Hanatarash
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| Also known as | Hanatarashi |
| Origin | Osaka, Japan |
| Genres | Danger music, japanoise, industrial, avant-punk, noisecore |
| Years active | 1983–1998 (unconfirmed) |
| Labels | Condome Cassex, Alchemy Records, Public Bath, RRRecords, Shock City Records |
| Past members | Yamantaka Eye Ikuo Taketani |
Hanatarashi (ハナタラシ), meaning "sniveler" or "snot-nosed" in Japanese, was a noise band created by later Boredoms frontman Yamantaka Eye in Osaka, Japan in 1983. The other core member during the early years was later Zeni Geva drummer and Boredoms co-founder Ikuo Taketani.[1] After the release of the first album, the "I" was dropped and the name became "Hanatarash".
They used a variety of unusual noise-making objects, including power tools, drills, and heavy machinery.[2]
History
[edit]Hanatarash was formed by Yamantaka Eye, Taketani Ikuo[3] and Mitsuru Tabata (Zeni Geva guitarist) in 1984.[4] From 1985 onwards, the band released three self-titled albums.[5]
In 1989, Ron Lessard of RRRecords released a Hanatarash demo cassette on vinyl without waiting for the master tape Eye intended to send. This misunderstanding, due to cultural and linguistic differences between the Japanese musician and the American label, became legendary among fans.[3]
The band ceased operations in 1998.[5]
Live shows
[edit]Hanatarash was notorious for their dangerous live shows. Some of the band's most infamous shows included Eye cutting a dead cat in half with a machete,[5][6] strapping a circular saw to his back and almost cutting his leg off, and destroying part of a venue with an excavator by driving it through the back wall and onto the stage.[3][7]
Hanatarash was quickly forbidden from performing at most venues,[3] and were only allowed to return to live performances in the 1990s after Eye would agree to cease his destructive on-stage behavior.[6]
Music style
[edit]Hanatarash is affiliated with the Japanoise scene.[3][5] They use a wide range of incongruous objects to make noise, including power tools such as drills and large construction machines.[2] Despite the spectacular brutality and chaos of their performances, the noise produced by the destruction of unamplified objects is often drowned out by the cries of the audience.[3]
They are inspired by the German industrial scene, in particular Einstürzende Neubauten.[6]
Partial discography
[edit]- Take Back Your Penis! Cassette (Condome Cassex, 1984)
- Hanatarashi LP (Alchemy, 1985)
- 2 LP (Alchemy, 1988)
- 3 LP (RRRecords, 1989) CD (RRRecords, 1992)
- Live!! 88 Feb. 21 Antiknock / Tokyo CD (MoM'n'DaD Productions, 1992)
- The Hanatarash and His eYe 7" (Public Bath, 1992)
- Live!! 84 Dec. 16 Zabo-Kyoto CD (MoM'n'DaD Productions, 1993)
- Live!! 82 Apr. 12 Studio Ahiru / Osaka CD (MoM'n'DaD Productions, 1993)
- 4: AIDS-a-Delic CD (Public Bath, 1994)
- 5: We Are 0:00 CD (Shock City, Trattoria, 1996)
References
[edit]- ^ Entry at discogs.com
- ^ a b Allmusic entry
- ^ a b c d e f Novak, David (2013). Japanoise: music at the edge of circulation. Sign, storage, transmission. Durham: Duke University Press. ISBN 978-0-8223-5379-9.
- ^ "Perfos sous X : Hanatarash". GRRIF (in French). 21 March 2017. Retrieved 2025-03-28.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ a b c d "The Radical Sound of Hanatarash, the Band Who Brought a Bulldozer on Stage". VICE. 2023-05-03. Retrieved 2025-03-28.
- ^ a b c Taylor, Tom (2021-06-04). "Hanatarash, the most dangerous band of all time". Far Out Magazine. Retrieved 2025-03-28.
- ^ A slideshow of photos from the excavator incident
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