OVUM

 

OVUM Feb, 2016

Photo by Taira Kurihara

 

 

Norikazu Chiba - Guitar
Yu Tokuda - Drums
Yosuke Jinnouchi - Guitar
Shin-ichi Tahara - Bass

 

 

OVUM are a four-piece instrumental rock band originating from Tokyo, Japan. Since forming in 2006, they have performed over 200 gigs, both nationally and internationally.

 

New inspiration gained during their 2014 European tour spurred OVUM to radically change their musical direction. This development saw the band take on a more expressive style of playing defined by the members as "metal-oriented instrumental rock," with a heavier and more aggressive approach built onto their core sound.

 

 

 

 

2006年、東京にて結成。 ドラム、ベース、2本のギターによって構成されるインストゥルメンタルロックバンド。 これまでにアジア、アメリカ、ヨーロッパでツアーを敢行する等、日本国内にとどまらず活動の場を海外まで広げている。

 

2014年のヨーロッパツアーで受けたインスピレーションをきっかけに音楽性の転換を決意。よりヘヴィーでアグレッシブなアプローチを取り入れた、メタルオリエンテッドインストゥルメンタルロックとも呼べる新たな表現を獲得した。

 

 

 

 

 

 

Archives of shows

 

2006
Apr 15 @ LosAngeles Club - higashikoenji, Tokyo
Apr 27 @ ERA - shimokitazawa, Tokyo
May 1 @ club 251 - shimokitazawa, Tokyo
May 25 @ WARP - kichijoji, Tokyo
Jun 30 @ ERA - shimokitazawa, Tokyo
Jul 16 @ club cave-be - shimokitazawa, Tokyo
Aug 18 @ WARP - kichijoji, Tokyo
Sep 7 @ ERA - shimokitazawa, Tokyo
Sep 26 @ Motion - shinjuku, Tokyo
Oct 17 @ WARP - kichijoji, Tokyo
Oct 21 @ Motion - shinjuku, Tokyo
Oct 26 @ club Doctor - shinjuku, Tokyo
Oct 29 @ Musashino Art University - kodaira, Tokyo
Nov 14 @ BASEMENTBAR - shimokitazawa, Tokyo
Nov 18 @ Motion - shinjuku, Tokyo
Dec 9 @ LosAngeles Club - higashikoenji, Tokyo
Dec 15 @ WARP - kichijoji, Tokyo
Dec 31 @ Motion - shinjuku, Tokyo

 

2007
Jan 27 @ Motion - shinjuku, Tokyo
Feb 10 @ AtlantiQs - shinsaibashi, Osaka
Feb 16 @ club kinoto - shibuya, Tokyo
Feb 28 @ pink noise - futakotamagawa, Tokyo
Mar 4 @ Head Power - shinjuku, Tokyo
Mar 11 @ WARP - kichijoji, Tokyo
Mar 24 @ FLAT - nishiogikubo, Tokyo
Mar 28 @ ERA - shimokitazawa, Tokyo
Mar 31 @ Heaven's Door - sangenjaya, Tokyo
Apr 11 @ ROCKETS - namba, Osaka
Apr 13 @ SUNHALL - shinsaibashi, Osaka
Apr 14 @ HARD RAIN - umeda, Osaka
Apr 15 @ AtlantiQs - shinsaibashi, Osaka
Apr 19 @ club kinoto - shibuya, Tokyo
Apr 29 @ MARZ - shinjuku, Tokyo
May 3 @ Motion - shinjuku, Tokyo
May 18 @ ERA - shimokitazawa, Tokyo
May 27 @ Motion - shinjuku, Tokyo
May 30 @ pink noise - futakotamagawa, Tokyo
Jun 16 @ MARZ - shinjuku, Tokyo
Jun 29 @ WARP - kichijoji, Tokyo
Jul 5 @ MARZ - shinjuku, Tokyo
Jul 8 @ Head Power - shinjuku, Tokyo
Jul 16 @ WARP - kichijoji, Tokyo
Jul 27 @ WARP - kichijoji, Tokyo
Jul 31 @ O-nest - shibuya, Tokyo
Aug 6 @ AtlantiQs - shinsaibashi, Osaka
Aug 7 @ ART HOUSE - kobe, Hyogo
Aug 8 @ MUSE - kyoto, Kyoto
Aug 9 @ ell.FITS ALL - nagoya, Aichi
Aug 24 @ meromeropochi - kanazawa, Ishikawa
Aug 25 @ ARTIST'S - toyama, Toyama
Sep 2 @ ERA - shimokitazawa, Tokyo
Sep 16 @ HEAVEN'S DOOR - sangenjaya, Tokyo
Sep 29 @ Head Power - shinjuku, Tokyo
Oct 5 @ MARZ - shinjuku, Tokyo
Oct 7 @ grapefruit moon - sangenjaya, Tokyo
Oct 12 @ F.A.D - yokohama, Kanagawa
Oct 19 @ BASEMENT BAR - shimokitazawa, Tokyo
Oct 21 @ crazymama 2nd room - okayama, Okayama
Oct 27 @ Musashino Art University - kodaira, Tokyo
Nov 4 @ unagidani sunsui - osaka, Osaka
Nov 10 @ MARZ - shinjuku, Tokyo
Nov 25 @ Sandinista - yamagata, Yamagata
Dec 1 @ Rinky Dink Studio ochanomizu - ochanomizu, Tokyo
Dec 2 @ Motion - shinjuku, Tokyo
Dec 8 @ Motion - shinjuku, Tokyo
Dec 13 @ TaU KITCHEN - shibuya, Tokyo
Dec 23 @ WARP - kichijoji, Tokyo

