1.G.K

Kyoto-based, digital groove rock band Buy 1.G.K singles on the iTunes Store Shiro Touch of Destiny One More Time Dragon Random Attacks Life One Shot Starry Dynamo Scene (feat. Snipe)

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Shiro by 1.G.K (by 1gkband)

This is 1.G.K's latest single "Shiro." If you like the song and you like supporting independent artists, please buy music by 1.G.K on iTunes by clicking here: http://bit.ly/cCFbhc We also always appreciate a tweet or a G+. 1.G.K is: Vocals - Andy Vocals/production/break dancing - Katsu Guitar - Hiroki Bass - Kyouhei DJ - Shouhei Drums - Jodie Find more videos and photos here: http://www.1gkband.com "Shiro" Lyrics On a childish summer night Away from the streetlights Reflected in kids' eyes Dance the fireflies Dilated pupils see Lightshows while the grownups sleep They dream in dollar green Nature dreams around me Smiles and lives like fireflies  They glow in waves Secrets and mysteries live In your childhood days Writing prose is okay by the daylight But writing nights is for a mind like a firefly Writing prose is okay by the daylight But writing nights is for a mind like a firefly Sweet simplicity It took me decades of study to achieve To free the kid in me Free it The feeling Stop thinking Don't be afraid To fail your way I've seen it The free live The sea lends A feeling of being a wave Smiles and lives like fireflies  They glow in waves Secrets and mysteries live In your childhood days Smiles and lives  Like fireflies Glow in waves I'm falling In waves I'm falling Child for life Colors outside the lines The ground is falling away I'm soaring Fall away Fearless like I was I just want to learn to play Fall away Tumbling impulse I just want to feel the waves Fall away Fearless like I was I just want to learn to play Fall away Tumbling impulse I just want to feel the waves Freedom from fear Break Impulsing Break Freedom from fear Break Impulsing Break Fall away Freedom Break Impulsing Break Fearless like I was I just want to feel the waves Fall away Freedom Break Impulsing Break Fearless like I was I just want to feel the waves Free it The feeling Stop thinking To fail your way Free it The feeling Stop thinking To fail your way Free it  The feeling Stop thinking Don't be afraid

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1.G.K@Think 2013 (by 1gkband)

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Awesome shots from our live show at Think 2013 last week, courtesy of the awesome @fii_mana Thank you!

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Have you ever wondered what Katsu and Andy get up to before the show? This...

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リハでダンススタジオThinkのセットを練習してる。「Think」とライブはいつも最高に楽しいし 、めっちゃ楽しみにしてる。 ダンススタジオ「Think」の皆さん、よろしくお願いします。 We're back in the studio rehearsing for our next show with Dance Studio Think on Mar 10. Feels like we're coming our of our winter hibernation at last! Looking forward to playing with Think again. It's always a wild day :)

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Hi everybody. To thank you for your continued support and encouragement, here is a preview of "Touch of Destiny" by 1.G.K. This song was written for the soundtrack of a movie in which lead singer Andy Heather starred in 2012. If you like the song and you like supporting independent artists, please buy music by 1.G.K on iTunes by clicking here: http://bit.ly/cCFbhc If you enjoy the song please, please retweet, Facebook share or Google Plus. 1.G.K is: Vocals - Andy Vocals/production/break dancing - Katsu Guitar - Hiroki Bass - Kyouhei DJ - Shouhei Drums - Jodie To find out what we're up to, find us on Twitter at @1gkband

  Here are the lyrics: 

  Touch of Destiny

VERSE 1

Adrift in Kyoto nights Between conveyer lives Her finger pressed send The extra puzzle piece  To the future planned out east Like cookie cutters

  CHORUS

In the summer she drifted to me Like a reed in a stream finds an eddie Now she's nothing but faint memories  Of a future that wasn't to be And I'm searching for strange families  In the cafes and lantern-lit alleys Under skies of a dead channel grey Fragile memories are fated to fade 

  CHORUS 2 Just one day in every 10 years  She steps off a ship of her fears  Let the souls of the dead drift away,  Til the sun burns the remnants of day Cos I'm searching for strange families  In the clubs and the cable-strewn alleys Under skies of a dead channel grey Fragile memories are fated to fade

  VERSE 2

Tattooed behind the ear To mark the day the fear And trauma marked her Now she can't meet my eyes An open circuit dies If you can't close it

  CHORUS 3

In the summer she drifted to me Like a touch of destiny Like a past life was starting to bleed Into this future reality And I'm searching for community In the cafes and lantern-lit alleys Under skies of a dead channel grey Fragile memories are fated to fade

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Jodie with yakuza movie legend Terajima Susumu at Lab Tribe.

What a night…

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Andy and Katsu, 1.G.K vocalists, performing live in Kyoto, Japan.

Photo by Kara Castro

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A design for a forthcoming album by Katsu of 1.G.K/Ichigeki.

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The Warmth of a Hand

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Touch of Destiny by Andy Heather

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There is no spoon.

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Katsu@新風館

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A video portfolio of some of the design work Andy completed in 2012.

This video was made with the new iPhone app Ptchr.

If you'd like to see 1.G.K live, we'll be playing at U-Stone in Ishiyama, Shiga, tomorrow at 9:00 p.m.

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20日に3ヶ月ぶりのライブです。 ラスティーですけど、曲をちょっとずつ思い出してる。

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Fuujin Raijin

風神雷神

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カツとピロちゃん

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1.G.K guitarist Hiroki http://on.fb.me/R046aj

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ヒロックンです。

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Set of designs, including portrait illustrations, as part of a print and web design project for a  Japanese dance-rock band.

The illustrations were completed in Adobe Illustrator as vector shapes, and are therefore scalable to any size without any loss of quality. 

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I’ve just finished designing a new poster for 1.G.K

Katsu requested something to advertise the bands recently released new singles. Luckily for me, the band liked the designs I created for the three single jackets and requested that I use the CD art in the poster design.

All in all, this project has allowed me to test myself as a lyricist, vocalist, illustrator, photographer, retoucher, typeface designer and marketing designer.  It feels a little like the culmination of work that began months ago. It also feels like the working year has now begun in earnest.

So, what do you think of the result?

1.G.K新しいシングルポスターでございます。

CDジャケットアートも、それぞれのフォントを含めました。

このプロジェクトが半年前くらい始まりました。リリシストとして、歌手として、イラストレーターとして、デザイナーとして、フォトグラファーとしてもいいチャレンジでした。

さて、２０１３年は本格的に始まりましたな。よし、今年こそ頑張ろう！よろしくお願いします！