Ling Tosite Sigure
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![]() Ling Tosite Sigure performing in 2013. From left to right: 345, Pierre, TK. | |
Background information | |
Origin | Saitama, Japan |
Genres | |
Years active | 2002–present |
Labels | |
Members | Tōru "TK" Kitajima Miyoko "345" Nakamura Masatoshi "Pierre" Nakano |
Past members | Noda MEN |
Website | sigure |
Ling Tosite Sigure (Japanese: 凛として時雨, Hepburn: Rin Toshite Shigure, lit. "Cold Seasonal Rain") is a Japanese rock trio, formed in 2002 in Saitama Prefecture.[4] The band's style resembles post-hardcore and progressive rock, often incorporating rapid changes of tempo and mood framed in complex guitar melodies and technical drumming. They utilize both male and female vocals ranging from soft singing to loud wails and screams.[1][5][6]
Biography
Ling Tosite Sigure was formed in 2002 in Saitama, Japan. TK (vocals, guitar) and 345 (vocals, bass) started first with NodaMEN (drums) then Pierre Nakano (drums) joined shortly, replacing Noda.[7][8] The band released several demos before starting their own label, Nakano Records, and releasing their debut album #4. Their second album Inspiration is DEAD was released in 2007 following an EP Feeling Your UFO the previous year, giving the band increased popularity and exposure throughout Japan. They appeared in the Countdown music festival in 2007 and continued to tour on a regular basis.[1]
In April 2008, the band released their first single "Telecastic fake show", which charted in the Oricon Top 20.[9] In July they participated in the Fuji Rock Festival and in August the Rising Sun Rock Festival. In December 2008, Ling Tosite Sigure released the single "moment A rhythm", after signing to major label Sony Music. The single included an art book consisting of Kitajima's photography.[10]
Their third album, just A moment, was released on May 15, 2009, from which "JPOP Xfile" was featured on Space Shower TV.[8] In August they performed at the Summer Sonic Festival and toured throughout Japan. In 2010, the band performed a massive nationwide tour, "I Was Music", culminating at the high-profile Saitama Super Arena venue in the band's home city. In May, they traveled to England and played their first international shows in London and Brighton before returning to the studio to record new material.[11][12]
The band released their fourth album still a Sigure virgin? on September 22, 2010. They went on their "Virgin Killer" tour from late October to early December.[13] The first music video from the album, "I Was Music", aired on September 14. In 2011, the band continued to tour as TK released a film and photo book and Nakano released an instructional drum DVD.
On November 14, 2012, they released single titled "abnormalize". The title song was used for the opening of the anime series Psycho-Pass. The song was performed on Music Station.[14]
The band's 5th studio album i'mperfect was released on April 10, 2013. The band signed to specialized European record label JPU Records in June 2013 and released I'mperfect all across Europe.[15]
The band released the single "Enigmatic Feeling" on November 5th 2014. The title song was used for the opening of the anime series Psycho-Pass 2.[16]
A mere month later (14 January 2015), the band released another single, "Who What Who What", which, unlike their other singles, only contained one song. The title song was used for the anime movie Psycho-Pass: The Movie.[17] The song was performed on Music Station.
