E.D.F. (地球防衛隊 - EARTH DEFENSE FORCE)

In autumn 1992, opportunely, a keyboardist Takeshi SHIMIZU came across a drummer Baker DOI in an open-air concert upon 'Kokage No Hiroba (a stage under a tree)" by Osaka Maru Building, and as a matter of course, they founded a contemporary jazz / fusion piano-based trio named EARTH DEFENSE FORCE. In October 1992 the project was reformed as a quintet named E.D.F. They have had regular gigs on the stage in a reggae club Climax and released several (studio / live) albums over the last decade - an especially noteworthy one being their eponymous studio album "E.D.F." and their live masterpiece recorded in October 2006 "Live At Kozagawa." Both have been reissued via Follow Club Record in 2012. - DamoXt7942