Kazuhiko Katō(加藤 和彦,Katō Kazuhiko, March 21, 1947 – October 17, 2009), nicknamed "Tonovan"(トノヴァン), was a Japanese record producer, songwriter and singer. He sometimes used the spelling of "Kazuhiko Katoh".
History
As a member of the Folk Crusaders, Kato launched his recording career in the mid-1960s. "Kaettekita Yopparai (I Only Live Twice)", their psychedelic debut song composed by Kato and released in 1967, sold more than 1.3 million copies in Japan, and became one of the best-selling singles of the early Japanese popular music industry. The group also starred in director Nagisa Oshima's 1968 film "Kaette kita yopparai" (alternately known as "Sinner in Paradise" or "Three Resurrected Drunkards").
After the breakup of Folk Crusaders in 1970, Kato gained success for his production works for other musicians, including Shigeru Izumiya, Mariya Takeuchi, and Takuro Yoshida. In particular, Sadistic Mika Band, the acclaimed project he started with his first wife Mika Fukui, received international success. Their 1974 album entitled Kurofune (The Black Ship) is regarded as one of the most significant Japanese rock albums of the mid-1970s. The group was disbanded and reassembled again several times, with new vocalists such as Yumi Matsutoya, Karen Kirishima, and Kaela Kimura.
Blog
https://kumascampfire.blogspot.com/
Track list:
0:00 L'Opera Fragile
4:50 Rumba American
8:46 Paris, Yesterday
11:40 Radio Cabaret
15:55 Lady In A Silken Shirt
20:20 S-Bahn
24:49 Cafe Bristol
28:45 Doctor Kessler's Busy Weekend
33:07 Sophie's Prelude
40:57 Fifty Years Theme
published: 11 May 2020
Monkey Punch (Kazuhiko Katō) drawing Lupin III, August 2003
Monkey Punch (Kazuhiko Katō) drawing Lupin III at AnimeFest in Dallas, TX.
disclaimer: i do not own the copyright of this music. all credit goes to Kazuhiko Katoh
published: 04 May 2020
Kazuhiko Kato - Come To My Bedside
Kazuhiko Kato (加藤和彦) - Come To My Bedside (ぼくのそばにおいでよ)
Country: Japan
Album: Come To My Bedside (ぼくのそばにおいでよ)
Released: 1969
Genre: Folk, Folk Rock
published: 16 Jul 2019
Kazuhiko Kato - "Arthur Hakase No Jinriki Hikouki" | Japan Archival Series | Light In The Attic
This track is from a Light In The Attic release called "Even A Tree Can Shed Tears: Japanese Folk & Rock 1969-1973," which is part of Light In The Attic's Japan Archival Series. Even A Tree Can Shed Tears is available here: http://bit.ly/2peNdyC.
There was something in the air in the urban corners of late ‘60s Japan. Student protests and a rising youth culture gave way to a creative community that thrived on subverting decades-old traditions that had taken root in the complacent post-war years. Folk songs became political, and Beatlemania-inspired copycat groups made way for a more personal kind of “New Music,” with introspective Japanese lyrics sung over rhythms inspired by the American West Coast.
The first release in Light In The Attic’s Japan Archival Series, Even a Tree Can Shed Te...
published: 20 Apr 2017
Kazuhiko Kato - Tanuki
Kazuhiko Kato (加藤和彦) - Tanuki (タヌキ)
Country: Japan
Album: Come To My Bedside (ぼくのそばにおいでよ)
Released: 1969
Genre: Folk, Folk Rock
Blog
https://kumascampfire.blogspot.com/
Track list:
0:00 L'Opera Fragile
4:50 Rumba American
8:46 Paris, Yesterday
11:40 Radio Cabaret
15:55 Lady In A Silken...
Blog
https://kumascampfire.blogspot.com/
Track list:
0:00 L'Opera Fragile
4:50 Rumba American
8:46 Paris, Yesterday
11:40 Radio Cabaret
15:55 Lady In A Silken Shirt
20:20 S-Bahn
24:49 Cafe Bristol
28:45 Doctor Kessler's Busy Weekend
33:07 Sophie's Prelude
40:57 Fifty Years Theme
Blog
https://kumascampfire.blogspot.com/
Track list:
0:00 L'Opera Fragile
4:50 Rumba American
8:46 Paris, Yesterday
11:40 Radio Cabaret
15:55 Lady In A Silken Shirt
20:20 S-Bahn
24:49 Cafe Bristol
28:45 Doctor Kessler's Busy Weekend
33:07 Sophie's Prelude
40:57 Fifty Years Theme
This track is from a Light In The Attic release called "Even A Tree Can Shed Tears: Japanese Folk & Rock 1969-1973," which is part of Light In The Attic's Japan...
