Sollers | |
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) Sollers in the studio 2007 | |
| Background information | |
| Origin | Osaka, Japan |
| Genres | Rock, Hard rock, Pop, Progressive rock |
| Years active | 2007 |
| Labels | Critical Anthem Records |
| Associated acts | Siss Gulsowdo |
| Website | http://www.indiestore.com/sollers |
| Members | Sollers 1 Sollers 2 Sollers 3 Sollers 4 Sollers 5 |
Sollers is a band based out of Osaka, Japan. Sollers is based on Zen Spirits & French philosophy. (They are named after French author Philippe Sollers.) They formed in early 2007 from a group of musicians who, after playing together in various groups and guises decided to bring it all together under one new name.
Influences
Their music is influenced by the artists that they love, which their singer describes as:
Frank Zappa, Elvis Presley, Johann Sebastian Bach, Brian Eno, Pat Metheny, Isaac Hayes, Colin Blunstone, Richard Wagner, The Beatles, Dave Matthew's Band, Johannes Brahms, Jeff Buckley, Louis Armstrong, Morrissey, Donny Hathaway, Goblin, Queen, Radiohead, Rammstein, The Smiths, Ludwig van Beethoven, Sly & The Family Stone, Ennio Morricone, Marvin Gaye, Leon Russell, Bill LaBounty, Todd Rundgren, U2, The 5th Dimension, Anton Bruckner, Yo-Yo Ma, XTC, Syd Barrett, The Mars Volta, Kestrel, Gipsy Kings, Blind Faith, The Doors, Joni Mitchell, E.L.O., Genesis, Iggy Pop, Jackson 5, Jimi Hendrix, Stevie Wonder, Mark Almond, Captain Beefheart, The Clash, Keith Jarrett, Crimson King, Limp Bizkit, Roxy Music, Steely Dan, T. Rex .....etc.
Members
- Sollers 0 – organized human parts
- Sollers 1 – singer & writer, bass
- Sollers 2 – guitar
- Sollers 4 – drums
- Sollers 5 – piano, synthesizer
Discography
Demo albums
- Emergence Music (1st)
- Significance (2nd)
- Vitals (3rd)
- Mystique (4th)
- Affordance (5th)
- Liminality (6th)
- Shine (7th)
- The Waves (8th)
- Nostalgia (9th)
- Cross (10th)