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= | = Kiyotaka Sugimoto = | ||
== Artist Information == | |||
* Name: Kiyotaka Sugimoto (杉本清隆) | |||
* Birth date: March 21st, 1974. | |||
* Twitter: https://twitter.com/sugimotoman | |||
* Twitter Live Info: https://twitter.com/sugimotomaninfo | |||
* Orangenoise shortcut website: http://orangenoise-shortcut.com | |||
* Blog: http://blog.orangenoise-shortcut.com | |||
* SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/sugimotoman | |||
== Profile == | |||
Making his first appearance in the very first iteration of pop'n music, Kiyotaka Sugimoto is one of the oldest names in BEMANI. From 1998 to 2002, Sugimoto was very active in both pop'n music and the original beatmania series as a composer, vocalist, lyricist, and even as a sound director. He also occasionally appeared in other series such as beatmania IIDX and KEYBOARDMANIA. He is known to be friends with [[Reo Nagumo]] and the two have even worked together on a few songs. | |||
Kiyotaka left KONAMI in 2001, with [[air]] being his last song as an [https://twitter.com/sugimotoman/status/1145693133360885760 in-house artist], and [[AC pnm 6|pop'n music 6]] his last BEMANI title where he was a staff member. He continued to appear in BEMANI, mostly in pop'n music, for a decade after. He has since recently returned to write new songs for [[AC pnm peace|pop'n music peace]]. | |||
== | Following his departure, Kiyotaka started solo live activities as ORANGENOISE SHORTCUT in Tokyo. In 2005, Fujitaka Sugita joined the band, until the band was disbanded in 2008. Kiyotaka continues performing as a solo artist, and also as a guest member to other bands like ROUND TABLE. | ||
* a.s. | |||
* DJ SIMON | == Trivia == | ||
* [[ORANGENOISE SHORTCUT | * Kiyotaka's Original Cedar alias originates from his last name "Sugi" (杉, Japanese for "Cedar") and "moto" (もと, Japanese for "Original"). | ||
* Kiyotaka is the only arcade pop'n music sound director to have never done an anime song cover for pop'n music. However, several of his songs sound like anime themes, especially [[BEMANI sentai pop'n five|ビーマニ戦隊ポップンファイブ]] and [[Ninja hero Shinobian|ニンジャヒーロー⚡シノビアン]]. | |||
* pop'n music character [[Sugi-kun|Sugi★kun]] is based on Kiyotaka. | |||
* Kiyotaka provided percussion for the 2002 album ''Chobits Character Song Collection'' alongside famed Shibuya-kei duo ROUND TABLE, who were also involved in [[The post-girl in a hat.]] | |||
* Kiyotaka has also contributed two songs to CAPCOM's music game series ''CROSS×BEATS'': ''Landing on the moon'' and ''Techno Highway''. | |||
== Aliases == | |||
* DJ SIMON / DJ Simon / simon | |||
* SUGI & REO (with [[Reo Nagumo]]) | |||
* a.s.a (with vocalist [[Yuko Asai]]) | |||
* ORANGENOISE SHORTCUT (with Sugita Fujitaka) | |||
* Original Cedar Pipe Band | * Original Cedar Pipe Band | ||
* PRIORITY | * PRIORITY | ||
* ROUTE No.1 RAG UNIT | * 国道一号 / ROUTE No.1 | ||
