The Hiatus
| the HIATUS | |
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| Origin | Japan |
| Genres | Rock, alternative rock |
| Years active | 2008–present |
| Labels | For Life Music |
| Website | http://thehiatus.com/ |
| Members | |
| Takeshi Hosomi Masasucks Koji Ueno Takashi Kashikura Hirohisa Horie |
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The Hiatus (typeset as the HIATUS) is a Japanese rock band formed by Takeshi Hosomi; the former lead vocalist of Ellegarden. Their official site defines The Hiatus as "a project of music and art, depicters."
Contents |
[edit] Members
[edit] Recording artists
[edit] 1st album
- Takeshi Hosomi (細美 武士 Hosomi Takeshi, from Ellegarden) - Vocals, Guitar, Record producer
- Masasucks (Fullscratch) - Guitar
- Koji Ueno (ウエノ コウジ Ueno Koji, Radio Caroline, ex-Thee Michelle Gun Elephant) - Bass
- Takashi Kashikura (柏倉 隆史 Kashikura Takashi, from Toe) - Drums
- Hirohisa Horie (堀江 博久 Horie Hirohisa, from Neil & Iraiza) - Keyboard, Record producer
[edit] Tour artists
Recording artists +
- Masakazu Ichise (一瀬 正和 Ichise Masakazu, from Asparagus) - Drums
- Ichiyou Izawa (伊澤 一葉 Izawa Ichiyou, from Tokyo Incidents) - Keyboard
[edit] Visual artists
- Kaori Maki (牧かほり Maki Kaori) - Illustration
- Balcolony - ArtDirection/Design
- Sora Matsumoto (松本 空 Matsumoto Sora) - CGI Direction/ Motion Graphics
- Shuichi Banba (番場 秀一 Banba Shuichi) - Music Video Director
[edit] History
The Hiatus was formed by Takeshi Hosomi during the spring of 2009 after Ellegarden announced their hiatus in May 2008. The Hiatus started as Takeshi Hosomi's solo project without live performance, and other members were gathered to record the first album. Other members include guitarist Masasucks from Fullscratch, bassist Ueno Koji from Thee Michelle Gun Elephant, drummer Kashikura Takashi from Toe, and pianist Hirohisa Horie from Neil & Iraiza. Hosomi wrote all the songs except for two songs which he wrote with Masasucks, and he produced the album in collaboration with Horie.
On May 25, 2009, it was newly announced that keyboardist Ichiyou Izawa from Tokyo Jihen and drummer Masakazu Ichinose from Asparagus joined as tour artists.
On May 27, 2009, their first album, Trash We'd Love, was released. Because of the band members' previous popularity, their album reached No. 1 on the Oricon albums chart in Japan.[1] The album's cover art was designed by Kaori Maki.
They played their first show at Punk Spring 2009 and continued touring, playing at other festivals such as the Nano-Mugen Festival, Rock in Japan Festival and Summer Sonic Festival in the same year.
The Hiatus was featured in magazines such as Bridge, Rockin'on Japan, Bass Magazine, Sound & Recording Magazine and Guitar Magazine. They were also featured on J-Wave "Tokyo Real-Eyes" radio and on Space Shower TV.
[edit] Discography
[edit] Albums
- Trash We'd Love (May 27, 2009)
- Anomaly (June 30, 2010)
- A World Of Pandemonium (November 23, 2011)
[edit] Extended play
- Insomnia (November 18, 2009)
- Hatching Mayflies (June 1, 2011)
[edit] DVD
- The Hiatus Trash We'd Love Love Tour Final at Studio Coast (December 23, 2009)
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ "オリコンランキング情報サービス「you大樹」" (in Japanese). Oricon. http://ranking.oricon.co.jp/free_contents/search/ranking_list.asp?itemcd=817287&samecd=1&chart_kbn=11A&linkcd=31438725. Retrieved July 31, 2009.
