The band has developed a unique mix of elements using their fragile but dynamic vocal styles combined with thrilling, unpredictable and addictive song transitions as they explore dreamy post-rock-esque melodies and the complex rhythms similar to math rock.
In 2012 and 2013, due to the well recieved singles, EPs and mini-album releases, they performed at several major festivals across Japan such as ARABAKI ROCK FEST, FUJI ROCK FESTIVAL, ROCK IN JAPAN, RISING SUN ROCK FESTIVAL, MONSTER BASH, WILD BUNCH FEST, SWEET LOVE SHOWER and more.
Not long after this was the arrival of tricot's debut full-length album "T H E" which followed another long and successful support tour, leading into the 2014 year with appearances around 5 countries during the “What’s Ochansensu-Su!? tricot Asia Tour”.
That same year the band appeared at four large festivals in Europe and show no signs of slowing down their rapidly expanding career.
The band's name is sometimes stylized as: トリコ (toriko)
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2. tricot is an instrumenta emo post-rock band from Porto Alegre, Brazil; Berlin, Germany; and Erechim, Brazil, formed in 2006 by members and ex-members of My Soundtracked Life, Campbell Trio and Emer with the only consistent members being Diego Poloni and Rafael Poloni, both on guitars. The band has an irregular activity due to its members living in different countries and not always being able to be together, which makes the band an almost exclusively studio project.
They had a recording session in 2006 which is currently "lost" due to a malfunctioning hard drive (meaning it exists but is currently inaccessible).
They entered the studio again in mid 2008, but the recordings were never finished, with two of the songs recorded being released in 2010.
They again entered the studio in December of 2013 and January of 2014, but again, never finished the recordings. However, the band will release the five songs from this 2013/2014 sessions in 2023 and is intending to record a full length album in the near future (and release it this time).
The band got its name from the last track on My Soundtracked Life's 2006 album colours, senses and noises: a suite in 12 movements, which is called "tricot".
Tobe
tricot Lyrics
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kimi mo shosen chippokedeshita
1 Cm-tarazu no sonzai o
kiritotte shimaou
keshite ageru
Shūryō beru o aizu ni shite
bokura wa tanin ni naru
magire hitori
Doko ka tōku toberu
anogoro no yō ni
Ima mo takaku toberu
anogoro no yō ni
Kimi wa u ōrī, hīrō nanka janai
Nita yōna fuku o kite hitogomi ni magireru
Dare ka kanojo o mitsukete yatte
mitsukete kure yo
Okujō kara mioroshite shimaeba
kimi mo shosen chippokedeshita
1 Cm-tarazu no sonzai o kiritotte shimaou
keshite ageru
Toberu toberu toberu toberu
Tobeyo tobeyo tobeyo `Toberu'
Doko ka tōku toberu
anogoro no yō ni
Ima mo takaku toberu
anogoro no yō ni
Tobe
The song "Tobe" by tricot speaks of the longing for freedom and escape from the mundane, routine life. The opening lines, "Okujō kara mioroshite shimaeba, kimi mo shosen chippokedeshita," translates to "If I look down from the rooftop, you, too, seem small," indicating that the singer feels insignificant and unimportant in the grand scheme of things. The lyrics go on to say that they want to cut ties with their existence, represented by the lack of a Cm chord, and take control of their life.
The chorus, "Tobe, tobe, tobe," which translates to "Fly, fly, fly," represents the desire to escape and start anew. The singer wants to feel the same sense of freedom as they did in the past, represented by the line "Doko ka tōku toberu, anogoro no yō ni," meaning "Let's fly somewhere far away, like we used to do." They want to be able to soar high in the sky, without any worries or constraints.
The lyrics also touch on themes of loneliness and the desire to be seen and recognized by others. The singer expresses their wish to be found by someone, "Dare ka kanojo o mitsukete yatte, mitsukete kure yo," meaning "Someone, please find her." This reveals the singer's deep longing for connection and understanding.
