May 1, 2010
GASOLINE
members:
GAN (guitar, vocal)
GONNA-MOVE (bass, chorus)
JUSTEEN (drums)
The firestorm that is known as GASOLINE is now ablaze! In 1993, the fire was lit. Gan and Shuhei-Rock were playing around their hometown of Yokkaichi, Japan in a blues. If you ask them they will say that they met at a Karate Do Jyo. They decided to start a soul band. When asked why; ‘They want to make people laugh and happy!’
Gasoline released their first 7’ “Let’s Go Harley” on the US label Goner records and shortly thereafter, the 7′ “I Just Low” blazed on the scene as their first Estrus Records release. Followed quickly by the “Young Man Blues”split 7′ with the Lord High Fixers also on Estrus Records.
While in the states for GarageShock 1997, Gasoline jumped into the studio with Tim ‘Noisemaster’ Kerr to record their first full-length release; the self titled Gasoline LP/CD. Soon after, the original Bass player had to leave the band, but was quickly replaced with Hiroshi-hell from Switch Trout.
Gasoline has toured the USA many times, playing GarageShock 2001, in Austin, Texas USA . The band has done countless tours in Japan with the likes of Guitar Wolf and the Neat Beats. When asked to describe their music, they gave a simple one-word response: Soul!
Soul indeed! Influences range from Jimi Hendrix to the Small Faces, The Who to James Brown, and the Kinks to Otis Redding. Gasoline’s polyester clad, sweat drenched, oral onslaught of a live show has to be seen to be experienced.
