Hijokaidan
Hijokaidan (lit. "emergency stairway") is a Japanese noise and free improvisation group with a revolving lineup that has ranged from two members to as many as fourteen in its early days. The group is the project of guitarist Yoshiyuki "Jojo" Hiroshige its one constant member, who is head & owner of the Osaka-based Alchemy Records. The group began at the very end of the 1970s as a performance art-based group whose anarchic shows would often involve destruction of venues and audio equipment, food and garbage being thrown around, and on-stage urination.
Hijokaidan (lit. "emergency stairway") is a Japanese noise and free improvisation group with a revolving lineup that has ranged from two members to as many as fourteen in its early days. The group is the project of guitarist Yoshiyuki "Jojo" Hiroshige its one constant member, who is head & owner of the Osaka-based Alchemy Records. The group began at the very end of the 1970s as a performance art-based group whose anarchic shows would often involve destruction of venues and audio equipment, food and garbage being thrown around, and on-stage urination.
Noise, Violence And Destroy
Sabotage Organized Barbarian, best known by their acronym S.O.B were part of a hardcore punk movement in the 80s that envigorated Japanese youth along with other acts like GISM and Gauze. The ravaging tempos and punishing aural densities grappled with the ears, and their sphere of influence quickly broke the banks of their native Osaka, with acts like Napalm Death acknowledging the bands importance for their own sound and grindcore to come. In 1988, S.O.B teamed up with Alchemy Records founder …
京大西部講堂 1983.9.17 Live
Sta-Kaidan was a miraculous collaboration band formed by Michiro Endo of The Stalin and Jojo Hiroshige of Hijokaidan, which became the origin of the later "Kaidan Collaboration" series, such as SOB-Kaidan with SxOxB, Togawa-Kaidan with Jun Togawa etc. Recorded at the Kyoto University in September 1983 by one of audience, this legendary live recording in chaos and violent paformance, which had been out of print for many years after being released as a CD in 2014 to commemorate the 35th anniversar…
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The long-awaited analogue version of the crazy collaboration between Japan's world-famous King of Noise, Hijokaidan, and vocaloid Hatsune Miku! The first vocaloid to join the staircase series, which has seen numerous collaborations with Stalin, S.O.B, Atomic Bomb Onanies and even idols such as BiS and avandoned, is called "Hatsune Staircase"!
The first vocalist, Shiranabata Kamin, and the second vocalist, Rusha, have been performing live continuously and have gained many fans in Japan and abroa…
Answer 81'
Here we have an early live recording of the legendary Japanese noise band Hijokaidan, commonly known as the "King of Noise," which was made during their performance at the "Answer 81" event that took place in 1981 in a location known as "Kyoto TakuTaku." Although the recordings of this event were originally featured on their first album, "Zouroku No Kibyou," even though it was only a section of the album, it has now been finally made accessible as an independent work together with the entire rec…
終末処理場 = Syumatsusyorijo
The long-awaited first analogue reissue of the legendary noise compilation album 'Doomsday Processing Plant', released in 1980 on Unbalance Records, which was headed by the late Naoto Hayashi of INU - Auschwitz! This album features three bands active in the Kansai underground scene at the time, which is referred to as so-called noise and industrial. The album was released two years before the famous "Hijokaidan" album "Zouroku no kibyou" (1982), so it is regarded as their first album. "NG" is a …
Zouroku No Kibyou
Not for the faint of heart! Predating both Sonic Youth and Swans’ debut albums by a year, Zourokuno Kibyou, initially released in 1982, quickly vaulted Kansai noise rockers Hijokaidan to indie music fame. Compiling their early, borderline grotesque, extreme live performances, Zourokuno Kibyou is as much a historical document as it is one of the heaviest noise albums to ever come out of Japan. With cover art by legendary horror manga artist Hideshi Hino and a booklet containing photos from the wi…
No Paris / No Harm
Tip! *180 gram vinyl, reverse board jackets. True to original pressing layout with a clean loud remaster.* Recorded 1987 & 1988 in Tokyo and Paris. Junko, Jojo & T. Mikawa blaze through 3 tracks of their signature disjointed noise terrorism.
Slap Happy Humphrey
*2022 stock* The world of Doji appears and disappears through the stormy noise like sunlight through a tree... Slap Happy Humphrey is the world's only cover band of noise-tinged Doji Morita, and the world's only cover band of Doji Morita. Folk and noise - at first glance, these two seemingly contradictory elements create a miraculous space. Itakura Mineko's voice is also good. Morita Doji is definitely present, albeit vaguely, behind the noise... Mineko Itakura of Angelin Heavy Syrup, Hiroshi Fu…
Entropic
* 2020 Stock * On the verge of their 40th and in the midst of their 20th anniversaries, respectively, Hijokaidan and Sissy Spacek merge in Tokyo for their first collaboration, featuring Jojo Hiroshige, Junko, T. Mikawa, Charlie Mumma, Futoshi Okano, Tentenko (guest), and John Wiese. Hijokaidan formed in 1979, marking the first wave of groups in Japan exploring extreme noise. Sissy Spacek formed in 1999, often playing in large ensembles of players, and frequently exploring grindcore as a base for…
Polar Nights Live
Although Hijokaidan's status as noise superstars they rarely perform outside Japan. The pleasure was then ever greater for the All Ears festival in Oslo Norway to present Hijokaidan at their festival in january 2006. Polar Nights Live documents these historical and astonishing performances. Jojo and Junko performed as a Hijokaidan two-piece on the opening night of the festival, a rarely heard line-up. Their performance got such a tremendous response that they came back for an encore (Otomo Yoshi…