CECIL

How can anyone possibly resist the infectious pop songs of Cecil?  The rocking waves of guitars with the bouncing synth and kiss-me-quick-you-fool (is that descriptive?) female vocals of Yukichi!  They are everything you wanted in a indie pop band and more.  

Cecil songs are the products of wunderkind Ohira Taichi who wrote, played, and produced most of the songs on the band's slick and very mature debut album, "Cinema Scope".  

The band's sound is a perfect blend of indie-rock pop, mixed with the playful samples/loops/beat sound which Cornelius pioneered so effectively.  The result is a new landmark band on the Japanese indie scene.  So successful is their mix, so popular the band, that I even heard it on the morning news one day as the ending theme?!  

SCENE:  unknown

GENRE: Indie Rock/Pop

WORKS:

Cecil (Blue Jacket)                2 song cassette release                 Berry Records, 2000

Cecil (Red Jacket)                2 song cassette release                  Berry Records, 2000

Natsu Tokei (夏時計)                      CD-ep                                   Berry Records, 2000

Cecil Mania #203                           CD-ep                                   Berry Records, 2000

Rikka                                             CD-ep                                   Berry Records, 2000

Cheek                                            CD-ep                                   Berry Records, 2001

Natsu Tokei-2002 Encore Edition (夏時計-2002 Encore Edition)   Berry Records, 2002 

Super "Shomin" Car                     single                                     Berry Records, 2003 

Cinema Scope                                                                            Berry Records, 2003

Tiger-Lily (タイガーリリィ)                  single                                      Berry Records, 2004

 

 

WEBSITE:

http://www.berry-records.com

http://www.berry-records.com/CB/Frames.html