Esrevnoc (エスレフノック)

Esrevnoc were one of those bands who seem to be bursting with possibilities, yet all too soon quietly fade away. An all girl trio, they blended Mittco Sky's extremely cute, chirpy vocals (think Halko Momoi, only even cuter) with her raw guitars, Tomomi Ocean's bass and Tsukada Sun's keyboards and drum machines, all slathered in a thick layer of three part vocal harmonies. All of their songs are also extremely catchy and poppy, whether they're soaringly happy or head-hangingly melancholy. While they (thankfully) never stray into self-indulgent experimentalism, they do mix up their sounds, sometimes rocking like a full on noisy punk band, other times a DIY bedroom electro-pop group, and then a groovy 60s-70s band straight out of Austin Powers. Whatever their chosen style, they take it on head-long and with a truck-load of indie-style.

Perhaps this wide range of styles was their undoing. Without a strong focus there was sure to be confusion as to what do do with them in the Sony offices. While bands with a similar structure, like Beck for instance, have become well accepted since the early 00s, Esrevnoc may have been a bit too converse way back in 1998. Last heard of in 2001, there is very little evidence of them remaining on the web. Their website is the equivalent of a still warm cup of coffee and piece of strawberry toast in a mysteriously empty room.

Sweet Strawberry Toast (fan vid using Idolm@ster)



Official Site

Members
Mittco Sky - Vocal, Guitar
Tomomi Ocean - Bass, Backing Vocal
Tsukada Sun - Keyboards, Backing Vocal

EB - Esrevnoc Better (1999/06/02)
Yes (2001/06/15)