Lamp (band)

Lamp (ランプ, Ranpu) is a Japanese indie band formed in 2000.[1][2]

Lamp
Genres
Years active2000–present
Labels
  • Botanical House
  • POLYSTAR
  • MOTEL BLEU
MembersTaiyo Someya
Yusuke Nagai
Kaori Sakakibara

History

Formation

Someya started playing guitar in middle school. In the folk club during high school,[3] he became friends with Nagai through their common love of 60’s music.[4] During college, when a friend introduced Sakakibara to Someya,[5][6] he decided to start Lamp.[7][8]

2003–2011: Early years and first six albums

On 9 April 2003, Lamp released their first album, Soyokaze Apartment Room 201 (そよ風アパートメント201).[6][3] Someya has cited manga artist Yoshiharu Tsuge as influence for the first album's lyrics.[3]

On 11 February 2004, they released their second album, For Lovers (恋人へ).[9] Despite selling less than their first album, For Lovers became a fan favorite over the years.[10]

On 25 May 2005, they released their third album, Komorebi Dori Nite (木洩陽通りにて).[11]

On 7 March 2007, they released their compilation album, Zankou (残光).[12]

On 3 December 2008, they released their fourth album, Lamp Genso (ランプ幻想).[13]

On 4 August 2010, they released their fifth album, The Poetry Of August (八月の詩情).[14]

On 9 February 2011, they released their sixth album, Tokyo Utopia Correspondence (東京ユウトピア通信).[15][16] The album cover was drawn by manga artist Ouji Suzuki (鈴木翁二).[7]

2011–present: Botanical House, Tours, Yume, Her Watch

On 5 February 2014, Lamp released their seventh album, Yume (ゆめ).[1][17] The album cover was drawn by illustrator Sēichi Hayashi (林静一).[7] In 2014, they started their own label Botanical House.[7][18] They performed at BEATRAM MUSIC FESTIVAL in Toyama Castle Park.[19] They collaborated with San Francisco-based band The Bilinda Butchers on their debut album, Heaven.[20]

In 2015, they performed at HELLO INDIE in Sendai.[21]

On 13 March 2015, they released their compilation album, Ame ni Hana (雨に花).[22]

In 2017, they toured in China, including Shenzhen, Beijing, and Shanghai.[23] On 20 April, they performed in Taipei.[8][10]

On 15 May 2018, they released their seventh album, Her Watch (彼女の時計).[24] On 23 July, they released the single, "Tabibito/Place in my dream (旅人／夢の国)".[25] On 1 August 2018, they released the split single, "Blue/Girlfriend (ブルー／Girlfriend)," a collaboration with The Bilinda Butchers.[25][26] In August and September, Lamp held the Lamp Asia Tour 2018 "A Distant Shore", performing in cities such as Beijing, Tokyo, Fukuoka, Seoul, Hong Kong, and Taipei.[7][27][24][28] In October, they performed at Kirari Music Festival in Fujimi.[29]

Style and influences

Lamp's style has been described as Shibuya-kei, city pop,[30] and café music,[7][8][31] but they have also been described as difficult to place into one genre.[8][32] They often incorporated elements of bossa nova, jazz, soul, and funk into their music.[33] They have cited Brazilian music, The Beatles, The Beach Boys, and Simon & Garfunkel as influences.[34]

Members
  • Taiyo Someya (染谷大陽; born 13 November 1979) – guitar, synthesizer, vibraphone
  • Yusuke Nagai (永井祐介; born 22 July 1980) – vocals, guitar, bass, keyboard
  • Kaori Sakakibara (榊原香保里; born 17 November 1979) – vocals, flute, accordion

Discography

Studio albums
  • Soyokaze Apartment Room 201, そよ風アパートメント201 (2002)[35]
  • For Lovers, 恋人へ (2004)
  • Komorebi Dori Nite, 木洩陽通りにて (2005)
  • Lamp Genso, ランプ幻想 (2008)
  • The Poetry Of August, 八月の詩情 (2010)
  • Tokyo Utopia Correspondence, 東京ユウトピア通信 (2011)[4]
  • Yume, ゆめ (2014)[1] -
  • Her Watch, 彼女の時計 (2018)[24]

Live album
  • "A Distant Shore" Asia Tour 2018 (2019)[34]

Compilations
  • Zankou, 残光 (2007)
  • Ame ni Hana, 雨に花 (2016)

Singles
  • "Tabibito/Place in my dream, 旅人／夢の国" (2018)
  • Blue/Girlfriend, ブルー／Girlfriend" (2018)

Other works
  • Ame ni Hana, 雨に花 (2005)
  • How Long (2010)
  • Rain, long‐continued rain, 雨、降り続く雨 (2014)
  • One night, 或る夜 (2014)
  • Fantasy/Train window, Fantasy／車窓 (2018)
  • Memory of Soda Pop, ソーダ水の想い出 (2018)
  • Demo compilation, the shine that never returns, デモ音源集 戻らない輝きは (2018)

Bibliography
  • SONG BOOK 2003-2007 (2016)

Reference
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