About 東京酒吐座

Tokyo Shoegazer (東京酒吐座) were a Japanese shoegaze/post-rock band originating from Tokyo. The band was formed in October 2010 by former Plastic Tree drummer and prolific freelancer Hiroshi Sasabuchi (ササブチヒロシ) with guitarist Kiyomi Watanabe (渡辺清美) (殻 → acid android), vocalist/guitarist Yuki (Presence of soul), guitarist Yoshitaka Sugahara (Presence of soul), and bassist the K (101A) for the purpose of performing at Sasabuchi's birthday live party at Shibuya O-WEST on October 12, 2010 as a one-off. However, the band proved popular and continued activities following that night. Their first release was a studio recording that was made the night before Hiroshi Sasabuchi's birthday concert and released as a limited demo EP. The EP, which sold out after their first few live performances, had two tracks, "DEEP RAINBOW" and "DISTORTION LIGHTS". Around the time of the live performance held in Taiwan in October of 2011 to commemorate the 10-year anniversary of Sasabuchi's major debut and his birthday, Tokyo Shoegazer recorded a full album, "crystallize", which was released under 299 Japan Records. On January 23rd, "Yellow Loveless", a Japanese shoegazer tribute to My Bloody Valentine's "Loveless", included tracks by Tokyo Shoegazer. Their contributions were their renditions of "only shallow" and "i only said". On the same day (January 23rd), they, with Lemon's Chair, also released Japan Shoegazer as only one, a split EP. Two tracks were recorded for that release: "Silent roar" and "awake". On May 15th, 2013, Tokyo Shoegazer released their second album, "Turnaround". By then, new member Makoto Gomi (五味 誠) (Zeppet Store) had replaced Yuki. Shortly after, on May 23rd, vocalist Ananda Jacobs joined the band. After receiving a resignment notice from the K, the band split following a final live performance on October 18th, 2013. However, Sasabuchi, Watanabe, and Sugahara are now the core members of a new band, CQ. Their Japanese name, 東京酒吐座, roughly translates to "Tokyo Liquor-Vomiting Stage" and is thus a play on words. Their website is located at http://www.tokyo-shoegazer.com/ (Currently dead).