Tenniscoats
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Tenniscoats is a Japan
ese band with two members, Saya & Takashi Ueno, but they often have guest musicians (and non-musicians) playing and performing with them. The guest musicians are for example, Secai, LSD March
, Eddie Marcon, Popo
, Saibou Bungaku
, Tetsuya Umeda, Kazumi Nikaido, etc.
Saya and Ueno have also performed in many other underground bands, such as Maher Shalal Hash Baz
, Cacoy, Puka Puka Brians, Yumbo
and others.
Saya and Ueno have also released solo works.
Their music has been classified as avant-garde
, folk
, psychedelic
and indie.
In December, 2008, Saya collaborated with Satomi of Deerhoof
on a one-off project called OneOne
. The album was released on P-Vine Records
(Japan
) and Aquarius Records
(USA).
In 2009, Ueno began the psych-folk group, Kasumi Trio. The other members are Shinsuke Michishita (from LSD March
), Ikuro Takahashi (from Fushitsusha
, Nagisa ni te
).
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
ese band with two members, Saya & Takashi Ueno, but they often have guest musicians (and non-musicians) playing and performing with them. The guest musicians are for example, Secai, LSD March
LSD March
LSD March is a Japanese psychedelic rock group, based in the city of Himeji. It is led by singer and guitarist Shinsuke Michishita. The group is named after a track by krautrock group Guru Guru. Michishita has also played with Magura Mozart and Doodles....
, Eddie Marcon, Popo
Popo
Popo may refer to:* El Popo, an active volcano in Mexico* Mr. Popo, a character in the manga and anime series Dragon Ball* Popo , a 1951 jazz album by Shorty Rogers and Art Pepper* A slang term for a police officer-Places:...
, Saibou Bungaku
Saibou Bungaku
Saibou Bungaku is a Japanese Psych folk/Freak folk/Blues band. The members are Tomoaki Saito and Seijiro Kuroda . Tomoaki Saito also sings as a solo. Seijiro Kuroda sometimes plays as a member of Tenniscoats, Kalco, etc.....
, Tetsuya Umeda, Kazumi Nikaido, etc.
Saya and Ueno have also performed in many other underground bands, such as Maher Shalal Hash Baz
Maher Shalal Hash Baz
Maher Shalal Hash Baz is the artistic alter ego of Tori Kudo, a Japanese naivist composer and musician. The name is taken from Maher-shalal-hash-baz in the Book of Isaiah verses 8:1 and 8:3, and translates roughly as "Hurrying to the spoil, he has made haste to the plunder." Maher-Shalal-Hash-Baz...
, Cacoy, Puka Puka Brians, Yumbo
Yumbo
Yumbo is a small, industrial city and municipality located in western Colombia. It is located in the Valle del Cauca department, just north of Cali...
and others.
Saya and Ueno have also released solo works.
Their music has been classified as avant-garde
Avant-garde
Avant-garde means "advance guard" or "vanguard". The adjective form is used in English to refer to people or works that are experimental or innovative, particularly with respect to art, culture, and politics....
, folk
Folk music
Folk music is an English term encompassing both traditional folk music and contemporary folk music. The term originated in the 19th century. Traditional folk music has been defined in several ways: as music transmitted by mouth, as music of the lower classes, and as music with unknown composers....
, psychedelic
Psychedelic
The term psychedelic is derived from the Greek words ψυχή and δηλοῦν , translating to "soul-manifesting". A psychedelic experience is characterized by the striking perception of aspects of one's mind previously unknown, or by the creative exuberance of the mind liberated from its ostensibly...
and indie.
In December, 2008, Saya collaborated with Satomi of Deerhoof
Deerhoof
Deerhoof is a musical group consisting of Satomi Matsuzaki, John Dieterich, Ed Rodriguez and Greg Saunier.-Origins:In 1992, Greg Saunier, having recently graduated with a degree in music composition from Oberlin Conservatory of Music, joined a short-lived San Francisco quartet called Nitre Pit, on...
on a one-off project called OneOne
OneOne
OneOne is the collective name for an ongoing music project featuring Saya and Satomi Matsuzaki . They released their debut album, AoooO, in December 2008. In Japan it appeared on the P-vine label...
. The album was released on P-Vine Records
P-Vine Records
P-Vine Records is a record label started by Blues Interactions, Inc., a firm in Tokyo, Japan established in 1975 by Yasufumi Higurashi and Akira Kochi...
(Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
) and Aquarius Records
Aquarius Records
Aquarius Records is an independent record label founded in Montreal, Quebec, Canada in 1969. The first president was Terry Flood and the other founding owners were Donald Tarlton, Bob Lemm, Dan Lazare and Jack Lazare. Originally the label was distributed by London Records of Canada.Among the first...
(USA).
In 2009, Ueno began the psych-folk group, Kasumi Trio. The other members are Shinsuke Michishita (from LSD March
LSD March
LSD March is a Japanese psychedelic rock group, based in the city of Himeji. It is led by singer and guitarist Shinsuke Michishita. The group is named after a track by krautrock group Guru Guru. Michishita has also played with Magura Mozart and Doodles....
), Ikuro Takahashi (from Fushitsusha
Fushitsusha
Fushitsusha is a Japanese rock band specialising in the psychedelic rock, space rock and noise rock genres. The band consists of electric guitarist and singer Keiji Haino, and a shifting cast of complementary musicians. The group released the majority of its material in the 1990s.-History:Haino...
, Nagisa ni te
Nagisa ni te
is a Japanese psychedelic-folk rock duo. The group's name is translated as "on the beach". Shinji Shibayama, the group's founder — anda previous member of Idiot O'Clock and Hallelujahs — is also owner of Org Records, which has released albums from groups like Maher Shalal Hash Baz and Naoki Zushi...
).
Discography
- Live Wanderus (2000)
- We Are Everyone (2005)
- Totemo Aimasho (2007)
- Tan-Tan Therapy (2008) - Collaboration with Tape
- Tenniscoats & Secai (2008)
- Temporacha (2009)
- Two Sunsets (2009, Domino Records) - Collaboration with The PastelsThe PastelsThe Pastels are a group from Glasgow, Scotland, UK.Their early records for labels like Whaam!, Creation, Rough Trade, and Glass Records, had a raw and immediate sound, melodic and amateur, which seemed at odds with the time...
- Tokinouta (2011)
External links
- Tenniscoats - A Take Away Show - "Baibaba Bimba" April 2010
- Tenniscoats interview with TADA Music, July 2008, in English
- http://www21.sbs.com.au/alchemy/index.php?pg=ct&ct=1&sc=2&id=569Tenniscoats Interview with Alchemy SBS RadioSBS RadioSBS Radio is a service provided by the Special Broadcasting Service '..to inform, educate and entertain Australians, especially those of non-English speaking backgrounds'. SBS Radio originally began as two stations based in Melbourne and Sydney, set up to provide pre-recorded information about the...
in English 2008] - http://www21.sbs.com.au/alchemy/index.php?pg=ct&ct=1&sc=2&id=570Tenniscoats Interview with Alchemy SBS RadioSBS RadioSBS Radio is a service provided by the Special Broadcasting Service '..to inform, educate and entertain Australians, especially those of non-English speaking backgrounds'. SBS Radio originally began as two stations based in Melbourne and Sydney, set up to provide pre-recorded information about the...
in Japanese 2008]