| Rovo | |
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Rovo at Moers Festival 2004, Germany |
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| Background information | |
| Origin | Tokyo, Japan |
| Genres | Psychedelic rock, post-rock, avant-garde electronic music, trance |
| Years active | 1996–present |
| Labels | Sony Music Entertainment, Warner Indies Network, Tzadik |
| Associated acts | Boredoms |
| Website | rovo.jp |
| Members | |
| Seiichi Yamamoto Yuji Katsui Tatsuki Masuko Yasuhiro Yoshigaki Jin Harada Youichi Okabe |
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Rovo is a Japanese instrumental band founded in 1996 in Tokyo by former Boredoms guitarist Seiichi Yamamoto, Bondage Fruit electric violinist Yuji Katsui, and synthesizer/effects technician Tatsuki Masuko, and featuring Yasuhiro Yoshigaki on drums and percussion, Youichi Okabe on drums and percussion, and Jin Harada on bass guitar. Rovo defines their music as "man-drive trance," and many of their compositions have a dance-oriented minimalism similar to that of Neu! or the early-'80s instrumentals of Simple Minds.