Softball was an
all-female punk
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band from
Chiba,
Japan
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. The band members — Moe (vocals/guitar), Nomiya (bass), and Rie (drums) — got together while still in high school.
Mike Park
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signed them to
Asian Man Records
Asian Man Records is a DIY record label run by Mike Park in Monte Sereno, California. Park started a record label and began releasing music in 1989 under the name Dill Records, with the Asian Man label established in May 1996.
History
Asian Man ...
, and they released their first American album in 1999. In Japan, they were signed to
Einstein Records.
They disbanded in March 2003. Later Moe formed a new, very similar-sounding all-female band, named Akiakane, also under Einstein Records.
Discography
*''Softball'' - 1999 on Asian Man
*''Tenku'' - 2000 on Asian Man
External links
Entry on Asian Man*
Entry on Allmusic.combr>
Einstein Records
All-female punk bands
Japanese punk rock groups
Asian Man Records artists
Musical groups from Chiba Prefecture
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