Korekyojinn
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Korekyojinn (also spelled Korekyojin) is a Japanese progressive rock power trio. Founded in 1998, the band is a project by members of several bands within the Japanese progressive rock/zeuhl scene and has released albums on two US labels, John Zorn's Tzadik Records and Skin Graft Records as well as on the Japanese label Magaibutsu.[1] In Japanese, the band's name means "this giant" and is a pun on the band names This Heat and Gentle Giant.[2]
Members
Drummer Tatsuya Yoshida, owner of the Magaibutsu label, has founded the band Ruins and has been active in several other bands and collaborations, e.g. Kōenjihyakkei and Daimonji.[3] Bassist Mitsuro Nasuno was a member of the noise/improvisation band Ground Zero and has been a member of Daimonji[2][4][5]; Gitarrist Natsuki Kido has been a member of the zeuhl band Bondage Fruit[6].
Music
Korekyojinn plays instrumental music composed by Yoshida Tatsuya. The band web page describes it as "Progressive Jazz Rock Polyrhythmique" – "where progressive rock and contemporary jazz collide into a breathtaking, futuristic, hard rock funk".[2]
Discography
- 1999: Korekyojin (Tzadik)
- 2004: Arabesque (Magaibutsu)
- 2005: Isotope (Tzadik)
- 2006: Jackson (Magaibutsu)
- 2009: Swan Dive (Magaibutsu)
- 2011: Doldrums (mit Tsuboy Akihisa) (Magaibutsu)
- 2011: Tundra (Magaibutsu/Skin Graft)
References
- ^ Korekyojinn discography at AllMusic
- ^ a b c Korekyojinn at the webpage of the Magaibutsu record label
- ^ Tatsuya Yoshida at AllMusic
- ^ Mitsuro Nasuno: Credits at AllMusic
- ^ Mitsuro Nasuno at Discogs
- ^ Natsuki Kido at AllMusic
External links
- Korekyojinn at AllMusic
- Korekyojinn discography at Discogs
