Supa Dog Touring & Handsome Tours have announced the first ever visit
to New Zealand of Japanese psychedelic rock band Kikagaku Moyo.
Kikagaku Moyo started life in 2012 busking on the streets of Tokyo.
Their music incorporates elements of classical Indian music,
Krautrock, traditional folk and 70s rock with improvisation a key
element of their sound. They released a series of records in quick
succession, each exploring different facets of psychedelia. The band
graduated from Tokyo’s experimental scene into international
psychedelic darlings via several successful world tours and a live
show that was just as searching as their albums. Kikagaku Moyo’s
latest album, Masana Temples, released in late 2018, saw the band
journey to Lisbon to record with jazz musician Bruno Pernadas. The
songs came together in the wake of the band breaking up the communal
house they shared in Tokyo during their ascent, with some members
moving to Amsterdam or other parts of Japan. The shifting dimensions
on Masana Temples were influenced by the band living and travelling
through life together, and they made up the word “Masana” to
convey a Utopian feeling, where everything can interact harmoniously
and offering inspiration and understanding.
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29/02/2020 Last update