Luminous Orange

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Luminous Orange
Origin Yokohama, Japan
Genres Alternative rock, shoegazing, dream pop, bossa nova, lounge
Years active1992–present
Labels
  • Cream Cone Records
  • Friendly Science Enregisterments
  • Trattoria
  • Tone Vendor
  • Zankyo Record
MembersRie Takeuchi
Past membersKazuko Sakamoto
Mieko Okazaki
Kaname Banba
Tarow Nisawa
Website www5a.biglobe.ne.jp/~luminous/

Luminous Orange is an alternative rock band formed 1992 in Yokohama, Japan. [1] The band has evolved from an all female group to a solo project headed by composer, singer & guitarist Rie Takeuchi.

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History

Luminous Orange was originally conceived as a four-piece girl band [2] by Rie Takeuchi in 1992 after being inspired by a Pale Saints concert. [3] The group has often been categorized as alternative, dream pop, [4] and shoegaze. Because of their appearance on Cornelius' label Trattoria Records  [ ja ] they are also considered as Shibuya-kei. [5]

In 1998, the band released the Puppy Dog Mail EP on former Pale Saints member Ian Masters' label Friendly Science Enregisterments. [6] The title track from the EP subsequently appeared on a compilation released by Trattoria. [7] That same year, Takeuchi made an appearance on Friendly Science Orchestra's Miniature Album, which was awarded Single of the Week by NME. [8] [9] The following year, Luminous Orange released the mini album Luminousorangesuperplastic, which drew praise from Shutoku Mukai  [ ja ] of Number Girl. [10] The band went on to release a maxi single in 2000 under the similar title of Luminousorangesugarplastic. [11]

By 2002, the band had become Takeuchi's solo project [2] with guest musicians. That same year brought the release of the band's album Drop You Vivid Colors on the Tone Vendor label. The album was described as being "far more richly produced, with multiple layers of sound giving it a texture and depth that previous albums lacked." [12]

In 2004, Luminous Orange played at the CMJ Music Marathon in New York. [13] The band returned to America in 2006, playing at SXSW in Austin, Texas. [14] They performed again at the festival the following year. [15]

Luminous Orange's next album, Sakura Swirl, was released in 2007. In addition to being released in Japan, it also had distribution in America, Europe and Australia. The album featured contributions from Ahito Inazawa  [ ja ], Hiroyuki Tateyama, Noritoshi Esaki and M. Fujii. [16] Ian Masters provided lyrics as well as vocals and musical saw to the track "Silver Kiss". [17] Masters joined Luminous Orange at two of their concerts that same year. [18] That July, the band played two concerts in Taiwan, including an appearance at the Formoz Festival. [19] [20]

In 2009, Luminous Orange released the compilation album Best of Luminous Orange on Zankyo Record  [ ja ]. [21] Takeuchi explained that the label had asked about recording a new album but as Inazawa was busy with Vola and the Oriental Machine, they weren't in a position to do so. [22] She thus saw an opportunity to re-release earlier tracks that had become more difficult to obtain. [23]

Members

Current supporting musicians

Past members

Discography

Albums

EPs

Compilation(s)

