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|Landscape = Yes |Background = group_or_band |Origin = New York, New York, USA |Instruments = |Genre = Rock
Shoegaze
Indie rock
Dream Pop |Formed = 2001 |Years_active = 2004 – present |Label = Friendly Fire, One Little Indian |URL = Official site |Current_members = Yuki Chikudate (lead vocals, keyboards)
James Hanna (guitar, vocals)
Haji (bass)
Ben Shapiro (drums) Midtown Manhattan, looking north from the Empire State Building, 2005 New York City (officially named the City of New York) is the most populous city in the state of New York and the entire United States. ... For other uses, see Rock music (disambiguation). ... Shoegazing (also known as shoegaze or shoegazer; practitioners referred to as shoegazers) is a style of Independent (or Indie) music that emerged from the U.K. in the late 1980s, lasting until the mid 1990s, with peaking circa 1990 to 1991. ... Indie rock is a subgenre of rock music often used to refer to bands that are on small independent record labels or that arent on labels at all. ... Dream pop is a type of alternative rock that originated in the early 1980s when bands like Cocteau Twins, Dead Can Dance, and A.R. Kane (to whom the term has been attributed) began twisting New Wave melodies into sonic, echoing textures and mumbled vocals. ... Friendly Fire Recordings is an independent record label based in Brooklyn, founded by Dan Koplowitz in 2004. ... For the Disney film starring James Garner, see One Little Indian (1973 film). ... In music a singer or vocalist is a type of musician who sings, i. ... The layout of a typical musical keyboard A musical keyboard is the set of adjacent depressible levers on a musical instrument which cause the instrument to produce sounds. ... This article needs additional references or sources for verification. ... In music a singer or vocalist is a type of musician who sings, i. ... The electric bass guitar (or electric bass) is a bass string instrument played with the fingers by plucking, slapping, or using a pick. ... A drum kit (or drum set or trap set) is a collection of drums, cymbals and sometimes other percussion instruments arranged for convenient playing by a single drummer. ...

Asobi Seksu (colloquial Japanese for "playfull sex") is a rock band based in New York City. Their sound is characterised as "shoegazing" with heavy elements of pop music. The band consists of Yuki Chikudate (vocals), James Hanna (guitar, vocals), Haji (bass) and Ben Shapiro (drums). Rock and roll (also spelled Rock n Roll, especially in its first decade), also called rock, is a form of popular music, usually featuring vocals (often with vocal harmony), electric guitars and a strong back beat; other instruments, such as the saxophone, are common in some styles. ... New York, New York and NYC redirect here. ... Shoegazing (also known as shoegaze or shoegazer; practitioners referred to as shoegazers) is a style of Independent (or Indie) music that emerged from the U.K. in the late 1980s, lasting until the mid 1990s, with peaking circa 1990 to 1991. ... For popular forms of music in general, see Popular music. ... Harry Belafonte singing, photograph by C. van Vechten Singing is the act of producing musical sounds with the voice, which is often contrasted with speech. ... This article needs additional references or sources for verification. ... The electric bass guitar (or electric bass) is a bass string instrument played with the fingers by plucking, slapping, or using a pick. ... A drum kit (or drum set or trap set) is a collection of drums, cymbals and sometimes other percussion instruments arranged for convenient playing by a single drummer. ...

Asobi Seksu released their eponymous debut album in 2004. The band regrouped with a new rhythm section for their second album, Citrus, which was recorded in Gigantic Studios, New York City with producer Chris Zane. New York, New York and NYC redirect here. ...

One Little Indian Records re-released the band's first album Asobi Seksu and the follow-up Citrus in 2007. One Little Indian Records is a record label set up by Derek Birkett (former bass player of Flux Of Pink Indians) and Sue Birkett in 1985, along with Tim Kelly (formar guitar player of Flux Of Pink Indians). ... Asobi Seksu is the first album by New York-based shoegazing band Asobi Seksu. ... Citrus is the sophomore studio album by New York-based shoegazing band Asobi Seksu. ...

Discography

• Asobi Seksu (2004)
• Citrus (2006)
• Live at the Echo 10/6/06 (2006)
• Live from SoHo (2007)

Asobi Seksu is the first album by New York-based shoegazing band Asobi Seksu. ... Citrus is the sophomore studio album by New York-based shoegazing band Asobi Seksu. ... Live at the Echo 10/6/06 is the first live album by New York-based shoegazing band Asobi Seksu. ... Live from SoHo is a series of EPs released exclusively as digital downloads from Apples iTunes Store and featuring live recordings of performances at the Apple Store in SoHo, New York. ...

External links

• Official band website
• Asobi Seksu at MySpace
• Asobi Seksu live on WOXY.com, October 16, 2006