Rovo

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 repetitive minimalism, blended with progressive rock and psychedelic music, related to the style of bands such as Gong, Neu!, and Simple Minds (circa 1981). They collaborated with Gong guitarist (and former Simple Minds producer) Steve Hillage's group System 7 on the 2013 album "Phoenix Rising".

Rovo
Rovo at Moers Festival 2004, Germany
Background information
OriginTokyo, Japan
GenresPost-rock, psychedelic, avant-garde, electronic, trance
Years active1996–present
LabelsSony Music Entertainment, Warner Indies Network, Tzadik
Associated actsBoredoms, System 7
Websiterovo.jp
MembersSeiichi Yamamoto
Yuji Katsui
Tatsuki Masuko
Yasuhiro Yoshigaki
Jin Harada
Youichi Okabe

Discography
  • Pico! (1998), Sony Music Entertainment
  • Imago (1999), Sony Music Entertainment
  • Pyramid (2000), Sony Music Entertainment
  • Sai (2001), Hi-Fidelity Flag Disc/Warner Indies Network
  • Sino / Pan-American Beef Stake Art Federations split 12" with Date Course Pentagon Royal Garden (2001), P-Vine Records
  • Tonic 2001 live double album (2002), Tzadik Records
  • Flage (2002), Hi-Fidelity Flag Disc/Warner Indies Network
  • Mon (2004), Hi-Fidelity Flag Disc/First Aid Network
  • Condor (2006), Wonderground Music
  • Nuou (2008), Wonderground Music
  • Ravo (2010), Wonderground Music
  • Phase (2012),
  • Phoenix Rising (2013) with System 7, a-wave
  • XI (2016), Wonderground Music
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