Kinoko Teikoku

Kinoko Teikoku
Kinoko Teikoku
Also known as	Kinoko
Origin	Japan
Genres	Indie rock, shoegaze, dream pop, post-rock
Years active	2007–2019
Labels	Daizawa Records/UK.PROJECT, EMI Records
Members	Chiaki Satō (vocals, guitar); A-chan (guitar, keyboards); Shigeaki Taniguchi (bass); Kon Nishimura (drums)
Website	www.kinokoteikoku.com

Kinoko Teikoku (きのこ帝国, literally "Mushroom Empire") was a Japanese shoegaze/dream pop band.

Their first EP, Long Good Bye, peaked in the Oricon Albums Chart at #56 on the week of December 4, 2013.^[1] Their 2016 album Ai no Yukue peaked at #19 on Oricon Album Chart on December 14, 2016.

Time Lapse was their last and most successful album, released on September 12, 2018. It peaked #14 on Oricon Album Chart.^[1] On May 27, 2019, the band announced they will be suspending activity.^[2]

The group was composed of Satō Chiaki (佐藤千亜妃) as vocals and guitar, A-chan (あーちゃん) on the guitar and keyboards, Shigeaki Taniguchi on the bass, and Kon Nishimura on drums.^[3]

Discography

Albums

eureka (February 6, 2013)
Fake World Wonderland (フェイクワールドワンダーランド) (October 29, 2014)
Neko to Allergie (猫とアレルギー) (November 11, 2015)
Ai no Yukue (愛のゆくえ) (November 2, 2016)
Time Lapse (タイム・ラプス) (September 12, 2018)

Mini albums

Uzu ni Naru (渦になる) (May 9, 2012)

EPs

Long Good Bye (ロンググッドバイ) (December 14, 2013)
Sakura ga Saku Mae ni (桜が咲く前に) (April 29, 2015)

Demos

1st demo (2011, self-released)
Yoru ga Aketara (夜が明けたら) (September 12, 2011, self-released)

Singles

Taikutsu Shinogi (退屈しのぎ) (2012, self-released)
Eureka (ユーリカ) (January 17, 2013)
Tokyo (東京) (September 9, 2014)
Sakura ga Saku Mae ni (桜が咲く前に) (April 29, 2015)
Cry Baby (クライベイビー) (June 29, 2016)
Natsu no Kage (夏の影) (August 29, 2016)
Taiyou ni somuite (太陽に背いて) (December 13, 2017)

V.A.

Daizawa Jidai (代沢時代～Decade of Daizawa Days～) (April 11, 2012)
『Yes, We Love butchers ～Tribute to bloodthirsty butchers～』 Night Walking (March 26, 2014)
CHATMONCHY Tribute ～My CHATMONCHY～ (March 28, 2018)
Takeshi Kobayashi meets Very Special Music Bloods (April 4, 2018)

References

^ ^a ^b Oricon Artist Listings: きのこ帝国
^ "きのこ帝国活動休止のお知らせ" (in Japanese). Retrieved July 13, 2019.
^ "PROFILE ・きのこ帝国 OFFICIAL WEBSITE". きのこ帝国 OFFICIAL WEBSITE (in Japanese). Retrieved 2020-08-03.

External links

[:0-1] Oricon Artist Listings: きのこ帝国

[2] "きのこ帝国活動休止のお知らせ" (in Japanese). Retrieved July 13, 2019.

[3] "PROFILE ・きのこ帝国 OFFICIAL WEBSITE". きのこ帝国 OFFICIAL WEBSITE (in Japanese). Retrieved 2020-08-03.

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