amazarashi

青森県在住の秋田ひろむを中心とするバンド。 日常に降りかかる悲しみや苦しみを雨に例え、僕らは雨曝だが「それでも」というところから名づけられたこのバンドは、 「アンチニヒリズム」をコンセプトに掲げ、絶望の中から希望を見出す辛辣な詩世界を持ち、前編スクリーンをステージ前に 張ったままタイポグラフィーと映像を映し出し行われる独自のライブを展開する。3DCGアニメーションを使ったＭＶは 文化庁メディア芸術祭で優秀賞を受賞するなど国内外で高く評価されている。 また、リリースされるＣＤには楽曲と同タイトルの詩が付属されている。 In December 2009, they released an album 0. as a limited release of 500 copies in Aomori. Since the album created a lot of buzz and they were flooded with inquiries, they eventually released the album nationwide as 0.6. As the intense worldview of their lyrics grabbed the attention of early listeners, they debuted with "How To Make A Bomb" from Sony Music in June 2010. “a band led by Hiromu Akita from Aomori” the only information officially shared about the band, but they have expanded their fan base by word of mouth, through the internet, to such an extent that their album "Hey Mom, It’s Just As You Say" ranked # 8 in the Oricon weekly album chart. Their unique live-performances which projects various images on a screen covering the whole stage, matching the music draws a lot of attention. In 2010, their music video for “Waiting for the Summer” won the Excellence Award at the 14th Japan Media Arts Festival. Furthermore, they have attracted interest overseas as they won prizes at Annecy International Animated Fil Festival (originally a part of Cannes Film Festival) in France, SIGGRAPH ASIA 2011 (the world’s biggest computer graphics event), one dot zero 2011 (a digital animation festival in London), and more.