On 14 January 2015, the band released their first compilation album, entitled Best of Tornado, which featured remixed and remastered editions of their previous songs. There were 3 different releases of the album: the regular version, featuring one disc, the Tornado Edition which contains 2 discs; the second having 11 music videos, and the Hyper Tornado Edition which contains 3 discs, the third being several demo tapes and audio of their live performances.[18]
An EP titled es or s was released on September 2, 2015. The limited edition featured a 7-inch LP, A-side playing "SOSOS" and the B-side being "Mirror Frustration".[19]
On 23 August 2017, the band released the single "DIE meets HARD". The single features a song made in collaboration with Koji Nakamura ("DIE meets HARD Koji Nakamura Remix"). The Limited Edition came with 2 discs; one containing 3 songs and the other containing their "DIE meets HARD" music video and a 15 minute podcast between the 3 members (titled as DIE HARD radio on the disk). A 1-minute edit of the song was used as the opening for the drama series Shimokitazawa DIE HARD.[20]
On 17 November 2017, the band's 6th studio album #5 was announced with a 14 February 2018 release date. This is the band's first album release in roughly 5 years. The limited edition came with a DVD containing music videos for "Chocolate Passion" and "#5", as well as a second installment of the DIE HARD radio, which once again features a podcast between the three members. In addition, a nationwide tour (Rin to Shinku Tour 2018 "Five For You") was announced to accompany the album, starting March 3rd at Kanazawa EIGHT HALL, and lasting 12 total performances.[21]
Band members
- Current members
- Tōru "TK" Kitajima (北嶋徹 born December 23, 1982) — guitar, vocals (2002–present)
- Miyoko "345" Nakamura (中村美代子 born April 1, 1983) — bass guitar, vocals (2002–present)
- Masatoshi "Pierre" Nakano (ピエール中野 born July 18, 1980) — drums (2004–present)
- Former member
- Noda MEN (野田MEN) — drums (2002–2004)
Timeline
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/timeline/j047bmw0oqru0su7n2mzyqpoty416qy.png)
Discography
Studio albums
Title | Album details | Peak positions | Sales [22] |
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JPN [23] | |||
#4 |
|
145 | 9,000 |
Inspiration Is Dead |
|
39 | 28,000 |
Just a Moment |
|
4 | 44,000 |
Still a Sigure Virgin? |
|
1 | 45,000 |
I'mperfect |
|
3 | 30,000 |
#5 |
|
5 | TBA |
Compilation album
Title | Album details | Peak positions | Sales [22] |
---|---|---|---|
JPN [23] | |||
Best of Tornado |
|
6 | — |
Extended plays
Title | EP details | Peak positions | Sales [22] |
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JPN [23] | |||
Feeling Your UFO |
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192 | 2,100 |
es or s |
|
— | — |
Singles
Title | Year | Notes | Peak positions | Sales [22] |
Album | |
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JPN Oricon [24] |
JPN Billboard | |||||
"Telecastic Fake Show" | 2008 | 17 | 80[25] | 21,000 | Just a Moment | |
"Moment a Rhythm" | One track CD+photo booklet | 15 | — | 13,000 | ||
"Abnormalize" | 2012 | Opening song for the anime series Psycho-Pass | 8 | 13[26] | 33,000 | I'mperfect |
"Enigmatic Feeling" | 2014 | Opening song for the anime series Psycho-Pass 2 | 8 | 5[27] | 12,000 | Best of Tornado |
"Who What Who What" | 2015 | Opening song for the anime film Psycho-Pass: The Movie | 6 | 4[28] | — | Non-album single |
"Die Meets Hard" | 2017 | Opening song for the drama series Shimokitazawa Die Hard | 17 | 46[29] | — | #5 |
Music videos
Year | Song | Director(s) |
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2005 | "Sadistic Summer" | Unknown |
2006 | "想像のSecurity"
(Imagination Security) |
Hideaki Fukui |
2007 | "DISCO FLIGHT" | UNLUCKY YOUNGMEN |
2008 | "Telecastic fake show" | Unknown |
2009 | "secret cm" | Yusuke Kurita |
"JPOP Xfile" | Jika | |
2010 | "I was music" | Daisuke Shimada |
"illusion is mine" | Yasunori Kakegawa | |
2012 | "abnormalize" | Masakazu Fukatsu |
2013 | "Beautiful Circus " | |
"Metamorphose" | ||
2014 | "Enigmatic Feeling" | |
2015 | "Who What Who What" | Unknown |
"SOSOS" | Unknown | |
2017 | "DIE meets HARD" | Ikuma Ara |
2018 | "Chocolate Passion" | maxilla |
"#5" | Unknown |
Tours and concerts
Japan
- Sadistic Summer Tour (2004)
- Give Me Your Turbo Tour (2005)
- P_Rhythm Autumn Tour (2006)
- Dynamite Sexy Summer Oneman Tour (2007)
- Last A Moment Tour (2008)
- Fuji Rock Festival with Various Artists (2008)[30]
- Rising Sun Rock Festival with Various Artists (2008)[31]
- Summer Sonic Festival with Various Artists (2009)[32]
- The Smashing Pumpkins Extra Show with Ling Tosite Sigure and 9mm Parabellum Bullet as supporting acts (2010)[33]
- Virgin Killer Tour (2011)
- Alpha Beta+1 Tour (2011)
- Dear Perfect Tour (2013)
- Hyper Tornado Tour (2015)
- S.O.S Tour (2015)
- Five For You Tour (2018)
- Five For You - Vacuum The Hall Edition (2018)
Overseas
- The Great Escape Festival in UK with Various Artists (2010)[34]
- Japan Night in UK with Various Artists (2015)[35]
- Five For You - Beijing (2018)
References
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- ^ Despres, Shawn (October 30, 2009). "Ling Tosite Sigure". The Japan Times. Retrieved October 20, 2017.
