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* EarlyBirdCameo: The first official Koenjihyakkei release that "Dhorimviskha" and "Phlessttighas" appeared on was... ''Live at Koenji High'', eight years before their studio releases. Since this was a DVD-only live release, many fans probably never heard the live versions.
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* 1994 - ''高円寺百景'' (''One Hundred Sights of Koenji'')
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** ''Live at Koenji High'': "Rattims Friezz" (7:24), "Dhorimviskha" (11:18), "Phlessttighas" (6:36), "Fettim Paillu" (10:18), "Angherr Shisspa" (8:19), "Wammilica Iffirom" (10:11)(10:11).
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'''高円寺百景''' is a zeuhl[=/=]ProgressiveRock band from Kōenji, Tōkyō Prefecture, Japan, formed in 1991. Their name is romanised several different ways in official sources, most commonly either '''Koenjihyakkei''' or '''Koenji Hyakkei''', although '''Koenji-Hyakkei''' and '''[=KoenjiHyakkei=]''' have also been seen. Their name roughly translates as ''Hundred Sights of Koenji'', which is also the English-language title of their first album; it serves as a ShoutOut to ''[[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/One_Hundred_Views_of_Mount_Fuji One Hundred Views of Mount Fuji]]'' (''富岳百景'', ''Fugaku hyakkei'', 1834-1835) by master Japanese ukiyo-e artist Hokusai Katushika (葛飾北斎, 1760-1849), as well as to a novel of the same title (1939) by Japanese novelist Osamu Dazai (太宰治, 1909-1948). To date, they have released five studio albums and four live [=DVDs=]. The sole constant member is vocalist, drummer, and main songwriter Tatsuya Yoshida, who is also the main creative force and sole member of Ruins, a (usually) drum-and-bass duo that performs in an otherwise fairly similar style.
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'''高円寺百景''' is a zeuhl[=/=]ProgressiveRock band from Kōenji, Tōkyō Prefecture, Japan, formed in 1991. Their name is romanised several different ways in official sources, most commonly either '''Koenjihyakkei''' or '''Koenji Hyakkei''', although '''Koenji-Hyakkei''' and '''[=KoenjiHyakkei=]''' have also been seen. Their name roughly translates as ''Hundred Sights of Koenji'', which is also the English-language title of their first album; it serves as a ShoutOut to ''[[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/One_Hundred_Views_of_Mount_Fuji One Hundred Views of Mount Fuji]]'' (''富岳百景'', ''Fugaku hyakkei'', 1834-1835) by master Japanese ukiyo-e artist Hokusai Katushika (葛飾北斎, 1760-1849), as well as to a novel of the same title (1939) by Japanese novelist Osamu Dazai (太宰治, 1909-1948). To date, they have released five studio albums and four live [=DVDs=]. The sole constant member is vocalist, drummer, and main songwriter Tatsuya Yoshida, Yoshida (吉田達也), who is also the main creative force and sole member of Ruins, a (usually) drum-and-bass duo that performs in an otherwise fairly similar style.
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* SpiritualSuccessor: To Music/{{Magma}}. This was Yoshida's explicit intention in forming the band, in fact.
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'''高円寺百景''' is a zeuhl[=/=]ProgressiveRock band from Kōenji, Tōkyō Prefecture, Japan, formed in 1991. Their name is romanised several different ways in official sources, most commonly either '''Koenjihyakkei''' or '''Koenji Hyakkei''', although '''Koenji-Hyakkei''' and '''[=KoenjiHyakkei=]''' have also been seen. Their name roughly translates as ''Hundred Sights of Koenji'', which is also the English-language title of their first album; it serves as a ShoutOut to ''[[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/One_Hundred_Views_of_Mount_Fuji One Hundred Views of Mount Fuji]]'' (''富岳百景'', ''Fugaku hyakkei'', 1834-1835) by master Japanese ukiyo-e artist Hokusai Katushika (葛飾北斎, 1760-1849), as well as to a novel of the same title (1939) by Japanese novelist Osamu Dazai (太宰治, 1909-1948). To date, they have released five studio albums and four live DVDs. The sole constant member is vocalist, drummer, and main songwriter Tatsuya Yoshida, who is also the main creative force and sole member of Ruins, a (usually) drum-and-bass duo that performs in a similar style.
