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A 4-piece math／post-rock band from Tokyo, formed in 2000 & currently signed to Topshelf Records

Members:
• Hirokazu Yamazaki (山嵜廣和) on guitar
• Takaaki Mino (美濃隆章) on guitar
• Satoshi Yamane (山根さとし) on bass
• Takashi Kashikura (柏倉隆史) on drums

The vast majority of the music is instrumental and features the swift, agile drumming of Takashi. The band is also known for melodic, clean guitar, often employing the juxtaposition of electric and acoustic. While the compositions feature the repetition of typical rock motifs, the subtle changes in beat and rhythm form a unique rhythmic dialect. The band has consistently expanded their sound throughout their musical tenure by incorporating singing, rhodes piano, mallet percussion, and electronic production elements.

Together, they have released 4 studio albums (The Book About My Idle Plot on a Vague Anxiety in 2005, For Long Tomorrow in 2009, HEAR YOU in 2015 & NOW I SEE THE LIGHT in 2024), as well as a number of EPs and live albums—in 2021, they would contribute an original track to the soundtrack of the anime Sonny Boy

(Sources: last.fm, bandcamp & Topshelf Records)