Rovo
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Rovo is a Japan
ese instrumental band founded in 1996 in Tokyo
by former Boredoms guitar
ist Seiichi Yamamoto
, Bondage Fruit electric violin
ist Yuji Katsui, and synthesizer
/effects technician Tatsuki Masuko, and featuring Yasuhiro Yoshigaki on drum
s and percussion
, Youichi Okabe on drum
s and percussion
, and Jin Harada on bass guitar
. Rovo defines their music as "man-drive trance," and many of their compositions have a dance-oriented minimalism
similar to that of Neu!
or the early-'80s instrumentals of Simple Minds
.
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
ese instrumental band founded in 1996 in Tokyo
Tokyo
, ; officially , is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan. Tokyo is the capital of Japan, the center of the Greater Tokyo Area, and the largest metropolitan area of Japan. It is the seat of the Japanese government and the Imperial Palace, and the home of the Japanese Imperial Family...
by former Boredoms guitar
Guitar
The guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
ist Seiichi Yamamoto
Seiichi Yamamoto
is a Japanese musician. While perhaps most famous for his role as guitarist for the noise rock band Boredoms, he has released multitudes of records both as a solo artist and with several other musicians and bands, in addition to composing the soundtracks to several films.- Solo projects :* Suido...
, Bondage Fruit electric violin
Electric violin
An electric violin is a violin equipped with an electronic output of its sound. The term most properly refers to an instrument purposely made to be electrified with built-in pickups, usually with a solid body...
ist Yuji Katsui, and synthesizer
Synthesizer
A synthesizer is an electronic instrument capable of producing sounds by generating electrical signals of different frequencies. These electrical signals are played through a loudspeaker or set of headphones...
/effects technician Tatsuki Masuko, and featuring Yasuhiro Yoshigaki on drum
Drum
The drum is a member of the percussion group of musical instruments, which is technically classified as the membranophones. Drums consist of at least one membrane, called a drumhead or drum skin, that is stretched over a shell and struck, either directly with the player's hands, or with a...
s and percussion
Percussion instrument
A percussion instrument is any object which produces a sound when hit with an implement or when it is shaken, rubbed, scraped, or otherwise acted upon in a way that sets the object into vibration...
, Youichi Okabe on drum
Drum
The drum is a member of the percussion group of musical instruments, which is technically classified as the membranophones. Drums consist of at least one membrane, called a drumhead or drum skin, that is stretched over a shell and struck, either directly with the player's hands, or with a...
s and percussion
Percussion instrument
A percussion instrument is any object which produces a sound when hit with an implement or when it is shaken, rubbed, scraped, or otherwise acted upon in a way that sets the object into vibration...
, and Jin Harada on bass guitar
Bass guitar
The bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
. Rovo defines their music as "man-drive trance," and many of their compositions have a dance-oriented minimalism
Minimalism
Minimalism describes movements in various forms of art and design, especially visual art and music, where the work is set out to expose the essence, essentials or identity of a subject through eliminating all non-essential forms, features or concepts...
similar to that of Neu!
Neu!
Neu! was a German band formed by Klaus Dinger and Michael Rother after their split from Kraftwerk in the early 1970s...
or the early-'80s instrumentals of Simple Minds
Simple Minds
Simple Minds are a Scottish rock band who achieved worldwide popularity from the mid-1980s to the early 1990s. The band produced a handful of critically acclaimed albums in the early 1980s and best known for their #1 US, Canada and Netherlands hit single "Don't You ", from the soundtrack of the...
.
Discography
- Pico! (1998), Sony Music EntertainmentSony Music EntertainmentSony Music Entertainment ' is the second-largest global recorded music company of the "big four" record companies and is controlled by Sony Corporation of America, the United States subsidiary of Japan's Sony Corporation....
- Imago (1999), Sony Music Entertainment
- Pyramid (2000), Sony Music Entertainment
- Sai (2001), Hi-Fidelity Flag Disc/Warner Indies Network
- Sino / Pan-American Beef Stake Art Federations split 12" with Date Course Pentagon Royal Garden (2001), P-Vine RecordsP-Vine RecordsP-Vine Records is a record label started by Blues Interactions, Inc., a firm in Tokyo, Japan established in 1975 by Yasufumi Higurashi and Akira Kochi...
- Tonic 2001 liveLive albumA live album is a recording consisting of material recorded during stage performances using remote recording techniques, commonly contrasted with a studio album...
double albumDouble albumA double album is an audio album which spans two units of the primary medium in which it is sold, typically records and compact discs....
(2002), Tzadik RecordsTzadik RecordsTzadik Records is a record label based in New York City specialising in avant-garde and experimental music. The label was established by the eclectic composer and saxophonist John Zorn in 1995; Zorn is the executive producer of all Tzadik releases... - Flage (2002), Hi-Fidelity Flag Disc/Warner Indies Network
- Mon (2004), Hi-Fidelity Flag Disc/First Aid Network
- Condor (2006), Wonderground Music
- Nuou (2008), Wonderground Music
- Ravo (2010), Wonderground Music