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Draft:The April Fool (Japanese Band)

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The April Fool
OriginTokyo, Japan
Genres
Years active1969
LabelsMusicolor Records / Nippon Columbia
Past membersChu Kosaka
Eiji Kikuchi
Hiro Yanagida
Haruomi Hosono
Rei Matsumoto

The April Fool (エイプリル・フール) is a Japanese rock band active since 1969.

Outline

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Formed on April 1, 1969. The Floral, which debuted on Nippon Columbia in August 1968 under the Group Sounds craze, was the band's predecessor.[1] The Floral's bassist and drummer were changed, and the band's name was changed accordingly. The name was derived from the date of the band's formation and from the idea that "with this name, we can do things quite freely without being elaborated upon or irresponsibly".[1]

Around the time of the change of members, core member Hiroyoshi Yanagida became interested in organ rock like Iron Butterfly, Vanilla Fudge, and The Doors, which were representative of art rock/psychedelic rock in the U.S. and U.K. Unlike the blues rock (guitar-oriented) that was popular in Japan in 1969 (The Golden Cups, Blues Creation, The Mops, etc.), this band left behind recordings with piano and keyboard-centered arrangements. Unlike the blues rock bands that were popular in Japan in 1969 (The Golden Cups, Blues Creation, The Mops, etc.), the band left behind recordings with arrangements centered on piano and keyboards. They were one of the pioneering bands in the Japanese "new rock" movement, which advocated Anglo-American rock.

Unlike "Kazemachi Sekai," which corresponded to the singer-songwriter boom that followed Happy End's subsequent development, which focused on words and the Japanese language, "Kazemachi Sekai" has a strong element of experimental music, mainly instrumental music, using electric instruments and sound equipment. The lyrics are influenced by the Vietnam War, the student movement, and psychedelic rock, and have a strong end-of-the-century message, with themes of surrealism, decadence, and depravity. The theme is surrealism, decadence, and depravity, and the lyrics are expressionistic and written in both English and Japanese.

Member

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Discography

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Studio Album

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  • APRYL FOOL (September 27, 1969) - Columbia LP: YS-10068-J　Covers Bob Dylan's "Pledging My Time". Album cover photo by Nobuyoshi Araki. The only Japanese songs on the album are "Suite: Mother Earth" and "Dark Sunday," as the band believed that "only English could be used to understand the reaction in other countries...".[2]
  • LOVE & BANANA (ラブ&バナナ, late 1969) - Musicolor LP: unnumbered *17cm LP of studio recordings of songs from the Tokyo Kid Brothers' rock musical.
  • Eros + Gyakusatsu (エロス＋虐殺, Eros + Genocide) / Jazz Rock (1970) - LP:BSS-52 *Performed "Jazz Rock" on soundtrack B-side (Kosaka did not participate due to instrumentation. Hosono also did not participate, as stated in the booklet of "HOSONO BOX").

The Floral

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A predecessor band of The April Fools, which debuted from a company specializing in picture disc manufacturing. Kosaka, Kikuchi, and Yanagida joined the band.

  • Namida Ha Hanabira（涙は花びら August, 1968）- Musicoror / Nippon Colombia EP:MA1
    • Namida Ha Hanabira
    • Suiheisen No Bara
  • Samayou Hune (さまよう船 October, 1968）- Musicoror / Nippon Colombia EP:MA2
    • Samayou Hune
    • Ai No Memory

References

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  1. ^ a b 『ニューミュージック・マガジン』1969年9月号、ニューミュージック・マガジン社、p8「今月のニューミュージック」
  2. ^ 『ミュージック・ライフ』1969年9月号、新興楽譜出版社、p162-163「ニューグループ エイプリル・フール」

See also

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Category:Japanese rock music groups

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