* | * SIMON MAN / サイモンマン | ||
* | * 新腹筋忍者台 | ||
* [[ | * DOCTOR S | ||
* Secret-S / Secret-5 | |||
* DECADES | |||
* orangebruit raccourci | |||
== BEMANI Songs == | |||
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!style="background:#9999ee; text-align: center;"|Vocals | |||
|- | |||
| [[321 STARS]] || DJ SIMON || [[AC bm complete 2|beatmania completeMIX 2]] || TECHNO POP || ✓ || - || - || - | |||
|- | |||
| [[CHAIN ~CONNECTION MIX~|CHAIN ～CONNECTION MIX～]] || remixed by DOCTOR S || [[AC bm complete 2|beatmania completeMIX 2]] || RAVE || - || ✓ || - || - | |||
|- | |||
| [[CRYMSON (SCARLET MIX)]] || [[Kouichi Yamazaki|RAM]] (another mixed by DOCTOR S) || [[AC bm complete 2|beatmania completeMIX 2]] || DIGITAL HARDCORE || - || ✓ || - || - | |||
|- | |||
| [[Do you love me? ~SOFT LANDING MIX~|Do you love me? ～SOFT LANDING MIX～]] || remixed by DOCTOR S || [[AC bm complete 2|beatmania completeMIX 2]] || BALLADE || - || ✓ || - || - | |||
|- | |||
| [[GENOM SCREAMS ~SPIRITUAL MIX~|GENOM SCREAMS ~SPIRITUAL MIX~]] || remixed by DOCTOR S || [[AC bm complete 2|beatmania completeMIX 2]] || TRANCE || - || ✓ || - || - | |||
|- | |||
| [[La Bossanova de Fabienne ~BOSSA BOSSA MIX~|La Bossanova de Fabienne ～BOSSA BOSSA MIX～]] || remixed by DOCTOR S || [[AC bm complete 2|beatmania completeMIX 2]] || BOSSA GROOVE || - || ✓ || - || - | |||
|- | |||
| [[SKA a go go ~PERFECT MIX~|SKA a go go ～PERFECT MIX～]] || remixed by DOCTOR S || [[AC bm complete 2|beatmania completeMIX 2]] || SKA || - || ✓ || - || - | |||
|- | |||
| [[super highway (SUPER SUBWAY MIX)]] || [[nouvo nude]] (another mixed by DOCTOR S) || [[AC bm complete 2|beatmania completeMIX 2]] || DRUM'N'BASS || - || ✓ || - || - | |||
|- | |||
| [[DISCO DANCING]] || DJ SIMON || [[AC bm Club|beatmania ClubMIX]] || DISCO || ✓ || ✓ || - || - | |||
|- | |||
| [[DJ-BATTLE ~JODLER MIX~|DJ-BATTLE ～JODLER MIX～]] || DJ SIMON || [[AC bm CORE REMIX|beatmania CORE REMIX]] || DJ-BATTLE || - || ✓ || - || - | |||
|- | |||
| [[LOVE SO GROOVY ~SLEEP MIX~|LOVE SO GROOVY ～SLEEP MIX～]] || DJ SIMON || [[AC bm CORE REMIX|beatmania CORE REMIX]] || EXPERIMENTAL || - || ✓ || - || - | |||
|- | |||
| [[Salamander Beat Crush mix ~CRASH MIX~|Salamander Beat Crush mix ～CRASH MIX～]] || DECADES || [[AC bm CORE REMIX|beatmania CORE REMIX]] || KONAMIX || - || ✓ || - || - | |||
|- | |||
| [[air]] || DJ SIMON || [[AC bm 6th|beatmania 6thMIX THE UK UNDERGROUND MUSIC]] || HOUSE || ✓ || - || - || - | |||
|- | |||
| [[RETROFUTURE]] || DJ SIMON || [[AC bm THE FINAL|beatmania THE FINAL]] || BREAKBEATS || ✓ || - || - || - | |||
|- | |||
| [[SOFT LANDING ON THE BODY]] || DJ SIMON || [[AC 2nd style|beatmania IIDX 2nd style]] || SPIRITUAL || ✓ || ✓ || - || - | |||
|- | |||
| [[SWEET LAB]] || DJ SIMON || [[AC 4th style|beatmania IIDX 4th style]] || LOUNGE HOUSE || ✓ || ✓ || - || - | |||
|- | |||
| [[IIDX]] || DJ SIMON || [[AC 5th style|beatmania IIDX 5th style]] || HIP-HOP || - || ✓ || - || - | |||
