Acidman is a Japanese Rock group. The band was formed in 1997 with four members, Shiibashi Takeshi, Urayama Ichigo, Satou Masatoshi, and Ohki Nobuo, who first met in a military academy in Saitama. The four went to a college in Shimokitazawa, where together they formed Acidman. They created two demo tapes together in 1998, but former vocalist Shiibashi Takeshi left in 1999. Ohki took his place and became the leader of the group. They continued playing live concerts, and were eventually signed to Toshiba-EMI

Toshiba-EMI

(formerly , is one of Japan's leading music companies. It became a wholly owned subsidiary of British music company EMI Group Ltd. in June 30, 2007 after Toshiba sold off its previous 45% stake. The current CEO and president is San-e Ichii. When EMI Music Japan was trading as Toshiba-EMI, it was...

. The band is often categorized as punk music

Punk rock

Punk rock is a rock music genre that developed between 1974 and 1976 in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia. Rooted in garage rock and other forms of what is now known as protopunk music, punk rock bands eschewed perceived excesses of mainstream 1970s rock...

 or alternative rock

Alternative rock

Alternative rock is a genre of rock music and a term used to describe a diverse musical movement that emerged from the independent music underground of the 1980s and became widely popular by the 1990s...

 but their musical style is broader and is said to blend various kinds of individual peculiarities.

It is noteworthy that the band's lead guitarist/singer (Ohki Nobuo) paints many of the band's album covers.

Singles

• 'Sekitou' (赤橙)(24 November 2000)

1. To Live
2. Sekitou (赤橙) Meaning "Red Orange"
3. Kouen (公園) Meaning "The Park"
4. Baiyo Smash Party (培養スマッシュパーティー) Meaning "Culture Smash Party"

• 'Zouka ga Warau' (造花が笑う)(31 July 2002) - A limited edition

1. Zouka ga Warau (造花が笑う) Meaning "The Artificial Flower Laughs"

• 'Allegro' (アレグロ)(4 September 2002) - A limited edition

1. Allegro (アレグロ)

• 'Sekitou' (赤橙)(9 October 2002) - A limited edition

1. Sekitou (赤橙)

• 'Slow View' (12 March 2003)

1. Hikou (飛光) Meaning "Flying Light"
2. Slow View
3. Shizuka naru Uso to Chouwa (静かなる嘘と調和) Meaning "Quiet Lie and Harmony"

• 'Repeat' (リピート)(9 July 2003) - A limited edition

1. Nami,Shiroku (波、白く) Meaning "The Waves, White..."
2. Repeat (リピート)

• 'Suisha' (水写)(3 March 2004)

1. Suisha (水写) Meaning "Reflection in the Water"
2. Sai (彩-Sai- (inst ver.)) Meaning "Colors (instrumental version)"
3. Kaze,Sayuru (風、冴ゆる) Meaning "The Wind, Serene..."

• 'Equal e.p.' (25 August 2004)

1. Equal (イコール)
2. Coda (コーダ)
3. talk (inst.)

• 'Aru shoumei' (ある証明)(18 May 2005)

1. Aru shoumei (ある証明) Meaning "The Proof That's There"
2. Human Traffic
3. SOL (inst.)

• 'Kisetsu no Tou' (季節の灯)(19 October 2005)

1. Kisetsu no Tou (季節の灯) Meaning "Lamplight of the Seasons"
2. Spaced Out (second line)
   • 'World Symphony' (9 November 2005)
3. World symphony
4. Turn Around (second line)

• 'Slow Rain' (スロウレイン)(6 September 2006)

1. Slow Rain (スロウレイン)
2. Isotope (アイソトープ)(second line)
3. Walking Dada (inst.)

• 'Prism no Yoru' (プリズムの夜) (15 November 2006)

1. Prism no Yoru (プリズムの夜) Meaning "The Prism-like Night"
2. Dawn Chorus (inst.)
3. Simple Story (シンプルストーリー) (second line)

• 'Remind' (18 July 2007)

1. Remind
2. Sekishoku Gunzou (赤色群像) (inst.)

• 'Unfold' (27 November 2007)

1. Unfold
2. Concord Vega (ベガの呼応) (inst.)

• 'Shikijitsu' (20 February 2008)

1. Shikijitsu (式日) Meaning "Judgment Day"
2. Evergreen (inst.)

• 'I Stand Free' (12 November 2008)

1. I Stand Free
2. O (second line)

• 'Carve with the Sense' (25 February 2009)

1. Carve with the Sense
2. Freak Out (second line)

• 'Dear Freedom' (21 July 2010)

1. Dear Freedom
2. 彩-Sai-(前編)
3. Digest from 8th album (2010 winter)

• 'Alma' (22 September 2010)

1. Alma
2. 彩-Sai-(後編)
3. Digest from 8th album (2010 winter) No.2

Miniature albums

• 'Sanka Zora' (酸化空)(6 March 2002)

1. 8 to 1
2. Ima,Toumei ka (今、透明か) Meaning "Is It Transparent Now?"
3. Silence
4. Sanka Zora (酸化空) Meaning "Oxidized Sky"
5. Free White

