is a Japanese Zeuhl band led by Yoshida Tatsuya of Ruins fame. The band released their first (self-titled) album in 1994 with Aki Kubota from Bondage Fruit on vocals and keyboard. Though rhythmically not as complex as Ruins, Koenji Hyakkei still evokes a feeling of unfamiliarity due to non-standard modes and chanting in a nonsensical language. Although Yoshida is the only consistent member of the band, Sakamoto Kengo has been on bass from their second album onwards. With new members, the band changes sounds completely, shifting from folky Prog rock to minimalism to Jazz fusion with the inclusion of Komori Keiko on reeds (usually soprano saxophone) on their album Angherr Shisspa. History Very little is known about the history of Koenji Hyakkei. Some have speculated that Yoshida keeps biographical information to a minimum in order to sustain a mystique. Former vocalist Aki Kubota is originally from the Koenji area of Tokyo, which is the only

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