Asobi Seksu

It's : a band
Genre : phsycedelic/trance/pop/indie/shoegaze
Hometown : New York, US
Formed in : Originally known as Sportfuck (2001), they changed their name to Asobi Seksu (casual/playful sex) and release their full-length album in 2004
Members :

• Yuki Chikudate (singing|vocals)
• James Hanna (guitar, vocals)
• Haji (bass guitar|bass)
• Ben Shapiro (drum kit|drums)

Catching Point : First i had my ears on them, i just can't help but to fall immediately. Asobi Seksu is fun, sexy and just utterly hard to forget. Yuki's translucent voice might remind us of other Japanese bands out there but this ambience sure leave it's own signature. Their sound has been said to drawn influence from the shoegazing movement of the late 1980s to early 1990s, which was coined to describe the textured and effects-heavy sound of alternative rock in that era. Though full with sad and melodramatic lyrics, the sound's fun and all candy. What's unique is we'll never find songtitle's word inside the lyrics. They always kinda put on title that fit the song's ambiance and theme instead of cutting it from the lyrics. Listen to it once and you'll definitely crave for another!

Websites :
Myspace Music
Twitter
Facebook

Discography :
Albums :

* Sportfuck EP (2001) (band was known as Sportfuck at the time)

Tracklist:
1. Tremble (3:33)
2. The Words Live Longer (4:41)
3. Islands (5:42)
4. Umi de No Jisatsu (2:25)
5. Why You Should (2:57)
6. One Catastrophe to Another (8:49)






* Asobi Seksu (2004)
Tracklist:
1. I'm Happy But You Don't Like Me
2. Sooner
3. Umi de No Jisatsu
4. Walk on the Moon
5. Let Them Wait
6. Taiyo
7. It's Too Late
8. End at the Beginning
9. Asobi Masho
10. Stay
11. Before We Fall


* Citrus (2006)
Tracklist:
1. Everything Is On
2. Strawberries
3. New Years
4. Thursday
5. Strings
6. Pink Cloud Tracing Paper
7. Red Sea
8. Goodbye
9. Lions and Tigers
10. Nefi+Girly Listen
11. Exotic Animal Paradise
12. Mizu Asobi

* Hush (2009)
Tracklist:
1. Layers
2. Familiar Light
3. Sing Tomorrow's Praise
4. Gliss
5. Transparence
6. Risky And Pretty
7. In The Sky
8. Meh No Mae
9. Glacially
10. I Can't See
11. Me & Mary
12. Blind Little Rain

* Transparence EP (2009)


Tracklist:
1. Transparence
2. Urusai Tori
3. Transparence (Aa Remix)
4. Miniature Cities







* Rewolf (2009)

Tracklist:
1. Breathe into Glass
2. Walk on the Moon
3. Meh No Mae
4. New Years
5. Blind Little Rain
6. Urusai Tori
7. Suzanne
8. Gliss
9. Familiar Light
10. Thursday


Singles :
* Stay Awake b/w Then He Kissed Me (2007)
* Me & Mary b/w Breathe into Glass (2008)


Others :
* Season's Greetings from PAS/CAL & Asobi Seksu 12" (2004)
* Live at the Echo 10/6/06 (2006)
* Live from SoHo (2007)
* Warm & Scratchy (2007)
* Acoustic at Olympic Studios (2009)


Listen To:
Me & Mary
Mizu Asobi
Walk on The Moon


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