Mute Beat
Mute Beat was an influential dub reggae band from Japan.
They are often touted as a precursor to acid jazz, ambient and trip hop having performed similar-sounding music before those genres emerged. The band was formed by Kazufumi Kodama, who grew up enjoying marching band music and later discovered reggae in the late 70s. In 1981 he formed Mute Beat with the aim to make dub music that would go boldly into unexplored music territories, including the use of marching band techniques. The original keyboardist Gota Yashiki left the band in the mid 80s and moved overseas to produce music for Soul II Soul and Sinéad O'Connor amongst others. Mute Beat's first release was a self-titled cassette on New York's Roir label. They collaborated with many musicians including Jagatara, Gladstone Anderson, Roland Alphonso, King Tubby, and Lee Scratch Perry.
Releases
| Sleeve | Title | Year | Format |
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Mute Beat - Japanese Dub | 1986 | Cassette, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
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Mute Beat - Lover's Rock | 1988 | CD, Album |
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Mute Beat - Live | 1989 | CD, Album, Promo |
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Mute Beat - Butterfly / Still Echo | 1983 | Vinyl, 8", Single |
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Mute Beat - Best Of Mute Beat : Member's Best Selection | 2011 | CD, Compilation |
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Mute Beat - Mute Beat | 1986 | Vinyl, 12", EP, Promo |
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Mute Beat - Sunny Side Walk | 1988 | Vinyl, 12" |
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Mute Beat - Tra Special Mute Beat | 1985 | Cassette, Album |
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Mute Beat - March | 1989 | CD, Album |
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Mute Beat - No. 0 Virgin Dub | 1996 | CD, Album, Reissue |
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ミュート・ビート* - ハット・ダンス | 1987 | Vinyl, 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
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Mute Beat - Flower | 2002 | CD, Album, Reissue |
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Mute Beat - Lover's Rock | 2024 | Vinyl, LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue |
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Mute Beat - Still Echo | 1986 | Vinyl, 12", 45 RPM |
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Mute Beat - Lover's Rock | 1988 | Vinyl, LP, Album |
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Mute Beat - Sunny Side Walk | 1988 | Vinyl, 12", 45 RPM, Single, Promo |
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Mute Beat - Still Echo | 2023 | Vinyl, LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue |
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Mute Beat - Lover's Rock | 1988 | CD, Album |
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Mute Beat - Lover's Rock | 2002 | CD, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered |
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Mute Beat - Down Train | 1988 | Vinyl, 7", 45 RPM, Promo |
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Mute Beat - Lover's Rock | 1988 | CD, Album, Promo |
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Mute Beat - Dub Wise | 2002 | Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
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Mute Beat - No.0 Virgin Dub | 1990 | CD, Album, Reissue |
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Mute Beat - Organ's Melody | 1987 | Vinyl, 12" |
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Mute Beat - No. 0 Virgin Dub | 1996 | Vinyl, LP, Reissue |
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Mute Beat - Still Echo | 1987 | CD, Compilation |
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Mute Beat - Live | 1989 | CD, Album |
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Mute Beat - 14 Echoes +1. 20th Anniversary Edition | 2003 | CD, Compilation, Remastered, Stereo |
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Mute Beat - Still Echo | 1987 | CD, Compilation |
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Mute Beat - March | 2024 | Vinyl, LP, Album, Limited Edition |
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Mute Beat - Lover's Rock | 1994 | CD, Album, Reissue |
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ミュート・ビート* - Live | 1995 | CD, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue |
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Mute Beat - Still Echo | 1986 | Vinyl, 12", 45 RPM |
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Mute Beat - Dub Wise | 1989 | CD, Album, Limited Edition |
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Mute Beat - Mute Beat | 1986 | Vinyl, 12", EP |
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Mute Beat - Sunny Side Walk | 1988 | Vinyl, 12" |
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Mute Beat - Flower | 1987 | Vinyl, LP |
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Mute Beat - Document 1989 : Live At Inkstick Shibaura Factory | 1996 | CD, Album |
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Mute Beat - Still Echo | 1987 | CD, Compilation, Promo |
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Mute Beat - Japanese Dub | 1986 | Cassette, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
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Mute Beat - Dub Wise | 1994 | CD, Album, Reissue |
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Mute Beat - Flower | 1994 | CD, Album, Reissue |
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Mute Beat - Live | 2024 | Vinyl, LP, Album, Limited Edition |
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Mute Beat - In Dub | 1996 | CD, Album, Reissue |
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Mute Beat - Lover's Rock | 1988 | Vinyl, LP, Album |
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Mute Beat - March | 2002 | CD, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered |
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Mute Beat - Still Echo | 1993 | CD, Compilation, Reissue |
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Mute Beat - Flower | 1987 | Vinyl, LP |
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Mute Beat - Dub Wise | 2023 | Vinyl, LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered |
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Mute Beat - Organ's Melody | 1987 | Vinyl, 12" |
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