born 26 December 1958, bass and band leader. Later married to 's vocalist Donto (deceased).
- Sayoko Takahashi, born 10 October 1964, vocals.
- Yōko Suzuki, guitar (prior to 1983).
- Fukie Ishihara, born 23 December 1960, guitar (1983–90).
- Naomi Motomura, guitar (1991–96).
- Kuniko Nozawa, nickname "Maru", drums (prior to 1983).
- Ako Ozawa, born 16 February 1963, drums (1983–96).
Discography[]
Singles[]
From Junk Connection
- ZELDA EP (10 October 1980)
From Aspirin Record
- ZELDA & Mr. $$$ (January 1981) flexi disc
From Nippon Phonogram
- Mirage Lover (ミラージュ・ラヴァー) (25 August 1982)
From CBS Sony
- Mizuumi no STEP / STEP ON THE LAKE (湖のステップ / STEP ON THE LAKE) (1985) 12" promo single
- Ōgon no toki (黄金の時間) (21 May 1986) 12" single
- Electric Sweetie (1 April 1987) one side single
From Cutting Edge (under sales arrangement with Toshiba EMI)
- MY LITTLE CRYING (1 October 1992)
- LOVE LIVE LIFE (21 April 1993)
- Tsumetaku shinaide (冷たくしないで) (21 October 1993)
- Anata dake ga subete ja nai (あなただけがすべてじゃない) (8 November 1995)
- Kanashikute (かなしくて) (27 March 1996)
- Kinmokusei (金木犀) (9 October 1996)
Albums[]
From Nippon Phonogram
- ZELDA (25 August 1982)
- CARNAVAL (5 November 1983)
From CBS Sony
- Sora-iro Bōshi no Hi (空色帽子の日) (21 October 1985)
- C-ROCK WORK (1 April 1987)
- Dancing Days (22 June 1988) live album + Ōgon no Toki
- SHOUT SISTER SHOUT (21 October 1988)
- D.R.O.P. (21 September 1989)
From Cutting Edge
- LOVE LIVE LIFE (21 October 1992)
- FULLMOON PUJAH (21 October 1993)
- Niji-iro no Awa (虹色のあわ) (2 May 1996)
From Alfa Records
- JAHPANG STYLEE - LOVE LIVE LIFE MIX (21 April 1993) remix album
From Sony Music House Inc.
- GOLDEN☆BEST / ZELDA - time spiral (19 March 2003) 2 CD compilation.[3]
Original soundtrack[]
From CBS Sony
- TO-Y - Original Image Album (「TO―Y」オリジナル・イメージ・アルバム) (1 October 1987) with the song Tokei jikake no setsuna (時計仕掛けのせつな)
Videos[]
- Dancing Days (1988, CBS Sony)
- LOVE LIVE LIFE (10 September 1992, featuring Nissin Power Station live footage)
- FULLMOON PUJAH (1993)
Books[]
- Otome no rock dango (乙女のロックだんご) (10 January 1986, Sachiho Kojima and Miyuki Shinbo, MUSIC MAGAZINE)
- ZELDA monogatari (ZELDA物語) (10 December 1988, Eiko Fujisawa, JICC Shuppankyoku)
Notes[]
- ^ Suzuki, Shingo. "Zelda Chronicle" (in Japanese). https://i.crunchers.jp/data/content/924/1468. Retrieved 11/17/2014.
- ^ http://u-zd-company.moo.jp/list/etc/se/MHCL-231.html. Retrieved 11/17/2014.
- ^ "Zelda." http://park10.wakwak.com/~techno/zelda.html. Retrieved 11/17/2014.
Categories:
- Japanese rock music groups
- All-female bands