Kinoko Teikoku

Kinoko Teikoku (きのこ帝国, literally "Mushroom Empire") was a Japanese shoegazing/dream pop band. Their first EP, Long Good Bye, peaked in the Oricon Albums Chart at #56 on the week of December 4, 2013.[1] Their 2016 album “Ai no Yukue” peaked at #19 on Oricon Album Chart on December 14, 2016. On May 27, 2019 the band announced they will be suspending activity.[2]

Kinoko Teikoku
Also known asKinoko
OriginJapan
GenresIndie rock, shoegazing, dream pop, post-rock
Years active2007–2019
LabelsDaizawa Records/UK.PROJECT, EMI Records
Websitewww.kinokoteikoku.com
Past membersChiaki Satō (vocals, guitar)
A-chan (guitar, keyboards)
Shigeaki Taniguchi (bass)
Kon Nishimura (drums)

Discography

Albums
  • eureka (February 6, 2013)
  • Fake World Wonderland (フェイクワールドワンダーランド) (October 29, 2014)
  • Neko to Allergie (猫とアレルギー) (November 11, 2015)
  • Ai no Yukue (愛のゆくえ) (November 2, 2016)
  • Time Lapse (タイム・ラプス) (September 12, 2018)

Mini Albums
  • Uzu ni Naru (渦になる) (May 9, 2012)

EPs
  • Long Good Bye (ロンググッドバイ) (December 14, 2013)
  • Sakura ga Saku Mae ni (桜が咲く前に) (April 29, 2015)

Demos
  • 1st demo (2011, self-released)
  • Yoru ga Aketara (夜が明けたら) (September 12, 2011, self-released)

Singles
  • Taikutsu Shinogi (退屈しのぎ) (2012, self-released)
  • Eureka (ユーリカ) (January 17, 2013)
  • Tokyo (東京) (September 9, 2014)
  • Sakura ga Saku Mae ni (桜が咲く前に) (April 29, 2015)
  • Cry Baby (クライベイビー) (June 29, 2016)
  • Natsu no Kage (夏の影) (August 29, 2016)
  • Taiyou ni somuite (太陽に背いて) (December 13, 2017)

V.A.
  • Daizawa Jidai (代沢時代 ～Decade of Daizawa Days～) (April 11, 2012)
  • 『Yes, We Love butchers ～Tribute to bloodthirsty butchers～』 Night Walking (March 26, 2014)
  • CHATMONCHY Tribute ～My CHATMONCHY～ (March 28, 2018)
  • Takeshi Kobayashi meets Very Special Music Bloods (April 4, 2018)

References
  1. Oricon Artist Listings: きのこ帝国
  2. "きのこ帝国 活動休止のお知らせ" (in Japanese). Retrieved July 13, 2019.
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