Hikashu
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Hikashu (ヒカシュー) are a renowned Japanese underground "avant-pop" collective led by pseudo-Kabuki vocalist, Makigami Koichi, known for their highly experimental music. They are often referred to by their alternative English moniker, Hikasu.
Members & Collaborators
- Makigami Koichi (巻上公一 Koichi Makigami) - bass, vocals, cornet
- Chojin Sanda (三田超人 Sanda Chojin) - guitar
- Toshiro Izumi (泉水敏郎 Izumi Toshiro) - percussion
- Masaumi Sakaide (坂出雅海 Sakaide Masaumi) - bass
- Yoshihide Otomo (大友良英 Otomo Yoshihide) - turntables
- Yasushi Yamashita (山下康 Yamashita Yasushi) - keyboards, drum machine
- Torsten Rasch - samplers
- Satoshi Tobe (戸部哲 Tobe Satoshi) - alto sax
- Makoto Inoue (井上誠 Inoue Makoto) - mellotron, synthesizers
- Tsuno-Ken (つの犬) - drums
- Masamichi Mitama (海琳正道 Mitama Masamichi) - guitar
- Kazuhiro Nomoto (野本和浩 Nomoto Kazuhiro) - sax, bass clarinet
- Nobu Yoshimori (吉森信 Yoshimori Nobu) - keyboards
- Kouzou Araida (新井田耕造 Araida Kouzou) - drums
Discography
Official releases- Haru [春] (1978) released under the pseudonym "Pre Hikashu"
- Hikashu (1978)
- Hikasu (1980)
- Natsu [夏] (1980)
- Uwasa No Jinrui [うわさの人類] (1981)
- Hikashu Super (1981) compilation
- Watashi No Tanoshimi [私の愉しみ] (1984)
- Mizu Ni Nagashite [水に流して] (1984)
- Soba De Yokereba [そばでよければ] (1985)
- Nani Mo Kamo Odore [なにもかも踊れ] (1987) cassette
- Ningen No Kao [人間の顔] (1988)
- Hikashu Live (1989) live
- Teichou Na Omotenashi [丁重なおもてなし] (1990)
- Humming Soon (1991)
- Atti No Me Kotti No Me [あっちの目こっちの目] (1993)
- Cho Jikuu Seiki Augus 02 [超時空世紀オーガス02] (1993) soundtrack
- Kawatteru [かわってる] (1996) compilation
- Hikashu: Twin Best (1999) compilation, 2-CD
- Hikashu History (2001) compilation
- Untitled (1986) an early EP
- Retro Active Remix (1996) Hikashu songs remixed by various artists
- Live In Osaka 1-4 (1997) four low quality live performances
- Musique Non Stop (1998) a tribute to Kraftwerk featuring Hikashu, Buffalo Daughter, Denki Groove and others
- Radioactive Tribute To Kraftwerk (2002) another tribute, featuring a similar tracklisting
- End Of The 20th Century (2003) a tribute to Hikashu, featuring Makigami Koichi and others
Inoyama Land is the synth-based duo of Yasushi Yamashita and Makoto Inoue
- Danjindan Posidon (1983)
- Pithecanthropus (1999) live
- Inoyama Land (1997)
- Music For Myxomycetes (1998) accompanying music for the World Of Myxomycetes exposition
- Minzoku No Saiten [民族の祭典] (1982)
- Koroshi No Blues [殺しのブルース] (1992)
- Kuchinoha [口の歯] (1995)
- Electric Eel (1998) a collaboration with Anton Bruhin
- Koedarake [声だらけ] (2005)
- Godzilla Legend [ゴジラ伝説] (1983)
- Godzilla Legend II [ゴジラ伝説2] (1984)
- Godzilla Legend III [ゴジラ伝説3] (1984)
- Pigumario (1985) billed as Makoto Inoue & Hikasu Family
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