Japancakes

Japancakes
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Styles: Post-Rock/Experimental, Indie Rock, Experimental Rock
Group Members: John Neff, Nick Bielli, Eric Berg, Ryan Berg, Heather McIntosh, Brent Rackly
Biography: Improvisational drone-pop orchestra Japancakes was the brainchild of Athens, GA-based musician Eric Berg, who in 1997 had the idea of organizing a group of ten musicians to take the stage without any previous rehearsals all for the sake of playing a single "D" chord for 45 minutes. Fascinated by the ...Read full biography
If I Could See Dallas
Released: 1999
Label: Kindercore
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Japancakes' improvisational drone pop symphonies defy easy classification, stretching a single chord to its breaking point and picking up the pieces to create dense but inviting soundscapes which somehow ...Read full review
Waking Hours
Released: 2004
Label: Warm
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The challenging thing about making mellow music is keeping it interesting for the audience as well as the musicians. Over the course of their career, Japancakes has managed to do that, balancing the calm ...Read full review
More Japancakes albums: Main Albums (6), Singles & EPs (1)
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