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There is more than one artist with this name. 1) Shizuka (静香) Tokyo Underground '95 Japan's Shizuka were once (and maybe are again) an up-and-coming four-piece Tokyo psych outfit, you might know 'em from their contributions to PSF's Tokyo Flashback compilation series, or their studio album on that same label, or their amazing but now sadly out of print live cd on Persona Non Grata. They even played a great show here in San Francisco at the Kilowatt some years ago that some of us were lucky enough to witness. The prime elements of Shizuka's sound are the Keiji Haino-esque...

There are at least two acts named Lukas; a British house producer and an Australian rock band. 1. Lukas (real name Luke Turner) is a deep house producer from Bristol, UK. He's affiliated with Futureboogie and has been collaborating with fellow Bristol producer Christophe. 2. Hailing from Sydney Australia, LUKAS combine elements of Bitpop, Rock, Indie, Folk and Alternative Rock to fuse a powerful sound that makes you want to sing, dance, worship, stand up, nod your head, think and be inspired to make a difference in the world around you. Formed in 2004 by Luke Munns, who stepped up...

There are atleast two artists who have used the Asuka moniker: 1. Japanese r'n'b artist 2. Alias of Daniel Nelson (aka Danecdote/bath aide) - an electronic music artist (US) 1. Asuka is one of the most underrated japanese r'n'b artists. Signed to avextrax record label, she released two albums that achieved moderate success. Her first single, BRAND NEW ARIA!!! was released 20.08.2003, forshadowing the release of Asuka's debut album, SHINING (released 18.09.2003). The album was followed by 3 singles (7days, released 14.04.2004, me & my girlfriend, released 07.07.2004 and finally LOVE again/NEVER SURRENDER～信じる力～, released 02.02.2005). Month later, her sophomore album...

There are at least two artists currently performing under the stage name "YUKA." 1. YUKA, formally Yuka Muraishi (村石有香) and formerly Yuka Sato (佐藤有香), is a Japanese singer, born on December 10, 1970. Previously, she also worked under the stage name Asakura Miyū (麻倉未有) in addition to her other names. She is best known for "Mirai no Kioku", the opening theme of the anime Kiddy Grade. She also performed numerous songs for the Dragon Ball Z Hit Song Collections produced throughout the 1990s, including "Brain Dance" and "Love Jet". In June 2000, she married drummer Muraishi Masayuki (村石 雅行), and...

Haruka Nakamura ハルカ・ナカムラ is a composer in Tokyo, Japan, and was born in 1982. As a child, Haruka learned to play keyboard and guitar on his own. He has been weaving his soothing acoustical sounds since 2006. Haruka Nakamura also runs his own band project called nica and composes all pieces. .