|- | |||
| [[Back to the Dance Floor]] || DJ SIMON || [[AC IIDX RED|beatmania IIDX 11 IIDX RED]] || TRIBAL LOUNGE || ✓ || ✓ || - || - | |||
|- | |||
| [[Boundcloud]] || DJ Simon || [[CS DDR Classroom Edition|DanceDanceRevolution Classroom Edition]] || - || ✓ || ✓ || - || - | |||
|- | |||
| [[The Messenger (not decorated)]] || orangenoise shortcut || [[AC GFDM V4|GuitarFreaks V4 & DrumMania V4 Яock×Rock]] || - || ✓ || ✓ || ✓ || ✓ | |||
|- | |||
| [[Keyboard Man]] || simon || [[AC KBM|KEYBOARDMANIA]] || A.O.R'N'BASS || ✓ || ✓ || - || - | |||
|- | |||
| [[Manhattan Sports Club]] || simon || [[AC KBM 2nd|KEYBOARDMANIA 2ndMIX]] || TURBAN || ✓ || ✓ || - || - | |||
|- | |||
| [[Klungkung 1655]] || simon || [[AC KBM 3rd|KEYBOARDMANIA 3rdMIX]] || GAMELAN || ✓ || ✓ || - || - | |||
|- | |||
| [[I REALLY WANT TO HURT YOU]] || SUGI & [[Reo Nagumo|REO]] || [[AC pnm|pop'n music]] || POPS || - || - || ✓ || ✓ | |||
|- | |||
| [[Surechigau futari|すれちがう二人]] || [[Hiroshi Takeyasu|aprésmidi]] || [[AC pnm|pop'n music]] || BONUS TRACK || - || - || ✓ || - | |||
|- | |||
| [[(fly higher than)the stars]] || SUGI & [[Reo Nagumo|REO]] || [[AC pnm 2|pop'n music 2]] || NEO ACO || ✓ || ✓ || ✓ || ✓ | |||
|- | |||
| [[ROSE~koibito yo, barairo ni somare|ROSE～恋人よ、薔薇色に染まれ]] || [[Tomonori Ikeda|BROKE]] || [[AC pnm 2|pop'n music 2]] || DIGI ROCK || - || - || ✓ || - | |||
|- | |||
| [[WHITE BIRDS]] || [[Tomonori Ikeda|violent age]] || [[AC pnm 2|pop'n music 2]] || VISUAL || - || - || ✓ || - | |||
|- | |||
| [[Oedo hanafubuki|お江戸花吹雪]] || [[Hiroshi Takeyasu|高田香里]] || [[AC pnm 2|pop'n music 2]] || ENKA || - || - || ✓ || - | |||
|- | |||
| [[Hachigatsu no sayonara|８月のサヨナラ]] || [[Hiroshi Takeyasu|aprésmidi]] || [[AC pnm 3|pop'n music 3]] || LOVELY || - || - || ✓ || ✓ | |||
|- | |||
| [[I REALLY WANT TO HURT YOU~bokura wa kanpeki sa|I REALLY WANT TO HURT YOU～僕らは完璧さ]] || SUGI & [[Reo Nagumo|REO]] || [[AC pnm 4|pop'n music 4]] || POPS REMIX || - || - || ✓ || ✓ | |||
|- | |||
| [[Youkai Z no uta|妖怪Zの唄]] ||[[Hiroki Koga|ナヤ～ン・ブラザーズ・バンド]] || [[AC pnm 4|pop'n music 4]] || HORROR || - || - || ✓ || - | |||
|- | |||
| [[BICYCLE]] || SUGI & [[Reo Nagumo|REO]] || [[AC pnm 5|pop'n music 5]] || MONDO POP || - || - || ✓ || ✓ | |||
|- | |||
| [[fly higher(than the stars) 2 STEP mix]] || DJ Simon || [[AC pnm 5|pop'n music 5]] || NEO ACO REMIX || - || ✓ || - || - | |||
|- | |||
| [[Homesick Pt.2&3]] || ORANGENOISE SHORTCUT || [[AC pnm 5|pop'n music 5]] || SOFT ROCK || ✓ || ✓ || ✓ || ✓ | |||
|- | |||
| [[BEMANI sentai pop'n five|ビーマニ戦隊ポップンファイブ]] || うた：[[Shinichi Ishihara|石原慎一]] さくし：[[Ryo Komatsu|RYO]] || [[AC pnm 5|pop'n music 5]] || SENTAI || ✓ || ✓ || - || - | |||
|- | |||
| [[Nishi-Shinjuku seisou kyoku|西新宿清掃曲]] || サイモンマン || [[AC pnm 5|pop'n music 5]] || PERCUSSIVE || ✓ || ✓ || - || - | |||
|- | |||
| [[Tempura kyoudai|天麩羅兄弟]] || [[Kiyoshi Murai|TEMPULA-BROS]] || [[AC pnm 5|pop'n music 5]] || COMIC SONG || - || - || ✓ || - | |||
