Acidman (often stylized as ACIDMAN) is a
Japanese rock
, sometimes abbreviated to , is rock music from Japan. Influenced by American and British rock of the 1960s, the first rock bands in Japan performed what is called Group Sounds, with lyrics almost exclusively in English. Folk rock band Happy ...
group. The band was formed in 1997 with four members, Shiibashi Takeshi, Urayama Ichigo, Satou Masatoshi, and Ohki Nobuo. They created two demo tapes together in 1998, but former vocalist Shiibashi Takeshi left in 1999. Ohki Nobuo took his place and became the leader of the group. They continued playing live
concerts
A concert is a live music performance in front of an audience. The performance may be by a single musician, sometimes then called a recital, or by a musical ensemble, such as an orchestra, choir, or band. Concerts are held in a wide variet ...
, and were eventually signed to
Toshiba-EMI
, formerly , was one of Japan's leading music companies. It became a wholly owned subsidiary of British music company EMI Group Ltd. on June 30, 2007, after Toshiba sold off its previous 45% stake. Its CEO and president was Kazuhiko Koike. When ...
.
The band is often categorized as
punk music or
alternative rock
Alternative rock, or alt-rock, is a category of rock music that emerged from the independent music underground of the 1970s and became widely popular in the 1990s. "Alternative" refers to the genre's distinction from mainstream or commerci ...
but their musical style is broader and is said to blend various kinds of individual styles.
Ohki Nobuo paints many of the band's album covers.
Discography
Singles
*'Sekitou' (赤橙)(24 November 2000)
#To Live
#Sekitou (赤橙) Meaning "Red Orange"
#Kouen (公園) Meaning "The Park"
#Baiyo Smash Party (培養スマッシュパーティー) Meaning "Culture Smash Party"
*'Zouka ga Warau' (造花が笑う)(31 July 2002) - A limited edition
#Zouka ga Warau (造花が笑う) Meaning "The Artificial Flower Laughs"
*'Allegro' (アレグロ)(4 September 2002) - A limited edition
#Allegro (アレグロ)
*'Sekitou' (赤橙)(9 October 2002) - A limited edition
#Sekitou (赤橙)
*'Slow View' (12 March 2003)
#Hikou (飛光) Meaning "Flying Light"
#Slow View
#Shizuka naru Uso to Chouwa (静かなる嘘と調和) Meaning "Quiet Lie and Harmony"
*'Repeat' (リピート)(9 July 2003) - A limited edition
#Nami,Shiroku (波、白く) Meaning "The Waves, White..."
#Repeat (リピート)
*'Suisha' (水写)(3 March 2004)
#Suisha (水写) Meaning "Reflection in the Water"
#Sai (彩-Sai- (inst ver.)) Meaning "Colors (instrumental version)"
#Kaze,Sayuru (風、冴ゆる) Meaning "The Wind, Serene..."
*'Equal e.p.' (25 August 2004)
#Equal (イコール)
#Coda (コーダ)
#talk (inst.)
*'Aru shoumei' (ある証明)(18 May 2005)
#Aru shoumei (ある証明) Meaning "The Proof That's There"
#Human Traffic
#SOL (inst.)
*'Kisetsu no Tou' (季節の灯)(19 October 2005)
#Kisetsu no Tou (季節の灯) Meaning "Lamplight of the Seasons"
#Spaced Out (second line)
*'World Symphony' (9 November 2005)
#World symphony
#Turn Around (second line)
*'Slow Rain' (スロウレイン)(6 September 2006)
#Slow Rain (スロウレイン)
#Isotope (アイソトープ)(second line)
#Walking Dada (inst.)
*'Prism no Yoru' (プリズムの夜) (15 November 2006)
#
Prism no Yoru (プリズムの夜) Meaning "The Prism-like Night"
Prism usually refers to:
* Prism (optics), a transparent optical component with flat surfaces that refract light
* Prism (geometry), a kind of polyhedron
Prism may also refer to:
Science and mathematics
* Prism (geology), a type of sedimenta ...
#Dawn Chorus (inst.)
#Simple Story (シンプルストーリー) (second line)
*'Remind' (18 July 2007)
#Remind
#Sekishoku Gunzou (赤色群像) (inst.)
*'Unfold' (27 November 2007)
#Unfold
#Concord Vega (ベガの呼応) (inst.)
