Mono

Mono are a Japanese post-rock band formed in 1999 in Tokyo, Kantō, Honshū. The band consists of Takaakira Goto (lead guitar), Yoda (rhythm guitar), Tamaki Kunishi (bass guitar, piano, glockenspiel), and Yasunori Takada (drum kit, glockenspiel, synthesiser). In January 1999, Japanese guitarist Takaakira Goto began composing music and spent the year searching for musicians to form a new band; eventually recruiting longtime friend Yoda on rhythm gui... more

Mono are a Japanese post-rock band formed in 1999 in Tokyo, Kantō, Honshū. The band consists of Takaakira Goto (lead guitar), Yoda (rhythm guitar), Tamaki Kunishi (bass guitar, piano, glockenspiel), and Yasunori Takada (drum kit, glockenspiel, synthesiser). In January 1999, Japanese guitarist Takaakira Goto began composing music and spent the year searching for musicians to form a new band; eventually recruiting longtime friend Yoda on rhythm guitar. By December 1999, Tamaki Kunishi and Yasunori had joined Mono on bass guitar and drum kit, respectively. The band spent the next year touring around Japan, and also played one show at the Mercury Lounge in New York, United States. The band entered Rinky Dink Studios in Tokyo in May 2000 and recorded their first extended play, which was self-released in September of 2000; a Japan-only release titled Hey, You on their independent Forty-4 label. Following the release of Hey, You Mono toured for the next year, performing throughout their... less