Ramjet Pulley
| Ramjet Pulley | |
|---|---|
| Origin | Japan |
| Genres | J-Pop, Jazz, Lounge music, Healing music |
| Years active | 2000-2003 |
| Labels | Giza Studio |
| Associated acts | Rumania Montevideo |
| Website | beinggiza |
| Past members | Kazunobu Mashima Akiko Matsuda Satomi Makoshi |
Ramjet Pulley (Japanese: ラムジェット プーリー) was a Japanese J-pop band active from 2000 to 2003 under the Giza Studio label.
All three members originally came from the Japanese Pop-rock band Rumania Montevideo. They formed after the release of Rumania Montevideo's fifth single Start All Over Again.
In this side project they wanted get a chance to express themselves differently than in their other band. By facing new challenges musically, they try to fulfill their love for music in ways that should impress not only Rumania Montevideo fans, but a variety of different listening audiences and genres. Kazonobu songs shows a melody deployment, Satomi words tries to emphasize with the sound of the words from the daily life, and then Akiko's voice which is giving us floating feeling of a given life to everyone, inviting us to a soft psychedelic world.
On November 2000, they made major debut with the single Hello...Goodbye.
In 2001 they released their first studio album A Cup of Day and singles Overjoyed, destiny~21 another one~ and Final Way. The singles Overjoyed and Final Way were included in the compilation album Giza Studio Masterpiece Blend 2001. From spring till the winter, they participated on recording singles Hard Rain and Tender Rain by Rumania Montevideo. On 15 December, Akiko participated in the R&B cover album Giza studio R&B Respect, covering Free by Deniece Williams.
In 2002 they released two final singles, Change The World and Flower. Both of those singles were included in the compilation album Giza Studio Masterpiece Blend 2002. On February they participated on the recording of the final studio album by Rumania Montevideo, Mo' Better Tracks. On September, Akiko and Kazunobu participated in The★tambourines's album My Back Pages as backing vocals.
On January, 2003 they released their second and final album It's a Wonderful Feeling. On August, Akiko participated on the collaboration single "Ihoujin" by Zard with the producer of the rock band B'z, Tak Matsumoto, covering Ame no Machi wo (雨の街を) by Yumi Arai. The song was also included in the rock cover album The Hit Parade.
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