sgt. - Birthday (2011) (AWESOME !!!)

Genre : Post-rock, with Jazz influence, from Japan
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Tracklist :

1. Furuboketa Ehon
2. cosgoda
3. Lyman Alpha no Mori
4. arabesque
5. 221B Baker
6. breathless
7. Zweiter Weltkrieg
8. Anata wa Watashi
9. Kimi wa Yume o Miteiru Yume ga

After making 2010 the year they mastered the art of live performance with their first venture abroad in their Canada tour, sgt. were able to put their experience to good use. Their first album in 3 years features 9 rich tracks. The sgt. post rock soundscapes accentuated by violins all told in a story of galactic proportions. This is conceptual art at its finest. The cover illustration was done by Yoko Sueyoshi. This album also features the first time any vocals were placed on a track. The vocals are from none other than kim from uhnellys. There are also an assortment of instruments that make there way into each track.

Formed in 1999 in Tokyo, Japan, the four-piece sgt. utilizes a broad range of genres to create their distinctive sound, including that of post-rock, jazz, ambient and improvisation. Using a guitar, violin, drums and bass guitar, the band creates uplifting instrumental compositions comparable to such acts as Toe or Anoice. sgt. released their debut mini album perception of causality in November 2005, followed by a split recording with good music! the following year.
They also released a full length album, Stylus Fantasticus, during fall 2008.

Sgt. - Capital of Gravity (Mini Album) (2009) (AWESOME !!!)

Genre : Post-rock, Jazz Influence, Japan
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Tracklist:

1. Kalliope
2. Apollo Program
3. Tears of na-ga
4. Ant's planet
5. Epsilon
6. 06 銀河の車窓から (Reprise) (Tyme. Remix) / Ginga No Shasoh Kara (Reprise) (Tyme. Remix)

Having played for almost a continuous decade, Sgt. is one of the veteran post-rock bands in Japan. Sgt. can offer what only an experienced band can deliver, a tight sound. The composition of their music is a version of post-rock that is soaked with classical, noise, jazz and emo motifs. This can be attributed to the pr the essence of a female violinist who clutches onto the band's sound and takes it in new directions.

Sgt. is very active on the live circuit and even run their own semi-regular event called "seimei" which brings together the best in the Japanese indies scene. Bands like 54-71, good music, OVUM, win a sheep free, The World Heritage, and other bands have graced the event with their presence. In 2005, they released their first mini-album, "perception of casualty" with the help of the engineering skills of one of Toe's members. Sgt. then released a split with good music the following year. Their newest release, Stylus Fantasticus was released in 2008 internationally by HearJapan.

One of the often overlooked aspects of the band is their omnipresence in the Japanese music scene. They have done collaborations with ROVO, Boredoms, ONJI, etc. They are also the backing band for ILL, which is a new band from a supercar member. They are also official members of the electro dub band MAS. While they have vast playing time with some of Japan's greatest underground musicians, Sgt. has built up a repertoire of playing with western bands when they come to Japan. They have opened for the German progressive band, CAN, Damo Suzuki, and the Art of Fighting from Australia. The vast distances they cover in the music scene surely has added deep nuances to their musical productions and is definitely a band to keep an eye on.

The album reverberates with amazing and powerful sounds which make this one of the most artistically crafted instrumental albums of 2009. sgt. simply has the artistic audacity and fine sense to produce another breathtaking release ~ Hear Japan

sgt. - Stylus Fantasticus (2008) (AWESOME !!!)

Genre : Post-rock, Experimental, Jazz
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Tracklist :

1. すばらしき光
2. 囚人達のジレンマゲーム
3. 白夜
4. 声を出して考える方法
5. 再生と密室
6. 記憶の島の月
7. 銀河を壊して発電所を創れ
8. ムノユラギ

Translated track listing in (somewhat broken) English:

1. Magnificent Light
2. The dilemma-game of snached people
3. White Night
4. The way of Figure out with Voices
5. Resuscitations & Secret room　
6. The moon of Remembrance island
7. Destroy the galaxy, Create the power plant
8. Fluctuation of the Nothing

Formed in 1999, the Japanese four-piece sgt. utilizes a broad range of genres to create their distinctive sound, including that of post-rock, jazz, ambient and improvisation. Using a guitar, violin, drums and bass guitar, the band creates uplifting instrumental compositions comparable to such acts as Toe or Anoice. sgt. released their debut mini album “Perception of Causality” in November 2005, followed by a split recording with good music! the following year.

This is the sgt.'s new full lengthed Album since "perception of causality"(2005/11released).
This gem 8 songs are compilations of 1st phase of sgt. and also brews new dimensions.
General idea of "instrumental/post rock" has broken by them, and they draws the "Illusionable World that contains the Reality and the Un-reality".
On this album, taking in a keyboard and a saxophone boldly.
Contains the side of agressive/tight and the side of elegant/visionary which are provided by fluent Violin.
In other words, This is the epic that complications of phantasm & dynamism called "Art" surely!