Tenniscoats
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Tenniscoats is a Japanese band with two members, Saya & Takashi Ueno, but they often have guest musicians (and non-musicians) playing and performing with them. The guest musicians are for example, , LSD March, , , Saibou Bungaku, Tetsuya Umeda, , etc. Saya and Takashi have also performed in many other underground bands, such as Maher Shalal Hash Baz, , , Yumbo and others. Saya and Takashi have also released solo works.
Their music has been classified as avant-garde, folk, psychedelic and indie; Saya herself has been known to label their sound, "avant pops".[1]
Saya and Takashi met at Meiji University, where they were students.
In December, 2008, Saya collaborated with Satomi of Deerhoof on a one-off project called . The album was released on P-Vine Records (Japan) and Aquarius Records (United States).
In 2009, Takashi began the psych-folk group, . The other members are Shinsuke Michishita (from LSD March), Ikuro Takahashi (from Fushitsusha, Nagisa ni te).
Discography[]
- The Theme of Tenniscoats (2000)
- The Ending Theme (2002)
- We Are Everyone (2004)
- Live Wanderus (2005)
- Totemo Aimasho (2007)
- Tan-Tan Therapy (2008) - Collaboration with Tape
- Tenniscoats & Secai (2008)
- Temporacha (2009)
- Two Sunsets (2009, Domino Records) - Collaboration with The Pastels
- Tokinouta (2011)
- Papa's Ear (2012)
- All Aboard! (2012, Chapter Music) - Collaboration with Ikuro Takahashi
- Yaki-Läki (2013, ) - Collaboration with
- Healthy in California (2015, Lotushouse Records) - Collaboration with Maquiladora
References[]
- ^ Wilks, Jon. "Tenniscoats: the Classic Interview". The Grizzly Folk. Retrieved 15 March 2014.
External links[]
- Tenniscoats - A Take Away Show - "Baibaba Bimba" April 2010
- Tenniscoats interview with TADA Music, July 2008, in English
- Tenniscoats Interview with Alchemy SBS Radio in English 2008
- Tenniscoats Interview with Alchemy SBS Radio in Japanese 2008
- Japanese pop music groups
- Japanese musical group stubs