Machikara
Formed in 2002 by Australian Japanese punk rock band,
Inari,
Machikara consisted of
Machiko (guitar and vocals),
Chisato (guitar and vocals), Eri (bass and vocals), and Hanako (drums).Played mainly
Shonen Knife / Ramones style pop punk in short bursts of pure energy. Directly influenced by Inari in terms of song structure and riff compositioning, but began to create their own structure. Machikara originally used
Inari's guitar, bass and drum rigs when playing at the same location, but later went on to preserve this sound in independent concerts. Therefore the actual 'sound' of their instruments is identical to Inari's and some criticize them for copying.Eventually outgrew Inari in general popularity and played in over a dozen different public concerts in 2002, and headlined kick up the dust in 2003 and guest featured at dancekool 2003 in front of thousands.After Inari lost their drummer, Machikara often featured remaining members, TAKU and
TJF, in their performances. Some speculate that this led to the formation of
NRE, without Chisato, who left for unknown reasons.