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Japanese avant-rock quartet Miso-soup began appearing in the East London area around 1999. Since then they have played over 300 gigs creating an underground phenomenon, attracting the likes of Damo Suzuki (ex-CAN) to play alongside them. Before playing a single gig they locked themselves away for 2 years, crafting and recording improvised noise in a building that used to be a chocolate factory. They are:  Drummer - Keisuke, Guitarist - Masaki, Trumpeter/Percussionist - Ken and Bassist - Yuhi. Between them they have a broad range of influences from free jazz to acid folk, minimal improvised music to hip hop. Their's is a unique sound rather like Can playing Mahavishnu Orchestra. Progressive, diverse and inclusive. To see them live is to journey with them as every song veers like a drunken sailor between structure and improvisation, reflecting their initial motivation for making music; simply to enjoy it. Members of the group have worked in collaboration with various artists including Aya (OOiOO), Sebastian Rochford (Acoustic ladyland), Chika (The Plastics), Brown sierra, Dan Canyon (Bone Idols) and Kaori (Go team)etc. In 2006 they signed to Five man army(Japan), released their self-titled debut and toured Japan for the first time. Currently you'll find them locked away shaping up a new collection of songs. Tom Ravenscraft named Miso-soup one of the bands to look out for in 2008.

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Member Since: 1/17/2006
Band Website: [email protected]
Band Members: Masaki (guitar,piano), Ken (trumpet, synth,perc), Keisuke (drums), Yuhi(bass guitar, sampler).
Influences: Art Ensemble of Chicago, Toru Takemitsu, Robert Fripp, Charles Mingus, Fugazi, Ennio Morricone, Terry Riley, 13th Floor Elevatos, Don Cherry, Henry Cow, Butthole Surfers, Yes, Link Wray, Vortex Ost, Moondog, Os Mutantes, Big Bill Broonzy, Africa Bambaata, Bert Jansch, Charlie Haden, ESG, John Barry, Public Enemy, Philip Cohran, Haruomi Hosono, Jefferson Airplane, Maurice Ravel Bolero, Howlin Wolf, Birthday Party, James Brown, Jill Kroesen, Klang, Ryotaro shiba, Blind Willie Jhonson, Erik Satie, Lee Perry, Kool Keith, Nick Drake, Jack Kerouac, Can, Darondo, Augustus Pablo, Ellen Mcllwaine, Prince, Y pants, Pere Ubu, Musrat Fateh Ali Khan, Jimi Hendrix, Pharoahe Sanders, Jonny Guitar Watson, Alton Ellis, Dead Kennedys, Tuxedmoon, Ultra magnetic mc's, Edith piaf, Neu!, Beastie boys, Dizzy gillespie, Serge gainsbourg, Black Sabbath, Merzbow, Beastie Boys, Germs, Aphex Twin, Seiji Ozawa, Curtis Mayfield, Woody Allen, Charley Patton, Sonic Youth, Dirty Three, Sunra, Kaoru Abe, Dj Krush, Patti Smith, Terry Callier, Gong, Doris, Neil Young, Wing Chun, Bob James, Fela Kuti, Captain Beefhert, Bjork, De Funkt, Davy Graham, Kraftwerk, Tom Ze, Takeshi Kitano, Love, Jah Shaka sound system, Cymande, Ted Curson, Dr John, Wild Bunch, Fairport Convention, Ice Cube, Amps, Booker T& the Mg's, Cramps, Miles davis, Cat stevens, Velvet underground, Hunter gatherer, Richard hell, Steve Reich, Funcadelic, Mc5, Arto Lindsay, Residents, Tom Waits, William Burroughs, Beatles, Frank zappa and the mothers, Fall, Brian Wilson, Akira Kurosawa, Bad Brains, A Tribe Called Quest, Geinoh Yamashirogumi, Roches, Ali Farka Toure, Gang of Four, Tomita, Roy Ayers, Debussy, Espers, Clash, John Coltrane, Lightnin' hopkins, Suicide, Byrds, Buffalo Springfield, Caetano Veloso, Dj Milo, Pink Floyd, Pete Rock, Gilbelto Gill, Charles Bukowski, Pere Ubu, Stooges, ....
Type of Label: Indie