88Kasyo Junrei

88Kasyo Junrei
八十八ヶ所巡礼
Also known as88Kasyo
OriginTokyo, Japan[1]
GenresProgressive, psychedelic, alternative, hard rock, heavy metal
Years activeOctober 8, 2006 (October 8, 2006)–present[2]
LabelsPPR (Psychedelic Progressive Revolution)[3][4]
Members
  • Margarette Hiroi
  • Katzuya Shimizu
  • Kenzo
Website88kasyo.com

88Kasyo Junrei (Japanese: 八十八ヶ所巡礼, Hepburn: Hachi-jū Hachi Kasho Junrei) is a Japanese rock band formed on October 8, 2006.[2] They consist of vocalist and bassist Margarette Hiroi, guitarist Katzuya Shimizu and drummer Kenzo. The name, which means "pilgrimage to eighty-eight places," is reminiscent of the Shikoku Pilgrimage. Their music combines elements of jam band,[5] heavy metal, alternative, psychedelic and progressive rock styles. All lyrics are written by Hiroi[6][7][8] and often contain references to religion, such as Buddhism or Shinto,[7] and different yōkai.[9] All albums are released through their own label, PPR.[3][8]

The mascot character, who appears on numerous album covers, was created by Japanese animator Takashi Taniguchi [ja] and nicknamed "pilgrim" (オヘンロさん, o-henro-san).[2][10]

They performed outside of Japan for the first time at Eurockéennes Music Festival in France, on July 7, 2019.[11]

  1. ^ "八十八ヶ所巡礼、1年振りとなるアルバムをリリース" [88Kasyo Junrei, releasing an album a year later]. Tower Records Online (in Japanese). August 6, 2014. Retrieved February 29, 2020.
  2. ^ a b c "[Biography] 八十八ヶ所巡礼". CLUB Que (in Japanese). August 30, 2010. Retrieved November 6, 2019.
  3. ^ a b "[Official Discography] 八十八ヶ所巡礼". 88kasyo (in Japanese). 26 February 2016. Retrieved November 6, 2019.
  4. ^ "ひよこNo.27 八十八ヶ所巡礼 – TOWER RECORDS ONLINE". tower.jp. Retrieved 28 November 2022.
  5. ^ Naruhiro Ney (November 25, 2011). "八十八ヶ所巡礼 Special Interview". CLUB Que (in Japanese). Retrieved March 22, 2014.
  6. ^ "[Interview]『凍狂』 レコーディング・エンジニア兼重哲哉氏と語る" ["Tokyo", talking with recording engineer Tetsuya Kaneshige]. Mikiki (in Japanese). August 15, 2018. Retrieved November 14, 2019.
  7. ^ a b Hachi tasu Hachi 八+八 [8+8] (booklet) (in Japanese). Japan: PPR. 2010. PPR-1004.
  8. ^ a b Tōkyō 凍狂 [Tokyo] (booklet) (in Japanese). Japan: PPR. 2018. PPR-1014.
  9. ^ "怪感旅行 / 八十八ヶ所巡礼 Lyrics". Petitlyrics (in Japanese). 5 November 2019. Retrieved November 6, 2019.
  10. ^ Takashi Taniguchi (May 26, 2018). "バンド八十八ヶ所巡礼のマスコットキャラ『オヘンロさん』" [The band 88Kasyo Junrei's mascot character, "Pilgrim"]. Twitter (in Japanese). Retrieved November 6, 2019.
  11. ^ "Eurocks Memories: 2019". Eurockeennes (in French). Retrieved November 14, 2019.