UNE is the musical project of Akira Inada. The music is best described as transcendental metal, with an atmospheric, all-encompassing sound, reminiscent of Sigur Rós

Sigur Rós

Sigur Rós is an Icelandic post-rock band with classicaland minimalist elements. The band is known for its ethereal sound, and frontman Jónsi Birgisson's falsetto vocals and use of bowed guitar. In January 2010, the band announced that they will be on hiatus. Since then, it has since been announced...

, while also being (as it has often been put) "heavier than the devil". However, it is very difficult to describe: as Jonah Matranga

Jonah Matranga

Jonah Rzadzinski Matranga is a singer, songwriter, and guitarist who has released a variety of solo material under his own name and onelinedrawing, and has previously been part of the bands Far and New End Original and Gratitude...

 wrote, it is "beauty beyond words".

While Inada sings some of songs in English or Japanese, most of the songs are sung in no language, and instead simply use the syllables that work the best musically. Up until alyertina, all his music was recorded at home, and the albums were primarily self-distributed for free, though the EP "A Cactus Towards the Circle Ring" was released in 2003 by the UK label Nova Bomb Records, and the EP "alyertina" was released in 2009 by James Records.

Discography

"pbockae" (2000)
"helisher" (2001)
『圓環邊乃仙人掌』 - "A Cactus Towards The Circle Ring" E.P. / Nova Bomb Records (2003)
『厭離』 - "onli" E.P. (2004)
『至無響』 - "faeriyes" (2005)
『否』 - "ina" E.P. (2007)
『盈月』 - "alyertina" U.K. Tour Edition E.P. / James Records (2009)