|- | |||
| [[2nd ADVENTURE]] || [[Harumi Ueko|Jimmy Weckl]] || [[AC pnm 6|pop'n music 6]] || EVER POP || - || - || ✓ || - | |||
|- | |||
| [[Bubble Bagpipe Hour]] || Original Cedar Pipe Band || [[AC pnm 6|pop'n music 6]] || SCOTTISH || ✓ || ✓ || - || - | |||
|- | |||
| [[H@ppy Choice]] || [[Tatsuya Furukawa|good-cool]] feat. [[Hideo Suwa|すわひでお]] || [[AC pnm 6|pop'n music 6]] || MELO CORE || - || - || - || ✓ | |||
|- | |||
| [[Midnight Yoghurt(onna SPY oiroke go-go dasshutsu daisakusen)|Midnight Yoghurt（女SPY☆お色気ゴーゴー脱出大作戦）]] || SIMON MAN || [[AC pnm 6|pop'n music 6]] || MOODY || ✓ || ✓ || - || - | |||
|- | |||
| [[Over the hill]] || [[Sanae Shintani|新谷さなえ]] || [[AC pnm 6|pop'n music 6]] || COUNTRY || - || - || - || ✓ | |||
|- | |||
| [[Pop'n ondo|ポップン音頭]] || 高田香里 || [[AC pnm 6|pop'n music 6]] || ONDO || ✓ || ✓ || - || - | |||
|- | |||
| [[Aku no yabou no blues|悪の野望はブルース]] || [[Hiroki Koga|ナヤ～ン・ブラザーズ・バンド]] || [[AC pnm 6|pop'n music 6]] || BLUES || - || - || ✓ || - | |||
|- | |||
| [[Denpa no kurashi|電波の暮らし]] || [[Yuki Kume|Q-Mex]] feat.[[Yoshinori Hatae|フレディー波多江]] || [[AC pnm 6|pop'n music 6]] || MODERNISM || - || - || ✓ || - | |||
|- | |||
| [[Ending theme of pop'n music 6]] || Original Ceder || [[AC pnm 7|pop'n music 7]] || SPECIAL ENDING 2 || - || ✓ || - || - | |||
|- | |||
| [[Homesick Pt.2&3]] || ORANGENOISE SHORTCUT || [[AC pnm 7|pop'n music 7]] || SOFT ROCK LONG || - || - || ✓ || ✓ | |||
|- | |||
| [[Disco typhoon|ディスコタイフーン]] || PRIORITY feat.[[Sanae Shintani|Sana]] || [[AC pnm 7|pop'n music 7]] || DISCO HOUSE || ✓ || ✓ || ✓ || - | |||
|- | |||
| [[Kantan na koto dakedo taisetsuna mono|簡単な事だけど大切なもの]] || [[Sotaro Tojima|Rock'n'roll King]] || [[AC pnm 7|pop'n music 7]] || J-ALTERNA || ✓ || ✓ || ✓ || - | |||
|- | |||
| [[Jiayou! Genkizaru!|加油！元気猿！]] || [[Shunsuke Kida|成城猿楽団]] || [[AC pnm 7|pop'n music 7]] || KYOUGEKI || - || - || - || ✓ | |||
|- | |||
| [[RADICAL RAGTIME TOUR]] || ROUTE No.1 RAG UNIT || [[AC pnm 8|pop'n music 8]] || RAGTIME || ✓ || ✓ || - || - | |||
|- | |||
| [[Ninja hero Shinobian|ニンジャヒーローシノビアン]] || 腹筋忍者台 || [[AC pnm 8|pop'n music 8]] || NINJA HERO || ✓ || ✓ || ✓ || - | |||
|- | |||
| [[WARUDOC senchou no blues|ワルドック船長のブルース]] || [[Hiroki Koga|ナヤ〜ン・ブラザーズ・バンド]] || [[AC pnm 11|pop'n music 11]] || HORA-2 || - || - || ✓ || - | |||
|- | |||
| [[Shinobi Anko wa koi no jumon|忍びアン子は恋の呪文]] || 新腹筋忍者台 feat.meli ♥ melo || [[AC pnm 12|pop'n music 12 いろは]] || NINJA HEROINE || ✓ || ✓ || ✓ || - | |||
|- | |||
| [[Pop'n denki CM song|ポップン電機CMソング]] || うた：[[Ikuyo Inoko|のこいのこ]] 制作：電機まつり促進協会 || [[AC pnm 13|pop'n music 13 カーニバル]] || DENKI-MATSURI || ✓ || ✓ || ✓ || - | |||
|- | |||
| [[Fever senshi pop'n 14 no theme|フィーバー戦士ポップン14のテーマ]] || [[Sotaro Tojima|トジーン]] || [[AC pnm 14|pop'n music 14 FEVER!]] || FEVER HERO || ✓ || ✓ || ✓ || - | |||
|- | |||
| [[Watashi no fourteen(Fever senshi pop'n 14 ED theme)|わたしのフォーティーン（フィーバー戦士ポップン14 EDテーマ）]] || [[Sanae Shintani|新谷さなえ]] || [[AC pnm 14|pop'n music 14 FEVER!]] || FEVER HERO ED || ✓ || ✓ || ✓ || - | |||