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  2. 1 2 Tanizawa, Chihiro (20 July 2016). "邦楽オルタナティブ好きなのにルミナスオレンジを知らないのはもったいない". Basement-Times (in Japanese). Retrieved 16 June 2024.
  3. ↑ Thornton, Tom (20 February 2007). "Austinist Interviews SXSW: Luminous Orange". Austinist. Archived from the original on 20 January 2008. Retrieved 24 November 2024. It was nothing other than a Pale Saints gig which truly inspired me to form this band 15 years ago.
  4. ↑ Beets, Greg (23 February 2007). "Japaniversary". The Austin Chronicle . Retrieved 1 September 2024. You wouldn't want to eat a Luminous Orange, but this Yokohama quintet whips up a perfectly ethereal concoction of 4AD dream pop by way of shibuya-kei.
  5. ↑ "特集：渋谷系". Tower Records Japan Online . 10 August 2023. Retrieved 7 December 2024.
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  7. ↑ "TRATTORIA MENU: 174". Polystar Records (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 23 April 2004. Retrieved 7 December 2024. フレンドリー・サイエンス（英）からリリースされた7インチから、コーラスもルミナスな1曲を収録。
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  9. ↑ "Single of the Week". NME . 3 October 1998. Archived from the original on 7 October 1999. Retrieved 8 December 2024.
  10. ↑ "ルミナス・オレンジ / luminousorangesuperplastic - CDJournal". CDJournal (in Japanese). Retrieved 7 December 2024. ナンバーガールの向井の推薦コメントがついたルミナスオレンジの新作。
  11. ↑ "レア曲も収録！luminous orangeが残響からベスト盤発表". Natalie (in Japanese). 31 August 2009. Retrieved 7 December 2024. 本作には、2000年にトラットリアから発売され近年入手困難だったシングル「LUMINOUSORANGESUGARPLASTIC」や、1998年に英国で発売された限定7inchアナログ「Puppy Dog Mail EP」といったレア曲も収録。
  12. ↑ Martin, Ian, Drop You Vivid Colours - Luminous Orange | Album | AllMusic, AllMusic , retrieved 7 December 2024
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  16. ↑ "[luminous orange] 約4年半ぶりの新作が世界流通決定". Natalie (in Japanese). 11 May 2007. Retrieved 8 December 2024. luminous orangeがニューアルバム「Sakura Swirl」を7月にアメリカ、ヨーロッパ、オーストラリアで発売… 今回の作品では竹内の他にサポートメンバーとして、VOLA & THE ORIENTAL MACHINEのアヒトイナザワ、Emileやswarm's armで活躍する舘山裕之、toddleの江崎典利、そしてCa-Pや魔太郎定食など数々のバンドを率いる藤井真生が参加している。
  17. ↑ "[luminous orange] 約4年半ぶりの新作が世界流通決定". Natalie (in Japanese). 11 May 2007. Retrieved 8 December 2024. この「Silver Kiss」には、竹内が敬愛する元Pale Saintsのイアン・マスターズが作詞、ボーカル、ノコギリでゲスト参加。
  18. ↑ Thornton, Tom (20 February 2007). "Austinist Interviews SXSW: Luminous Orange". Austinist. Archived from the original on 20 January 2008. Retrieved 24 November 2024. Afterwards we will tour some places in Japan, and in Kansai, Ian Masters will join us again to play some songs (including Pale Saints) as we did in January.
  19. ↑ "[Buffalo Daughter] 台湾ロックフェスに日本人多数出演". Natalie (in Japanese). 2 June 2007. Retrieved 8 December 2024.
  20. ↑ "EVENTS & ENTERTAINMENT - Taipei Times". Taipei Times . 27 July 2007. Retrieved 16 December 2024. If you miss Japanese band Six o' Minus Saturday at Formoz, you can see them Monday at The Wall (這牆), along with Luminous Orange and Yndi Halda.
  21. ↑ "レア曲も収録！luminous orangeが残響からベスト盤発表". Natalie (in Japanese). 31 August 2009. Retrieved 16 December 2024. luminous orangeが残響レコードから11月4日にベストアルバム「Best of Luminous Orange」をリリースすることが決定した。
  22. ↑ Kaneko, Atsutake (4 November 2009). "Luminous Orange インタビュー | CINRA". Cinra (in Japanese). Retrieved 18 December 2024. それで実際新作を録ろうと思ってたら、その時にドラムを叩いてくれてたイナザワアヒト君がVOLA（＆THE ORIENTAL MACHINE）の方が忙しくなってできなくなっちゃって。
  23. ↑ Muneyuki, Shiina (15 October 2009). "Luminous Orange('09年11月号) - インタビュー". Rooftop (in Japanese). Retrieved 16 December 2024. 竹内：『Sakura Swirl』の日本盤を出す辺りから「新譜を出したいですね」という話はしていたんです。そしたら電話がかかってきて「いつ録音します？」って（笑）。でも、アヒト（・イナザワ）くんが抜けて、すぐには録れそうにもなかったので「ベスト盤はどうですか？」とお話させて頂いて。廃盤になっていた音源もあったので良い機会だなと思ったんですよ。
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