*'Shikijitsu' (20 February 2008)
#Shikijitsu (式日) Meaning "Judgment Day"
#Evergreen (inst.)
*'I Stand Free' (12 November 2008)
#I Stand Free
#O (second line)
*'Carve with the Sense' (25 February 2009)
#Carve with the Sense
#Freak Out (second line)
*'Dear Freedom' (21 July 2010)
#Dear Freedom
#彩-Sai-(前編)
#Digest from 8th album (2010 winter)
*'Alma' (22 September 2010)
#Alma
#彩-Sai-(後編)
#Digest from 8th album (2010 winter) No.2
*'Alchemist' (アルケミスと) (19 September 2012)
#Alchemist (アルケミスと)
#Equal (second line)
#Your Song (acoustic)
*'' Meaning "New World"'' (12 December 2012)
#
#swayed (second line)
#Under the Rain (acoustic)
*'Everlight' (16 April 2014)
#Everlight
#±0 (second line)
#I Stand Free (acoustic)
#±0 (remastering)
#I Stand Free (remastering)
*'Stay in my Hand' (16 July 2014)
#Stay in my Hand
# (second line)
#HUM (second line)
# (remastering)
#HUM (remastering)
*'' Meaning "The Night the World Ends"'' (24 September 2014)
#
#type-A (Second line)
# (Acoustic)
#type-A (Remastering)
# (Remastering)
Miniature albums
*'Sanka Zora' (酸化空)(6 March 2002)
#8 to 1
#Ima,Toumei ka (今、透明か) Meaning "Is It Transparent Now?"
#Silence
#Sanka Zora (酸化空) Meaning "Oxidized Sky"
#Free White
Albums
*''Sou'' (創)(30 October 2002)
#8 to 1 Completed
#Zouka ga Warau (造花が笑う)
#Allegro (アレグロ)
#Sekitou (赤橙)
#Background (バックグラウンド)
#At
#Spaced Out
#Kouro (香路) Meaning "The Fragrant Road"
#Simple Story (シンプルストーリー)
#Silence
#Yureru Kyutai (揺れる球体) Meaning "Shimmering Orb"
#Your Song
*''Loop'' (6 August 2003)
#Type-A
#Nami,Shiroku (波、白く)
#Isotope (アイソトープ)
#Hikou (飛光)
#Slow View
#Repeat (リピート)
#16185-O
#O
#Swayed
#Dried Out (ドライドアウト)
#Ima,Toumei ka (今、透明か)
#Turn Around
*''Equal'' (15 September 2004)
#0=All
#Freak Out
#Furu Aki (降る秋) Meaning "Falling Autumn"
#Equal (イコール)
#Suisya (水写)
#Sai Zenpen (彩-Sai-(前編)) Meaning "Colors (Part 1)"
#Sai Kouhen (彩-Sai-(後編)) Meaning "Colors (Part 2)"
#Akatsuki o Nokoshite (暁を残して) Meaning "Leaving Behind the Dawn"
#Colors of the Wind (from the "Mosh Pit on Disney" album. Cover of the song from
Pocahontas
Pocahontas (, ; born Amonute, known as Matoaka, 1596 – March 1617) was a Native American woman, belonging to the Powhatan people, notable for her association with the colonial settlement at Jamestown, Virginia. She was the daughter of ...
)
#Migration 10 64
#Cps
#Mawaru,Meguru,Sono Kaku e (廻る、巡る、その核へ) Meaning "To That Spinning, Moving core"
*''And World'' (7 December 2005)
#Introduction
#World Symphony
#Id (Id-イド-)
#River
#Kisetsu no Tou (季節の灯) Meaning "Light of the Seasons"
#SOL (inst.)
#Ginga no Machi (銀河の街) Meaning "The City of the Milky Way"
#Natsu no Yoin (夏の余韻) Meaning "Memories of Summer"
#Platanus (プラタナス)
#Water Room (inst.)
#Stay on Land
#Aru Shoumei (ある証明)
#And World
*''Green Chord'' (7 February 2007)
#Green Chord (introduction)
#Returning
#Ride the Wave
#Slow Rain (スロウレイン)
#Real Distance
#So Far
#Prism no Yoru (プリズムの夜)
#AM2:00 (inst.)
#Dawn Chorus (inst.)
