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Asobi Seksu was an American dream pop band based in New York City. Their music drew influence from the shoegazing genre as well, and similarly used a textured and effects-heavy vocal and guitar sound. The band consisted of Yuki Chikudate (vocals, keyboards) and James Hanna (guitar, vocals). ==History== They were originally known as Sportfuck and issued an EP under that name in 2001. The band then changed their name to Asobi Seksu, from the Japanese 遊びセックス (asobi sekkusu), "play sex". Their full-length self-titled debut album was self-released in 2002, and later re-released on the Friendly Fire Recordings label in May 2004. They regrouped with a new rhythm section for their second album, ''Citrus'', which was recorded in New York City's Gigantic Studios with producer Chris Zane and released in 2006 by Friendly Fire Recordings. One Little Indian Records signed the band in Europe and re-released the band's first album and the follow-up ''Citrus'' in 2007.〔(Exclaim.ca )〕 In early 2009, the band released their third studio album ''Hush''. The album was released to generally positive reviews, with many critics citing a shift in the band's shoegaze direction to a more mellow, dream pop sound.〔(allmusic ((( Hush > Overview ))) )〕〔(Pitchfork: Album Reviews: Asobi Seksu: Hush )〕 In May 2009, Yuki Chikudate released a single with Pocket called "Sampo". The track included remixes by Mux Mool, Blue Eyes, and Craig Wedren. A tour-only CD retitled ''Rewolf'', featuring newly recorded acoustic versions of the band's back catalog, was released worldwide in November 2009,〔(Pitchfork: Album Reviews: Asobi Seksu: Rewolf )〕 followed by a fourth studio album, ''Fluorescence'', on February 14, 2011. The band announced an indefinite hiatus on September 30, 2013, via their Facebook page.〔http://consequenceofsound.net/2013/09/asobi-seksu-announce-hiatus/〕 On July 23, 2014, Asobi Seksu announced that they would reunite for a one-off show opening for Slowdive in Boston on October 26, 2014, at Slowdive's request.〔https://www.facebook.com/asobiseksu/posts/10152149533732624〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Asobi Seksu」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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