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Pioneers of the Japanese acid-jazz sound, the United Future Organization
comprised Tokyo club DJs Tadashi Yabe, Toshio Matsuura and French expatriate
Raphael Sebbag. Joining forces in 1990, the trio quickly emerged as a leading
force on the Tokyo underground club scene, making their recorded debut the
next year with the 12-inch "I Love My Baby (My Baby Loves Jazz); " "Loud
Minority/Moon Dance" followed in mid-1992, becoming a cult favorite on club
circuits ranging from London to Hamburg to New York City. UFO's debut LP
Jazzin' 91-93 appeared that September, the same month the trio made their
triumphant British debut at London's Fridge club. No Sound Is Too Taboo followed
in 1995, with United Future Organization resurfacing in 1997 with 3rd
Perspective. In 2000 the trio returned with the album Bon Voyage. Their latest
album from 2002 is called V. |
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