Shizuka (band)
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Shizuka (静香, /ʃiːzuːkɑː/; Japanese pronunciation: [ɕizɯᵝka̠]) was a Japanese rock band formed in Tokyo in 1992.[1][2][lower-alpha 1] The group made atmospheric, psychedelic-noise music,[4] and was regarded for its distinctive style in the Tokyo psychedelic music scene.[1][5] The band produced four albums in its eighteen years of existence[1] and constantly performed live shows,[lower-alpha 2] but they remained little-documented and little-known.[2][6]
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In 1992, Shizuka Miura (vocals and rhythm guitar) began composing music and performing by herself,[lower-alpha 1][lower-alpha 3][lower-alpha 4] but she soon formed a duo with Maki Miura (lead guitar).[lower-alpha 5] Early members also included Jun Kosugi (drums)[lower-alpha 6] and Tomoya Hirata (bass), and later the band was established with Tetsuya "Seven" Mugishima (bass) who replaced the first bassist.[lower-alpha 7][7] The group had many lineup changes throughout its history, having been Shizuka and Maki the only permanent members up until Shizuka's death in early 2010.[1][2]
Shizuka's musical style incorporated elements of psychedelic music, folk music, noise rock, and acid rock,[6][8][4] combined atmospheric music with the Japanese neo-psychedelia,[9] and was led by Shizuka's vocals and Maki's guitar.[8] Shizuka's vocals were slow, chanted, haunting, and tremulous—characteristics that connoted sadness and a "gothic atmosphere".[1][8][4] Maki's guitar complemented Shizuka's vocals in a gentle plucking of strings, but intermixed a psychedelic-noise guitar playing in contrast to the melodic[10] and serene proceedings.[4][11][12][5]
Of Shizuka's four albums, Heavenly Persona (天界のペルソナ, Tenkai no Perusona) (1994) was the band's debut and only studio album.[13] The other three were live albums: Live Shizuka (1995);[2][8] Tokyo Underground '95 (2000);[8] and Traditional Aesthetics (伝承美学, Denshō Bigaku) (2008).[6][14] They also released two video albums: Shizuka (静香) in 1995,[15] and Endless Dream (終わりのない夢, Owari no Nai Yume) in 2010.[5][16] Posthumous releases include Paradise of Delusion (妄想の楽園, Mousou no Rakuen) (2021).[17]