Sōtaisei Riron


Sōtaisei Riron is a Japanese rock band formed in Tokyo in September 2006.

Summary

The band consists of Etsuko Yakushimaru, Seiichi Nagai, Masaru Yoshida, Motoki Yamaguchi. The band is known for not revealing much about their private lives. Media coverage concerning the band is minimal and taking photos during live occasions is strictly forbidden. The band derives its influences from genres such as kayōkyoku, group sounds and post-rock. Song titles as well as lyrics often involve plays on words and pop culture references. According to guitarist Seiichi Nagai, the band composes most of their music together.
The debut mini-album, Chiffon Shugi was the winner of the 1st All Japan CD Shop Award, and their second album, Hi-Fi Shinsho ranked No. 7 in the Oricon weekly chart.
The third album, Synchroniciteen was released on April 2010. The album consists of both all-new songs and songs already performed live during numerous live events.
The fourth album, Tadashii Sōtaisei Riron, had a planned release date of March 23, 2011. However, it was postponed due to the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami and was finally released on April 27, 2011. Tadashii Sōtaisei Riron is a remix album with three new songs and a total of ten remixes of already released Sōtaisei Riron songs.
The fifth album, TOWN AGE was released on July 2013. After the release of the album, a concert with My Bloody Valentine was also held in Tokyo International Forum.
"Spectrum" and "Tama Tama Newtown " was released on 2015.
The sixth album, Tensei Jingle was released on April 2016. The album received praise from figures including Ryuichi Sakamoto, Jeff Mills, Penguin Cafe, Kiyoshi Kurosawa.
NEO-FUTURE, a single, was released in 2019.

Band members

Past members
;Studio albums
;EPs
;Remix albums
;Collaboration singles
;Singles