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little creatures

Founded in 1987 while they were in highschool. Made their debut with a single
" Things to Hide" in 1990 after a number of street live performances in Shinjuku
and Shibuya at which they have earned their popularity.
Released the 1st album "VISTA" in 1991 after a period of time in school.
Their delicate sound approach has earned reliance from the other artists around them.
After releasing of the 3rd album "little creatures meets future aliens" in 1997,
each member had their activities separately for a while;
Aoyagi and Kurihara played for Double Famous,Aoyagi worked his solo KAMA AINA
and made his screen debut in "Timeless Melody",
and they all had the other producing works including Suzuki's participation for UA's work.
Then, released "chordiary" in November, 2000.
Founded their private record label "chordiary" simultaneously.
Released "FUTURE SHOCKING PINK" and went for Japan Tour after 4 years in 2001
Released "the apex" their first live album in September 2001.
Performed in "sonar sound tokyo 2004", a satellite event for "Sonar",
the biggest festival for advanced music and multi-media
art in Europe taken place in Barcelona, Spain, October 2004.
They keep their activity above all the vulgarity around them.


1987 Founded the band while they were in highschool.
1990  
 August Did the debut album's recording in Los Angeles.
 October-November Performed numerous street lives in Shinjuku and Shibuya
 November 1st Made their debut with a single "THINGS TO HIDE" from MIDI
 November 21st Released a mini album "LITTLE CREATURES"
1991  
 January 16th Performed in their first own concert at NISSIN POWER STATION in Shinjuku.
 January Aoyagi went to Scotland and Suzuki went to the United States
for study abroad to learn English and music.
Kurihara went back to university.
 March 1st Released the 2nd single "NEED YOUR LOVE"
 March 21st Released the 1st album "VISTA"
 June 21st Released the 1st video "IS THERE MORE?" a collection of P.V. and live performances.
 August Went for Tokyo-Nagoya-Osaka Tour, taking advantage of their summer vacation.
All the tickets were SOLD OUT!
1992  
 November 21st Released the 2nd album "NO VOTE NO VOICE" (recorded in London)
1993  
 January 9th Did a live concert as commemoration of the album release at ON AIR EAST Shibuya.
 August-September Went for a live tour in Japan
(Tokyo, Nagoya, Osaka, Fukuoka, Nagasaki, Sendai, Hamamatsu -7 cities, 8 performances)
 October Wrote, composed, and played the music for TVCM of Marui "Winter's Coat" (single "What I should get")
 November 21st Released the mini album "GIANTS ARE DYING"
1995  
 March 21st Released "YELLOW SEED", the 1st album of "MUSIC IN ELEVATOR",
the music unit by Aoyagi and Kurihara.
 April Wrote, composed,
and played the music for TVCM "Sagami no Yukata" (re-recorded for their best album later)
 November 21st Released the mini album "WEATHER BOUND" (recorded in Singapore)
1996  
 April 20th Released the 12cm single "barbarize"
 November 25th Released and produced a compilation album "sign off from amadeus"
a collective of the bands playing interestingly around Little Creatures.
1997  
 January 25th Released an analog version (with a different jacket) of "sign off from amadeus"
 April 25th Released an edited analog version of "WEATHER BOUND" and "barbarize"
 July 9th Released the 3rd album "little creatures meets future aliens" after 4 and a half years.
 September Did live concerts in Tokyo, Nagoya, and Osaka after 4 and a half years.
1999  
 February 1st Released a video "A WORLD OF TOO MUCH SOUND" after 7 years.
 July Produced an album of Miho Nakayama. (also participated in her live-house tour)
 October Released the first best album "RADIO COLLECTIVE"
 November Did a live concert at LIQUID ROOM after 2 years.
2000  
 July Created the sound track for "Wasurerarenu hitobito (Unforgettable people)"
by Makoto Shinozaki (shown in Summer 2001)
 November 17th Did a live concert at the Kawasaki Nogakudou (Kawasaki Noh Theater).
 November 28th Traded to a different record company and founded a private record label "chordiary",
and released a mini album "chordiary".
2001  
 January 11th Released an analog version of "chordiary" (completely sold out)
 March 28th Released an album "FUTURE SHOCKING PINK" after 3 years.
 April 25th Released an analog version of "FUTURE SHOCKING PINK" (sold out)
 May 29th Went ahead with the 4 major cities tour "live tour 2001 "GIG THE MOSQUITO!"
 September 12th Released a live album "the apex"
 December 24th Participated in Afghanistan refugees supporting project "SPIRAL EXPERIENCE"
with Yoshie Nakano from EGO-WRAPPIN' and
Miyuki Hatakeyama and released "so much to learn, so little we know"
2002  
 July 8th Participated in "SPIRAL EXPERIENCE LIVE" with Yoshie Nakano from EGO-WRAPPIN'
and Port of Notes, and the profits was contributed to the Peshawar,
a group that supports medical activities in Pakistan and Afghanistan.
Also released an analog version of "so much to learn, so little we know"
 July 28ht Played in "FUJI ROCK FESTIVAL '02"
 November 20th Held the first event promoted by the record label "chordiary night '02,
but it was postponed due to a power failure of LIQUID ROOM.
2003  
 January 12th Re-held the event promoted by the record label "chordiary night '02"
 March 12th Participated in "IT'S ONLY ROCK'N'ROLL BUT WE LIKE IT?",
a tribute album to THE ROLLING STONES, commemorating their visit to Japan, with UA.
 November 29th Released "chord & diary ‾an introduction to chordiary ", the first label compilation album.
 December 22nd Held the event promoted by the record label "chordiary night '03"
2004  
 October 10th Performed in "sonar sound tokyo 2004",
a satellite event for "Sonar", the biggest festival for advanced music and multi-media art in Europe taken place in Barcelona, Spain,
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