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きのこ帝国

(Kinokoteikoku)

Formed in 2007 by Rissho University classmates Chiaki Satō (vocals, guitar), A-chan (guitar, keyboards), Shigeaki Taniguchi (bass), and Kon Nishimura (drums), Kinoko Teikoku (“Mushroom Empire”) were a Japanese shoegaze and dream pop band from Tokyo. Influenced by post-rock and shoegazing, the group started playing live in 2008 in small venues around the neighborhoods of Shimokitazawa and Shibuya. Their first mini-album Uzu ni Naru came out in 2012 and was followed by studio debut Eureka (2013) and the EP Long Good Bye (2013), which reached Number 56 on the Oricon charts. A second...