j-pop

Tracks played by two different bands direct to this page. One is a Japanese pop group (CURIO).
The other is an indie/screamo band (Curio) from Inverness, United Kingdom.
Their website can be found at www.myspace.com/curio.

kanon×kanon is a project duo band from Japan, formed in mid-2010, and consists of cellist and vocalist 分島花音 (Kanon Wakeshima), and アンティック-珈琲店-'s bassist Kanon, for the opening song of the anime 屍鬼 (Shiki). They released their first single titled「カレンデュラ レクイエム」(Calendula Requiem) on November 17th, and was released in 3 types. The single will be sold until December 2010. Members:
Vocalist & Cello: 分島花音 (Kanon Wakeshima)
Bass & Programming: Kanon (アンティック-珈琲店-) Discography:

1)MAKO signals the re-emergence of Declan O’Shea and Christian Montagne, both former members of acclaimed band Cyclefly, onto the music scene. During their time with the alternative rock band Cyclefly, Declan (vox) and Christian (bass guitar) toured throughout America and Europe with bands such as Linkin Park, Tool, Live, and Bush. The band also garnered places on the ‘Best New Artist’ lists of NME, Rock Sound, and Kerrang!. For the past two years Declan, a singer-songwriter from East Cork, and Christian, a songwriter-guitarist from Antibes, have concentrated all their energies on MAKO.

(For the Japanese jazz-punk fusion band formed in Osaka, see ミドリ.) There is more than one artist under this name: 1. Midori Goto (五嶋みどり, Gotou Midori, born on October 25, 1971 in Osaka, Japan) is a Japanese violinist.
She is known in music circles as one of the most brilliant and exciting violinists of our time.
Usually referred to simply as Midori (she dropped the surname in response to the dissolution of her parents' marriage), she was first taught the violin by her mother, Setsu Goto, who discovered her daughter's innate musicality at the age of two...

Read more about Midori on Last.fm.