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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 Izumi (泉水敏郎 Izumi Toshiro) - percussion
  • Masaumi 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


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