Origin Japan Website "Love You" Cymbals Active from 1997 | Years active 1997 – 2003 Active until 2004 Members Asako Toki, Reiji Okii | |
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Labels LD&K Records (1997–1998)
Victor Entertainment (1999–2003) Associated acts Asako Toki, Yann Tomita Albums Anthology, Love You, Mr.Noone Special, Neat, or Cymbal! Genres J-pop, Rock music, Shibuya-kei Similar TWEEDEES, Natsumi Kiyoura, Hidefumi Toki, Nona Reeves, Northern Bright | ||
Cymbals (シンバルズ) was a Japanese rock band active from 1997-2003. The trio was composed of vocalist Asako Toki (土岐麻子), bassist/guitarist Reiji Okii (沖井礼二), and drummer Hiroyasu Yano (矢野博康). Like other Japanese bands which emerged in the late 1990s (including Clammbon and Hermann H. & the Pacemakers), Cymbals were strongly influenced by the British pop-rock sounds of the 1960s. Despite solid songwriting and album production, they never scored a true "hit", which eventually resulted in the band's breakup in September 2003. They played a final 90-minute farewell concert at Shibuya O-East on January 20, 2004. The group's members remain musically active – Toki as a solo artist, Okii as a producer (for Toki and others), and Yano as a session drummer and producer.
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Discography
nb: A=Album; S=Single
Songs
Highway Star - Speed StarMrNoone Special · 2000
My Brave FaceMissile & Chocolate · 1998
Do You Believe In Magic?MrNoone Special · 2000