Effective period / Period of releases: 2015 - 2024

Members: Shigeki Umezawa, Daisuke Takeuchi (2), Toshiyuki Sasaki, Mariko Nakabayashi

Nautilus is a trio centered around drummer Toshiyuki Sasaki, formed in 2014 along with its bassist Shigeki Umezawa and keyboardist Daisuke Takeuchi. Their distinctive style, which can be summarized as the modern rare groove, embodies a mixture of jazz, funk, disco music, soul, and even hip hop. The conception of Nautilus is drawn not only from the composition “Nautilus” written by Bob James, but also from an American submarine that actually existed, thus resembling their contemporary style that carries on the rare groove music of the 70s in an abyssal imagery.
Takeuchi was replaced in 2020 by Mariko Nakabayashi.