#Sen Nen Hokou (千年歩行)
#Kenmei no Mei (懸命の銘)
#Calm
#Toward
*''Life'' (16 April 2008)
#Life (The Beginning)
#Remind
#Stromatolite (ストロマトライト)
#Free Star
#Shikijitsu (式日)
#Walk
#Room NO.138(inst.)
#Machi No Rinkaku (街の輪郭)
#Old Sunset (オールドサンセット)
#Kin'iro No Capella (金色のカペラ)
#Unfold
#To the World's End
#Life (The Ending)
*''A Beautiful Greed'' (29 July 2009)
#A Beautiful Greed (Introduction)
#±0
#Carve with the Sense
#Who Are You?
#Under the Rain
#Fantasia
#
#Hum
#Ucess (inst.)
#Bright & Right
#I Stand Free
#Over
*''Alma''(1 December 2010)
# Meaning "The Last Country"
# Meaning "When the Wind Blows"
#One Day
#Dear Freedom
# Meaning "Christmas"
#Alma
# Meaning "Pure White Night"
# Meaning "Legato Forest"
#Final Dance Scene
# Meaning "The Year 2145"
#
*'' Meaning "New World"'' (27 February 2013)
#gen to(intro)
#SUSY
#
#NO.6
#
#
# Meaning "The People Chasing the Wind (Part one)"
# Meaning "The People Chasing the Wind (Part two)"
# Meaning "Further ~Before Night Comes~"
# Meaning "Your True Colors"
#
# Meaning "White Light"
#to gen(outro)
*' (19 November 2014)
#
# Meaning "Eternal Bottom"
#EVERLIGHT
#Stay in my hand
#star rain
#EDEN
# Meaning "The Night When the World Ends"
#
#en (instrumental)
#your soul
# Meaning "Twilight Town"
# Meaning "Final Scenery"
*''Lambda (Λ)'' (13 December 2017)
#Phi ~introduction~
#Shiroi Bunmei (白い文明) Meaning: direct translation "White Civilization" or "Pure/Bright Civilization"
#Millennium
#Prana (in reference to Hindu Philosophy) Sandskrit; Meaning "Breath" "Life Force" or "Vital Principle"
#Saigo no Hoshi (最後の星) Meaning "The Final Star" or "Last Star"
#Utopia
#Mizu no Yoru ni (水の夜に) (album version) Meaning "Water in the Night"
#Lambda-CDM (instrumental)
#Kuuhaku no Tori (空白の鳥) Meaning: direct translation "Pure White Bird"
#MEMORIES
#Hikari ni Naru Made (光に成るまで) Meaning: direct translation "Until it Becomes Light", or fitting translation "Into Light“
#Ai wo Ryoute ni (愛を両手に) Meaning "Take hold of love in both hands"
DVD
*''Scene of Sou (創)'' (12 March 2003)
#Opening (オープニング)
#Ima,Toumei ka (今、透明か)
#Zouka ga Warau (造花が笑う)
#Allegro (アレグロ)
#Sekitou (赤橙)
**Slow View
**Bonus Track
*''Scene of Loop'' (10 September 2003)
#Hikou (飛光)
#Shizuka naru Uso to Chouwa (静かなる嘘と調和)
#Slow View
#Nami,Shiroku (波、白く)
#Repeat (リピート)
**Locus of Loop
**Profile
*''Scene of Equal'' (14 October 2004)
#Equal (イコール)
#Suisya (水写)
#Colors of the Wind
:
hort film**Sai Zenpen (彩-SAI-(前編))
**Cps & Mawaru,Meguru,Sono Kaku e (廻る、巡る、その核へ)
*''Scene of "And World"'' (25 January 2006)
#Aru Shoumei (ある証明)
#Sol
#Kisetsu no Tou (季節の灯)
#World symphony
#Water Room
**Making & off shot
*''Scene of "Green Chord"'' (5 March 2007)
References
External links
Acidman Official Website- By
Toshiba EMI
, formerly , was one of Japan's leading music companies. It became a wholly owned subsidiary of British music company EMI Group Ltd. on June 30, 2007, after Toshiba sold off its previous 45% stake. Its CEO and president was Kazuhiko Koike. When ...
Keikaku Profile , AcidmanAcidman file at JaME
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Japanese rock music groups
Japanese indie rock groups
Japanese alternative rock groups
Japanese punk rock groups
Musical groups established in 1997
Musical groups from Saitama Prefecture
Virgin Records artists