 

2008
Jan 14 @ NINE SPICES - shinjuku, Tokyo
Jan 25 @ Motion - shinjuku, Tokyo
Feb 10 @ ERA - shimokitazawa, Tokyo
Feb 23 @ HIGH - koenji, Tokyo
Mar 6 @ Motion - shinjuku, Tokyo
Mar 9 @ NINE SPICES - shinjuku, Tokyo
Mar 15 @ MARZ - shinjuku, Tokyo
Mar 23 @ FLAT - nishiogikubo, Tokyo
Apr 13 @ WARP - kichijoji, Tokyo
Apr 18 @ NINE SPICES - shinjuku, Tokyo
May 3 @ ERA - shimokitazawa, Tokyo
May 9 @ Fandango - juso, Osaka
May 10 @ HELLUVA LOUNGE - kobe, Hyogo
May 11 @ UrBANGUILD - kyoto, Kyoto
May 12 @ crazymama 2nd room - okayama, Okayama
May 14 @ MUSIC FARM - nagoya, Aichi
May 25 @ Sandinista - yamagata, Yamagata
May 26 @ MACANA - sendai, Miyagi
Jun 3 @ F.A.D - yokohama, Kanagawa
Jun 14 @ ERA - shimokitazawa, Tokyo
Jun 15 @ O-nest - shibuya, Tokyo
Jun 16 @ Club Lizard - yokohama, Kanagawa
Jun 18 @ DRUNKARD'S STADIUM - kashiwa, Chiba
Jul 18 @ club kinoto - shibuya, Tokyo
Jul 21 @ WARP - kichijoji, Tokyo
Jul 25 @ FORMOZ FESTIVAL - Taipei, Taiwan
Aug 2 @ moon step - nakano, Tokyo
Aug 12 @ NINE SPICES - shinjuku, Tokyo
Aug 24 @ MARZ - shinjuku, Tokyo
Sep 7 @ ERA - shimokitazawa, Tokyo
Sep 14 @ Motion - shinjuku, Tokyo
Sep 26 @ NINE SPICES - shinjuku, Tokyo
Oct 20 @ Santos Party House - New York, NY
Oct 21 @ Knitting Factory - New York, NY
Oct 22 @ MAGUIRE'S Public House - New York, NY
Oct 23 @ Death By Audio - New York, NY
Oct 23 @ Vanishing Point - New York, NY
Nov 15 @ Motion - shinjuku, Tokyo
Nov 29 @ WARP - kichijoji, Tokyo
Dec 7 @ NINE SPICES - shinjuku, Tokyo
Dec 13 @ DRUNKARD'S STADIUM - kashiwa, Chiba
Dec 27 @ ERA - shimokitazawa, Tokyo

 

