Frank Chickens- Ninja Legends 1983-1989
SKU: 5013929118294
4CD box set focusing on their 80s recordings. Includes the well-known albums 'We Are Frank Chickens', 'Get Chickenized', 'Club Monkey. Plus an additional compilation of BBC live sessions recorded for John Peel, Richard Skinner and Janice Long on CD4. Frank Chickens are a legendary Japanese punk pop performance group with a cult following in the UK. Started as a duo with Kazuko Hohki and Kazumi Taguchi, now the group has expanded to more than 20 members. Influenced by pop, punk, and traditional music particularly Japanese Minyo (folk songs), Okinawa music and Enka, Frank Chickens set out to deflate the myths separating East and West, and men and women, while showing the absurdity of the dual stereotype of Japanese women as submissive geisha or mysterious femme fatales. They were BBC DJ John Peel favourites, had an independent chart hit with 'We Are Ninja', won the Foster Comedy God Award in 2010, released five albums and toured worldwide. Recently they have become the power behind Ura Matsuri - the festival showcasing ESEA (East And South East Asian) artists in the UK.
Track List
- Cheeba Cheeba Chimpira
- Mothra
- Green Banana
- Madam Fatal
- We Are Ninja
- Yellow Detective
- Shellfish Bamboo
- Pikadon
- We Are Frank Chickens
- Sake Ballad
- We Are Ninja (Re-Cut Version) (12”)
- Fujiyama Mama
- Ninja Dub
- Blue Canary
- China Night
- Japanese Rhumba
- Ari Lang
- We Say You Say
- Sacred Marriage
- Street Angels Tokyo
- Two Little Ladies
- Solid Life
- Japanese Girl
- Island Inside Island
- Young Summer
- Chicken Ondo
- Yellow Toast
- One Million Hamburgers
- Monster
- The Dark
- House Of Ninja
- Yellow Toast (Burnt Mix) (12”)
- One Million Hamburgers (Mac Mix) (12”)
- Club Monkey
- Waiting For A Dog
- Burn That Body
- Revolution
- Night Drain
- Feed Me
- Jackie Chan
- Shaken By God’s Hand
- M.Y.T.H.
- Hey Dead
- Club Monkey Reprise
- Do The Karaoke
- We Are Ninja
- Fujiyama Mama
- Shellfish Bamboo
- Blue Canary
- Yellow Toast
- Black Ship
- We Are Frank Chickens
- Green Banana
- Pikadon
- We Say You Say
- China Night
- Ari Lang
- Japanese Rumba
- Sake Ballad
- Yellow Detective
- Madam Fatal
- Japanese Girl
- Sacred Marriage
- Chicken Ondo
- Jackie Chan
- Do The Karaoke
Format: New CD/Rock
Frank Chickens- Ninja Legends 1983-1989
SKU: 5013929118294
Release Date: 10.18.24
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4CD box set focusing on their 80s recordings. Includes the well-known albums 'We Are Frank Chickens', 'Get Chickenized', 'Club Monkey. Plus an additional compilation of BBC live sessions recorded for John Peel, Richard Skinner and Janice Long on CD4. Frank Chickens are a legendary Japanese punk pop performance group with a cult following in the UK. Started as a duo with Kazuko Hohki and Kazumi Taguchi, now the group has expanded to more than 20 members. Influenced by pop, punk, and traditional music particularly Japanese Minyo (folk songs), Okinawa music and Enka, Frank Chickens set out to deflate the myths separating East and West, and men and women, while showing the absurdity of the dual stereotype of Japanese women as submissive geisha or mysterious femme fatales. They were BBC DJ John Peel favourites, had an independent chart hit with 'We Are Ninja', won the Foster Comedy God Award in 2010, released five albums and toured worldwide. Recently they have become the power behind Ura Matsuri - the festival showcasing ESEA (East And South East Asian) artists in the UK.
Track List
- Cheeba Cheeba Chimpira
- Mothra
- Green Banana
- Madam Fatal
- We Are Ninja
- Yellow Detective
- Shellfish Bamboo
- Pikadon
- We Are Frank Chickens
- Sake Ballad
- We Are Ninja (Re-Cut Version) (12”)
- Fujiyama Mama
- Ninja Dub
- Blue Canary
- China Night
- Japanese Rhumba
- Ari Lang
- We Say You Say
- Sacred Marriage
- Street Angels Tokyo
- Two Little Ladies
- Solid Life
- Japanese Girl
- Island Inside Island
- Young Summer
- Chicken Ondo
- Yellow Toast
- One Million Hamburgers
- Monster
- The Dark
- House Of Ninja
- Yellow Toast (Burnt Mix) (12”)
- One Million Hamburgers (Mac Mix) (12”)
- Club Monkey
- Waiting For A Dog
- Burn That Body
- Revolution
- Night Drain
- Feed Me
- Jackie Chan
- Shaken By God’s Hand
- M.Y.T.H.
- Hey Dead
- Club Monkey Reprise
- Do The Karaoke
- We Are Ninja
- Fujiyama Mama
- Shellfish Bamboo
- Blue Canary
- Yellow Toast
- Black Ship
- We Are Frank Chickens
- Green Banana
- Pikadon
- We Say You Say
- China Night
- Ari Lang
- Japanese Rumba
- Sake Ballad
- Yellow Detective
- Madam Fatal
- Japanese Girl
- Sacred Marriage
- Chicken Ondo
- Jackie Chan
- Do The Karaoke
