Sakerock | |
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Origin | Saitama, Japan |
Years active | 2000–2015 |
Labels | Kakubarhythm Compare Notes |
Past members | Gen Hoshino Daichi Itō Kenta Hamano Kei Tanaka Takuji Nomura |
Website | Official Website |
Sakerock (サケロック, Sakerokku), typeset as SAKEROCK, was an instrumental Japanese band.
Led by Gen Hoshino, the group was formed in 2000 by graduates of a high school in Hannō, Saitama. The band was named after a Martin Denny song and performs uplift, melodic instrumental music influenced by jazz, folk, Latin music and exotica.[1][2][3] Over the decade, they released more than 10 albums and mini-albums, including soundtracks for Japanese movies, television dramas and stage plays.[4] They were signed to the Kakubarhythm label.[5][6]