Suishou no Fune was formed by Pirako Kurenai and Kageo in Tokyo, July,1999. Basics of their music are formed by twin guitars in duo. Twin guitar players are influenced and create songs.
Kageo's guitar work establishes the basics of a song in the case of most. Pirako plays a lead guitar mainly, and often receive inspiration from free style playing, and sing a song adlib. The artistic sound is the psychedelic Rock that twin guitars work that is full of sensitivity by the freedom that is not bound by stereotype.
Suishou no Fune usually make much songs by adlib, sing the song which make the best use of the japanese poetic beauty. The songs of "Spirit, Light and Darkness, Soul, Love and Hatred, Shamanistic, Life and Death" will touch your heartstrings. You will enjoy the sound of Japanese verse and their psychedelic world, if you don't understand Japanese. Suishou no Fune is magic music.
(Suishou no Fune is Japanese pronunciation.
Its meaning is a ship of crystal.)
Suishou = crystal, no = of, Fune = ship
1999, 7
Suishou no Fune was formed by Pirako Kurenai(guitar,vocal) and Kageo(guitar,vocal) in Tokyo, Japan.
1999, 11
The activity start in Tokyo.
2002, 3
Toshihiko Isogai(drums) joins.
2003, 1
doronco(bass) which was active in the Japanese famous legendary avant garde rock band "Les Rallizes Denudes" joins.
2003, 5
Yokai Takahashi(bass, ex "Les Rallizes Denudes") joins.
2003, 10
"Suishou no Fune LIVE/from 2002 to 2003"CDR by Self-release.
2004, 3
Tail(drums) joins. Band activity becomes very active, and 63 shows succeed in 1 year.
2004, 7
Awesome 3 hours jam session with famous artist Keiji Haino (Fushitsusha) , and several times session afterwards.
2004, 11
Jam session with Chie Mukai(Che-Shizu) and Tori Kudo(Maher Shalal Hash Baz) , and several times session afterwards.
2005, 2
V.A."Tokyo Flashback vol.5"CD released by P.S.F. Records.
2005, 2
Performance of the one-man show of 3 hours regularly.
2005, 3
Jun Harada(dr.) joins.
2005, 5
Appearance by invitation of famous "Le Weekend Festival" in U.K. Scotland.
This performance are highly regarded , and becomes the topic everywhere.
U.K. music magazine "THE WIRE" makes our video clip of "Le Weekend Festival" with Dream Aktion Unit, Dredd Foole& The Din , Mirror/Dash(Thurston Moore,Kim Gordon) Kousokuya, in their website.
2005, 5
The session recording with scottish group's "Taurpis Tula" at Tolbooth in Scotland(Stirling).
2005, 6
"Suishou no Fune" CD released by Japanoise Records(JAPAN),Underground Flower Records(JAPAN).
2005, 8
Jam session with Jutoku Kaneko(Kosokuya), and several times session afterwards.
2005, 9
Domestic tour start.
2006, 3
"Where The Spirits Are" CD released by Holy Mountain(U.S.A)
2006, 3
V.A. 'Not Alone' 5 CD Benefit Album for Doctors Without Borders released by Durtro(U.K.)/ Jnana(CANADA).
This is 5 CD set featuring from 86 artists from around the globe. All the proceeds from the sale of this project will be donated to Medecins Sans Frontieres specifically to target their work on the AIDS epidemic in Africa.
2006, 5
Our interview is published by magazine "G-Modern vol.26" of Japanese traditional and authoritative indie label P.S.F Records.
2006, 5
Jam session with Urabe Masayoshi(a.s.)
2006,10
U.S. tour... San Francisco(2shows), Portland-OR(1show), Seattle(2shows), Chicago(2shows), NYC(3shows), Providence(1show)
2007,1
"I Throw A Stone Into The Endless Depths"Tape released by Sloow Tapes(BELGIUM).
2007,3
U.S. tour... Portland-OR(1show), Austin"SXSW Music Festival 2007"(4shows), NYC(2shows), Philadelphia(1show)
2007,7
"Writhing Underground Flowers" was released by The Lotus Sound (U.S.A).
Michael Gibbons of the bardo pond (a psychedelic band of Philadelphia) is engaged in the produce of this CD, a master ring, the album layout.
Takuya Nishimura (ba) and Takahisa Kikukawa (drs) joined a member.
2007,9
From ARCHIVE recording (U.S.A) "The light of dark night- Live at Philly" of released.
2007, 9/14 - 10/13
The Suishou no Fune performed the third American tour.
This tour performed 22 performances (including the show in the radio station) in United States for a period for one month.
2007,10
From Important Records (U.S.A) "The Shining Star" of released.
2008,2
"Prayer for Chibi" 2CDs was released by Holy Mountain.
This album was recorded in a studio of Portland in2008,9
March ,2007.
"Chibi" was a love cat of Pirako and Kageo. He died for a disease on February 13, 2007. This album is a memorial album to "Chibi".
2008,5
The fourth Suishou no fune performed a U.S tour.
HELIOTROPE Festival(Minneapolis)
And played in TELEMAGICA Art & Music Festival(Jacumba).
2008,6
"Mystic Atmosphere-CDR" was released by Cut Hands (Netherlands).
2008, 8
Hideo Matsueda (Bass) joins.
2008,9
"SUISHOU NO FUNE LIVE AND JAM SESSION AT LEMUR HOUSE-DVD" was released by ARCHIVE recording (U.S.A).
2008,11
The truncated two song vinyl version of Suishou no Fune's "Prayer for Chibi" was released by Holy Mountain.
2008,12
"The Gold Labyrinth" was released by Blossoming Noise (U.S.A).
2009,4
"Phantom of the Eternal Night" was released by Japanese "there label".
Suishou No Fune Live at "SILVER ELEPHANT" Tokyo.
April 16, 2009. Suishou No Fune "Phantom of the Eternal Night" CD release memorial concert. Pirako(G.Vo) Kageo(G) Takuya Nishimura(B) Jun Harada(Drs) Hideo Matsueda(Key)
Suishou No Fune Live at "THE TANK" NYC.
(Archive DVD6 - sample)
Suishou No Fune Live at "Fourth Floor" Tokyo.
January 25, 2006, "Night tears" performance in Kichijoji Fourth Floor.
with Jutok Kaneko, Keiji Haino.
Suishou No Fune Live at "U.F.O.CLUB" Tokyo.
On May 2, 2007, it is a performance in Higashikoenji U.F.O.CLUB.
pirako(g.vo) Kageo(g) with kiyasu(drums) and Takuya Nishimura(base).
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