Toe (band)
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Toe 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, 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
.
Music of Japan
The music of Japan includes a wide array of performers in distinct styles both traditional and modern. The word for music in Japanese is 音楽 , combining the kanji 音 with the kanji 楽...
group. While mentioned in many post-rock
Post-rock
Post-rock is a subgenre of rock music characterized by the influence and use of instruments commonly associated with rock, but using rhythms and "guitars as facilitators of timbre and textures" not traditionally found in rock...
circles, their song structure and dynamics are similar to many popular math rock
Math rock
Math rock is a rhythmically complex guitar-based style of experimental rock that emerged in the 1980s and that was very influenced by progressive rock like King Crimson, Frank Zappa, Henry Cow - and 20th century composers such as Steve Reich and John Cage...
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, 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
Instrumental
An instrumental is a musical composition or recording without lyrics or singing, although it might include some non-articulate vocal input; the music is primarily or exclusively produced by musical instruments....
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
The Album Leaf
The Album Leaf is an American solo musical project founded in San Diego, California in 1998 by Jimmy LaValle. He is known for his use of electronics, synthesizer and Rhodes piano...
.
Discography
- Pele / toePele / toePele / toe is a two track EP by Pele and toe respectively, released in 2001 on CD in Japan and 2004 on vinyl in the United States....
(Dis(ign) Muzyq [JP], 2001 & Polyvinyl Records [US] 2004) split EP - Songs, Ideas We ForgotSongs, Ideas We Forgot-Track listing:#Leave Word - 2:58#I Dance Alone - 4:10#1, 2, 3, 4 - 2:34#Path - 4:06#Yoru wa Akeru - 5:47...
(Catune, 2002) EP - Re:designedRe:designedRe:designed is a remix album by toe and an assortment of musicians, released in 2003.-Track listing:#I Dance Alone - 4:31#Yoru wa Akeru - 5:18...
(Catune, 2003) [remix album] - The Book About My Idle Plot on a Vague AnxietyThe Book About My Idle Plot On A Vague AnxietyThe Book About My Idle Plot on a Vague Anxiety is the debut album by toe, released in 2005.-Track listing:#反逆する風景 – 0:58#孤独の発明 – 3:23#Tremolo + Delay – 3:03...
(Catune, 2005) - New Sentimentality (Machu Picchu, 2006) EP
- New Sentimentality "Tour Edition" (White Noise Records HK, 2008) Enhanced CDEP Limited to 1000
- For Long TomorrowFor Long TomorrowFor Long Tomorrow is the second full length album released by Japanese Post-Rock band Toe.-Track listing:#"" - 0:39#"" - 2:40#"After Image" - 3:59#"" - 4:15#"Say It Ain't So" - 3:42#"Two Moons" - 4:10#"" - 2:32#"" - 2:20#"" - 4:56#"" - 7:06...
(White Noise Records HK, 2009)