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Saitama, Japan (2002 – present)

Rin Toshite Shigure (凛として時雨) is a Japanese indie rock band from Saitama, formed in 2002. The band’s sound consists of aggressive, fast-paced rock with rapid changes of tempo and mood reminiscent of styles as diverse as progressive rock, hardcore, post-rock, and funk. They utilize both male and female vocals ranging from soft singing to loud wails and screams. The band consists of:

Toru Kitajima, “TK” (北嶋徹) - Guitar, Vocals
Miyoko Nakamura, “345” (中村美代子) - Bass, Vocals
Masatoshi Nakano, “Pierre Nakano” (ピエール中野) - Drums

Rin Toshite Shigure was formed 2002 by Toru Kitajima and Miyoko Nakamura, who had previously played in cover bands in college. After the release of several demos, drummer Pierre Nakano joined after discovering the band through demos on their website. The band released several demos during 2004 and also had their first nation-wide tour the same year. A year later they started up their own label, Nakano Records, and released their debut album, #4, in 2005. Their second release, the Feeling Your UFO EP, was released in 2006.

The band’s second album, Inspiration is DEAD, was released in 2007 to more positive acclaim as the band continued to increase in popularity thanks to their live shows and word-of-mouth. In 2008, they joined major label Sony Music Associated Records and released the single Telecastic Fake Show, which also included a concert DVD, and the 17-minute long moment A rhythm, which included a photobook consisting of photos TK took during visits to England. In 2009, Sigure released their third full-length record, just A moment, and continued to tour Japan extensively.
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  • ReaIis

    Yep. I really dig this bands vocals and the instrumentation is phenomenal. Toru and Miyoko mesh so well.

    20 May 7:49am Reply

  • onvx

    One of the best bands ever. Need more recognition worldwide.

    20 May 3:25am Reply

  • SinkingStarship

    I will translate i'mperfect eventually, but I've been very busy with my new job (working in translation/international business for my favorite denim company) so I haven't had much time to translate things like songs in comparison to in the past.

    17 May 11:08am Reply

  • Whatisthisfor

    So, could someone be so kind as to translate i'mperfect?

    17 May 9:41am Reply

  • DerGrumbert

    Well, the new album is pretty good, as everyone else here has said already =p. I get more of a positive vibe from this one, though maybe that's just because of the album cover lol. Certainly I think it's a lot better than still a sigure virgin.

    16 May 8:37am Reply

  • coxoxi

    abnormalize has the greatest lyrics ever!! truly amazing song <3

    13 May 9:19am Reply

  • celloria

    make up syndrome (album mix) is really perfect <3

    10 May 6:26am Reply

  • dawnclover

    falling in love with the new album <3

    10 May 12:11am Reply

  • nqus

    missing ling is good ♥

    7 May 9:29pm Reply

  • Lain

    i'mperfect★

    6 May 8:03pm Reply

  • qibean

    @SinkingStarship: "Kunrei-shiki is a stupid, disintuitive romanization system" quite contentious... I suppose that statement is understandable for native English-speaking person, taking the fact that Hepburn ramanization system was made by English-speaking person for those alike, but for example in my mother tongue more logical and intuitive is Kunrei romanization system. So it all depends... I personaly prefer Ling Tosite Sigure as the band wants it. I have also seen many mixing like Rin Tosite Sigure or Ling Toshite Shigure and that's even more confusing.

    6 May 8:55am Reply

  • dawnclover

    New album is fucking good. I just noticed I heard it in the wrong track order while working :D need to listen to it more carefully while not using my brain to create algorithms.

    5 May 9:53pm Reply

  • PokeBaal

    #all-fiction: Thanks!

    5 May 7:49am Reply

  • SinkingStarship

    Kunrei-shiki is a stupid, disintuitive romanization system, but it's not relevant here. The band writes their name as Ling Tosite Sigure on purpose, it's a deliberate choice for stylistic effect like how some bands write their names in all-caps. It's not a typo like when Japanese forget the "h" and type "Sibuya" or something.

    4 May 12:57pm Reply

  • DeIdeal

    But, again, I myself vastly prefer Rin toshite shigure.

    4 May 11:38am Reply

  • DeIdeal

    @HeadlessClown & @SinkingStarship: Isn't "Ling tosite sigure" ~ correct in Kunrei-shiki? I agree that it sounds strange & everything, but I was always under the impression that it's still a valid, albeit rarely used, alternative to Hepburn. And as such, the typeface should be respected as the way the band itself wants to romanize their name (and not just dismiss it as a "typo" or something).

    4 May 11:36am Reply

  • all-fiction

    literally, "cold as drizzle"

    4 May 6:10am Reply

  • PokeBaal

    Someone knows the actual translation for Ling Tosite Sigure??

    4 May 3:24am Reply

  • HeadlessClown

    Well, lets just say they're much better at making awesome music than they are transcribing their name into romaji.

    3 May 9:36pm Reply

  • SinkingStarship

    Yeah, that's the literal way to transcribe the band's name but they always romanize as Ling Tosite Sigure. It's just a stylistic thing, though I'm sure it results in a lot of people who don't know Japanese mispronouncing the name.

    3 May 10:33am Reply
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