Love Psychedelico
| Love Psychedelico | |
|---|---|
| Also known as | Delico |
| Origin | Japan |
| Genres | Pop rock, blues rock, folk rock, psychedelic rock |
| Years active | 1997–present |
| Labels | Victor Records, HackTone Records |
| Associated acts |
Hirohisa Horie Kiyoshi Takakuwa & Kenichi Shirane (Great3) |
| Website | http://www.lovepsychedelico.net |
| Members | Kumi Naoki Sato |
| Kumi | |
|---|---|
| Born | April 11, 1976 |
| Origin | Chiba Prefecture |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, songwriter, guitarist, etc. |
| Years active | 1997–present |
| Naoki | |
|---|---|
| Born | July 21, 1973 |
| Origin | Shizuoka Prefecture |
| Occupation(s) | Guitarist, songwriter, bassist, backing vocals, etc. |
| Years active | 1997–present |
Love Psychedelico (ラブ・サイケデリコ?) is a Japanese rock band, often called Delico for short. They are popular not only in Japan but also Hong Kong and Taiwan.
The band was formed in January 1997 by singer Kumi and guitarist Naoki Sato, while studying at Aoyama Gakuin University in Tokyo. Only Kumi and Naoki remained finally in the band though it consisted of several members at first.
They signed with major label Victor in 1999.
Their first album, The Greatest Hits, sold over two million copies. Their second album Love Psychedelic Orchestra, released in January 9, 2001, sold 690,000 copies.
Love Psychedelico visited America in March 2001 and appeared at the music festival SXSW. They also toured extensively through the club and bar circuit in the United States, garnering largely positive reactions. American cities the band has said to have enjoyed playing were Nashville, Austin, and Kumi's childhood home of San Francisco.
They have released two albums since, Love Psychedelico III, in early 2004, and compilation album Early Times, in February 2005. This best-of compilation received a positive response in the Taiwanese J-pop market and the group visited Taiwan in June of that year. They held a concert in Taipei on June 22 where many fans gathered, including a sizable number of celebrity attendees. It proved to be a very successful concert for the duo who do not usually appear publicly.
For the promotion of their new album, Golden Grapefruit, Love Psychedelico made their first televised music program appearance on Bokura no Ongaku in 2007. It is also notable that they were interviewed by Yoko Ono, famous experimental musician and widow of John Lennon.
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