| In 1986, Tanaka kenrou 
                                                        (Guitar) and Sato Katsu 
                                                        (Drums) -both formerly 
                                                        played in the legendary 
                                                        underground band, LIBIDO- 
                                                        got together again and 
                                                        formed a new band, aiming 
                                                        for some different style 
                                                        of music than LIBIDO. 
                                                        First members are a female 
                                                        vocal, two guitars, bass, 
                                                        and drums. They played 
                                                        in some mixture style 
                                                        of jazz rock and progressive 
                                                        rock, with this twin-guitar 
                                                        featured band. On March 
                                                        next year, they played 
                                                        in the first live gig 
                                                        at La.mama, Tokyo.
 
 In 1988, They turned into 
                                                        vital action, played in 
                                                        9 live gigs at SILVER 
                                                        ELEPHANT, CROCODILE, and 
                                                        more clubs, took part 
                                                        in an omnibus album "Canterbury 
                                                        Edge" from MADE IN 
                                                        JAPAN RECORDS label. A 
                                                        guitarist left the band 
                                                        shortly after. Their sound 
                                                        came less jazzy, and more 
                                                        progressive, vocal and 
                                                        guitar-oriented pops style. 
                                                        The next year, they played 
                                                        only one stage. On February, 
                                                        vocalist has left, and 
                                                        the first period of the 
                                                        band has ended.
 
 Remaining members kept 
                                                        their activity in rehearsal 
                                                        studios. But the bassist 
                                                        has also quitted in 1990, 
                                                        Tanaka and Sato started 
                                                        to looking for new members.- 
                                                        They played twice on stage 
                                                        as interpose with guest 
                                                        players at this time.Tanaka 
                                                        found Koike Toshiyuki 
                                                        (Bass) and a keyboardist, 
                                                        searching for a new drummer 
                                                        on a rock magazine, made 
                                                        a contact with them and 
                                                        join together. The second 
                                                        period has started with 
                                                        this union. In 1991, members 
                                                        were fixed with a newly 
                                                        joined female vocalist. 
                                                        The sound of this period 
                                                        was changing into symphonic 
                                                        with keyboard sound.
 
 First live of this period 
                                                        was on March 1992, at 
                                                        SILVER ELEPHANT. But this 
                                                        period suddenly ended 
                                                        after the gig on October 
                                                        same year, at La.mama. 
                                                        They played only four 
                                                        times on stage at this 
                                                        second period. After that, 
                                                        interpose stopped their 
                                                        activity for long. Each 
                                                        member went ondifferent 
                                                        ways individually.
 
 In 2001, Tanaka and Koike 
                                                        went to see the gig stage 
                                                        of Satoh. They met together 
                                                        and reunited, the third 
                                                        period of interpose has 
                                                        started. Same year, Yonekura 
                                                        Ryuji (Keyboards), who 
                                                        has played with Tanaka 
                                                        at the tribute band for 
                                                        YES, joined the band. 
                                                        Aruga Sayuri  (Vocal) joined 
                                                        in 2003, and third period 
                                                        members were fixed with 
                                                        new name, interpose+.Their 
                                                        style came to a mixture 
                                                        of voice and various sounds 
                                                        from each instrument. 
                                                        First live of this period 
                                                        was also at SILVER ELEPHANT, 
                                                        January 2004,and three 
                                                        more stages they played 
                                                        in the year.
 
 From February to May 2005, they recorded original songs for their first album CD. Yonekura Ryuji left the band after recording.
 And Watanabe Nobuo joined as a new keyboardist in July.
 Finally, the first album "interpose+" has been released from POSEIDON/MUSEA Label in November.
 Shortly after, Koike Toshiyuki has quitted in December, and now Dani from KBB plays bass guitar as a guest player.
 
 From November 2006 to February 2007, they recorded the second album "INDIFFERENT", and released in June. Shortly afterwards, the guitarist, TANAKA kenrou quitted, and IIJIMA Jouji joined the band.
 
 On May 2008, the band took part in Prog'Sud 2008, the international progressive rock festival that takes place at Marseille, France every year. Afterwards, their first Live DVD "LIVE 2008" - available only in Japan so far - was released on June.
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