Monocism

About

Formed in 2007. The band members include Tomoya Shiono (vocals, guitar), Yoshiaki Kitamura (guitar). Elements of Shoegaze and Post-rock inform the sound, where thunderous guitars and delicate vocals combine into magical, majestic music. Since their formation, they have appeared at large festivals such as FUJI ROCK FESTIVAL and have given highly regarded performances such as their closing set at the all-night festival METAMORPHOSE. After being involved in a variety of artist remixes and compilations at home and abroad, they went on hiatus in 2013. During this time, Tomoya Shiono pursued a solo career, and his release under the name Sourin was selected as a yearly best album in the Australian music media magazine 'Sounds Better With Reverb'. In 2017, the band reunited to make new music