current_members years_active label article_title past_members background genre origin name
aki kouichi junji tomoi 1993 -- 2004 toshiba-emi , nippon crown laputa -lrb- band -rrb-
 hiro hideno kusuba group_or_band gothic rock , post-punk , alternative rock nagoya , japan laputa
laputa -lrb- band -rrb-

laputa was a japanese nagoya kei rock band , active from 1993 to 2004 .
the band chose its name from the flying island in `` gulliver 's travels '' and tried to portray a similar unrealistic view of the world with their performance .
musically the essence of the band sound was extracted from `` dark , hard , and melodious '' .
their sound is characterized by kouichi 's unique chord progressions and aki 's high-pitched vocals .
although not extremely commercially successful , they were influential on developing bands .
their 1997 album `` emadera '' was named one of the top albums from 1989-1998 in a 2004 issue of the music magazine `` band yarouze '' .
laputa 's early sound was influenced by dead end , loudness , anthem and bauhaus .
