Ritsuko Taneda
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is a Japanese musician currently serving as bassist for pop punk
group Shonen Knife
. She toured with the band off and on for two years prior to 2008. When Atsuko Yamano
, one of the band's founding members, decided to step down in 2008, Taneda was made permanent bassist for the band. Taneda was also a guitarist/vocalist in J-Pop
groups Keihan Girl and Denki Candy prior to her involvement with Shonen Knife.
With Denki Candy:
With Shonen Knife
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Pop punk
Pop punk is a fusion music genre that combines elements of punk rock with pop music, to varying degrees. Allmusic describes the genre as a strand of alternative rock, which typically merges pop melodies with speedy punk tempos, chord changes and loud guitars...
group Shonen Knife
Shonen Knife
Shonen Knife, written in Japanese characters as 少年ナイフ, which transliterates as Shōnen Naifu, literally "Boy Knife," is an all-female Japanese pop-punk band formed in Osaka, Japan, in 1981...
. She toured with the band off and on for two years prior to 2008. When Atsuko Yamano
Atsuko Yamano
is a founding member of the Japanese rock trio Shonen Knife. When the band was first started, Atsuko played drums and provided backup vocals. A former fashion designer, she was also responsible for designing the band's stage outfits...
, one of the band's founding members, decided to step down in 2008, Taneda was made permanent bassist for the band. Taneda was also a guitarist/vocalist in J-Pop
J-pop
, an abbreviation for Japanese pop, is a musical genre that entered the musical mainstream of Japan in the 1990s. Modern J-pop has its roots in 1960s music, such as The Beatles, and replaced kayōkyoku in the Japanese music scene...
groups Keihan Girl and Denki Candy prior to her involvement with Shonen Knife.
Selected discography
With Keihan Girl:- Keihan Rock (2002)
- Goodbye Thunderbird (2003)
With Denki Candy:
- Denki Candy (2006)
- Denki Shock (2007)
With Shonen Knife
Shonen Knife
Shonen Knife, written in Japanese characters as 少年ナイフ, which transliterates as Shōnen Naifu, literally "Boy Knife," is an all-female Japanese pop-punk band formed in Osaka, Japan, in 1981...
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- Super GroupSuper GroupSuper Group is an album by the female Japanese rock trio Shonen Knife. It was released in Japan on 7 November 2008, in the USA on 20 May 2009, and in the UK and Euruope in 2010...
(2008) - Free TimeFree Time (album)Free Time is an album by the female Japanese rock trio Shonen Knife. It was released in Japan on January 6, 2010. An English version was released in the United States on November 9, 2010, by Good Charamel Records...
(2010) - Osaka Ramones (2011)