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'''高円寺百景''' is a zeuhl[=/=]ProgressiveRock band from Kōenji, Tōkyō Prefecture, Japan, formed in 1991. Their name is romanised several different ways in official sources, most commonly either '''Koenjihyakkei''' or '''Koenji Hyakkei''', although '''Koenji-Hyakkei''' and '''[=KoenjiHyakkei=]''' have also been seen. Their name roughly translates as ''Hundred Sights of Koenji'', which is also the English-language title of their first album; it serves as a ShoutOut to ''[[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/One_Hundred_Views_of_Mount_Fuji One Hundred Views of Mount Fuji]]'' (''富岳百景'', ''Fugaku hyakkei'', 1834-1835) by master Japanese ukiyo-e artist Hokusai Katushika (葛飾北斎, 1760-1849), as well as to a novel of the same title (1939) by Japanese novelist Osamu Dazai (太宰治, 1909-1948). To date, they have released five studio albums and four live DVDs. [=DVDs=]. The sole constant member is vocalist, drummer, and main songwriter Tatsuya Yoshida, who is also the main creative force and sole member of Ruins, a (usually) drum-and-bass duo that performs in a an otherwise fairly similar style.
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'''高円寺百景''' is a zeuhl[=/=]ProgressiveRock band from Kōenji, Tōkyō Prefecture, Japan, formed in 1991. Their name is romanised several different ways in official sources, most commonly either '''Koenjihyakkei''' or '''Koenji Hyakkei''', although '''Koenji-Hyakkei''' and '''[=KoenjiHyakkei=]''' have also been seen. Their name roughly translates as ''Hundred Sights of Koenji'', which is also the English-language title of their first album; it serves as a ShoutOut to ''[[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/One_Hundred_Views_of_Mount_Fuji One Hundred Views of Mount Fuji]]'' (''富岳百景'', ''Fugaku hyakkei'', 1834-1835) by master Japanese ukiyo-e artist Hokusai Katushika (葛飾北斎, 1760-1849), as well as to a novel of the same title (1939) by Japanese novelist Osamu Dazai (太宰治, 1909-1948). To date, they have released five studio albums and four live DVDs. The sole constant member is vocalist, drummer, and main songwriter Tatsuya Yoshida, who is also the main creative force and sole member of Ruins, a (usually) drum-and-bass duo that performs in a similar style.
Koenjihyakkei's music is fairly similar to that of Music/{{Magma}}, the French band who served as {{Trope Maker}}s and {{Trope Namer}}s for zeuhl, but Koenjihyakkei's music is typically even more frenetic and intense, often demonstrating influence from metal and hardcore punk that isn't evident in Magma's music. Their music, like Magma's is performed almost entirely in a {{Conlang}} (one track from the first album, "Zoltan", is a kyrie in Latin), although unlike Magma's, the meaning of their {{Conlang}} has never been clarified. Their music contains most of the characteristics expected of zeuhl, including diverse instrumentation, frenetic drumming, frequent [[UncommonTime time signature changes]], [[SopranoAndGravel harsh and operatic male and female vocals]], and [[EpicRocking lengthy compositions that often top the ten-minute mark]]. They are one of the most acclaimed bands to emerge from the Japanese prog rock underground, and for those inclined to intense experimental music, their output will be consistently engaging and adventurous. Most others will run screaming from the room.
Sadly, original vocalist/pianist Aki Kubota (久保田安紀), who was also the founding member of similar act Bondage Fruit, passed away in 2018.
!!Albums
* 1994 - ''高円寺百景'' (''One Hundred Sights of Koenji'')
* 1998 - ''弐(II)'' (also known in Western markets as ''Viva Koenji!'')
* 2001 - ''Nivraym''
* 2005 - ''Angherr Shisspa''
* 2018 - ''Dhorimviskha''
!!Live [=DVDs=]
* 2002 - ''Live at Star Pine's Cafe''
* 2006 - ''Live at Doors''
* 2008 - ''070531''
* 2010 - ''Live at Koenji High''
!!One Hundred Tropes of Koenji
* EpicRocking: Par for the course with this style. Their longest studio composition is "Dhorimviskha" (11:47). A complete list of performances topping the six-minute mark:
** ''One Hundred Sights of Koenji'': "Avedumma" (7:26)
** ''Viva Koenji'': "Grembo Zavia" (10:16), "Rissenddo Rraimb" (9:20), "Guoth Dahha" (9:46)
** ''Nivraym'': "Lussesoggi Zomn" (10:26), "Mederro Passquirr" (6:23), "Axall Hasck" (6:34), "Gassttrumm" (9:24)
** ''Live at Star Pine's Cafe'': "Grembo Zavia" (9:47), "Mederro Passquirr" (6:06), "Guoth Dahha" (8:18), "Axall Hasck" (7:05), "Gassttrumm" (10:59), "Lussesoggi Zomn" (9:40), "Rissenddo Rraimb" (9:47)
** ''Angherr Shisspa'': "Tziidall Raszhisst" (7:17), "Rattims Friezz" (7:05), "Fettim Paillu" (7:48), "Angherr Shisspa" (6:37), "Wammilica Iffirom" (8:39)
** ''Live at Doors'': "Medley ~ Avedumma ~ Rissenddo Rraimb ~ Grembo Zavia" (8:17), "Nivraym" (6:29), "Angherr Shisspa" (6:34), "Rattims Friezz" (6:55), "Fettim Paillu" (8:57), "Tziidall Raszhisst" (7:26), "Wammilica Iffirom" (9:00)
** ''070531'': "Improvisation A" (8:52), "Improvisation B" (8:34), "Improvisation C" (7:54), "Improvisation D" (8:21), "Improvisation E" (9:54), "Improvisation F" (9:49), "Angherr Shisspa" (8:12), "Rattims Friezz" (7:18), "Fettim Paillu" (10:46), "Axall Hasck" (9:32), and "Vissqaguell" (7:03) - so every track except for "Sunna Zarioki". Note that although the improvisation is divided into six tracks, that's mostly for ease of navigation - there are only two notable gaps, meaning that the band's improvisations respectively lasted for 17:26, 16:14, and 19:43.
