Ravex is a Japanese electronic music

Electronic music

Electronic music is music that employs electronic musical instruments and electronic music technology in its production. In general a distinction can be made between sound produced using electromechanical means and that produced using electronic technology. Examples of electromechanical sound...

 group, consisting of Shinichi Osawa, Tomoyuki Tanaka and Taku Takahashi

Taku Takahashi

is a Japanese DJ and record producer, who debuted in 1998 as a member of the group M-Flo. The group rose to prominence in the early 2000s, with hit singles such as "How You Like Me Now?" and "Come Again." Takahashi was also a member of Avex's 20th anniversary dance music project Ravex, and has...

. Established to mark the 20th anniversary of the Avex label, their productions are usually based on collaborations with other artists on the label. Tezuka Productions

Tezuka Productions

Tezuka Productions is a company created by Osamu Tezuka. His son, Makoto Tezuka has the goal to extend Tezuka's manga series with new issues and publish posthumous works...

 are providing art, animation and the use of Osamu Tezuka

Osamu Tezuka

was a Japanese cartoonist, manga artist, animator, producer, activist and medical doctor, although he never practiced medicine. Born in Osaka Prefecture, he is best known as the creator of Astro Boy, Kimba the White Lion and Black Jack...

 characters to the project.

Their debut album, Trax

Trax (album)

is the debut album from Japanese electronic music group Ravex.-CD:# "I Rave U "# "Rock U feat. Namie Amuro"# "Just the Two of Us feat. Tohoshinki"# "House Nation feat. Lisa"# "Bangalicious feat. Anna Tsuchiya"# "Believe in Love feat. BoA"...

, was released on April 29, 2009. The deluxe edition will contain a DVD featuring the group's music videos as well as a new 18 minute short featuring Astro Boy and other Osamu Tezuka

Osamu Tezuka

was a Japanese cartoonist, manga artist, animator, producer, activist and medical doctor, although he never practiced medicine. Born in Osaka Prefecture, he is best known as the creator of Astro Boy, Kimba the White Lion and Black Jack...

 characters.

Singles

• "I Rave U feat. DJ Ozma
  DJ Ozma
  DJ OZMA, born as on April 26 in Roppongi, Minato, Tokyo, and legally known as , is a Japanese pop singer and musical artist. He first came to prominence in early 2006 and is notorious for his performance at the 57th NHK Kōhaku Uta Gassen, during which his female dancers stripped themselves of...
  
  " - December 17, 2008
• "Believe in Love feat. BoA
  BoA
  Boa Kwon , commonly stylized and known by her stage name BoA, which is a backronym for Beat of Angel, is a Korean singer, active in South Korea, Japan, and the United States and sometimes referred to as the "Queen of Korean Pop Music"....
  
  " - February 18, 2009

External links

• Official website.
• ravex discography at Discogs
  Discogs
  Discogs, short for discographies, is a website and database of information about audio recordings, including commercial releases, promotional releases, and bootleg or off-label releases. The Discogs servers, currently hosted under the domain name discogs.com, are owned by Zink Media, Inc., and are...
  
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