This track is from a Light In The Attic release called "Even A Tree Can Shed Tears: Japanese Folk & Rock 1969-1973," which is part of Light In The Attic's Japan Archival Series. Even A Tree Can Shed Tears is available here: http://bit.ly/2peNdyC.
There was something in the air in the urban corners of late ‘60s Japan. Student protests and a rising youth culture gave way to a creative community that thrived on subverting decades-old traditions that had taken root in the complacent post-war years. Folk songs became political, and Beatlemania-inspired copycat groups made way for a more personal kind of “New Music,” with introspective Japanese lyrics sung over rhythms inspired by the American West Coast.
The first release in Light In The Attic’s Japan Archival Series, Even a Tree Can Shed Tears, includes the highly influential artists Happy End, Haruomi Hosono, Maki Asakawa, Sachiko Kanenobu, Kenji Endo, and many others who emerged from the angura, or underground, scenes of Vietnam War-era Japan to become some of the most important artists of their generation.
This compilation also includes the bluesy avant-garde stylings of Maki Asakawa, future Sadistic Mika Band founder Kazuhiko Kato with his fuzzy, progressive psychedelia, the beatnik acid folk of Masato Minami, and the intimate living room folk of Kenji Endo. These songs only scratch the surface—but it’s about time the door is opened to introduce the vast catalog of incredible music to hungry fans outside of Japan.
This track is from a Light In The Attic release called "Even A Tree Can Shed Tears: Japanese Folk & Rock 1969-1973," which is part of Light In The Attic's Japan Archival Series. Even A Tree Can Shed Tears is available here: http://bit.ly/2peNdyC.
There was something in the air in the urban corners of late ‘60s Japan. Student protests and a rising youth culture gave way to a creative community that thrived on subverting decades-old traditions that had taken root in the complacent post-war years. Folk songs became political, and Beatlemania-inspired copycat groups made way for a more personal kind of “New Music,” with introspective Japanese lyrics sung over rhythms inspired by the American West Coast.
The first release in Light In The Attic’s Japan Archival Series, Even a Tree Can Shed Tears, includes the highly influential artists Happy End, Haruomi Hosono, Maki Asakawa, Sachiko Kanenobu, Kenji Endo, and many others who emerged from the angura, or underground, scenes of Vietnam War-era Japan to become some of the most important artists of their generation.
This compilation also includes the bluesy avant-garde stylings of Maki Asakawa, future Sadistic Mika Band founder Kazuhiko Kato with his fuzzy, progressive psychedelia, the beatnik acid folk of Masato Minami, and the intimate living room folk of Kenji Endo. These songs only scratch the surface—but it’s about time the door is opened to introduce the vast catalog of incredible music to hungry fans outside of Japan.
Blog
https://kumascampfire.blogspot.com/
Track list:
0:00 L'Opera Fragile
4:50 Rumba American
8:46 Paris, Yesterday
11:40 Radio Cabaret
15:55 Lady In A Silken Shirt
20:20 S-Bahn
24:49 Cafe Bristol
28:45 Doctor Kessler's Busy Weekend
33:07 Sophie's Prelude
40:57 Fifty Years Theme
This track is from a Light In The Attic release called "Even A Tree Can Shed Tears: Japanese Folk & Rock 1969-1973," which is part of Light In The Attic's Japan Archival Series. Even A Tree Can Shed Tears is available here: http://bit.ly/2peNdyC.
There was something in the air in the urban corners of late ‘60s Japan. Student protests and a rising youth culture gave way to a creative community that thrived on subverting decades-old traditions that had taken root in the complacent post-war years. Folk songs became political, and Beatlemania-inspired copycat groups made way for a more personal kind of “New Music,” with introspective Japanese lyrics sung over rhythms inspired by the American West Coast.
The first release in Light In The Attic’s Japan Archival Series, Even a Tree Can Shed Tears, includes the highly influential artists Happy End, Haruomi Hosono, Maki Asakawa, Sachiko Kanenobu, Kenji Endo, and many others who emerged from the angura, or underground, scenes of Vietnam War-era Japan to become some of the most important artists of their generation.
This compilation also includes the bluesy avant-garde stylings of Maki Asakawa, future Sadistic Mika Band founder Kazuhiko Kato with his fuzzy, progressive psychedelia, the beatnik acid folk of Masato Minami, and the intimate living room folk of Kenji Endo. These songs only scratch the surface—but it’s about time the door is opened to introduce the vast catalog of incredible music to hungry fans outside of Japan.