Mummy the Peepshow

Mummy the Peepshow
OriginOsaka, Japan
Genres
Years active
    • 1994–2003
    • 2018–2019
Label
Past members
    • Maki Mummy
    • Rising Yuki-San
    • Natsu Summer
    • Youngest Aki
    • I*D*M*U
    • Naru☆Shin

Mummy the Peepshow was an all-female garage punk/noise punk band from Osaka, Japan. Formed in 1994, they recorded four full-length albums and featured in many album compilations. They ceased activities in 2004 but briefly resumed in 2018 and 2019.

History

Mummy the Peepshow was formed in 1994. Its original lineup featured Maki Mummy (real name Maki Nakamura) on guitar and lead vocals, Rising Yuki-San on drums and Natsu Summer on bass. Youngest Aki (Akiko Hosoya) joined the group on lead guitar in 1997, making them a four-piece. The band released their debut record, Mummy Builion on Audrey Kimura's Tokyo-based Benten Label in 1998. CDJournal was less than positive of the album, calling the vocals "just beyond redemption."[1]

The following year, in 1999, Rising Yuki-San married and left the band. I*D*M*U (Mayuko Iida) replaced her on drums. Mummy the Peepshow's second album, This is Egg Speaking... was released that same year. Writing for The Japan Times, Simon Bartz included it on his list of top albums of 1999, calling it "delinquent J-pop".[2]

Mummy the Peepshow performed at the U.S. music festival SXSW as part of Japan Nite in 2000.[3][4] Also in 2000, Naru☆Shin (Naru Ishizuka, later a member of Shonen Knife) joined the band, replacing Natsu Summer on bass. That October, the band released their third album, Electric Rollergirl, which contained a cover of The Smiths' "This Charming Man".[5][6] Karen E. Graves gave the album a positive review for AllMusic, noting its "sugary sweet, surprisingly catchy pop-punk songs" and likened it to "'50s girl group pop turned punk."[7] At the end of April 2001, Youngest Aki left Mummy the Peepshow and the band continued activities as a trio.[8]

The band released their fourth album, School Girl Pop, on their own label, Triangle Records, in June 2002.[9] Prior to the album's release, the band embarked on a tour of Europe.[10] Maximum Rocknroll called the record "fun, bubblegum stuff with that amateur-ish charm."[11] The following year, Mummy the Peepshow toured America (including a performance at Ladyfest in Texas).[12]

After 2003, the band ceased activities. Maki went on to join the bands Catholic Girlfriends and Foodie.[13] She reformed Mummy the Peepshow for the Midnight Crazy event in 2018 and for Lolita No.18's 30th anniversary concert in 2019.[14][15] In addition to herself, the new line-up consisted of Akibon on lead guitar, Agya on drums and Yuko on bass.[16]

Discography

  1. "Mummify" - 3:00
  2. Kaiketsu! Pubbuta 200 kg(Man of Extraordinary Talent! Fatty 200 kg) - 2:54
  3. "MTP Pt 2" - 2:04
  4. "Go Mad" - 2:00
  5. "D For Die" - 0:52
  6. "Fairytale in the Supermarket" - 3:37
  7. "I Bub You Bub" - 4:57
  8. "Theme of Ten Chel" - 1:28
  9. "We Mummyfied" - 1:28
  1. "We Are" - 3:38
  2. "Dear Big Tongue" - 2:37
  3. "Jenny is Feeling Bad" - 3:31
  4. "Annie" - 1:51
  5. "Wonder Bread Angel Soup" - 2:31
  6. "Dirty Snowy Red Coat" - 2:04
  7. "Spring Pants Has Come" - 3:13
  8. "Ne Sois Pas Si Bete" - 2:24
  9. "Rock Me Bartender" - 4:34
  1. "Disco Holiday" (Maki) - 2:26
  2. "Skip! Skip!" (Maki) - 3:30
  3. "Kick Off!" (Music: Aki, Words: Maki) - 3:13
  4. "Girl Friend" (Maki) - 3:44
  5. "Bathtime Tune" (Maki) - 3:00
  6. "Humming Swing Cycling" (Aki) - 2:14
  7. "I'm Not" (Naru) - 2:26
  8. "Honey & Sandwich" (Maki) - 3:49
  9. "This Charming Man" (Johnny Marr, Morrissey) - 2:45
  10. "Starway" (Maki) - 8:04
  11. "Good Bye My Roller Girl" (Maki) - 3:11
  • School Girl Pop (2002, Triangle Records)
  1. "Hide-And-Seek On The Turntable" (Maki) - 3:01
  2. "School Girl Pop" (Maki) - 2:06
  3. "Red Guitar Story" (Maki) - 2:22
  4. "CUT" (Maki) - 3:08
  5. "Good Morning!" (Maki) - 2:54
  6. "Sailing" (Maki) - 2:39
  7. "Hello Stan" (Naru) - 3:08
  8. "Good Bye" (Maki) - 1:38
  9. "In A Hospital" (Maki) - 3:22
  10. "Lady Wendy" (Maki) - 3:05
  11. "Good Night" (Maki) - 2:03
  12. "(Give Me A) Letter!" (Maki) - 4:08

