Cymbals (Japanese band)

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Cymbals
Origin	Japan
Genres	J-pop Rock Shibuya-kei
Years active	1997 – 2003
Labels	(1997–1998) Victor Entertainment (1999–2003)
Associated acts	Asako Toki, Yann Tomita
Website	"Love You" Cymbals
Members	Asako Toki

Cymbals (シンバルズ) was a Japanese rock band active from 1997–2003. The trio was composed of vocalist Asako Toki (土岐麻子), bassist/guitarist (沖井礼二), and drummer (矢野博康). Like other Japanese bands which emerged in the late 1990s (including Clammbon and ), Cymbals were strongly influenced by the British pop-rock sounds of the 1960s. Despite solid songwriting and album production, they never scored a true "hit", which eventually resulted in the band's breakup in September 2003. They played a final 90-minute farewell concert at Shibuya O-East on January 20, 2004. The group's members remain musically active – Toki as a solo artist, Okii as a producer (for Toki and others), and Yano as a session drummer and producer.

Discography[]

nb: A=Album; S=Single

External links[]

• [1] - official website
• [2] - Cymbals's discography at Victor Entertainment
• [3] - Okii Reiji's website
• [4] - Interview with Okii Reiji on Meromero&More (at about 28:12)
• [5] - Yano Hiroyasu's current information
• [6] - Nippop article on Cymbals