- Toe (band)
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Toe Origin Japan Genres Instrumental, Post-Rock, Math Rock Years active 2000–present Labels Catune, Machu Picchu Associated acts Pele Website www.toe.st Members Kashikura Takashi
Mino Takaaki
Yamane Satoshi
Yamazaki HirokazuToe is a Japanese music group. While mentioned in many post-rock circles, their song structure and dynamics are similar to many popular math rock artists.
Toe is composed of Kashikura Takashi on drums, Mino Takaaki on guitar, Yamane Satoshi on bass guitar, and Yamazaki Hirokazu on guitar. Toe has formally played with this line-up since the band’s inception in 2000. They are currently one of three bands on the indie label Machu Picchu,[1] along with the bands mouse on the keys and Enemies. This is a label formed by the members of Toe.
The vast majority of the music is instrumental and features the swift and acute drumming of Takashi. The band is also known for its melodic, clean guitar settings. Additionally, the compositions have repetition from typical rock motifs, but use very subtle changes in beat and rhythm to form a unique sound. The band has changed their sound over their musical tenure by incorporating acoustic guitars, rhodes piano, and vibraphones in their most recent releases.
The band tours regularly in Japan, and can most notably be compared to acts such as Pele and The Album Leaf.
Discography
- Pele / toe (Dis(ign) Muzyq [JP], 2001 & Polyvinyl Records [US] 2004) split EP
- Songs, Ideas We Forgot (Catune, 2002) EP
- Re:designed (Catune, 2003) [remix album]
- The Book About My Idle Plot on a Vague Anxiety (Catune, 2005)
- New Sentimentality (Machu Picchu, 2006) EP
- New Sentimentality "Tour Edition" (White Noise Records HK, 2008) Enhanced CDEP Limited to 1000
- For Long Tomorrow (White Noise Records HK, 2009)
Music videos
- RGBDVD (DVD, 2005)
- CUT_DVD (DVD, 2010)
References
Categories:- Musical groups established in 2000
- Japanese rock music groups
- Musical quartets
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