Revolving around guitarist and vocalist Mizutani Takashi, Les Rallizes Denudes formed in November of 1967 at Kyoto University,
inspired by Exploding Plastic Inevitable-era Velvet Underground as well as the over-amplified rock of Blue Cheer. By 1968 they
were gigging live and even began a regular collaborated with an avant-garde theater troupe, which ended the next year
because of Les Rallizes's penchant for extreme volumes of sound. Not only did they use massive amounts of feedback at loud
volumes, their stage shows used strobe lights, mirror balls and other effects for a live experience that was a total sensory
assault.
