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www.madskippers.com / fax:81.3.5433.1920
Artist : FUNKY GONG
Title : FREIGHT TRAIN
Label ：MADSKIPPERS (www.madskippers.com)
Format :
Cat.No. :
Barcode :
Releasedate : APRIL 2009
File Under : ELEKTRO-ROCK-HOUSE
Tracks : FREIGHT TRAIN feat. Marcellus Nealy
: RECTIFIER
Avialable on : iTune/beatport/trackitdown/etc…
Label concept of MAD SKIPPERS
Without a doubt "electro" is one of the best dance music. The label experiments with KRAFTWERK
sound electro, electro house, funk, punk, rock etc. This is very reminiscent of the early 80s new
wave scene.MAD SKIPPERS's promise is to serve the new wave, experimenting with new type of
sounds. This is the least that you can expect from the Tokyo new wave !!
FUNKY GONG ( www.myspace.com/funkyvolcano )
Funky Gong is Minoru Tsunoda. Since the 80’s he was the vocalist and guitarist of an alternative
rock band which lead him to becoming the guitarist in an electro-rock unit JOUJOUKA with DJ
Tsuyoshi in 1998. Around the same time he was also djing and has played at every big event going
including Fuji Rock and he has also played amazing sets for 2 years running on Bali Island at New
Years Eve parties. As an artist he is innovative and constantly evolving. Since around 2004 he
began incorporating his guitar playing in his DJ sets and tries to explore new musical territory in
real time. People love him and his funky electro sound in the clubs and parties here in Japan. He is
constantly busy with making tracks and doing remixes for his own solo project as well as for
projects with Joujouka. He released one of his solo tracks TAKE IT TO THE FIRE, worldwide on the
Tsuyoshi’s local MAD SKIPPERS label in 2004 under the artist name Minoru. In 2007 he released
BURNING feat. Ninjarette under the name Funky Gong with other releases and a solo album in the
pipeline. He is one to watch.

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Freight Train feat.Marcellus Nealy
Funky Gong wanted to make Freight Train as something like “funky” and “rocky” track, so he
collaborated with Marcellus Nealy who sang with Johannes Heil before.
They started to be jamming with Funky Gong’s guitar riff and Mercellus’s elektro-funky voice.
This track gets the crowd funky feeling and FREIGHT TRAIN to it!
Rectifier
Rectifier is well emotional and heavy electro-rocky tunes !
Funky Gong begun from synth noise rather than his bass guitar line as usual but it ended up as
guitar-rocky elektro dark style.
He likes it and already proved to the dance floor from his DJ set that crowds really loves it coz’ this
is FUNKY GONG style !
www.madskippers.com / fax:81.3.5433.1920
Artist : FUNKY GONG
Title : FREIGHT TRAIN
Label ：MADSKIPPERS (www.madskippers.com)
Format :
Cat.No. :
Barcode :
Releasedate : APRIL 2009
File Under : ELEKTRO-ROCK-HOUSE
Tracks : FREIGHT TRAIN feat. Marcellus Nealy
: RECTIFIER
Avialable on : iTune/beatport/trackitdown/etc…
Label concept of MAD SKIPPERS
Without a doubt "electro" is one of the best dance music. The label experiments with KRAFTWERK
sound electro, electro house, funk, punk, rock etc. This is very reminiscent of the early 80s new

3. RELEASE INFORMATION
wave scene.MAD SKIPPERS's promise is to serve the new wave, experimenting with new type of
sounds. This is the least that you can expect from the Tokyo new wave !!
FUNKY GONG ( www.myspace.com/funkyvolcano )
Funky Gong is Minoru Tsunoda. Since the 80’s he was the vocalist and guitarist of an alternative
rock band which lead him to becoming the guitarist in an electro-rock unit JOUJOUKA with DJ
Tsuyoshi in 1998. Around the same time he was also djing and has played at every big event going
including Fuji Rock and he has also played amazing sets for 2 years running on Bali Island at New
Years Eve parties. As an artist he is innovative and constantly evolving. Since around 2004 he
began incorporating his guitar playing in his DJ sets and tries to explore new musical territory in
real time. People love him and his funky electro sound in the clubs and parties here in Japan. He is
constantly busy with making tracks and doing remixes for his own solo project as well as for
projects with Joujouka. He released one of his solo tracks TAKE IT TO THE FIRE, worldwide on the
Tsuyoshi’s local MAD SKIPPERS label in 2004 under the artist name Minoru. In 2007 he released
BURNING feat. Ninjarette under the name Funky Gong with other releases and a solo album in the
pipeline. He is one to watch.
Freight Train feat.Marcellus Nealy
Funky Gong wanted to make Freight Train as something like “funky” and “rocky” track, so he
collaborated with Marcellus Nealy who sang with Johannes Heil before.
They started to be jamming with Funky Gong’s guitar riff and Mercellus’s elektro-funky voice.
This track gets the crowd funky feeling and FREIGHT TRAIN to it!
Rectifier
Rectifier is well emotional and heavy electro-rocky tunes !
Funky Gong begun from synth noise rather than his bass guitar line as usual but it ended up as
guitar-rocky elektro dark style.
He likes it and already proved to the dance floor from his DJ set that crowds really loves it coz’ this
is FUNKY GONG style !

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