Biography
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Members
- Jun Yokoe
- Sho Asakawa
- Tom Takanashi
PLASTICZOOMS is a post-punk/Darkwave collective. They originally formed in 2007 in Japan before locating to Berlin, Germany in 2015. They are signed to Felicity and VINYL JUNKIE RECORDINGS and currently consist of Sho Asakawa on the Vocals, Tom Takanashi on the Guitar/Synth and Jun "John" Yokoe on the Bass /Synth.
Compiling elements of 70's punk, 80's post punk, new wave, and gothic genres all into the core of a new sense of sound, they seek to establish themselves in ways beyond precedent in their native Tokyo scene.
They are PLASTICZOOMS. Sho Asakawa, as frontman and in keeping with the spirit of DIY, personally directs and produces their music, artwork, merchandise, and all other creative endeavors.
With the support of a loyal fanbase within and outside of their home country starting prior to their debut, PLASTICZOOMS' first 7 inch single, Under///Black was distributed by Rough Trade UK. Immediately following this, their first concept album "CHARM" went on to circulate in remixes in the UK through Selfish Cunt, ULTERIOR,THEORETICAL GIRL, XX TEENS, and later through DANDY WIND in Canada.
Beginning to take traction as fashion icons, PLASTICZOOMS was featured in the magazine THE REALITY SHOW as photographed by Nobuyoshi Araki, and later collaborated during Tokyo Fashion Week with DISCOVERED, producing clothing and providing the soundtrack for the collection all with the release their second album, STARBOW. Additional collaborations included a necklace with accessory brand JAM HOMEMADE and creative exchanges with UK street-wear brand LONG CLOTHING.
With the 2013 release of PLASTICZOOMS' third album, CRITICAL FACTOR, they went on towards an unprecedented footwear collaboration with Shinya Yamaguchi. As of June 2015, they have relocated to Berlin to continue activities. Existing in a style beyond concrete definition, they seek to continue evolving without limit.
Ex-members:
Guitar: Taiyo Ikeda
Piano, Synthesizer, Guitar: Shinpei Morishige
Vocal, Synthesizer: Akiko ”TIF” Murakami
Guitar: Takashi "JUNK" Aida
Bass, Keyboard: Nah
Drums: Hideki
Drums: Yuya Ishizuka
Drums: Yuta Kurata
Discography:
2009.03.18 1st 7inch "Under///Black"
2009.07.15 1st album "Charm"
2010.12.11 1st single "B U G" (SOLD OUT)
2011.01.11 2nd single "PINK SNOW"
2011.02.11 3rd single "WITCH"
2011.04.15 Charity single "SMILE VOX" (with Mao Simmons and Yu Wakatsuki)
2011.07.20 "T H E R E A L I T Y S H O W" on sampler "Style Band Tokyo Compilation Vol. 1"
2011.10.17 Free online release "KMKZ" (video directed by YU WAKATSUKI)
2011.11.01 2nd album "STARBOW"
2012.09.10 PROJECT "DIE KUSSE" 3 singles simultaneous release: "FULL MOON", "RUBBERS", "BYE BYE."
2013.05.17 PROJECT DIE KUSSE 5 "Raven"
2013.10.12 3rd Album "Critical Factor"
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