After Dinner

Formed in 1981 by the vocalist Haco, After Dinner embraced various styles of music from new wave to avant-garde rock and Japanese traditional music such as Shakuhachi. Consisting of a various lineup throughout its ten-year existence, the band drew musicians from different musical backgrounds for each project. The group's first single was "After Dinner/Cymbals at Dawn," released in 1982, and was followed by the full-length album Glass Tube in 1983. Praised by critics internationally for it's avant-garde mixture of Japanese traditional music and electronics, it was only availabl...