References

  1. ↑ "マミー・ザ・ピープショウ / マミーブイヨン". CDJournal (in Japanese). Retrieved 2026-08-18.
  2. ↑ Bartz, Simon (2000-01-04). "The top 21 albums through bleary eyes and fuzzy logic". The Japan Times. Retrieved 2026-08-18.
  3. ↑ Rummel, Jack (2000-03-22). "Breaking in, breaking out: The South by Southwest Music and Media". National Post. ProQuest 329583848. Although Japanese groups mirror their occidental counterparts in variety of styles and gender compositions, the most interesting acts this year were the girl groups, especially the Dessert Junkies and Mummy the Peepshow.
  4. ↑ Tartan, Suzannah (2000-04-14). "Communing with Kerouac". The Japan Times. Retrieved 2026-08-18. Playing at Japan Night, one of the festival's must-see events, Mummy blasted audiences with its potent mix of tightly constructed garage rock.
  5. ↑ Bartz, Simon (2001-01-16). "The buy-or-die albums of 2000". The Japan Times. Retrieved 2026-08-18.
  6. ↑ "Electric Roller Girl". UK.Project (in Japanese). 2013-09-01. Retrieved 2026-08-18.
  7. ↑ Mummy the Peepshow: Electric ... Tracks & Reviews | AllMusic, retrieved 2026-08-20
  8. ↑ "mummy the peepshow-index". Benten Label. Retrieved 2026-08-18.
  9. ↑ "mummy the peepshow / School Girl Pop". CDJournal (in Japanese). Retrieved 2026-08-18.
  10. ↑ "EU Tour 2002 Diary". Mummy the Peepshow Official Site. Archived from the original on 2008-06-15. Retrieved 2026-08-20.
  11. ↑ Maximum Rocknroll 269 (2005 Oct).
  12. ↑ "Ladyfest Texas 2003". Ladyfest Texas. Archived from the original on 2003-08-20. Retrieved 2026-08-20.
  13. ↑ "【NEWS】Foodie 1stアルバム『All You Can Eat』を7/25にリリース". indiegrab (in Japanese). 2018-05-09. Retrieved 2026-08-21. マキ（Catholic Girlfriends, ex. mummy the peepshow）
  14. ↑ "9/21恵比寿LIQUIDROOMにて"MIDNIGHT CRAZY 2018"開催決定。出演者第1弾に神聖かまってちゃん、後藤まりこ、ギターウルフ、踊ってばかりの国、春ねむり他発表". Skream! (in Japanese). 2018-08-02. Retrieved 2026-08-20.
  15. ↑ Fukuda, Masahiro. "ロリータ18号／noodles／Petty Booka／mummy the peepshow｜2019｜LIVE REPORT｜下北沢CLUB Que". Club Que. Retrieved 2026-08-20.
  16. ↑ mummy the peepshow 2018 / 2018.9.21 / at 恵比寿 LIQUIDROOM KATA, archived from the original on 2021-12-21, retrieved 2020-01-26
This page is issued from Wikipedia. The text is available under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 unless otherwise noted. Additional terms may apply for the media files.