Acidman
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[edit] Members
[edit] Ooki Nobuo
- Name: Ooki Nobuo (大木伸夫)
- Position: Vocals, Guitar
- Birthday: 1977-08-03
- Birthplace: Saitama, Japan
[edit] Satou Masatoshi
- Name: Satou Masatoshi (佐藤雅俊)
- Position: Bass
- Birthday: 1977-04-07
- Birthplace: Osaka, Japan
[edit] Urayama Ichigo
- Name: Urayama Ichigo (浦山一悟)
- Position: Drums
- Birthday: 1978-03-27
- Birthplace: Tokorozawa, Japan
[edit] Information
ACIDMAN was originally formed in 1997 with four members who created the band at a college in Shimokitazawa; Shiibashi Takeshi, Urayama Ichigo, Satou Masatoshi, and Ooki Nobuo. They created two demo tapes together in 1998, but Shiibashi Takeshi left the following year. Ooki took over the vocals and became the leader of the group. They continued playing lives gigs, and released a second demo tape.
ACIDMAN debuted with the single Sekitou under Nomadic Records, which reached as high as number three on the indie charts. The group followed up with the mini-album Sankazora in 2002, debuting at 29 on Oricon indies charts. ACIDMAN toured with other popular indie bands such as Husking Bee and Bloodthirsty Butchers and was soon signed to Toshiba-EMI.
After releasing a couple of singles, the band released Soo. The album ranked at 9 on the Oricon charts. The band even won the Best Newcomers Award at The Japan Gold Disc Awards in 2003. With the release of Loop, the band moved away from their original sound, putting instrumentals on their album.
[edit] Trivia
One of the defining characteristics of ACIDMAN is the art that accompanies their music. Their covers are often designed or painted by the Singer/Guitarist, Ooki Nobuo.
