Korekyojinn (是巨人) (also spelled Korekyojin) is a Japanese progressive rock power trio. Founded in 1998, the band is a project by members of several bands within the Japanese progressive rock/zeuhl scene and has released albums on two US labels, John Zorn's Tzadik Records and Skin Graft Records as well as on the Japanese label Magaibutsu.[1] In Japanese, the band's name means "this giant" and is a pun on the band names This Heat and Gentle Giant.[2]
Members
editDrummer Tatsuya Yoshida, owner of the Magaibutsu label, has founded the band Ruins and has been active in several other bands and collaborations, e.g. Kōenjihyakkei and Daimonji.[3] Bassist Mitsuro Nasuno was a member of the noise/improvisation bands Ground Zero and Altered States and has been a member of Daimonji;[2][4][5] guitarist Natsuki Kido has been a member of the zeuhl band Bondage Fruit.[6]
Music
editKorekyojinn plays instrumental music composed by Yoshida Tatsuya. The band web page describes it as "Progressive Jazz Rock Polyrhythmique" – "where progressive rock and contemporary jazz collide into a breathtaking, futuristic, hard rock funk".[2]
Reception
editAllmusic reviewers have awarded the first album Korekyojin (1999) with 3.5/5 and the third album Isotope (2005) with 4/5 stars,[1] while Sean Westergaard states in his unrated Allmusic review of Tundra (2011): "Tundra is a great album by a great band".[7] Pitchfork Media's Dominique Leone reviewed the second album Arabesque (2004) with a rating of 8/10.[8] The German progressive rock review website Babyblaue Seiten rated Korekyojin and Arabesque with 11/15 and Isotope with 13/15.[9]
Discography
edit- 1999: Korekyojin (Tzadik)
- 2004: Arabesque (Magaibutsu)
- 2005: Isotope (Tzadik)
- 2006: Jackson (Magaibutsu)
- 2009: Swan Dive (Magaibutsu)
- 2011: Doldrums (with Tsuboy Akihisa) (Magaibutsu)
- 2011: Tundra (Magaibutsu/Skin Graft)
References
edit- ^ a b Korekyojinn discography at AllMusic
- ^ a b c Korekyojinn at the webpage of the Magaibutsu record label
- ^ Tatsuya Yoshida at AllMusic
- ^ Mitsuro Nasuno: Credits at AllMusic
- ^ Mitsuro Nasuno at Discogs
- ^ Natsuki Kido at AllMusic
- ^ Westergaard, Sean. Tundra review at AllMusic
- ^ Leone, Dominique: Arabesque review at Pitchfork Media
- ^ Babyblaue Prog-Reviews: Korekyojin
External links
edit- Korekyojinn at AllMusic
- Korekyojinn discography at Discogs
