A Japanese noise rock/experimental band, formed in the late 1980's by frontman Juntaro Yamanouchi. The group are known for
their highly obscene shows (which often included bare masturbation by "member" Gero 30, a middle-aged overweight man), their
extremely diverse sound (which managed to cross into genres like hardcore punk, grindcore, ambient, industrial and sheer noise)
and for their limited releases. A few notable examples are "Art is Over", which included an octopus tentacle in each copy, and
their 1988 vinyl, "Showa", which featured dual artwork of Emperor Hirohito and of the leg ...read more
A Japanese noise rock/experimental band, formed in the late 1980's by frontman Juntaro Yamanouchi. The group are known for
their highly obscene shows (which often included bare masturbation by "member" Gero 30, a middle-aged overweight man), their
extremely diverse sound (which managed to cross into genres like hardcore punk, grindcore, ambient, industrial and sheer noise)
and for their limited releases. A few notable examples are "Art is Over", which included an octopus tentacle in each copy, and
their 1988 vinyl, "Showa", which featured dual artwork of Emperor Hirohito and of the legendary punk group Ramones (the latter
artwork crediting the "Showa" release as a genuine Ramones release). The release featured two people having sex to the
Japanese national album, "Kimigayo". The group split sometime in the early 2000's with no official explanation behind it. « hide
