Luminous Orange is an

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band formed 1992 in

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, Japan. The band has evolved from an all female group to a solo project headed by composer, singer & guitarist Rie Takeuchi.

Members

* Rie Takeuchi (composer, singer, guitarist, etc.)

Current supporting musicians

* Takehito Kouno (B) – Mahiruno * Katsuya Yanagawa (G) –

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* Kensuke Nishiura (Dr) – Sōtaiseiriron * HIroko Kawakami (Cho) –

Past members

* Kazuko Sakamoto (B) * Mieko Okazaki (Dr) * Kaname Banba (Dr) * Tarow Nisawa (B)

About

Originally conceived as a 4-piece girl band, Luminous Orange went through several member changes, resulting in 2002, it becoming the solo project of its composer, singer & guitarist, Rie Takeuchi. The group has often been categorized as Alternative, Dreampop, and Shoegaze. From the fact that they had released some of their material from Cornelius' label "Trattoria", they are often considered as one of the Shibuya-kei artists. The group has inspired fellow and follower musicians such as Number Girl, Hidaka from

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and Condor44. Cornelius and Ian Masters (

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) were drawn to the band's sound and released Luminous Orange's material under their Trattoria and Friendly Science labels, respectively. This move resulted in good chart action and the accumulated sales of 22,000 copies. The band is also active in playing abroad. Although they couldn't meet the request to play at Collette Millennium Party in Paris 2001 and CMJ Music Marathon 2001 (due to

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), they played at

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2004 and

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2006 & 2007 with good response. In Taiwan, they participated in the Formoz Festival 2007, at which Yo La Tengo and

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, also played. Rie has also sung on a couple of tracks of Ian Masters' Friendly Science Orchestra single, ''Miniature Album''. The single was selected as 'Single of The Week' by NME. Ian also sang with Luminous Orange as a guest vocalist on two occasions.

Discography

Albums

*''Vivid Short Trip'' (1996) *''Waiting for the Summer'' (1997) *''Sugarcoated'' (1998) *''Drop You Vivid Colours'' (2002) *''Vivid Short Trip 7 Stops Farther'' (Reissue) (2004) *''Sakura Swirl'' (2007) *''Songs of Innocence'' (2010) *''Soar, Kiss The Moon'' (2014)

EPs

*''Puppy Dog Mail EP'' (1998) *''luminousorangesuperplastic'' (1999) *''luminousorangesugarplastic'' (2000)

Compilation(s)

*''Best of Luminous Orange'' (2009)

External links

Luminous Orange Official Website

Luminous Orange Myspace

Institute of Spoons(Friendly Science Enregisterments)

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