[1] The band has evolved from an all female group to a solo project headed by composer, singer & guitarist Rie Takeuchi.
Luminous Orange was originally conceived as a four-piece girl band[2] by Rie Takeuchi in 1992 after being inspired by a Pale Saints concert.
[5] In 1998, the band released the Puppy Dog Mail EP on former Pale Saints member Ian Masters' label Friendly Science Enregisterments.
[7] That same year, Takeuchi made an appearance on Friendly Science Orchestra's Miniature Album, which was awarded Single of the Week by NME.
[8][9] The following year, Luminous Orange released the mini album Luminousorangesuperplastic, which drew praise from Shutoku Mukai [ja] of Number Girl.
That same year brought the release of the band's album Drop You Vivid Colours on the Tone Vendor label.
[22] Takeuchi explained that the label had asked about recording a new album but as Inazawa was busy with Vola and the Oriental Machine, they weren't in a position to do so.