T.M. Revolution
Songs: 4Anime-Übersicht: 3
Description
T.M. Revolution is the solo musical project of Japanese singer Takanori Nishikawa, launched in 1996. The project's name stands for Takanori Makes Revolution, reflecting Nishikawa's ambition to create a new wave in the music industry. Before this project, Nishikawa was the vocalist for the visual kei band Luis-Mary, where he performed under the name Haine.
The creative identity of T.M. Revolution is defined by a long-term collaboration with producer and composer Daisuke Asakura and lyricist Akio Inoue. Asakura, a former support member for the influential group TM Network, provides the complex electronic rock and synth-driven compositions that form the foundation of T.M. Revolution's sound, while Inoue writes the lyrics. Nishikawa's own powerful and high-register vocals are the central, distinctive element of the music. For a period between 1999 and 2000, the project temporarily rebranded as the end of genesis T.M.R.evolution turbo type D, which included Asakura as a full performance member, releasing the album Suite Season before returning to the T.M. Revolution name.
T.M. Revolution is widely recognized for his significant contributions to anime soundtracks, particularly for the Gundam franchise. His first major anime success came in 1996 with Heart of Sword Yoake Mae, which was used as an ending theme for the series Rurouni Kenshin and became a long-running chart hit. His partnership with the Gundam series began in earnest with Mobile Suit Gundam SEED. The single Invoke was released in October 2002 as the series' first opening theme. The song Meteor was also featured as an insert song within the same series. He continued this collaboration with its sequel, Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Destiny, providing the first opening theme ignited, released in November 2004, which became his first number-one single in six years. He also performed Vestige for the same sequel. Beyond Gundam, he performed the single Resonance for the anime series Soul Eater in 2008.
Nishikawa has also released music under his own name and formed the rock band abingdon boys school in 2005, which also contributed songs to several anime series. His T.M. Revolution project has produced numerous successful albums, including triple joker (1998), which sold over a million copies, and The Force (1999). He has achieved multiple number-one singles on the Oricon charts, such as White Breath (1997), Hot Limit (1998), ignited (2004), and Vestige (2005). In addition to his music career, Nishikawa has made cameo voice acting appearances in the Gundam SEED series as characters designed with his likeness.
T.M. Revolution stands as a major figure in J-pop, known for fusing high-energy electronic rock with powerful vocals. His long-running partnership with Daisuke Asakura and his enduring popularity through anime theme songs have cemented his status as an influential creator in both the music and anime industries.
The creative identity of T.M. Revolution is defined by a long-term collaboration with producer and composer Daisuke Asakura and lyricist Akio Inoue. Asakura, a former support member for the influential group TM Network, provides the complex electronic rock and synth-driven compositions that form the foundation of T.M. Revolution's sound, while Inoue writes the lyrics. Nishikawa's own powerful and high-register vocals are the central, distinctive element of the music. For a period between 1999 and 2000, the project temporarily rebranded as the end of genesis T.M.R.evolution turbo type D, which included Asakura as a full performance member, releasing the album Suite Season before returning to the T.M. Revolution name.
T.M. Revolution is widely recognized for his significant contributions to anime soundtracks, particularly for the Gundam franchise. His first major anime success came in 1996 with Heart of Sword Yoake Mae, which was used as an ending theme for the series Rurouni Kenshin and became a long-running chart hit. His partnership with the Gundam series began in earnest with Mobile Suit Gundam SEED. The single Invoke was released in October 2002 as the series' first opening theme. The song Meteor was also featured as an insert song within the same series. He continued this collaboration with its sequel, Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Destiny, providing the first opening theme ignited, released in November 2004, which became his first number-one single in six years. He also performed Vestige for the same sequel. Beyond Gundam, he performed the single Resonance for the anime series Soul Eater in 2008.
Nishikawa has also released music under his own name and formed the rock band abingdon boys school in 2005, which also contributed songs to several anime series. His T.M. Revolution project has produced numerous successful albums, including triple joker (1998), which sold over a million copies, and The Force (1999). He has achieved multiple number-one singles on the Oricon charts, such as White Breath (1997), Hot Limit (1998), ignited (2004), and Vestige (2005). In addition to his music career, Nishikawa has made cameo voice acting appearances in the Gundam SEED series as characters designed with his likeness.
T.M. Revolution stands as a major figure in J-pop, known for fusing high-energy electronic rock with powerful vocals. His long-running partnership with Daisuke Asakura and his enduring popularity through anime theme songs have cemented his status as an influential creator in both the music and anime industries.
Songs
- ignited (ignited -イグナイテッド-): 0
- Heart of Sword - Yoake Mae: 1
- ignited" (ignited -イグナイテッド-): 1
- Invoke: 1