LOST IN TIME

Kaihoku Daisuke - Vocals, Bass
Enomoto Kiyotaka - Guitar
Oooka Genichirou - Drums

On the road of life, Lost in Time's Kaihoku Daisuke notes how people usually take the planes, trains and highways to reach their destinations. In keeping with his easygoing personality, Daisuke often prefers to just walk. It is without surprise, then, that this quality gives his band much of its charm.

With their straightforward and sometimes driving rhythms and guitar, Lost in Time frequently channels the heavy-hitting emotions of ART-SCHOOL or contemporaries THE LOCAL ART, but this is not really an emo or punk act. Daisuke swaps the so-called "emo" sound for earnest, reassuring vocals and a rather unique vibrato, that coupled with his penchant for solid hooks makes for an outstanding performance. Furthermore, suprisingly fluid and complex basslines add extra charm to Lost in Time's compositions.

Daisuke and schoolhood best friend Oooka Genichirou founded Lost in Time (named after the bloodthirsty butchers song) in January of 2001, drafting Yokouchi Takemasa (currently with THE LOCAL ART) on guitar. Like many fledgling bands they started playing in Shimokitazawa. Lost in Time's recording debut was in June of 2002 with their full-length Fuyuzora to Kimi no Te, and popularity began to swell as Daisuke's voice resonated with more and more listeners. Over the course of one year after the album's release Fuyuzora became known as a "long seller," having pushed over 30 thousand copies.

Shortly after the release of Fuyuzora, change was in store for Lost in Time when guitarist Takemasa departed, to be replaced by the band's support player Enokimoto Kiyotaka. Though the band remained active, a new album would not surface for another two years. Ever optimistic, Daisuke believed it was better for the band.

"In two years' span you can go from Osaka to Tokyo many times," he explains, and "arriving in Osaka means completing the album." Clearly the band chose the low road over the bullet train, but as a result Daisuke claims the group was able to meet new people have have many new experiences. Not surprisingly, these experiences shaped the band's style, and the new album Kinou no Koto demonstrated the band's newfound maturity, with quiet, introspective rock and soft ballads augmenting the more traditional fare from their debut. Many of the songs focused on self-discovery, and Daisuke cites Asian Kung-Fu Generation's Masafumi Gotou as a lyrical inspiration. During their next release cycle which ended with 2005's Tokei, the band continued in a similar direction musically, buffing up their sound and improving on the formula from Kinou no Koto. · close