KINZOKU-EBISU was formed by high school students,Tokyo in 1969. The leader Daichi TAKAGI and Kenta ASAMUNA were playing together with Hardrock bands and Folk bands since their elementary school days. At that time they were influenced by '70s British Rock then progressive rock like Genesis, King Crimson, Yes, Pink Floyd etc. and also hard rocks like Black Sabbath, Led Zeppelin, Deep Purple as well. Their lyric oriented a literary dark mood and stories based on a Japanese novels, for instance, famouse stuff of Rampo EDOGAWA and other unique stories.

On stage at "Silver Elephant", a most famouse venue for progressive rock in Tokyo, they, 4 members performed 8 musical parts at most, using 2 drums, 2 double-necked guitars with many musical equipments. Sometimes they wore Japanese Kimono, masks and other theatrical properties which express their theatrial music style.

In 2002 KINZOKU-EBISU released their independent debut album.

First album KINZOKU-EBISU - HAKO-OTOKO

• Kenta ASANUMA (Dr, Vo）
• Tuyohiro KOJIMA（Ba, Gt, Vo）
• Makiko KUSUNOKI（Key, Gt, Vo）
• Daichi TAGAGI（Gt, Key, Dr, Vo）

"HAKO-OTOKO, The Box Man"is a title of fantastic novel of Japanese famouse author Kobo ABE. KINZOKU-EBISU featured this novel with a symphonic music oriented Genesis and lyric of deep emotional Japanese feeling. But soon after they disbanded. "HAKO-OTOKO" was re-issued by Vital Label, a division of POSEIDON Records issuing only demo stuffs, in 2003.

In 2003, new members coming up, KINZOKU-EBISU, the second generation, started their career and released 2nd album "MOMIJI-GARI" on Vital label.

Second album KINZOKUEBISU II "MOMIJIGARI"

• Daichi TAKAGI（Gt, Key, Vo.)
• Layla (Dr, Per.）
• Daijiro ITOH（Ba.）
• Takaaki OGURA（Tennor Ba.）

In spite of symphonic taste-1st album, 2nd one has a solid sound like Crimson or Anekdoten. The music is featuring from hard rock to prog. rock, the song writing is covering more wide range, KINZOKUEBISU II is one of the best youngest aggressive band in Japanese prog. music scene now.

In autumn 2005, KINZOKUEBISU II has new basist and drummer from "NAIKAKU-N0-WA", new japanese prog. band, their music become more technical.

• Daichi TAKAGI（Gt, Key, Vo.)
• Takaaki OGURA（Gt.Melotron,Vo.）
• Satoru KOBATYASHI（Ba.）
• Tokumitsu ENDOH (Dr.）

The Youngest and most energetic prog. band in Japan, KINZOKUEBISU II, leading 25 old young Daichi TAKAGI with the best music folks will perform at The BajaProg.

*Discography

• Hako-Otoko (Vital VR-001) 2003
• Momiji-Gari (Vital VR-015) 2004