- ^ Tower Records Japan. VARIOUS SOUNDS FROM Ling tosite sigure - 凛として時雨のサウンドに潜む多面性を探る
- ^ "凛として時雨 の記事まとめ" [Ling tosite sigure Overview]. Rockin'On Japan (in Japanese). Retrieved April 8, 2018.
- ^ McQuistan, Colin (July 14, 2015). "Sigure - A Most Enigmatic Live Act". The Huffington Post. Retrieved April 8, 2018.
- ^ Ling tosite sigure official website. PROFILE | Ling tosite sigure
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- ^ a b Miyake, Shinichi (May 2009). "Power Push! Interview - Ling Tosite Sigure". Space Shower TV (in Japanese). Retrieved April 8, 2018.
- ^ "Telecastic fake show | 凛として時雨" [Telecastic fake show | Ling Tosite Sigure]. Oricon (in Japanese). May 5, 2008. Retrieved April 8, 2018.
- ^ Takuya, Furukawa (December 22, 2008). "凛として時雨『moment A rhythm』" [Ling tosite sigure "moment A rhythm"]. Rockin'On Japan (in Japanese). Retrieved April 8, 2018.
- ^ "凛として時雨がイギリスへ、『The Great Escape』に出演" [Ling Tosite Sigure performed at the UK's Great Escape]. Rockin'On Japan (in Japanese). May 10, 2010. Retrieved April 8, 2018.
- ^ "凛として時雨、2010 UKライヴ・レポート" [Ling Tosite Sigure 2010 UK live report]. Barks Japan (in Japanese). May 25, 2010. Retrieved April 8, 2018.
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- ^ Sugioka, Yuki. "凛として時雨 『abnormalize』インタビュー" [Ling Tosite Sigure "abnormalize" Interview]. Billboard Japan (in Japanese). Retrieved April 8, 2018.
- ^ Buchanan, John D. "I'mperfect - Ling Tosite Sigure | Release Info". AllMusic. Retrieved April 8, 2018.
- ^ Tran, Can (September 20, 2014). "Video: Japanese anime 'Psycho Pass 2' 1st trailer". Digital Journal. Retrieved April 8, 2018.
- ^ Loveridge, Lynzee (November 24, 2014). "Ling Tosite Sigure Performs Psycho-Pass Film's Theme Song". Anime News Network. Retrieved April 8, 2018.
- ^ "凛として時雨、新曲断片を公開&ベスト盤にデモテープ音源" [Ling Tosite Sigure released new CDs & demo tapes audio]. Natalie (in Japanese). November 27, 2014. Retrieved April 8, 2018.
- ^ "凛として時雨、新作はベルリンRECのミニアルバム「es or s」" [Ling Tosite Sigure's new work "es or s" is recorded in Berlin]. Natalie (in Japanese). July 13, 2015. Retrieved April 8, 2018.
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- ^ "凛として時雨、5年ぶりニュー・アルバム『#5』リリース決定! 全国ツアー&15周年記念ポップ・アップ・ギャラリーの開催も!" [Ling Tosite Sigure released new album '# 5' for the first time in 5 years! Nationwide tour & 15th anniversary pop-up, gallery holding!]. Gekirock (in Japanese). November 17, 2017. Retrieved April 8, 2018.
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- ^ "JAPAN NIGHT: VAMPS and more J-Rock bands at JAPAN NIGHT". Hyper Japan Website. Retrieved October 20, 2017.