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A large part of Cephalo’s ascent in the ranks of Japanese shoegaze was the rate at which they released material, starting with their debut EP Wind Surfing School in mid-2024 and the full-length Fluorite Code at the end of that year. They followed it up with the Gloaming Point EP last November accompanied by a […]
Tokyo’s Cephalo are still relative newcomers, but they’ve been very fast with making a name for themselves. Their debut EP Wind Surfing School made waves in the Japanese shoegaze pond on its release last May, and their debut full-length Fluorite Code affirmed their excellence when it followed in December. And in 2025, they’ve somehow managed […]
It has been exciting to see Tokyo’s Cephalo taking last year’s Fluorite Code international, though only to nearby nations like Thailand and Taiwan, so far. It’s interesting to see the band working that record while frontwoman Fuki also handles promotion for 混乱するアパタイト, the debut album from her other project, the more pop-oriented duo iVy. Also […]
I’ve mentioned before that my descent into the deep, bottomless rabbit hole of Japanese shoegaze began in early 2022 with For Tracy Hyde’s final record Hotel Insomnia, but navigating the scene over there – which goes back 15 to 30 years, depending on which thread you pull on – is no easy task, particularly when […]
Tokyo newcomers Cephalo had already won their way onto my 2024 year-end list on the strength of their debut EP Wind Surfing School, so when they closed out the year with their first full-length Fluorite Code – just a little longer than the EP and almost as good – they basically won the year… overstatement, […]
Tokyo’s Cephalo released their debut EP Wind Surfing School back in May and immediately set themselves apart from most of their contemporaries with a decidedly darker aesthetic that embraces the goth as much as the shoegaze, and make excellent use of frontwoman Fuki’s breathy vocals, which conjure some serious magic when it gets into its […]