|- | |||
| [[Futari no manifesto(Circle of the afternoon MIX)|ふたりのマニフェスト(Circle of the afternoon MIX)]] || DJ SIMON || [[AC pnm 15|pop'n music 15 ADVENTURE]] || PROPOSE REMIX || - || ✓ || - || - | |||
|- | |||
| [[Nishi-Azabu suidou kyoku|西麻布水道曲]] || サイモンマン || [[AC pnm 15|pop'n music 15 ADVENTURE]] || PERCUSSIVE 2 || ✓ || ✓ || - || - | |||
|- | |||
| [[Kicky Kemari Kicker]] || ROUTE No.1 KIZOKU UNIT || [[AC pnm 16|pop'n music 16 PARTY♪]] || KEMARI || ✓ || ✓ || - || - | |||
|- | |||
| [[Little Rock Overture]] || [[Jun Wakita|惑星計画]] || [[AC pnm 16|pop'n music 16 PARTY♪]] || LITTLE ROCK || - || - || ✓ || ✓ | |||
|- | |||
| [[Iriomotejima Ryuukyuu kyoku|西表島琉球曲]] || サイモンマン || [[AC pnm 17|pop'n music 17 THE MOVIE]] || OKINAWASSIVE || ✓ || ✓ || - || - | |||
|- | |||
| [[Shimanami kaidou otokomichi|しまなみ海道男道]] || すがはらやすのり || [[AC pnm 18|pop'n music 18 せんごく列伝]] || ARANAMI ENKA || ✓ || ✓ || ✓ || - | |||
|- | |||
| [[The post-girl in a hat.]] || DJ Simon feat. [[Rieko Ito|伊藤理恵子]] || [[AC pnm 19|pop'n music 19 TUNE STREET]] || TEGAMI'N BASS || ✓ || ✓ || ✓ || ✓ | |||
|- | |||
| [[2nd ADVENTURE(AGAIN)|2nd ADVENTURE（AGAIN）]] || [[Harumi Ueko|Jimmy Weckl]] remixed by DJ Simon || [[AC pnm 20|pop'n music 20 fantasia]] || EVER POP REMIX || - || ✓ || ✓ || ✓ | |||
|- | |||
| [[le mal du pays, numero 1|le mal du pays, numéro 1]] || orangebruit raccourci || [[AC pnm peace|pop'n music peace]] || - || ✓ || ✓ || ✓ || ✓ | |||
|- | |||
| [[Nishi-Magome koutsuu kyoku|西馬込交通曲]] || サイモンマン || [[AC pnm peace|pop'n music peace]] || - || ✓ || ✓ || - || - | |||
|- | |||
| [[Sayonara no uta|さよならのうた]] || [[Sanae Shintani|aprésmidi]] || [[AC pnm peace|pop'n music peace]] || - || - || - || - || ✓ | |||
|- | |||
| [[LA LA LA LA YO-DEL]] || DJ Simon || [[AC pns|pop'n stage]] || JODLER || ✓ || ✓ || - || - | |||
|- | |||
| [[Mahou no tobira(SPACE MACO no theme)|魔法の扉(スペース🪐マコのテーマ)]] || [[Yuko Asai|a.s.a]] || [[AC pns|pop'n stage]] || ANIME HEROINE || ✓ || ✓ || ✓ || - | |||
|} | |||
== Discography == | |||
=== Albums === | |||
* POP QUIZ CIDER (2004, as ORANGENOISE SHORTCUT) | |||
* Romantic Sky High (2004, as ORANGENOISE SHORTCUT) | |||
* Landscape (2005, as ORANGENOISE SHORTCUT) | |||
* Bubblelights (2006, as ORANGENOISE SHORTCUT) | |||
* Hallelujah (2007, as ORANGENOISE SHORTCUT) | |||
=== Singles === | |||
* Number 5 (2004, as ORANGENOISE SHORTCUT) | |||
* orangenoise shortcut / The Aprils＜SPLIT CD＞ (2005, as ORANGENOISE SHORTCUT) | |||
* Simple Sample 2013 総集編 (2014) | |||
* グッバイ・レイディ (2016) | |||
* 汽車を待つ列を離れ／Blowin'(the gloom away) (2017) | |||
* Change the World (DEMO) (2018) | |||
* She is Delicate〜彼女はデリケート (2018) | |||
* Simple Sample 2013-2019 (2019) | |||
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Latest revision as of 03:04, 1 November 2024
Kiyotaka Sugimoto
Artist Information
- Name: Kiyotaka Sugimoto (杉本清隆)
- Birth date: March 21st, 1974.
