About

1000s of Cats is a Tokyo-based duo of Sonoko Nebashi (guitar) and Dave Gatchell (drums). Active since 2006, they work within a reduced format—guitar and drums—pushing repetition, restraint, and velocity against each other.

Named after Millions of Cats by Wanda Gág, the project draws on a kind of controlled excess: short forms, direct structures, minimal ornament.

Their recordings—self-released across albums and EPs—document an ongoing process rather than fixed statements. The emphasis is on movement, economy, and refusal.

Person

  • 根橋苑子 (Sonoko Nebashi) :

    Guitar/Vocals

  • ガッチェルデビッド (Dave Gatchell) :

    Drums/Vocals

  • Their sound goes from post-punk to the beginnings of pub rock, with an undercurrent of garage punk, and a low-budget performance style. This two piece is peculiar pop that adds to a new generation of alternative.

    Barrow Gang Records — Barrow Gang Records

  • そのサウンドはポストパンクからさらに原点回帰しパブロック、ガレージパンクへ逆流し、チープな演奏と二人のキャラクターが独特のポップさを加えた新世代のオールタナティブ。

    バローギャングレコード — バローギャングレコード

  • The songs have the stripped-down, straightforward guitar playing and earnest vocal delivery of P.S. ELIOT or early BRATMOBILE and witty, observant lyrics that verge on the slightly dark side of unrequited love like the ones that bands such as CUB or BUCK would sing...

    Tim Janchar — Maximum Rock n Roll

  • この曲たちは、P.S. ELIOTや初期のBRATMOBILEを思わせるシンプルでストレートなギタープレイと、真摯なボーカルが特徴です。また、CUBやBUCKのようなバンドが歌う、片思いの少しダークな側面を垣間見せるウィットに富んだ観察眼のある歌詞も魅力的です...

    ティム・ジャンチャー — Maximum Rock n Roll

  • It’s one of the most pleasurable listening experiences of the year for this reviewer. Minneapolis Limited Records has done right by America making this LP available in the U.S. Only 150 were pressed, so buy now or cry later...

    Josh Benke — Razorcake

  • 今年、このレビュー担当者にとって最も楽しいリスニング体験の一つです。Minneapolis Limited Recordsは、このLPをアメリカでリリースするという素晴らしい仕事をしてくれました。限定150枚のみのプレスなので、今買うか、後で後悔するかのどちらかです…

    ジョシュ・ベンケ — Razorcake

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