Lead singer Mika arrived London in 1998, with only one thing
on her mind - playing in a cool punk band. Recruitment for
the now legendary line-up, began with the arrival in London
of a teenage brat from Beijing who had everything you could
want in a guitarist - Agi joined the band. Another Mika (bass)
introduced an element of musicality to the bass department
while a North London boy, Ergi, provided the unique hard hitting
rhythms - the MIKA BOMB sound was born.
Things started to
pick up in 1999 when the band played what seemed like thousands
of gigs at various venues around the country. The band were
championed by Radio One DJ Steve Lamacq and
received rave reviews across UK.
"The best band
to ever come out of Japan" - Steve Lamacq.
"Four impossibly
pretty Japanese girls playing spiky Tommy-gun punk like
an on-form Elastica covering Shampoo"-
NME.
In 2000, they signed
as the hard-hitting new stars of Beastie Boys' label
Grand Royal, MIKA BOMB stormed into the West
Country plugging their singles "Super sexy razor
happy girls" and "Heart Attack".
Fusing Motown, New York punk, 50' Garage and Japanese pop
to form their distinctive, helter-skelter, distortion-heavy
pop sound, The four Japanese girls are physically tiny,
but once plugged into outrageously overdriven guitars, they
are more than a match for any number of sweaty punters in
the audience twice their size.
With the tragic (Lucky
- Ed) demise of Grand Royal the album, 'The Fake
Fake sound of MIKA BOMB" was released through Damaged
Goods in 2001
Finally in 2005 their second album 'HellCats'
has been released alongside the single 'Osaka'.
Recorded at Gizzard studios in London this is more of the
same Punk-Pop-Garage stuff the band are known for, it also
includes a guest appearance from Holly
Golightly on their cover of Holly's 'Won't
Go Out'.
The band are currently touring the UK and Europe and have
recently been out on tour in the states for the first time.
"Mikabomb's
appeal is unintentional, but that's exactly why it's so
appealing! Bonkers lyrics, Mental Oriental!!"
KKKK- Kerrang.
More information on the band at...
www.mikabomb.com
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