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Qypthone are known for their superfast, very danceable Acid-Jazz-Bossanova-Japanese-Lounge-Pop-Happy-Weird-Sound, whose tasteful references to the 1960ies and 1970ies they spice up with computergame elements. The band (http://www.qypthone.com, Label: http://www.happiniess-records.com) consists of Takeshi Nakatsuka (mastermind, DJ), Kentaroh Ishigaki (bassist) and the singer and jazz piano player Izumi Ookawara. The band uses/used to appear on stage with Pizzicato Five and is working with Japanese landmark producers like Yasuharu Konishi (Readymade Records), Mansfield, Fantastic Plastic Machine, Tetsuo Sunaga and Nori Ikeda. Qypthone isn't only a synonym for sunny mood, but also a spacy interest in science: The band's name is a Japanese word play on the name "Kip Thorne", a contemporary scientist who is occupied with constructing a time machine. Qypthone is being pronounced [Kip-thone]. Luc Besson chose a track made of computer game sound samples by Qypthone for his movie "Wasabi". Qypthone have so far published 4 record albums, and a single on vinyl on the Japanese Market (see http://www.happiness-records.com). User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License and may also be available under the GNU FDL.