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Minami Deutsch
12+ albums
krautrockPsychedelic Rockjapanpsychedelicjapanese
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Minami Deutsch (also known as 南ドイツ/Minami Doitsu) are a Japanese krautrock band founded in Shibuya in 2014[/yearplaceformed]. Members: Guitar, Vocals & Synthesizer: Kyotaro Miula Guitar: Yuichi Ushioda (潮田 雄一) Bass: Keita Ise Drums: Kosei Terunuma (照沼 光星) Former members: Guitar: Riki Hidaka Guitar: Tatsuhiko Rauschenberg Guitar: Taku Idemoto Bass: Keisuke Ise Drums: Takuya Nozaki Drums: Hikari Sakashita Drums: Masahito Goda History: The band is actually called 南ドイツ ("Minami doitsu", Doitsu meaning Germany, deriving from Dutch), but they are internationally known as "Minami Deutsch". The name means "South Germany" in Japanese. Minami Deutsch was formed by guitarist and vocalist Kyotaro Miula in Tokyo in 2014, who subsequently recruited guitarist Riki Hidaka, bassist Keita Ise and drummer Kosei Terunuma. They released a self-titled debut through the British Cardinal Fuzz label on 26 September 2015, getting praise from CBS News contributor, Dave Pehling, for "unique approach to repetition rhythms and heady atmospherics" on the lengthy cuts "Futsu Ni Ikirenai" and "Übergleich Part II". Before the next release, the group signed with Guruguru Brain, a label established by another Japanese psych rock band Kikagaku Moyo, which reissued their debut and released their second album With Dim Light (2018). Pitchfork reviewer, Patrick St. Michel, complemented Minami Deutsch for "studiously testing the limits of repetition" on With Dim Light, and in comparison to the previous rele