** ''Live at Koenji High'': "Rattims Friezz" (7:24), "Dhorimviskha" (11:18), "Phlessttighas" (6:36), "Fettim Paillu" (10:18), "Angherr Shisspa" (8:19), "Wammilica Iffirom" (10:11)
** ''Dhorimviskha'': "Vreztemtraiv" (10:19), "Levhorm" (9:11), "Zjindhaiq" (7:32), "Phlessttighas" (6:22), "Djebelaki Zomn" (9:49), "Palbeth Tissilaq" (6:09), "Dhorimviskha" (11:47). For those keeping score, that's the whole album. Vinyl copies have a piano-only version of "Levhorm" as a bonus track, which also runs for around nine minutes.
* ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin: Their live [=DVDs=]. The album ''070531'' was recorded on May 31, 2007; the date is simply written in yymmdd format, which is commonplace in Japan. The reason they titled it after the date of the performance is that it was at Star Pine's Cafe, where they'd already recorded their first live DVD.
* LongestSongGoesLast: ''Angherr Shisspa'' closes with "Wammilica Iffirom" (8:39) and ''Dhorimviskha'' closes with "Dhorimviskha" (11:47).
* LoudnessWar: Perhaps surprisingly for a band whose main creative force is the drummer, their works are affected pretty badly by this. Most of their music clips audibly, particularly at the loud parts.
* MohsScaleOfRockAndMetalHardness: They go anywhere from a 1 to about an 8 or 9, often within the same song.
* MoodWhiplash: They employ it frequently. "Fettim Paillu" has a good example, opening as a LonelyPianoPiece with a slow, moody, operatic female vocal before transitioning abruptly into an intense, chanted segment with the full band in frenetic UncommonTime.
* SopranoAndGravel: You'll find harsh and operatic male and female vocals mixed throughout their songs.
* UncommonTime: Expect every song that's longer than about three minutes to have at least half a dozen time signatures and to shift between them at a moment's notice. Koenjihyakkei actually take this UpToEleven by sometimes varying the ''tempo of each beat'' within a given part of a track, which gives their music an even more erratic feel.
Koenjihyakkei's music is fairly similar to that of Music/{{Magma}}, the French band who served as {{Trope Maker}}s and {{Trope Namer}}s for zeuhl, but Koenjihyakkei's music is typically even more frenetic and intense, often demonstrating influence from metal and hardcore punk that isn't evident in Magma's music. Their music, like Magma's is performed almost entirely in a {{Conlang}} (one track from the first album, "Zoltan", is a kyrie in Latin), although unlike Magma's, the meaning of their {{Conlang}} has never been clarified. Their music contains most of the characteristics expected of zeuhl, including diverse instrumentation, frenetic drumming, frequent [[UncommonTime time signature changes]], [[SopranoAndGravel harsh and operatic male and female vocals]], and [[EpicRocking lengthy compositions that often top the ten-minute mark]]. They are one of the most acclaimed bands to emerge from the Japanese prog rock underground, and for those inclined to intense experimental music, their output will be consistently engaging and adventurous. Most others will run screaming from the room.
Sadly, original vocalist/pianist Aki Kubota (久保田安紀), who was also the founding member of similar act Bondage Fruit, passed away in 2018.
!!Albums
* 1994 - ''高円寺百景'' (''One Hundred Sights of Koenji'')
* 1998 - ''弐(II)'' (also known in Western markets as ''Viva Koenji!'')
