Kinoko Teikoku | |
Alias: | Kinoko |
Origin: | Japan |
Genre: | Indie rock, shoegaze, dream pop, post-rock |
Years Active: | 2007–2019 |
Label: | Daizawa Records/UK.PROJECT, EMI Records |
Current Members: | Chiaki Satō (vocals, guitar) A-chan (guitar, keyboards) Shigeaki Taniguchi (bass) Kon Nishimura (drums) |
was a Japanese shoegaze/dream pop band.
Their first EP, Long Good Bye, peaked in the Oricon Albums Chart at #56 on the week of December 4, 2013.[1] Their 2016 album Ai no Yukue peaked at #19 on Oricon Album Chart on December 14, 2016.
Time Lapse was their last and most successful album, released on September 12, 2018. It peaked #14 on Oricon Album Chart. On May 27, 2019, the band announced they will be suspending activity.[2]
The group was composed of Satō Chiaki (佐藤千亜妃) as vocals and guitar, A-chan (あーちゃん) on the guitar and keyboards, Shigeaki Taniguchi on the bass, and Kon Nishimura on drums.[3]