is a Japan

Japan

Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...

ese technopop group influenced by YMO

Yellow Magic Orchestra

Sakamoto first worked with Hosono as a member of his live band in 1976, while Takahashi recruited Sakamoto to produce his debut solo recording in 1977 following the split of the Sadistic Mika Band...

 and Kraftwerk

Kraftwerk

Kraftwerk is an influential electronic music band from Düsseldorf, Germany. The group was formed by Ralf Hütter and Florian Schneider in 1970, and was fronted by them until Schneider's departure in 2008...

, founded in 1989. It is a part of Sony Music Japan's Ki/oon Records

Ki/oon Records

is a Japanese record label, a subsidiary of Sony Music Japan.-Artists:Their artists include L'Arc-en-Ciel, Asian Kung-Fu Generation, FLOW, Home Made Kazoku, Puffy AmiYumi, Polysics, Pushim, chatmonchy, Denki Groove, The Babystars, DOES, Guitar Wolf, Miki Furukawa, Nico Touches the Walls, plingmin,...

 sublabel. Current members are Fumitoshi Ishino (Takkyū Ishino)

Takkyu Ishino

, born December 26, 1967 in Shizuoka, Japan, is a Japanese composer and music producer. He is a member of the technopop group Denki Groove.- Singles :* anna - letmein letmeout （1999）* Stereo Nights （2001）* Takbam （2001）...

 and Masanori Taki (Pierre Taki)

Pierre Taki

was the front man for Japanese technopop group Denki Groove, which consisted of himself and Takkyū Ishino. As of 2001 he was involved in an exhibit called Prince Tongha with Hideyuki Tanaka in New York City.-References:...

. Former members are Yoshinori Sunahara

Yoshinori Sunahara

Yoshinori Sunahara is a Japanese DJ and club programmer, particularly prominent in the Shibuya-kei and chillout scene. He was born in Sapporo, Japan, on September 13, 1969. His style consists of a mixture of funk, bossa nova, Shibuya-kei, and 70s music...

 and Jun Kitagawa.

Its works are particularly popular in Germany

Germany

Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...

, where a handful of singles as well as solo releases from Ishino have been published, and Denki Groove is regularly booked for live performances and DJ sets for the Mayday

Mayday (music)

Mayday, like the former Love Parade, is one of the oldest and most reputed electronic music festivals in Germany, having its debut on 1991. Despite the name, Mayday festivals date oscilates between 30 April and December...

 festival. The duo performed in front of 15,000 people dancing in the rain on the Green Stage (mainstage) at the 2006 Fuji Rock Festival

Fuji Rock Festival

Fuji Rock Festival is an annual rock festival held in Naeba Ski Resort, in Niigata Prefecture, Japan. The 3 day event, organized by Smash Japan, features more than 200 Japanese and international musicians, making it the largest outdoor music event in Japan...

 in Naeba

Naeba

is a stratovolcano on the border of Nagano and Niigata prefectures in central Honshū, Japan. It is about from Tokyo. It was active between 200,000 and 800,000 years ago. It is made of primarily andesite.-References:*...

, Niigata

Niigata Prefecture

is a prefecture of Japan located on the island of Honshū on the coast of the Sea of Japan. The capital is the city of Niigata. The name "Niigata" literally means "new lagoon".- History :...

.

Early works have a focus more on pop sensibilities. With later releases the style evolved through several types of electronic dance music, though often with many asides in unrelated genres. Recent work has largely been composed of German-style techno. The group's lyrics are often tongue-in-cheek and sometimes quite bizarre. They did the opening theme for Hakaba Kitarou, the 2008 adaptation of the same named manga.
Their popularity and recognition of their work increased significantly after 2006, when one of their songs was selected as an insert song in the final episode of the award-winning anime, Eureka Seven

Eureka Seven

Eureka Seven, known in Japan as , is a mecha anime TV series by Bones. Eureka Seven tells the story of Renton Thurston and the outlaw group Gekkostate, his relationship with the enigmatic mecha pilot Eureka, and the mystery of the Coralians....

, probably because one of their former members, Jun Kitagawa, already collaborated with "Eureka 7" scriptwriter Dai Sato

Dai Sato

is a Japanese screenwriter and musician.Having begun scriptwriting at a young age and writing scripts for various companies, Satō later focused his attention on writing for anime series...

 on the soundtrack of Macross Plus

Macross Plus

is a four-episode anime OVA and theatrical movie in the Macross series. It was the first sequel to the original Macross television series that took place in the official timeline...

, writing the music to the cult classic "Information High", to which Sato wrote the lyrics. The song, , is one of several reasons why the anime has gained a cult following throughout the world, and is featured on the official soundtrack for the show.

In 2008 Denki Groove, who celebrate their 20th anniversary in 2009, resurfaced with "Shonen Young", their first new single in 8 years. The single acts as a teaser for the album "J-pop" which is already out in Japan.

They released their 20th anniversary album titled '20' in 2009.

Albums

• 662 BPM by DG (June 26, 1990)
• Flash Papa (April 10, 1991)
• U.F.O. (November 21, 1991)
• Karateka (lit. practitioner of karate) (October 21, 1992)
• Flash Papa Menthol (remix
  Remix
  A remix is an alternative version of a recorded song, made from an original version. This term is also used for any alterations of media other than song ....
  
   album of Flash Papa) (May 21, 1993)
• Vitamin (December 1, 1993)
• Drill King Anthology (August 1, 1994)
• DRAGON (December 1, 1994)
• ORANGE (March 1, 1996)
• A (May 14, 1997)
• recycled A (remix album of A) (March 1, 1998)
• VOXXX (February 2, 2000)}} (live performance) (July 19, 2000)
• The Last Supper (remix and rarities collection) (July 25, 2001)
• SINGLES and STRIKES (greatest hits collection) (March 24, 2004) (June 29, 2005)
• J-POP (April 2, 2008)
• YELLOW (October 15, 2008)
• 20 (August 19, 2009) (April 6, 2011)

Singles

• • As Masaru Taki
• "MUD EBIS / COSMIC SURFIN'" (October 10, 1991)
• "SNAKEFINGER" (October 12, 1992)
• "N.O." (February 2, 1994)
• "Shangri-La" (March 21, 1997)
• "FLASHBACK DISCO" (July 1, 1999)
• "Nothing's Gonna Change" (December 1, 1999)
• "Technopolis
  Solid State Survivor
  Solid State Survivor was the second album by Japanese electronic music band Yellow Magic Orchestra, released in 1979. Solid State Survivor was never released in the United States, but many of the songs from this album were compiled for release in the States as the US pressing of ×∞Multiplies ,...
  
   (Denki's Techtropolis-RMX)" (2000)
• "Twilight" (April 27, 2005)
  • As Denki Groove × Scha Dara Parr
    Scha Dara Parr
    , or SDP for short, is a three-member Japanese hip-hop group that formed in 1988 and debuted in 1990. The group consists of two MCs, Bose and Ani, and one DJ, Shinco. In comparison to American gangsta rap, Scha Dara Parr lacks the hardcore machismo attitude. Scha Dara Parr is often compared to rap...
    
    
  • As Denki Groove × Scha Dara Parr
• "The Words" (February 4, 2009)
• "Upside Down" (November 18, 2009)

External links

• Denki Groove Official Homepage (partially in Japanese)
• Official Homepage at Sony Music