娯楽(バラエティ) / "Variety" is the third full-length album from Japanese band Tokyo Jihen, released on September 26, 2007. Its thirteen tracks were carefully selected from a vast number of demos created by the band, with all tracks featuring music written by members other than lead vocalist Ringo Shiina. This includes seven tracks from guitarist Ukigumo, five tracks from keyboard player Ichiyo Izawa, and one composed by bassist Seiji Kameda. This was a different direction for the band, most of whose previous material had been composed by Ringo Shiina. ランプ / Ramp (Lyrics: Shiina … read more
娯楽(バラエティ) / "Variety" is the third full-length album from Japanese band Tokyo Jihen, released on September 26, 2007. Its thirteen tracks we… read more
娯楽(バラエティ) / "Variety" is the third full-length album from Japanese band Tokyo Jihen, released on September 26, 2007. Its thirteen tracks were carefully selected from a vast num… read more
Tokyo Jihen (東京事変) or the 'Tokyo Incidents' is a Japanese band formed and fronted by the popular rock singer 椎名林檎 (Ringo Shiina). As hinted by its name, the band has a running theme modeled on '60s Japanese pulp fiction. The band debuted in September 2004 with the song 群青日和. Since their inception, Tokyo Jihen has released five studio albums, of which three peaked at number 1 on the Oricon charts. Shiina had always wished to work with a band, and selected its members while working on her third solo album, 加爾基 精液 栗ノ花. The band, comprised of guitarist ヒラマミキオ (Mikio Hiram… read more
Tokyo Jihen (東京事変) or the 'Tokyo Incidents' is a Japanese band formed and fronted by the popular rock singer 椎名林檎 (Ringo Shiina). As hinted by its name, the band has a running the… read more
Tokyo Jihen (東京事変) or the 'Tokyo Incidents' is a Japanese band formed and fronted by the popular rock singer 椎名林檎 (Ringo Shiina). As hinted by its name, the band has a running theme modeled on '60s Japanese pulp fiction.… read more