Grimm Grimm is a solo project of London-based musician, recording artist and producer Koichi Yamanoha.[1][2] He has released three solo albums, and six singles on independent labels since 2014.[3]
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| Birth name | Koichi Yamanoha |
| Born | Tokyo, Japan |
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| Occupation(s) | Musician, singer-songwriter, producer |
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| Years active | 2013–present |
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| Website | grimmgrimm |
Grimm Grimm has collaborated with other artists, including Lætitia Sadier, Le Volume Courbe, Daisy Dickinson, Bo Ningen, Victor Herrero, Killer-Bong and Klein.[1][4][5]
History
editYamanoha is originally from Tokyo, Japan and is the former frontman of psychedelic-punk group, Screaming Tea Party (2006-2010) in London.[6][7] The band has released 2 EPs through Stolen Recordings in the United Kingdom, and disbanded in October 2010. Yamanoha's first solo performance was at the underground music event, Krautorock Karaoke at the George Tavern in 2013.[8][9]
His debut Grimm Grimm single, "Kazega Fuitara Sayonara / Tell the Truth", was released in late 2014 via Kevin Shields (of My Bloody Valentine) and Charlotte Marionneau (aka Le Volume Courbe)'s Pickpocket Records label[10] in collaboration with Honest Jon's.[5] His debut album, Hazy Eyes Maybe, was released on ATP Recordings[11] in 2015 and tracks from the album were used on the soundtrack for the documentary film Uncle Howard (2016) featuring William S. Burroughs and directed and produced by Aaron Brookner / Jim Jarmusch.[4] His second album, Cliffhanger, was released by Some Other Planet in partnership with Kartel Music Group in June 2018.[4]
Yamanoha announced the release of his third studio album, Ginormous, on 28 February 2020 on Tip Top Recordings / Magniph. The album was mixed and co-produced by Marta Salogni and featured Paz Maddio and Lætitia Sadier.[12] Grimm Grimm and his ensemble appeared on BBC 6 Music on 19 February 2020 where they were interviewed by Mark Riley and played three songs live in session. Later that evening they were invited by Gideon Coe to play a track on his show to celebrate the release of Ginormous.[1]
Grimm Grimm has toured with and supported artists such as Cate Le Bon, Simon Finn, Dinosaur Jr, Wire and The Undertones. He has also played multiple music festivals around the world including Le Guess Who? in Utrecht, Netherlands, Green Man Festival in Wales, Sonic Festival in Belgium and All Tomorrow's Parties (festival) in England.[13]
Musical style
editGrimm Grimm's music has been described by Folk Radio UK as "Otherworldly forays into baroque folk, futurist lyricism and electroacoustic oddities"[4] The Quietus described his 2020 album, Ginormous, as "Accented with percussion that comes in small clicks and creaks, metronomic rhythms, clacking, cranking sounds like wind-up gears, which sometimes stand in for more conventional drumming, or, as on 'Kyowa Amenohidesu', can create a halting, glitchy tempo."[14]Clash also gave his album "Hazy Eyes Maybe" 8/10 - "On the surface, 'Hazy Eyes Maybe' might seem a simple, acoustic album, but scrape beneath the surface and there lies intricately crafted layers of mournful, morphing, melancholic hooks".[15]
Discography
editAlbums
edit- Hazy Eyes Maybe (ATP Recordings / P-Vine Records, 2015)
- Cliffhanger (Some Other Planet, / Hostess Entertainment, 2018)
- Ginormous (Tip Top Recordings/ Magniph, 2020)
EP
edit- Recalling (Takuroku, 2021)
Singles
edit- Kazega Fuitara Sayonara / Tell The Truth - 7" Vinyl (Pickpocket Records, 2014)
- Hazy Eyes Maybe / Knowing - 7" Vinyl (ATP Recordings / P-Vine Records, 2015)
- Take Me Down To Coney Island / Ballad of Cell Membrane (Some Other Planet / Hostess Entertainment, 2018)
- Ghost of Madame Legros (Tip Top Recordings / Magniph, 2019)
- Something in Your Way (Tip Top Recordings / Magniph, 2019)
- We've Never Been This Far Before (Tip Top Recordings / Magniph, 2020)
Split release
edit- w/Tapers, CD (So I Buried, 2014)
Remix
edit- Kazega Fuitara Sayonara Remixes: Remixed by Klein / Killer-Bong - 7" Vinyl (birdFriend, 2019)
Compilation
edit- Rough Trade Counter Culture 15 CD (Rough Trade, 2015)
References
edit- ^ a b c "BBC Radio 6 Music Marc Riley Grimm Grimm Live in Session". BBC. Retrieved 19 February 2020.
- ^ Murray, Robin (20 March 2018). "Koichi Yamanoha shares one new song and one cover=2018-03-20". Clash. Retrieved 20 March 2018.
- ^ "Grimm Grimm Kazega Fuitara Sayonara Klein Remix". The Most Radicalist. Retrieved 12 June 2018.
- ^ a b c d "Video Premier: Grimm Grimm – Ballad of Cell Membrane". Folk Radio=. 20 April 2018. Retrieved 20 April 2018.
- ^ a b "Watch: Grimm Grimm Remixed By Klein". The Quietus=. Retrieved 18 June 2019.
- ^ Roberts, Declan. "Grimm Grimm – Hazy Eyes Maybe=2018-07-02". The London Economic. Retrieved 20 August 2014.
- ^ Darton-Moore, Theo. "Grimm Grimm Hazy Eyes Maybe". The Quietus. Retrieved 20 April 2018.
- ^ "The Review of Golden Blue EP by Screaming Tea Party". The Real State. Retrieved 10 April 2012.
- ^ "Hazy Eyes Maybe – album review". Louder Than War. 4 July 2015. Retrieved 4 July 2015.
- ^ "My Bloody Valentine's Kevin Shields launches record label, readies new material/". Fact. 4 November 2011. Retrieved 4 November 2011.
- ^ "The new video from Grimm Grimm is beautiful; an almost ecstatic truth". Vice. Retrieved 16 June 2015.
- ^ Nash, Ed (10 January 2020). "Grimm Grimm We've Never This Far Before". The Most Radicalist. Retrieved 10 January 2020.
- ^ "Grimm Grimm Cliffhanger Album Premium". God Is in the TV. 26 June 2018. Retrieved 26 June 2018.
- ^ Farah, Amanda. "Grimm Grimm finds warmth on new album Ginormous, with charming effect, finds Amanda Farah=2020-03-09". The Quietus. Retrieved 30 April 2020.
- ^ White, Megan. "Sparse, infectious dream-folk opus=2018-04-20". Clash. Retrieved 20 August 2014.