* 2001 - ''Nivraym''
* 2005 - ''Angherr Shisspa''
* 2018 - ''Dhorimviskha''
!!Live [=DVDs=]
* 2002 - ''Live at Star Pine's Cafe''
* 2006 - ''Live at Doors''
* 2008 - ''070531''
* 2010 - ''Live at Koenji High''
!!One Hundred Tropes of Koenji
* EpicRocking: Par for the course with this style. Their longest studio composition is "Dhorimviskha" (11:47). A complete list of performances topping the six-minute mark:
** ''One Hundred Sights of Koenji'': "Avedumma" (7:26)
** ''Viva Koenji'': "Grembo Zavia" (10:16), "Rissenddo Rraimb" (9:20), "Guoth Dahha" (9:46)
** ''Nivraym'': "Lussesoggi Zomn" (10:26), "Mederro Passquirr" (6:23), "Axall Hasck" (6:34), "Gassttrumm" (9:24)
** ''Live at Star Pine's Cafe'': "Grembo Zavia" (9:47), "Mederro Passquirr" (6:06), "Guoth Dahha" (8:18), "Axall Hasck" (7:05), "Gassttrumm" (10:59), "Lussesoggi Zomn" (9:40), "Rissenddo Rraimb" (9:47)
** ''Angherr Shisspa'': "Tziidall Raszhisst" (7:17), "Rattims Friezz" (7:05), "Fettim Paillu" (7:48), "Angherr Shisspa" (6:37), "Wammilica Iffirom" (8:39)
** ''Live at Doors'': "Medley ~ Avedumma ~ Rissenddo Rraimb ~ Grembo Zavia" (8:17), "Nivraym" (6:29), "Angherr Shisspa" (6:34), "Rattims Friezz" (6:55), "Fettim Paillu" (8:57), "Tziidall Raszhisst" (7:26), "Wammilica Iffirom" (9:00)
** ''070531'': "Improvisation A" (8:52), "Improvisation B" (8:34), "Improvisation C" (7:54), "Improvisation D" (8:21), "Improvisation E" (9:54), "Improvisation F" (9:49), "Angherr Shisspa" (8:12), "Rattims Friezz" (7:18), "Fettim Paillu" (10:46), "Axall Hasck" (9:32), and "Vissqaguell" (7:03) - so every track except for "Sunna Zarioki". Note that although the improvisation is divided into six tracks, that's mostly for ease of navigation - there are only two notable gaps, meaning that the band's improvisations respectively lasted for 17:26, 16:14, and 19:43.
** ''Live at Koenji High'': "Rattims Friezz" (7:24), "Dhorimviskha" (11:18), "Phlessttighas" (6:36), "Fettim Paillu" (10:18), "Angherr Shisspa" (8:19), "Wammilica Iffirom" (10:11)
** ''Dhorimviskha'': "Vreztemtraiv" (10:19), "Levhorm" (9:11), "Zjindhaiq" (7:32), "Phlessttighas" (6:22), "Djebelaki Zomn" (9:49), "Palbeth Tissilaq" (6:09), "Dhorimviskha" (11:47). For those keeping score, that's the whole album. Vinyl copies have a piano-only version of "Levhorm" as a bonus track, which also runs for around nine minutes.
* ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin: Their live [=DVDs=]. The album ''070531'' was recorded on May 31, 2007; the date is simply written in yymmdd format, which is commonplace in Japan. The reason they titled it after the date of the performance is that it was at Star Pine's Cafe, where they'd already recorded their first live DVD.
* LongestSongGoesLast: ''Angherr Shisspa'' closes with "Wammilica Iffirom" (8:39) and ''Dhorimviskha'' closes with "Dhorimviskha" (11:47).
* LoudnessWar: Perhaps surprisingly for a band whose main creative force is the drummer, their works are affected pretty badly by this. Most of their music clips audibly, particularly at the loud parts.
* MohsScaleOfRockAndMetalHardness: They go anywhere from a 1 to about an 8 or 9, often within the same song.
* MoodWhiplash: They employ it frequently. "Fettim Paillu" has a good example, opening as a LonelyPianoPiece with a slow, moody, operatic female vocal before transitioning abruptly into an intense, chanted segment with the full band in frenetic UncommonTime.
* SopranoAndGravel: You'll find harsh and operatic male and female vocals mixed throughout their songs.
* UncommonTime: Expect every song that's longer than about three minutes to have at least half a dozen time signatures and to shift between them at a moment's notice. Koenjihyakkei actually take this UpToEleven by sometimes varying the ''tempo of each beat'' within a given part of a track, which gives their music an even more erratic feel.