Albums

• Sou (創)(30 October 2002)

1. 8 to 1 Completed
2. Zouka ga Warau (造花が笑う)
3. Allegro (アレグロ)
4. Sekitou (赤橙)
5. Background (バックグラウンド)
6. At
7. Spaced Out
8. Kouro (香路) Meaning "The Fragrant Road"
9. Simple Story (シンプルストーリー)
10. Silence
11. Yureru Kyutai (揺れる球体) Meaning "Shimmering Orb"
12. Your Song

• Loop (6 August 2003)

1. Type-A
2. Nami,Shiroku (波、白く)
3. Isotope (アイソトープ)
4. Hikou (飛光)
5. Slow View
6. Repeat (リピート)
7. 16185-O
8. O
9. Swayed
10. Dried Out (ドライドアウト)
11. Ima,Toumei ka (今、透明か)
12. Turn Around

• Equal (15 September 2004)

1. 0=All
2. Freak Out
3. Furu Aki (降る秋) Meaning "Falling Autumn"
4. Equal (イコール)
5. Suisya (水写)
6. Sai Zenpen (彩-Sai-(前編)) Meaning "Colors (Part 1)"
7. Sai Kouhen (彩-Sai-(後編)) Meaning "Colors (Part 2)"
8. Akatsuki o Nokoshite (暁を残して) Meaning "Leaving Behind the Dawn"
9. Colors of the Wind (from the "Mosh Pit on Disney" album. Cover of the song from Pocahontas
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10. Migration 10 64
11. Cps
12. Mawaru,Meguru,Sono Kaku e (廻る、巡る、その核へ) Meaning "To That Spinning, Moving core"

• And World (7 December 2005)

1. Introduction
2. World Symphony
3. Id (Id-イド-)
4. River
5. Kisetsu no Tou (季節の灯) Meaning "Light of the Seasons"
6. SOL (inst.)
7. Ginga no Machi (銀河の街) Meaning "The City of the Milky Way"
8. Natsu no Yoin (夏の余韻) Meaning "Memories of Summer"
9. Platanus (プラタナス)
10. Water Room (inst.)
11. Stay on Land
12. Aru Shoumei (ある証明)
13. And World

• Green Chord (7 February 2007)

1. Green Chord (introduction)
2. Returning
3. Ride the Wave
4. Slow Rain (スロウレイン)
5. Real Distance
6. So Far
7. Prism no Yoru (プリズムの夜)
8. AM2:00 (inst.)
9. Dawn Chorus (inst.)
10. Sen Nen Hokou (千年歩行)
11. Kenmei no Mei (懸命の銘)
12. Calm
13. Toward

• Life (16 April 2008)

1. Life (The Beginning)
2. Remind
3. Stromatolite (ストロマトライト)
4. Free Star
5. Shikijitsu (式日)
6. Walk
7. Room NO.138(inst.)
8. Machi No Rinkaku (街の輪郭)
9. Old Sunset (オールドサンセット)
10. Kin'iro No Capella (金色のカペラ)
11. Unfold
12. To the World's End
13. Life (The Ending)

• A Beautiful Greed (29 July 2009)

1. A Beautiful Greed (Introduction)
2. ±0
3. Carve with the Sense
4. Who Are You?
5. Under the Rain
6. Fantasia
8. Hum
9. Ucess (inst.)
10. Bright & Right
11. I Stand Free
12. Over

• Alma(1 December 2010)

1. Meaning "The Last Country"
2. Meaning "When the Wind Blows"
3. One Day
4. Dear Freedom
6. Alma
7. Meaning "Pure White Night"
8. Meaning "Legato Forest"
9. Final Dance Scene
10. Meaning "The Year 2145"

DVD

• Scene of Sou (創) (12 March 2003)

1. Opening (オープニング)
2. Ima,Toumei ka (今、透明か)
3. Zouka ga Warau (造花が笑う)
4. Allegro (アレグロ)
5. Sekitou (赤橙)
   • Slow View
   • Bonus Track

• Scene of Loop (10 September 2003)

1. Hikou (飛光)
2. Shizuka naru Uso to Chouwa (静かなる嘘と調和)
3. Slow View
4. Nami,Shiroku (波、白く)
5. Repeat (リピート)
   • Locus of Loop
   • Profile

• Scene of Equal (14 October 2004)

1. Equal (イコール)
2. Suisya (水写)
3. Colors of the Wind

[short film]

• Sai Zenpen (彩-SAI-(前編))
• Cps & Mawaru,Meguru,Sono Kaku e (廻る、巡る、その核へ)

• Scene of "And World" (25 January 2006)

1. Aru Shoumei (ある証明)
2. Sol
3. Kisetsu no Tou (季節の灯)
4. World symphony
5. Water Room
   • Making & off shot

• Scene of "Green Chord" (5 March 2007)

External links

• Acidman Official Website - By Toshiba EMI
• Keikaku Profile | Acidman
• Acidman file at JaME