Yuzuru Takeda is the high-tension guitarist for The Molice, a very active dance-core band from Tokyo that’s now based in Buffalo, New York. While many Japanese bands are the product of management hired producers and stylists, The Molice are the band’s own unique brew of rock. Drawing inspiration from 70’s punk-DIY spirit, 80’s new-wave, stylish, power pop and 90’s unchained-indies, guitar rock, the band has hammered out their own sound. Their name draws on a number of musical inspirations as well — The Police, and the “Mo” of Jim Morrison, Mo Tucker, and Morissey.