2009
Jan 25 @ ERA - shimokitazawa, Tokyo
Feb 26 @ O-nest - shibuya, Tokyo
Mar 31 @ LOFT - shinjuku, Tokyo
Apr 5 @ HELLO DOLLY - utsunomiya, Tochigi
May 2 @ ERA - shimokitazawa, Tokyo
May 4 @ WARP - kichijoji, Tokyo
Jun 6 @ WARP - kichijoji, Tokyo
Jun 14 @ NINE SPICES - shinjuku, Tokyo
Jun 17 @ Club Lizard - yokohama, Kanagawa
Jun 26 @ K's Dream - inage, Chiba
Jul 13 @ ERA - shimokitazawa, Tokyo
Jul 26 @ WARP - kichijoji, Tokyo
Aug 16 @ club kinoto - shibuya, Tokyo
Sep 5 @ NINE SPICES - shinjuku, Tokyo
Sep 18 @ O-nest - shibuya, Tokyo
Sep 27 @ club kinoto - shibuya, Tokyo
Oct 12 @ Antiknock - shinjuku, Tokyo
Oct 24 @ club Lizard - yokohama, Kanagawa
Oct 31 @ ERA - shimokitazawa, Tokyo
Nov 13 @ Bodega studio - kofu, Yamanashi
Nov 21 @ club massive - nakamozu, Osaka
Nov 22 @ BLUE PORT - kobe, Hyogo
Nov 23 @ PEPPER LAND - okayama, Okayama
Dec 30 @ ERA - shimokitazawa, Tokyo

 

2010
Jan 17 @ WHOOPEE'S - kyoto, Kyoto
Jan 29 @ CLUB CITTA' - kawasaki, Kanagawa
Jan 30 @ ERA - shimokitazawa, Tokyo
Feb 13 @ club FLEEZ - takasaki, Gunma
Mar 13 @ K's Dream - inage, Chiba
Apr 3 @ NINE SPICES - shinjuku, Tokyo
Apr 9 @ Hosei University - ichigaya, Tokyo
May 2 @ ERA - shimokitazawa, Tokyo
May 23 @ WARP - kichijoji, Tokyo
May 27 @ O-nest - shibuya, Tokyo
Jun 18 @ FLAT - nishiogikubo, Tokyo
Jul 3 @ NINE SPICES - shinjuku, Tokyo
Jul 24 @ WARP - kichijoji, Tokyo
Sep 11 @ ERA - shimokitazawa, Tokyo
Oct 2 @ Hang Out - Hong Kong, China
Nov 3 @ ROCKETS - namba, Osaka
Nov 4 @ WHOOPEE'S - kyoto, Kyoto
Nov 21 @ O-nest - shibuya, Tokyo
Dec 2 @ FEVER - shindaita, Tokyo
Dec 7 @ Dublin Castle - London, UK
Dec 9 @ The Wilmington Arms - London, UK
Dec 11 @ O2 Academy 2 Islington - London, UK
Dec 12 @ Hoxton Square bar and kitchen - London, UK
Dec 28 @ ERA - shimokitazawa, Tokyo

 

2011
Feb 19 @ MOON STEP - nakano, Tokyo
Apr 1 @ FEVER - shindaita, Tokyo
Apr 30 @ ERA - shimokitazawa, Tokyo
May 3 @ Urbanguild - kyoto, Kyoto
May 5 @ Huck Finn - nagoya, Aichi
May 8 @ O-nest - shibuya, Tokyo
May 31 @ ERA - shimokitazawa, Tokyo
Jun 11 @ Motion - shinjuku, Tokyo
Sep 9 @ O-nest - shibuya, Tokyo
Sep 24 @ BIRDLAND - sendai, Miyagi
Oct 14 @ CLUB CITTA' - kawasaki, Kanagawa
Nov 4 @ FEVER - shindaita, Tokyo

 

2012
Jan 9 @ MUSIC FARM - nagoya, Aichi
Mar 3 @ Pangea - shinsaibashi, Osaka
Mar 24 @ BUSH BASH - koiwa, Tokyo
Mar 31 @ NINE SPICES - shinjuku, Tokyo
Apr 28 @ WARP - kichijoji, Tokyo
Jun 24 @ ERA - shimokitazawa, Tokyo
Jun 30 @ LUSH - shibuya, Tokyo
Aug 18 @ ERA - shimokitazawa, Tokyo
Oct 13 @ NINE SPICES - shinjuku, Tokyo
Nov 10 @ ERA - shimokitazawa, Tokyo
Nov 22 @ CLUB CITTA' - kawasaki, Kanagawa

 