- Twitter: https://twitter.com/sugimotoman
- Twitter Live Info: https://twitter.com/sugimotomaninfo
- Orangenoise shortcut website: http://orangenoise-shortcut.com
- Blog: http://blog.orangenoise-shortcut.com
- SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/sugimotoman
Profile
Making his first appearance in the very first iteration of pop'n music, Kiyotaka Sugimoto is one of the oldest names in BEMANI. From 1998 to 2002, Sugimoto was very active in both pop'n music and the original beatmania series as a composer, vocalist, lyricist, and even as a sound director. He also occasionally appeared in other series such as beatmania IIDX and KEYBOARDMANIA. He is known to be friends with Reo Nagumo and the two have even worked together on a few songs.
Kiyotaka left KONAMI in 2001, with air being his last song as an in-house artist, and pop'n music 6 his last BEMANI title where he was a staff member. He continued to appear in BEMANI, mostly in pop'n music, for a decade after. He has since recently returned to write new songs for pop'n music peace.
Following his departure, Kiyotaka started solo live activities as ORANGENOISE SHORTCUT in Tokyo. In 2005, Fujitaka Sugita joined the band, until the band was disbanded in 2008. Kiyotaka continues performing as a solo artist, and also as a guest member to other bands like ROUND TABLE.
Trivia
- Kiyotaka's Original Cedar alias originates from his last name "Sugi" (杉, Japanese for "Cedar") and "moto" (もと, Japanese for "Original").
- Kiyotaka is the only arcade pop'n music sound director to have never done an anime song cover for pop'n music. However, several of his songs sound like anime themes, especially ビーマニ戦隊ポップンファイブ and ニンジャヒーロー⚡シノビアン.
- pop'n music character Sugi★kun is based on Kiyotaka.
- Kiyotaka provided percussion for the 2002 album Chobits Character Song Collection alongside famed Shibuya-kei duo ROUND TABLE, who were also involved in The post-girl in a hat.
- Kiyotaka has also contributed two songs to CAPCOM's music game series CROSS×BEATS: Landing on the moon and Techno Highway.
Aliases
- DJ SIMON / DJ Simon / simon
- SUGI & REO (with Reo Nagumo)
- a.s.a (with vocalist Yuko Asai)
- ORANGENOISE SHORTCUT (with Sugita Fujitaka)
- Original Cedar Pipe Band
- PRIORITY
- 国道一号 / ROUTE No.1
- SIMON MAN / サイモンマン
- 新腹筋忍者台
- DOCTOR S
- Secret-S / Secret-5
- DECADES
- orangebruit raccourci
BEMANI Songs
Discography
Albums
- POP QUIZ CIDER (2004, as ORANGENOISE SHORTCUT)
- Romantic Sky High (2004, as ORANGENOISE SHORTCUT)
- Landscape (2005, as ORANGENOISE SHORTCUT)
- Bubblelights (2006, as ORANGENOISE SHORTCUT)
- Hallelujah (2007, as ORANGENOISE SHORTCUT)
Singles
- Number 5 (2004, as ORANGENOISE SHORTCUT)
- orangenoise shortcut / The Aprils＜SPLIT CD＞ (2005, as ORANGENOISE SHORTCUT)
- Simple Sample 2013 総集編 (2014)
- グッバイ・レイディ (2016)
- 汽車を待つ列を離れ／Blowin'(the gloom away) (2017)
- Change the World (DEMO) (2018)
- She is Delicate〜彼女はデリケート (2018)
- Simple Sample 2013-2019 (2019)