Line by Line Meaning
Okujō kara mioroshite shimaeba
Looking down from the rooftop, if we should look, even you were just a small presence
kimi mo shosen chippokedeshita
You were also insignificant
1 Cm-tarazu no sonzai o
Let's cut away the existence that by just one centimeter
kiritotte shimaou
We will definitely erase it
keshite ageru
We will surely erase it
Shūryō beru o aizu ni shite
As the signal for the end rings
bokura wa tanin ni naru
We will become strangers to each other
Boku wa koko ni hitori-kun wa hitogomi ni
I'm here all by myself, lost in the crowd
magire hitori
Alone and confused
Doko ka tōku toberu
Fly far away somewhere
anogoro no yō ni
Just like we used to be
Ima mo takaku toberu
Fly high even now
Kimi wa u ōrī, hīrō nanka janai
You are not a hero or anything like that
Nita yōna fuku o kite hitogomi ni magireru
Wearing clothes that make you blend into the crowd
Dare ka kanojo o mitsukete yatte
Someone, please find her for me
mitsukete kure yo
Please find her
Toberu toberu toberu toberu
Fly, fly, fly, fly
Tobeyo tobeyo tobeyo `Toberu'
Fly, fly, fly, 'Fly'
Tobe
Fly
Contributed by Taylor Y. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
sam
おくじょうから見下ろしみおろしてしまえば 君きみも所詮しょせんちっぽけでした
Okujō kara mioroshite shimaeba kimi mo shosen chippokedeshita
1cm足らずたらずの存在そんざいを切り取っきりとってしまおう 消しけしてあげる
1 cm-tarazu no sonzai o kiritotte shimaou keshite ageru
終了しゅうりょうベルを合図あいずにして 僕らぼくらは他人たにんになる
Shūryō beru o aizu ni shite bokura wa tanin ni naru
僕ぼくは此処ここに一いち人にん 君きみは人混みひとごみに紛れまぎれ一いち人にん
Boku wa koko ni hitori-kun wa hitogomi ni magire hitori
どこか遠くとおく飛べるとべる あの頃ころのように
Doko ka tōku toberu anogoro no yō ni
今いまも高くたかく飛べるとべる あの頃ころのように
Ima mo takaku toberu anogoro no yō ni
君きみはウォーリー、ヒーローなんかじゃない
Kimi wa u~ōrī, hīrō nanka janai
似にたような服ふくを着きて 人混みひとごみに紛れるまぎれる
Nita yōna fuku o kite hitogomi ni magireru
誰だれか彼女かのじょを見つけみつけてやって 見つけみつけてくれよ
Dare ka kanojo o mitsukete yatte mitsukete kure yo
屋上おくじょうから見下ろしみおろしてしまえば 君きみも所詮しょせんちっぽけでした
Okujō kara mioroshite shimaeba kimi mo shosen chippokedeshita
1cm足らずたらずの存在そんざいを切り取っきりとってしまおう 消しけしてあげる
1 cm-tarazu no sonzai o kiritotte shimaou keshite ageru
飛べるとべる 飛べるとべる 飛べるとべる 飛べるとべる
Toberu toberu toberu toberu
飛べとべよ 飛べとべよ 飛べとべよ
Tobeyo tobeyo tobeyo
「飛べるとべる」
`toberu’
どこか遠くとおく飛べるとべる あの頃ころのように
Doko ka tōku toberu anogoro no yō ni
今いまも高くたかく飛べるとべる あの頃ころのように
Ima mo takaku toberu anogoro no yō ni
飛べとべ
Tobe
bm
such an underrated band... if an american group released this album it would be considered a modern classic
Brian Dunfee
I don't think that's true but I agree, underrated band
Aidan
It is a modern classic
Nine 56
It’s usually the other way around
dennis leininger
Love this song. I can't believe it doesn't have more likes.
Amelia Rose
I think this is one of Tricot’s best songs ❤
Desert Cactus
love this song
sam
おくじょうから見下ろしみおろしてしまえば 君きみも所詮しょせんちっぽけでした
Okujō kara mioroshite shimaeba kimi mo shosen chippokedeshita
1cm足らずたらずの存在そんざいを切り取っきりとってしまおう 消しけしてあげる
1 cm-tarazu no sonzai o kiritotte shimaou keshite ageru
終了しゅうりょうベルを合図あいずにして 僕らぼくらは他人たにんになる
Shūryō beru o aizu ni shite bokura wa tanin ni naru
僕ぼくは此処ここに一いち人にん 君きみは人混みひとごみに紛れまぎれ一いち人にん
Boku wa koko ni hitori-kun wa hitogomi ni magire hitori
どこか遠くとおく飛べるとべる あの頃ころのように
Doko ka tōku toberu anogoro no yō ni
今いまも高くたかく飛べるとべる あの頃ころのように
Ima mo takaku toberu anogoro no yō ni
君きみはウォーリー、ヒーローなんかじゃない
Kimi wa u~ōrī, hīrō nanka janai
似にたような服ふくを着きて 人混みひとごみに紛れるまぎれる
Nita yōna fuku o kite hitogomi ni magireru
誰だれか彼女かのじょを見つけみつけてやって 見つけみつけてくれよ
Dare ka kanojo o mitsukete yatte mitsukete kure yo
屋上おくじょうから見下ろしみおろしてしまえば 君きみも所詮しょせんちっぽけでした
Okujō kara mioroshite shimaeba kimi mo shosen chippokedeshita
1cm足らずたらずの存在そんざいを切り取っきりとってしまおう 消しけしてあげる
1 cm-tarazu no sonzai o kiritotte shimaou keshite ageru
飛べるとべる 飛べるとべる 飛べるとべる 飛べるとべる
Toberu toberu toberu toberu
飛べとべよ 飛べとべよ 飛べとべよ
Tobeyo tobeyo tobeyo
「飛べるとべる」
`toberu’
どこか遠くとおく飛べるとべる あの頃ころのように
Doko ka tōku toberu anogoro no yō ni
今いまも高くたかく飛べるとべる あの頃ころのように
Ima mo takaku toberu anogoro no yō ni
飛べとべ
Tobe
Julian Martinez
i don’t even know how i found this band but i’m glad i did.
Kitty Cat
beautiful