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Released: Jan 1, 2004

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YMCK is the 8bit pop unit formed by 3 persons.
The most prominent feature of the band is the 8bit sound that reminds people old game consoles, which attracts the enthusiastic support from wide range of generations.
The 1st album "Family music" released in 2004 made a big hit and made their popularity unassailable.
Their unique style of live performances using 8bit pixel animation is also highly acclaimed.
Their activities are not limited in Japan but also made successes in performing at international music festivals around the world: in Sweden, New York, Thailand, Taiwan and South Korea, and CDs are released in United States, Thailand, and South Korea. Besides those things above, YMCK does a wide range of activities, such as remix works, video game sound tracks, DJ performances, development of 8bit sound plug-in software etc.
DISCOGRAPHY

Family Cooking 2009.01.20 release	Family Theater [DVD] 2009.01.20 release	YMCK SONGBOOK -songs before 8bit- [cover album] 2009.09.24 release Korea: evolution music
DOWN TOWN [Split mini album with DEDE MOUSE] 2009.09.24 release	Family Genesis 2008.01.16 release	Family Racing 2005.12.21 release Thailand: smallroom Korea: Pastel Music Japan: USAGI-CHANG RECORDS
Family Music 2004.11.03 release U.S.: Records of the Damned Korea: Pastel Music Japan: USAGI-CHANG RECORDS

March 2009
LEX2009 in France Nimes
February 2009
KatsuCon 15 in U.S. Virginia
January 2009
UppCon:09 in Sweden Uppsala
10 Feb 2008
Japan! culture + hyperculture in U.S. Washington D.C.
15 Dec 2007
State-X New Forms festival in Holland Den Haag
10 Nov 2007
FAT FESTIVAL 7 in Thailand Bangkok
27 July 2007
Formoz Festival 2007 in Taiwan Taipei
27 April 2007
The 8th Jeonju International Film Festival in South Korea
04 Dec 2006
Blip Festival 2006 in New York
11 Nov 2006
FAT FESTIVAL 6 in Thailand Bangkok
29 Jul 2006
FORMOZ FESTIVAL 2006 in Taiwan Taipei
06 November 2005
Fat Festival 05 in Thailand Bangkok
31 July 2005
FORMOZ FESTIVAL 2005 in Taiwan Taipei
04 August 2004
Tokyo Style in Stockholm 2004 in Sweden Stockholm

YMCK distributes original 8bit sound plug-in "Magical 8bit Plug" (developed by Yokemura) for VSTi for Windows and Audio Units for Mac OSX as freeware.

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Genre: Electro / Jazz / Pop
Location 東京都, ??
Profile Views: 802250
Last Login: 3/17/2012
Member Since 5/31/2006
Website www.ymck.net
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男女3人から成る8bitミュージックユニット。 2004年に発売した1stアルバム「ファミリーミュージック」の大ヒットをきっかけに、幅広い世代の支持を受ける。また国内のみならず、フランス、スウェーデン、オランダ、米国、台湾、タイ、韓国等、8カ国以上で国際的なフェスやイベントに出演。映像と完全にリンクしたユニークなライブパフォーマンスは、世界的にも高い評価を獲得している。 CDリリース以外にも、楽曲提供、映像制作、リミックス、 DJパフォーマンス、ゲームサウンド・プロデュース、音楽制作ソフトウェア用の8bitサウンド・プラグイン「Magical 8bit Plug」やiPhoneアプリ「YMCK Player」の開発など、国内外において幅広い活動を展開している。 <div style='display:none'>2b81c0225c01481bf8fd6533ae47765f</div>
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栗原みどり（Midori Kurihara）：ヴォーカル・作曲／除村武志（Takeshi Yokemura）：作詞・作曲・アレンジ・サウンドプロデュース／中村智之（Tomoyuki Nakamura）：映像・作曲
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