Takeshi Ueda
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Takeshi Ueda (上田剛士, Ueda Takeshi, born August 25 1968 in Yokohama, Japan) is the bassist, programmer, additional vocalist and song writer for The Mad Capsule Markets. He is often known for his unique way of Bass guitar playing, and ever changing haircuts.
Not much is known about Takeshi's childhood, just that he was a big YMO fan and joined the pre-Mad Capsule Markets band Berrie in 1985 after vocalist Kyono and guitarist Minoru Kojima had advertised for a bass guitarist. Since he has been in The Mad Capsule Markets, his style of bass guitar playing has evolved into more than the straight punk bass he used to play. From 1996, when lead guitarist Ai Ishigaki left, Takeshi's bass became the main centerpiece of the band and was more experimental in its use, as he experimented by tuning down his bass to give it more of a Rap-Metal effect. By the time of the Digidogheadlock and OSC-DIS albums, he had mastered the guitar and synthesizer (although it is stated that he probably played most of the piano parts on the early albums), started using many effects pedals, and had a similar sound to Tom Morello's style of guitar playing.
He has gone under many pseudonyms, such as Kure Takeshi (his name in Berrie), Kurejii Takeshi, (his name on HUMANITY), Cra￥ (the name he used from 1991-1997), and Takeshi "￥" Ueda (on the albums 4 Plugs and Digidogheadlock). With The Mad Capsule Markets currently on hiatus, Takeshi has been working on his clothing line Fuzz Rez Zweep and will be releasing his first solo album, #1, in February 2009 under AA=.
Trivia
- Takeshi has his own signature Bass, available from Fender Japan and based on a 1962 precision bass with a few of Takeshi's personal touches. It is available in both 4 and 5 string models, with a different set of stickers depending on which model it is.
- The stickers on his bass, among others, are: various Mad Capsule Markets logos, a Rat Fink sticker (of Ed Roth fame), a Cyborn on the 5 string, and a Pochi skull and crossbones logo. The Cyborn and Pochi were two of The Mad Capsule Markets' mascots.
- Takeshi likes computer games. His favourite types of games are football games, and he dislikes RPGs. He prefers games you can pick up and play rather than play continuously. He often plays video games in the studio when taking a break from recording. The members of The Mad Capsule Markets often visited arcades while on tour or when they had a day off.
- Takeshi spends a lot of the time during album sessions writing and arranging new material.
- Takeshi is a fan of drum and bass music and his first album was a YMO album.
- Takeshi holds a keen interest in sports such as skateboarding and BMXing.
Contributions:
- DELI Time For Some Action
Takeshi remixes The title track and Secret Express.
- Wrench Overflow
Takeshi remixed the song 'Fact'.
Takeshi made the song DRFTDVL.
- Godzilla - Destroy The Monsters
The song Godzilla walk was remixed by Takeshi.
- YMO REMIXES TECHNOPOLIS
Takeshi remixed Tong Poo alongside fellow mad member Motokatsu Miyagami.
- Schaft Switchblade
Takeshi plays bass on the song The Heroin Side.
- Issay Flowers
Takeshi plays bass on tracks 1 and 8.