2013
Jan 6 @ NINE SPICES - shinjuku, Tokyo
Jun 15 @ hope - sakata, Yamagata
Jun 23 @ hisomine - saitama, Saitama
Sep 23 @ FEVER - shindaita, Tokyo
Oct 14 @ NINE SPICES - shinjuku, Tokyo
Oct 19 @ eggman - shibuya, Tokyo
Dec 7 @ NINE SPICES - shinjuku, Tokyo
Dec 28 @ GROWLY - kyoto, Kyoto

 

2014
Jan 11 @ Queblick - fukuoka, Fukuoka
Mar 1 @ Studio246 KYOTO - kyoto, Kyoto
Mar 2 @ TOONICE - takamatsu, Kagawa
Apr 3 @ Revolver - Taipei, Taiwan
Apr 4 @ Musician Area - Hong Kong, China
Apr 5 @ B10 - Shenzhen, China
Apr 6 @ The Void - Nantong, China
Apr 7 @ On Stage - Shanghai, China
Apr 8 @ 7 Live House - Zhengzhou, China
Apr 9 @ Aperture Club - Xian, China
Apr 11 @ Nuts - Chongqing, China
Apr 12 @ Little Bar - Chengdu, China
May 31 @ ROCKETS - namba, Osaka
Jun 1 @ Studio246 NAGOYA - nagoya, Aichi
Jun 7 @ FLAT - nishiogikubo, Tokyo
Aug 22 @ Sound Maker Studio - Penang, Malaysia
Aug 23 @ kakiseni SS2 Mall - Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Aug 31 @ hisomine - saitama, Saitama
Sep 9 @ club Fuga - Bratislava, Slovakia
Sep 10 @ Cross Club - Prague, Czech republic
Sep 11 @ Tiefgrund - Berlin, Germany
Sep 12 @ Grammatikhof - Duisburg, Germany
Sep 13 @ Ak-44 - Giessen, Germany
Sep 14 @ KTS - Freiburg, Germany
Oct 19 @ WARP - kichijoji, Tokyo
Nov 8 @ Ritsumeikan University - kyoto, Kyoto
Nov 22 @ LUSH - shibuya, Tokyo
Dec 6 @ The Substation Theatre - Singapore, Singapore
Dec 13 @ Antiknock - shinjuku, Tokyo

 

2015
Sep 5 @ FLAT - nishiogikubo, Tokyo
Oct 11 @ ERA - shimokitazawa, Tokyo
Nov 14 @ EARTHDOM - shin-okubo, Tokyo
Dec 19 @ Studio Zot - asagaya, Tokyo

 

2016
Mar 2 @ WWW - shibuya, Tokyo
Mar 6 @ ERA - shimokitazawa, Tokyo
Mar 26 @ CLUB PHASE - takadanobaba, Tokyo
May 27 @ No.9 Livehouse - Zhuhai, China
May 28 @ Live Wild Sky festival - Guangzhou, China
May 29 @ SPIRIT Festival - Xian, China
May 31 @ Dream Field - Xiamen, China
Jun 1 @ YYT - Shanghai, China
Jun 2 @ Ola Art Space - Nanjing, China
Oct 13 @ ERA - shimokitazawa, Tokyo
Nov 12 @ Live Fact - Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Dec 1 @ O-nest - shibuya, Tokyo
Dec 2 @ CONPASS - osaka, Osaka
Dec 3 @ CLUB ZION - nagoya, Aichi
Dec 4 @ ERA - shimokitazawa, Tokyo

 

2017
Feb 19 @ LUSH - shibuya, Tokyo
Apr 22 @ WARP - kichijoji ,Tokyo
Aug 2 @ Garage Deluxe - Munich, Germany
Aug 3 @ Ebrietas - Zurich, Switzerland
Aug 4 @ DEEP INSIDE KLUB ROCK - Dijon, France
Aug 5 @ New Noise Festival - Karlsruhe, Germany
Aug 6 @ Café na půl cesty - Prague, Czech Republic
Dec 10 @ ERA - shimokitazawa, Tokyo

 

2018
Apr 17 @ YUE space - Beijing, China
Apr 19 @ YYT - Shanghai, China
Apr 20 @ MARKER LIVE - Fuzhou, China
Apr 21 @ B1 - Shenzhen, China
Apr 22 @ SD - Guangzhou, China
Apr 24 @ VOX - Wuhan, China
Apr 26 @ NUTS LIVEHOUSE - Chongqing, China
Apr 27 @ LITTLEBAR SPACE - Chengdu, China
Apr 28 @ 1935 Livehouse - Xian, China
Sep 23 @ Zirco Tokyo - shinjuku, Tokyo

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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