The Bad Spellers
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| The Bad Spellers | |
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| Origin | Tokyo, Japan |
| Years active | 2003 - Present |
| Genres | Indie rock, Indie pop, Twee, Casiopop |
| Labels | Post*Records |
| Members | Tony Parmenter, Yasuko Ichinomiya |
The Bad Spellers are an indie-pop band from Tokyo, Japan consisting of Tony Parmenter (guitar, vocals) and Yasuko Ichinomiya (keyboards, vocals, toys).
Although officially forming in 2003, the duet spent the following 2 years in separate countries, only able to write music together via the internet and on occasional visits. Before "officially" uniting in mid 2005, "the Spellers" had been featured on a European net-release and 2 compilation discs.
In 2004 The Bad Spellers traveled to Canada to collaborate/record with Justin Langlois of The London Apartments (Universal Records/Beggar's Banquet Records). These sessions were released in March, 2005 to national (USA/Canada) distribution on Florida's Post*Records as "Fall in Love," a split EP with The London Apartments).(1)
Since 2005 the pair has played shows in Japan, Canada, and the United States. (2)
In 2007 Post*Records released their debut album, "Keep on shining!".
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[edit] External links
- The Bad Spellers' Official Homepage
- Post*Records
- Asaurus Records
- RaceWillBegin @ archive.org
- RWB006 @ archive.org
