It has been announced that rare footage from the live “SOUVENIR OF TOKYO” concert, held by the YOKO KANNO SEATBELTS in August 2001, will gradually be released on to the FlyingDog YouTube channel starting from 22nd November 2024.
it is reported that this is the only official footage of the concert, and was originally included in the 2001 DVD release FUTURE BLUES. The 8mm film captures the performances by Yoko Kanno and a lineup of top-tier musicians, with the footage preserving the raw energy and atmosphere of the live event. The release schedule for these performances are as follows:
22nd November 2024 – Tank! (LIVE 2001/1/10) [YouTube Link]
26th November 2024 – BAD DOG NO BISCUITS (Live 2001/8/10) [YouTube Link]
29th November 2024 – Want it All Back (LIVE 2001/8/10) [YouTube Link]
3rd December 2024 – BLUE (LIVE 2001/8/10) [YouTube Link]
6th December 2024 – Piano solo (LIVE 2001/8/10) [YouTube Link]
SEATBELTS are:
Yoko Kanno
Drums: Yasuo Sano
Bass: Hitoshi Watanabe
Guitar: Tsuneo Imahori
Percussion: Mataro Misawa
Saxophone: Masato Honda, Shigeo Fuchino, Hajime Yamamoto, Un Usuba
Trumpet: Shiro Sasaki, Tatsuya Shimogami, Masanori Suzuki
Tromborn: Satoshi Sano, Takahisa Hashimoto, Takehiko Akinaga
Vocal: Mai Yamane, Steve Conte, Raju Ramayya, Scott Matthew
Special: Tim Jensen, M.S
For those unfamiliar Yoko Kanno is a musician, composer and producer who has composed songs for various anime, games, movies and TV shows in Japan. Most notable works include music featured within Cowboy Bebop, Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex and Macross Plus.
As a reminder footage from the concert will appear on the FlyingDog YouTube channel starting from 22nd November 2024.
