Naifu

naifu: knife, in Japanese. There are two artists with this name: 1- Naifu is a Japanese pop-rock band under the GIZA studio label. They disbanded at the end of 2009. They consists of 4 members : -Naoki Ko-jin (Vo./Gt.) -Atsushi Yamaguchi (Dr./Vo.) -Fuma Murakami (Ba./Vo.) -Siyon Morishita (Gt./Vo.) They made their major debut on July 23, 2008 with the single "Take the Wave"; the opening theme song for the anime "Golgo 13". 2- Some girls and boys… here is naifu. Formed by Dominique, Cécile, France-Marie and Raphaël early 2003, they were ready to record their first four-track demo called Three Ladybirds And A Big Cockroach in June. It got some airplay on several radio stations: Radio 21 (national), Pure FM (national), Studio Brussel (national), Antipode LLN, Equinoxe (Namur), Fréquence Plus (Andenne), Equinoxe FM (Liège), FM Brussel… Following this warm welcome, naifu got to play at the famous VK in Brussels and the Coq Rock Festival in De Haan, amongst other places. Moreover the band is part of the Rarefish collective (www.rarefish.be) since February 2004. In the Summer of 2004 naifu recorded 8 new songs, 4 of which are on their second demo called A Bit Of A Naughty Pony. Early 2005, their first full-length album entitled Naughty Pony is released. In the Spring, Nil, drummer from the Rarefish galaxy (A December Lake, Wixel…), replaces Cécile as she wants to pursue personal projects. She will still appear on violin on some occasions. Musically-speaking, naifu cannot be easily categorized: Emo, Post-Grunge, Noise, Pop, Alt. Rock… why not, but not only. The band’s influences include The Pixies, Fugazi, Trail Of Dead, Blonde Redhead and Neurosis. However, the songwriting remains consistent and the lyrics are uncompromising. There’s a mixture of sweetness and bitterness, of gentleness and strength, with blurred borderlines, aiming to trigger a feeling of insecurity. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.