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Old 8th February 2009, 05:36 AM
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LEO IMAI (LEO今井)





Biography:

Father Japanese. Mother Swedish. Born in Tokyo. Raised in London. Made indies debut in Japan with album 'City Folk' in 2006. Played Summer Sonic Festival in 2007. Made major debut through EMI Music Japan in Nov of same year. Released major debut album 'Fix Neon' in Feb 2008. Has collaborated with artists such as James Iha, Zazen Boys, Kenji 'Jammer' Suzuki, K.U.D.O, Hifana, and Kama Aina. TBC.


Discography:


Singles:

Blue Technique - Nov 21, 2007
Metro - Jan 30, 2008
TAXI - July 9, 2008
Synchronize - Jan 28, 2009


Albums:

CITY FOLK (Debut Album) - Sept 20, 2006
CITY FOLK 0.5 (EP) - May 2, 2007
FIX NEON (Major Debut Album) - Feb 27, 2008
Laser Rain - April 22, 2009
Upcoming: Kimonos (under the band name "Kimonos") - November 17, 2010


Media / Downloads ~ AHS

Synchronize [ Full Single / Mediafire ] (Thanks to Foxxy Fuyumi)
Laser Rain [ Full Album / 192kbps ]


Links:

Official Site
Official MySpace

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Old 8th February 2009, 05:41 AM
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Newest PV - Synchronize

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"Synchronize" is a really good song!

i'll be looking forward to future releases.
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First post finally complete! Plus added the Synchronize PV on the second post! ^^
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Old 8th February 2009, 06:10 AM
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i love the "Synchronize" PV!

what other songs would you recommend? i've only heard of "Synchronize" thus far.
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Old 8th February 2009, 06:13 AM
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^ I don't like his other songs to be honest. -___- LOL. So, I can't really recommend you any of his previous songs, since the music style is completely different from Synchronize. XD

But you can search for his PV's on youtube, and see which ones you like from there. XD
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Yeah, his usual style is like rockish kind of stuff, but like his vocals are kind of weird in a few of them....I'd prolly suggest TAXI first then go to his other major singles.

Anyways....it'd be nice if someone uploaded the single, so I can try putting the two Synchronize's together.
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Old 8th February 2009, 02:30 PM
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Leo Imai interviewed by melody. @ J-MELO.

The whole interview is in English, so no worries about not being able to understand it.

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AHAHAHAHAHAHA i didnt know that he knew some of malay word! gila actually means crazy in malay language, i didnt know it will mean super cool too D: yah, ask me, i live in malaysia

synchronize is GREAT, i really like the robotic sound
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Stuff I found from LEO's Thread @ JPM, credits to the folks there for the info.

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Check out LEO's live of Synchronize at 代官山UNIT (2008.12.06). [WATCH]

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I bought Synchronize single off iTunes this morning, and I love track 3. That alternative version of Synchronize sounds quite different because of the soft arrangements, the removal of auto-tune and the addition of backing vocals by Rie Fu.

Also, I've tried "synchronizing" track 1 and 3 as suggested by LEO's official website, and the experience was quite interesting...
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The next Club J-Melo looks like this:

Club J-MELO Vol. 7
Guests: Rie fu and LEO IMAI

World 1/30

1. "Synchronize" / LEO IMAI
2. "School On The Hill" / LEO IMAI
3. "Time Traffic" / Rie fu & LEO IMAI
4. "Romantic" / Rie fu
5. "Present" / Rie fu

Link: http://www.nhk.or.jp/j-melo/english/...ast/world.html
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NEW ALBUM
Laser Rain
2008.04.22

1. Synchronize
2. Connector
3. Fit Of Love
4. Time Traffic
5. Laser Rain
6. You Me Electricity
7. Taxi
8. High Speed Window
9. Lemon Moon
10. Word
11. Synchronize (Synchronized Doubling)
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^ Thanks for the new album info + tracklisting, Solarblade!

I'm curious how Synchronize (Synchronized Doubling) is going to sound like.
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New album cover:


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New PV - Connector:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d3LdrwUG9MM


New Promo Photo:

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ohh Synchronize is really good
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Previews of all the songs on his upcoming album are available to stream on his Official MySpace


Here's a bigger cover of Laser Rain:


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Let's see if the album is leaked (LOL)...
People how we buy singles online? When I get some money I will buy Synchro and I will spread it everywhere LOL
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I can't wait til the album leaks.

Hopefully, it won't be that difficult to find, haha.
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GUYSSSSSSSSS LET'S SPREAD SYNCHRONIZE LOVEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE
Who comes with me at jpopmusic?
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EDIT

I can't post the single there or I'll be banned... DAMMITTT!!!
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yeah, that sucks for sure
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