Biography
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Years Active
1998 – 2021 (23 years)
Kurage and miyo met thanks to an anonymous music producer, and formed the group in 1998 in good spirit.
Their music expresses the Yin and the Yan of human emotions, not limited to one genre or style.
They weave the realistic, yet emotional and fantasy-like world of sound using various (sound effect) filters.
They love the sound of Japanese language, and create their unique sound avoiding the overuse of English, typically heard in the modern J-pops.
Music (Oto) by Kurage Honda (ex.Yasuyuki Honda) :
He was the keyboardist for new wave band "Grass Valley" who debuted in Japan in the 80s.
After the band split in 1992, Honda kept contributing songs and producing for various artists.
With Ace Shimizu (guitarist from Seikima II). Honda formed "face to ace" in 2001.
A musician who loves nothing better than to warp a sound, Honda is renowned for the way he uses his synthesizer to manipulate the track's winding path to the listeners ear.
Scenic beauty, technology and rock 'n' roll may seem at first glance mutually exclusive, but elements of each are deeply connected in the realm of sense.
And it is this world which provides the inspiration for the music coo:ya create.
To go or remain, to love or hate, it is to the beauty of such dilemmas to which the band strive to be faithful through their music. It is coo:ya's belief that from deep within these paradoxical entities a harmony will be born which in turn will give birth to a new world of music.
Afterall, the evolution of music is a path that never ends….
Words (Kotodama) by miyo :
Based in her homeland of Aichi pref., miyo started writing short stories.
She is a founder of an independent fashion brand, and also is a music producer for popular Indies bands, and model.
She formed Tokyo Anastasia in 2007, since she wanted to do music which is very different from coo:ya.
More than a mere vocalist, Miyos voice is a fundamental instrument in the sound which Honda creates.
True to herself, every word, every lyric, every line she composes is born from deep within, as if seeping by osmosis onto the page.
The resulting marriage of her words with Honda's music forges a vivid world of aural space within which the listener cannot help but inhabit.
A style of music that transcends definition other than being "coo:ya-esque",
Honda and Miyo invite you to experience their new genre of music.
Official URL >> http://www.coo-ya.com/
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