Information About

Japancakes




  Background group_or_band
  Origin Athens, Georgia <br>
  Genre Indie Rock <br> Post-rock
  Years Active 1999 &ndash Present
  Label Kindercore Records <br> Darla Records <br> WARM Records


Japancakes is an American musical group based in Athens, GA.


HISTORY

Rhythm guitarist Eric Berg formed the band with the idea of putting ten musicians in a band without any rehearsal, and performing a D chord for 45 minutes (similar to Terry Riley 's '' In C ''). He continued performances with numerous instrumentalists before releasing their first recording ''If I Could See Dallas'' on Kindercore Records in 1999. The band settled into a consistent lineup on ''The Sleepy Strange,'' released in 2001, also on Kindercore. That lineup, which included pedal steel instrumentalist John Neff, drummer Brant Rackley, keyboardist Todd Kelly, bassist Nick Bielli, and cellist/keyboardist Heather MacIntosh (along with Eric Berg on guitar) also recorded 2002's ''Belmondo'' for California's Darla Records imprint. 2003 saw the departure of Todd Kelly, and 2004 saw the release of ''Waking Hours'' on the Athens label WARM Recordings. A new record is forthcoming in 2007.


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