Kōenji Hyakkei
Kōenji Hyakkei 高円寺百景 | |
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| Origin | Tokyo, Japan |
| Genres | Zeuhl, progressive rock, experimental rock, jazz fusion |
| Years active | 1991–present |
| Labels | Magaibutsu (Japan) Skin Graft Records (North America) |
| Members | Yoshida Tatsuya (drums, vocals) Sakamoto Kengo (bass, vocals) Yabuki Taku (keyboards) AH (vocals) Komori Keiko (reeds, vocals) Koganemaru Kei (guitar, vocals) |
| Past members | Masada Ryuichi Kuwahara Shigekazu Harada Jin Oguchi Kenichi Sagara Nami Kanazawa Miyako Kubota Aki Yamamoto Kyoko |
| Website | Kōenji Hyakkei's Official Site (English) |
Kōenji Hyakkei (高円寺百景; Japanese pronunciation: [koːeɲd͡ʑi çakkeː], "Hundred Sights of Kōenji"), also known as Kōenjihyakkei, is a Japanese Zeuhl band led by Tatsuya Yoshida (from the Japanese band Ruins), and is "his tribute to the 'Zeuhl' music" of French prog-rock band Magma.
The band released their first (self-titled) album in 1994 with Aki Kubota from Bondage Fruit on vocals and keyboard. Though rhythmically not as complex as Ruins, Kōenji Hyakkei still evokes a feeling of unfamiliarity due to non-standard modes and chanting in a nonsensical language.