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In 1999, the electro-acoustic group minamo was formed by Keiichi Sugimoto and Tetsuro Yasunaga. In 2000, minamo's self-released CD-R "wakka" was reissued by the New York label Quakebasket. this was selected Matmos' one of best sounds in 2001 on Wire magazine. In 2001, made first appearance in New York. Yuiichiro Iwashita (guitar) and Namiko Sasamoto (sax, organ) has joined. In 2002, first CD album ".kgs" has released by the Tokyo label 360 records. made first appearance in Chicago. "Superb Japanese experimental group"(Chicago Readers)
Having performed as the opening act for several groups, including; Microstoria, Simon Fisher Turner, Vert, Oren Ambarchi, Yoshihide Otomo, On Filmore, Tim Barnes, I-Sound, Ikue Mori, Josh Abrams, Michael Schumacher, Incapacitants, Aki Onda, Masakatsu Takagi, Ogurusu Norihide, Michael Prime, Jonathan Coleclough, oblaat, HIM, BusRatch, Def Harmonics, Aero and more.
minamo is:
Keiichi Sugimoto (guitar, electronics, also a.k.a. Fonica, 4 colour)
Yuichiro Iwashita (guitar)
Namiko Sasamoto (electronics, sax)
Tetsuro Yasunaga (electronics, also a.k.a. Voima)
http://www.cubicmusic.com
http://www.japanimprov.com/tyasunaga
Keiichi Sugimoto
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Tetsuro Yasunaga
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Yuichiro Iwashita
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Namiko Sasamoto
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Discography:
 SHRINE | NEST (Mr. mutt, Itary), 2003
 beautiful (apestaartje, New York), 2003
 .kgs (360 records, Tokyo), 2002
 wakka 100box set (Quakebasket, New York), 2001
 wakka (cubicmusic, Tokyo), 1999
compilations
 color and pattern (apestaartje,New York), 2002
 Weather (Weather, Tokyo), 2001
 5 sleepers...baku (360 records, Tokyo), 2001
Television commercials
* mot[include wakka] (FleetBank, USA), 2001
© 2004 Colavo
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