Mosaic.wav
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is a Japanese moe-pop
band from Akihabara
, widely known for doing theme songs to eroge
, they eventually began to produce their own original work in 2004. Their name is a reference to the use of mosaics to censor the genitals in pornography, and WAV is a sound format. Their songs have also been used as opening songs for Sumomomo Momomo
and Kyouran Kazoku Nikki
MOSAIC.WAV is fronted by vocalist MI-KO, with keyboardist Susumu Kayamori and guitarist Masaya Koike backing her up.
They dubbed their own music as Akiba-Pop, J-pop covered by numerous Akihabara cultural references, this including fantasy anime and video game themes.
MOSAIC.WAV is currently active as a band.
Pop music
Pop music is usually understood to be commercially recorded music, often oriented toward a youth market, usually consisting of relatively short, simple songs utilizing technological innovations to produce new variations on existing themes.- Definitions :David Hatch and Stephen Millward define pop...
band from Akihabara
Akihabara
, also known as , is an area of Tokyo, Japan. It is located less than five minutes by rail from Tokyo Station. Its name is frequently shortened to in Japan...
, widely known for doing theme songs to eroge
Eroge
An or Ero-ga is a Japanese video or computer game that features erotic content, usually in the form of anime-style artwork. Eroge originated from galge, but unlike galge, they feature erotic/pornographic content.-History:...
, they eventually began to produce their own original work in 2004. Their name is a reference to the use of mosaics to censor the genitals in pornography, and WAV is a sound format. Their songs have also been used as opening songs for Sumomomo Momomo
Sumomomo Momomo
is a Japanese manga series created by Japanese author Shinobu Ohtaka. The manga was first serialized in the Japanese manga magazine Young Gangan in 2004, which is published by Square Enix. The manga has been licensed by Yen Press for distribution in North America...
and Kyouran Kazoku Nikki
MOSAIC.WAV is fronted by vocalist MI-KO, with keyboardist Susumu Kayamori and guitarist Masaya Koike backing her up.
They dubbed their own music as Akiba-Pop, J-pop covered by numerous Akihabara cultural references, this including fantasy anime and video game themes.
MOSAIC.WAV is currently active as a band.
Singles
- Magical Hacker☆Kurukuru Risk (Magical Hacker☆くるくるリスク) (May 14, 2004)
- Kimi wa Nan Terabyte? (キミは何テラバイト?) (October 28, 2005)
- Megane de ne! (めがねでねっ！) (September 8, 2006)
- Kyun Kyun Panic (キュン・キュン・パニック) (August 23, 2006) (Mamotte! LollipopMamotte! Lollipopis a Japanese shōjo manga series written and illustrated by . It was serialized in the magazine Nakayoshi and published by Kodansha in Japan between February 2003 and July 2005....
ED Theme) - Saikyou○×Keikaku (最強○×計画) (October 25, 2006) (Sumomo mo Momo mo OP1 Theme)
- Girigiri Kagaku Shoujo Falsie (ギリギリ科学少女ふぉるしぃ) (December 29, 2006)
- Setsujou! Hyakka Ryouran (切情！佰火繚乱) (January 24, 2007) (Sumomo mo Momo mo OP2 Theme)
- Katamichi Catchball (片道きゃっちぼーる) (July 25, 2007) (PotemayoPotemayois a Japanese four-panel comic strip by Haruka Ogataya. The manga was first serialized in the four-panel manga magazine Moeyon in July 2004. In October 2005, the manga moved to the Japanese seinen manga magazine Comic High! and continued until January 2011...
OP Theme) - Denou Kassen×Uju no Jin! (電脳合戦×うじゅの陣！) (October 20, 2007)
- Last Battle! Akibattler "μ" (ラストバトル！アキバトラー"μ") (February 1, 2008)
- Chousai Kenbo Sengen (超妻賢母宣言) (Kyouran Kazoku Nikki OP Theme) (April 23, 2008)
- SPAM Mailing Girl (迷惑メーリングGIRL) (August 15, 2008)
- Kodomosaic・Yamimosaic (こどもざいく・やみもざいく) (December 27, 2008)
Albums
- We Love "AKIBA-POP"!! (October 29, 2004)
- SPACE AKIBA-POP (January 20, 2006)
- Future-Fiction:AKIBA-POP!! (August 31, 2007)
- Amusement Pack (March 26, 2008)
- Superluminal Ж AKIBA-POP (April 15, 2009)