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• Biography

Formed in 2007, their music influenced by post-rock and shoegaze sounds. Kinoko Teikoku are a shoegaze band who don’t mind breaking a few rules. Instrumentally, they follow the giant footsteps of Ride and MBV but make musical detours along the paths formed by Cap N Jazz, Radiohead, Explosions in the Sky, Jeff Buckley and Battles.However, the vocals are where Kinoko Teikoku veer off most from traditional shoegaze. Some songs harbour the soft ethereal drone of classic shoegazer but their hallmark is the dynamic range of Sato’s hauntingly beautiful vocals that soar skyward with passion and intensity. The band’s line-up parallels that of Lush with two young females handling guitars, lead and backing vocals and their male counterparts on bass and drums.

Closing 2012 with a performance at Countdown Japan, Kinoko Teikoku have quickly emerged as one of the brightest up and coming bands in Tokyo’s massive indie scene. Sato, who also performs solo under the moniker kugatsuhascome (September has come) made an appearance at last year’s Fuji Rock Festival. Depending on their mood and setlist Kinoko Teikoku can set the tone either dark and serious or energetic and fun. But either way their performances are enchanting, LOUD, and completely unforgettable. Their first EP, Long Good Bye, peaked in the Oricon Albums Chart at #56 on the week of December 4, 2013.

• Members

• Guitar + vocal : 佐藤 (Satou) ♀
• Guitar : あーちゃん (Ah-chan) ♀
• Bass : 谷口滋昭 (Taniguchi Shigeaki) ♂
• Dr : 西村”コン” (Nishimura “Kon”) ♂

• Discography

 2nd Full Album『フェイクワールドワンダーランド』

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2nd Full Album『フェイクワールドワンダーランド』
2014年10月29日（水）発売
UKDZ-0159、￥2,800（税別価格）
DAIZAWA RECORDS／UK.PROJECT inc. 

01.東京
02.クロノスタシス
03.ヴァージン・スーサイド
04.You outside my window
05.Unknown Planet
06.あるゆえ
07.24
08.フェイクワールドワンダーランド
09.ラストデイ
10.疾走
11.Telepathy/Overdrive

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 1st EP『ロンググッドバイ』

年12月4日（水）発売
UKDZ-0150、定価￥1,470（税別価格￥1,400）
DAIZAWA RECORDS／UK.PROJECT inc.

01.ロンググッドバイ
02.海と花束
03.パラノイドパレード
04.FLOWER GIRL
05.MAKE L




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1st FULL ALBUM『eureka』

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1st demo
「1st demo」廃盤
 
1.SCHOOL/FICTION
2.You outside my window
3.Girl meets Number Girl
4.ミュージシャン 

Source:
http://www.kinokoteikoku.com/
Last.fm
https://twitter.com/kinokoteikoku

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Bisa dibilang Kinoko Teikoku jadi band yang pertama kali membuatku ketagihan musik underrated shogaze, post-rock, indie. Awalnya diperkenalkan di sebuah forum dan langsung suka dengan track no. 2 dari EP pertama mereka, 海と花束. Track favoritku adalah ユーリカ, WHIRLPOOL, ミュージシャン, 退屈しのぎ dan 海と花束. 

Sayang, lagu-lagu di album terbaru mereka lebih ngepop! Sepertinya mereka mencoba sesuatu yang baru, tapi hasilnya sepertinya mengecewakan para fansnya, termasuk aku. Semoga mereka kembali ke jalur yang lama dan menghasilkan sesuatu yang lebih dahsyat lagi di album selanjutnya.