Hikashu

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 Sensui (泉水敏郎 "Sensui Toshiro") - percussion
*Masami 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" ["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: Twin Best" (1999) compilation, 2-CD
* "Hikashu History" (2001) compilation
* "Ten Ten" ["転々"] (2006)
* "Nyuunen" ["入念"] (2007) EP

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" (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

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

External links

* [http://www.makigami.com/hikashu Official site]