Artist Info: Kacica

In January 2005, Misato Yamanaka (vocals, piano), Kaname Arai (guitar, synthesizer), Koji Tanemura (guitar), and Kazuya Hori (bass) formed Kacica. Kacica at first experimented with guitar sampling and fusing Japanese concepts with the then experimental chamber post-rock sounds of Mogwai, Mew, Deerhoof, and Sigur Ros. In March 2005, Hiroshi Atarashi (drums) joined Kacica, and since then there have been five members. They have been described as "combining Brian Eno's kaleidoscopic new wave art [read more...]