Artist Biography
by Jason Ankeny
The Tokyo electronic-pop duo
Boom Boom Satellites
paired singer/guitarist Michiyuki Kawashima and bassist/DJ Masayuki
Nakano, fellow university students who first teamed in 1990. Taking
their name from a song by
Sigue Sigue Sputnik, they earned wide acclaim for their 1995 debut single "Dub Me Crazy," a highlight of noted DJ
Fumiya Tanaka's Abstract Set One compilation; signing with the Belgian label R&S, in 1997
Boom Boom Satellites returned with "4 a Moment of Silence," followed later that year by the EP
Joyride. They went on to perform at festivals such as the Glastonbury and Fuji Rock. Their full-length debut
Out Loud appeared in 1999. The following year's releases included their single
Fogbound, which was used in the Ridge Racer 5 video game. During 2000,
Boom Boom Satellites also worked on recording their second full-length.