Hikashu
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Hikashu are a renowned Japanese
Japanese people
The are an ethnic group originating in the Japanese archipelago and are the predominant ethnic group of Japan. Worldwide, approximately 130 million people are of Japanese descent; of these, approximately 127 million are residents of Japan. People of Japanese ancestry who live in other countries...

 underground "avant-pop" collective led by pseudo-Kabuki vocalist, Makigami Koichi, known for their highly experimental music
Experimental music
Experimental music refers, in the English-language literature, to a compositional tradition which arose in the mid-20th century, applied particularly in North America to music composed in such a way that its outcome is unforeseeable. Its most famous and influential exponent was John Cage...

. They are often referred to by their alternative English moniker, Hikasu.

Current members

  • Koichi Makigami (巻上 公一) - voice, bass, cornet, theremin
    Theremin
    The theremin , originally known as the aetherphone/etherophone, thereminophone or termenvox/thereminvox is an early electronic musical instrument controlled without discernible physical contact from the player. It is named after its Russian inventor, Professor Léon Theremin, who patented the device...

    , Jew's harp
    Jew's harp
    The Jew's harp, jaw harp, mouth harp, Ozark harp, trump or juice harp, is thought to be one of the oldest musical instruments in the world; a musician apparently playing it can be seen in a Chinese drawing from the 4th century BC...

  • Chojin Mita (三田 超人) - guitar, sampler
  • Masami Sakaide (坂出 雅海) - bass, laptop computer
  • Kazuto Shimizu (清水 一登) - piano, bass clarinet
  • Masaharu Sato (佐藤 正治) - percussion, drams, effect voice

Past members

  • Toshiro Sensui (泉水 敏郎) - percussion
  • Yoshihide Otomo (大友 良英) - turntables
  • Yasushi Yamashita (山下 康) - keyboards, drum machine
  • Torsten Rasch
    Torsten Rasch
    Torsten Rasch is a German composer of contemporary classical music. He is best known for his 2002 song cycle for baritone and orchestra, Mein Herz brennt, based upon the music of Rammstein; among his other works is the opera Rotter, based on a work by Thomas Brasch and premiered by Oper Köln in...

     - samplers
  • Satoshi Tobe (戸部 哲) - alto sax
  • Makoto Inoue (井上 誠) - mellotron, synthesizers
  • Tsuno-Ken (つの犬) - drums
  • Kazuhiro Nomoto (野本 和浩) - sax, bass clarinet
  • Makoto Yoshimori (吉森 信) - keyboards
  • Kouzou Nida (新井田 耕造) - drums

Official releases

  • Haru [] (1978) released under the pseudonym "Pre Hikashu"
  • Hikashu (1978)
  • Hikasu (1980)
  • Natsu [] (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 [はなうたはじめ](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 History (2001) compilation
  • Ten Ten [転々] (2006)
  • Nyuunen [入念] (2007) EP
  • Ikirukoto [生きること] (2008)
  • Ten Ten Ten [転転々] (2009)

Bootlegs & Compilations

  • 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
    Musique Non Stop
    "Musique Non-Stop" is a 1986 single by German techno group Kraftwerk, which was featured on the album Electric Café. It was re-released as a remix on their 1991 album The Mix. The single was their first #1 on the Dance charts and was one of two songs to make it to #1...

    (1998) a tribute to Kraftwerk
    Kraftwerk
    Kraftwerk is an influential electronic music band from Düsseldorf, Germany. The group was formed by Ralf Hütter and Florian Schneider in 1970, and was fronted by them until Schneider's departure in 2008...

    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

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

Makigami Koichi

  • 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)

Makoto Inoue

  • 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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