Himekami

Himekami (姫神?) is a Japanese musical group. The name is derived from Mount Himekami in Morioka, Iwate Prefecture. The group was founded in 1980 by composer Yoshiaki Hoshi as Himekami Sensation (姫神せんせいしょん Himekami Senseishon?),[1] and includes synthesizer player Yoshiki Hoshi (星吉紀?) and vocalists Wakako Nakajima, Tomoko Fujii, Junko Shiwa, and Yoriko Sano. The group changed its name to Himekami in 1984.

The album Ama Takami no Kuni was the first released by the group following founder Hoshi's death in October 2004. Higher Octave Music has released a number of their albums in North America.

Contents

Albums

As Himekami Sensation

Sources:[2]

As Himekami

Sources: [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9]

Singles

Sources: [2] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8]

References

  1. ^ "Himekami (Japan)". Encyclopedia of Electronic Music. http://www.pugachov.ru/eem/ha.html. Retrieved 2008-06-07. 
  2. ^ a b "All Works of HIMEKAMI: 1981-1983 =オリジナルアルバム&シングル(1981年~1983年)=" (in Japanese). HIMEKAMI Station. http://www.geocities.jp/himekami_station/w_81-83.html. Retrieved 2008-06-07. 
  3. ^ "第40回日本レコード大賞" (in Japanese). 日本レコード大賞. 1998. http://www.jacompa.or.jp/rekishi/d1998.htm. Retrieved 2008-06-07. 
  4. ^ a b "All Works of HIMEKAMI: 1984-1985 =オリジナルアルバム&シングル(1984年~1985年)=" (in Japanese). HIMEKAMI Station. http://www.geocities.jp/himekami_station/w_84-85.html. Retrieved 2008-06-07. 
  5. ^ a b "All Works of HIMEKAMI: 1986-1989 =オリジナルアルバム&シングル(1986年~1989年)=" (in Japanese). HIMEKAMI Station. http://www.geocities.jp/himekami_station/w_86-89.html. Retrieved 2008-06-07. 
  6. ^ a b "All Works of HIMEKAMI: 1990-1994 =オリジナルアルバム&シングル(1990年~1994年)=" (in Japanese). HIMEKAMI Station. http://www.geocities.jp/himekami_station/w_90-94.html. Retrieved 2008-06-07. 
  7. ^ a b "All Works of HIMEKAMI: 1995-1997 =オリジナルアルバム&シングル(1995年~1997年)=" (in Japanese). HIMEKAMI Station. http://www.geocities.jp/himekami_station/w_95-97.html. Retrieved 2008-06-07. 
  8. ^ a b "All Works of HIMEKAMI: 1998-2002 =オリジナルアルバム&シングル(1998年~2002年)=" (in Japanese). HIMEKAMI Station. http://www.geocities.jp/himekami_station/w_98-02.html. Retrieved 2008-06-07. 
  9. ^ "All Works of HIMEKAMI: 2003-2004 =オリジナルアルバム&シングル(2003年~2004年)=" (in Japanese). HIMEKAMI Station. http://www.geocities.jp/himekami_station/w_03-04.html. Retrieved 2008-06-07. 

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