Snowkel

Snowkel (シュノーケル) is a Japanese rock band from Fukuoka, Japan. Its members are Kaba, Nishi, and Yama.

Immediately after forming in January 2004, their height of degree of completion of music is appraised and acquires a grand prix in the audition of local end in Fukuoka. After that, Snowkel focused on live activity in Fukuoka. In December 2004, Snowkel had their first live gig in Fukuoka where they sold independent production board CD of themselves. In 2005, still focused on live activity, Snowkel produced a D board mini-album called "Sora Colorful" (ソラカラフル) and released their debut single "Ooki Na Mizutamari" (大きな水たまり).

In 2006, the band earned a major record label deal with Sony Music Japan and released their first studio album called SNOWKEL SNORKEL on April 26, 2006. Snowkel Snorkel contains their released singles "Tabibito Beginner", "Namikaze Satellite", and "Ooki Na Mizutamari".

On October 3, 2007, their second album EQ was released featuring songs from their singles: "Solar Wind", "Bye-Bye×Hello", "Tenkiyohō" and "Kiseki"; along with 8 new songs for a total of 12 songs. Their songs feature in a few anime series:
 * "Namikaze Satellite" as the seventh opening for Naruto
 * "Solar Wind" as the second ending for Kiba
 * "Kiseki" as the sixth ending for Gintama.

Their third album, EYE, was released at December 15, 2015 after reunited back in 2014.

Members

 * Nishimura Shinya "Nishi" (guitar, vocals)
 * Kabamura Masami "Kaba" (bass)
 * Yamada Masato "Yama" (drums)

Indies

 * Snowkel (シュノーケル) (December 18, 2004)
 * Sora Colorful (ソラカラフル) (June 1, 2005)

Singles

 * Large Puddle (大きな水たまり) (November 2, 2005)
 * Discord Satellite (波風サテライト) (January 1, 2006)
 * Traveller Beginner (旅人ビギナー) (April 5, 2006)
 * solar wind (August 23, 2006)
 * Bye-Bye×Hello (January 1, 2007)
 * Weather Forecast (天気予報) (April 8, 2007)
 * Miracle (奇跡) (August 8, 2007)
 * Summer wind (ナツカゼ) (July 9, 2008)
 * RESTART/FIND (May 24, 2015)
 * 'It's so tight/factor' (いいじゃん/factor) (Dec 3, 2017)

Albums

 * Snowkel Snorkel (April 26, 2006)
 * 1) Discord Satellite (波風サテライト)
 * 2) Pantomime (パントマイム)
 * 3) Traveller Beginner (旅人ビギナー)
 * 4) The Grasshopper and the Hermit Crabs (アマヤドカリとキリギリス)
 * 62
 * 1) Esper (エスパー)
 * 2) Large Puddle (大きな水たまり)
 * 3) 100,000 hp
 * 4) Record (Snowkel Snorkel mix) (レコード(SNOWKEL SNORKEL mix))
 * 5) REWIND
 * 6) Summer's Dinosaur (夏の恐竜)


 * EQ (October 3, 2007)
 * 1) Another World
 * 2) Weather Forecast (天気予報)
 * 3) solar wind
 * 4) Incompetent People (無能の人)
 * 5) Miracle (EQ Version) (奇跡 (EQ Version))
 * 6) I Love You (アイラブユー)
 * 7) Nantara Mental (なんたらメンタル)
 * 8) Surströmming (シュールストレミング)
 * 9) Snow Snare (雪の罠)
 * 10) Bye-Bye×Hello
 * 11) Count to 3 (3つ数えろ)
 * 12) You and Us (ボクラとキミラ)


 * EYE (December 16, 2015)
 * 1) PLASMA
 * 2) QUEST
 * 3) REVOLVER
 * 4) RESTART 〜ALBUM VERSION〜
 * 5) EYE
 * 6) REGRET
 * 7) CINEMA
 * 8) OPEN
 * 9) CLOSE
 * 10) HIGHWAY