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Takuya Fujimoto

voc, JP
Singer
A.k.a. The Van-Dogs

AKA Night Wagner. A Japanese singer, songwriter, arranger from Hokkaido (North Japan) He debuted in 1958 as a rockabilly singer. His stage name at the time was Koichi Yuzuki (柚木公一 / ゆずき・こういち) Back band was The Van-Dogs (岡田朝光とザ・キャラバン / Asamitsu Okada And The Caravan, Pre The Van-Dogs) At that time he released only flexi vinyls. After that he turned into a composer. Many of the songs he wrote in the late 60 's had a dark and self - destructive world. Melody and arrangement that conscious of rock music. Decadent and cynical lyrics, As a result, the singers made euphoric psychedelic atmosphere. Japanese psych / underground kayou collectors also gave high evaluation to his works. AKA Night Wagner, This is an adjective to praise his works. Especially Monzetsu Kayou, Heavy Vibrato With Abnormal Tension In Japanese Psych Lounge Era. It's kind of Higher Key Psych which makes the psychedelic atmosphere by singers' self-intoxication deeply. It is a masochistic and dark world that Takuya Fujimoto writes. It was a remarkable turning point in the history of Showa Kayou (Kayōkyoku in 60s to 70s)

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