SOUL'd OUT
The group's members were Main MC Diggy-MO', Human Beatbox and MC Bro.Hi, and Trackmaster Shinnosuke. The band parted ways in 2014, with Shinnosuke's desire to leave the group for personal reasons as one of the main reasons behind their breakup.[1]
Biography
Diggy-MO'
Diggy-MO', the lead MC for SOUL'd OUT, acquired a foundation of music through several years of classic piano training. In middle school he formed a band which was heavily influenced by the hip-hop group The Roots. Diggy-MO' attended a university of fine arts to major in graphics, but he continued to dabble in music. In SOUL'd OUT, he, along with Bro.Hi, writes the lyrics for the music, and he composes and arranges a good number of works for the band. He is classified as a rapper, but he often sings in his songs, especially his solo works, which are not as heavily hip-hop and urban based as SOUL'd OUT's works are.
He launched his first solo effort, the single Bakusou Yume Uta, on 2008 November 26. It was used as the 3rd ending theme of the anime Soul Eater. Diggyism, his debut solo album, hit shelves on 2009 March 25. His last solo single before reuniting with SOUL'd OUT, Stay Beautiful, was announced as the 23rd ending theme of the anime series Bleach, and was released on 2010 May 12. The follow-up album, Diggyism II, came out on 2010 July 7.
Bro.Hi
Bro.Hi is the beat box/MC for SOUL'd OUT. During middle school, he formed a band and manned the drums. While seeing The Roots, Bro.Hi experienced his first exposure to the method of the human beat boxing. Afterwards, he began to polish the skills in human beat boxing. With Soul'd Out, Bro.Hi helps to write the lyrics and performs backup MC. Artists who influenced Bro.Hi are The Roots, RZA, Busta Rhymes, Snoop Dogg, Nas, Naughty By Nature, Lauryn Hill, TLC, Aaliyah, Zhane, The Who, The Doors, Janis Joplin, The Jam, Inoue positive water, DJ Krush and Utada Hikaru.
Bro.Hi also formed his own rock group with a fellow DJ and rapper by the name of Kay, named EdgePlayer. Their debut mini-album is called In Humanity. On 2009 September 2 they released their first official single, Nagarete. They released their second album, Twisted, on July 21, 2010.
Shinnosuke
Shinnosuke is the DJ for Soul'd Out. He studied oil painting and design in high school. While in elementary school, Shinnosuke began playing the trombone, forming a brass band, and also played the keyboard. After graduating high school, he started making his own original music which came from observing Jam & Lewis. Later, he looked towards DJing music. Along with Diggy-Mo, Shinnosuke composes Soul'd Out's music and helps in the arrangement process as record producer. Shinnosuke cites P-Diddy, the TrackMasters, Timbaland, The Neptunes, Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis, Teddy Riley, Bernard Edwards, & Nile Rodgers, Babyface, TJ.Kura, Rodney Jerkins, Tim & Bob, and Prince, as his influences.
As a solo artist he goes under the name S'capade. His debut album S'capade was released June 6, 2010.
Work with Araki
The band's members were big fans of JoJo's Bizarre Adventure,[2] with Shinnosuke in particular citing Hirohiko Araki as an artistic influence. Their love of the series shows up in their music videos and lyrics, with the song "Magenta Magenta" even referencing Aja. For the band's 12th single "Catwalk", Araki drew the cover artwork, portraying the three band members as women with heads resembling Killer Queen's.
The following year, the song "VOODOO KINGDOM" off of SOUL'd OUT's 14th single was chosen to be the theme song for the JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Phantom Blood film.
Two of SOUL'd OUT's song titles were referenced for characters in Steel Ball Run: "Magenta Magenta" was used as inspiration for the name of Magent Magent and "Wekapipo" (ウェカピポ) inspired the name of Wekapipo.[3]
Relevant discography
|
# |
Cover | Single Name | Artist | Use | Release Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 
|
Wekapipo (ウェカピポ) | SOUL'd OUT | Name of Wekapipo | January 22, 2003 |
| 6 | 
|
Magenta Magenta | SOUL'd OUT | Name of Magent Magent | July 14, 2004 |
| 12 | 
|
Catwalk | SOUL'd OUT | N/A (Art by Hirohiko Araki) | April 26, 2006 |
| 14 | 
|
GROWN KIDZ / VOODOO KINGDOM | SOUL'd OUT | Phantom Blood Movie |
February 21, 2007 |
Gallery
Back Cover of Catwalk
Album back
Catwalk Booklet content
Catwalk lyric sheet
Videos
Trivia
- A note from Araki within 'Steel Ball Run Chapter 40: Silent Way, Part 1' mentions that the screentone found on Gyro's top was worked on by Shinnosuke.
References
- ↑ SOUL'd OUT Group to Disband in April After 11 Years - Anime News Network
- ↑ SOUL'd OUT、荒木飛呂彦との対談で大興奮
- ↑ 「MTV PAPER」VOL.67『超スタンド級対談 SOUL’d OUT × 荒木飛呂彦』
See also
- Soul'd Out on Wikipedia
