Ryosuke Nagaoka

, is a Japanese musician, and singer and guitarist for the band Petrolz. Under the stage name , he was the second guitarist for Ringo Sheena's band Tokyo Jihen from 2005 until 2012. In 2013, Nagoka joined the band Gokumontō Ikka, a project involving Queen Bee leader Avu-chan.

Biography

He was born and raised in public housing in Chiba Prefecture. The first instrument he learned during his childhood was the piano, which he started learning at age 9. He was introduced to bluegrass music at an early age, as his father was an amateur bluegrass musician. He started playing the guitar as a junior in high school, and joined a country band. He is an avid motorcycle and French car aficionado.

Nagaoka is an old friend of Ringo Sheena's, and he had played in a band with her elder brother Shiina Junpei, Evil Vibrations. He also participated in the recording of her third solo album, Kalk, Samen, Chestnut Flower, on which he played guitar on the songs , and the vinyl record bonus track , as well as being credited on vacuum cleaner and "vocal percussion" on two more songs. After the departure of Mikio Hirama from Sheena's band Tokyo Jihen in 2005, he became the band's guitarist and background vocalist.

Ukigumo's cover of Pizzicato Five's , with new lyrics by Ringo Sheena and renamed , was played during the flag handover portion of the 2016 Summer Paralympics closing ceremony.

Discography

With Tokyo Jihen

Kyōiku (2004) Adult (2006) Variety (2007) Sports (2010) Dai Hakken (2011) Color Bars (2012) News (2020) Ongaku (2021)

With Petrolz

Studio albums

Renaissance (2015) GGKKNRSSSTW (2019)

Live albums

Music Found by HDR-HC3 (2008) Capture 419 (2012) Super Excited (2019)

Extended plays

EVE2009 (2008) Problems (2012)

Singles

Amber (2009) Idol (2010) Touch Me (2013) Side by Side (2014) Fuel/ASB (2016) Tanoc/Reverb (2019)

Solo Takao Tajima & Ryosuke Nagaoka, Sessions (2018)