Uhnellys' Naoki Kaneko (who goes by the stage name "Kim") says journalists often ask him the same question in interviews: "Do you ever plan on adding more members?"
"I've got a set answer I use now," laughs Kim. "I say that if we decide to add more members, we'll add 20 people."
The funny thing is, even with all of those extra bodies, Tokyo's Uhnellys would likely still sound the same. That's because Kim and drummer Sachie Takagiwa (better known as "Midi") cover a lot of ground between them: hip-hop, postpunk, funk, jazz, soul and even a touch of electronica. With the aid of looping pedals, Kim does the work of several musicians as he plays guitar, bass and trumpet, and raps and sings — usually all in the same song.
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