, typeset as SAKEROCK, was an instrumental Japanese band.
Led by Gen Hoshino, the group was formed in 2000 by graduates of a high school in Hannō, Saitama. The band was named after a Martin Denny song and performs uplift, melodic instrumental music influenced by jazz, folk, Latin music and exotica. Over the decade, they released more than 10 albums and mini-albums, including soundtracks for Japanese movies, television dramas and stage plays. They were signed to the Kakubarhythm label.
Members
— guitar, marimba
— drums, percussion
Member of Cherry's, Good Dog Happy Men and Killing Floor. — trombone, scat Member of , Gentle Forest Jazz Band, Killing Floor, Newday and . — bass, hawaiian guitar Left on 26 December 2011. Member of and . — keyboards Still acts as a support-member. Member of , Natsumen and Wuja Bin Bin.
Both Gen Hoshino and Kenta Hamano pursue acting careers; together with Kei Tanaka and Daichi Itō, they appeared in Kankurō Kudō's 2009 film .
Discography
Albums
Yuta (2003) Yuta (Renewal) (2003) Life Cycle (2005) Penguin Pull Pale Piles Sound Tracks 「Best」 (2005) (2006) with Asa-Chang and Ren Takada as Songs of Instrumental (2006) original soundtrack (2007) original soundtrack (2007) (2008) Muda (2010) Sayonara (2015)
Mini-albums / EPs
Sakerock (2002) (demo) (2004) original soundtrack (2006)
Singles
(2004) (2008)
They also contributed music to Isshin Inudō's film starring Arashi and based on a manga by Shinji Nagashima.
Videos
(2005) (2007) (2008) (2009) (2009) (2012)