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Hikashu

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Active from
  
1977

Genre
  
Rock

Hikashu wwwprogarchivescomprogressiverockdiscography

Albums
  
Uwasa no Jinrui, Hikashu History, HIKASHU SUPER, Summer, HIKASHU, Twin Best, Tententen

Members
  
Kōichi Makigami, Torsten Rasch, Kōzō Niida

Hikashu (ヒカシュー) are a Japanese rock band led by pseudo-Kabuki vocalist, Makigami Koichi, known for their highly experimental music. They are often referred to by their alternative English moniker, Hikasu. The group's most recent album, Ikite Koi Chinmoku, was released in 2015.

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Hikashu Hikashu Whammy Bar Auckland Fri 24 February 2017

Hikashu tomoe shinohara in concert at japan society


Current members

Hikashu Digital in Berlin Hikashu at Ausland

  • Koichi Makigami (巻上 公一) – voice, bass, cornet, theremin
  • Freeman Mita (三田 超人) – guitar, sampler
  • Masami Sakaide (坂出 雅海) – bass, laptop computer
  • Kazuto Shimizu (清水 一登) – piano, bass clarinet
  • Masaharu Sato (佐藤 正治) – percussion, drums, effect voice

    • Past members

    Hikashu HIKASHU 21

  • Toshiro Sensui (泉水 敏郎) – percussion
  • Otomo Yoshihide (大友 良英) – turntables
  • Yasushi Yamashita (山下 康) – keyboards, drum machine
  • Torsten Rasch – samplers
  • Satoshi Tobe (戸部 哲) – alto sax
  • Makoto Inoue (井上 誠) – mellotron, synthesizers
  • Tsuno-Ken (つの犬) – drums
  • Kazuhiro Nomoto (野本 和浩) – sax, bass clarinet
  • Makoto Yoshimori (吉森 信) – keyboards
  • Kouzou Nida (新井田 耕造) – drums

    • Official releases

    Hikashu HIKASHU auslandberlin

  • Haru [春] (1978) released under the pseudonym "Pre Hikashu"
  • Hikashu (1978)
  • Hikashu (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)
  • Atchi No Me Kotchi 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 History (2001) compilation
  • Ten Ten [転々] (2006)
  • Nyuunen [入念] (2007) maxi single
  • Ikirukoto [生きること] (2008)
  • Carps and Gaspacho [鯉とガスパチョ] (2009) maxi single
  • Ten Ten Ten [転転々] (2009)
  • Uragoe [うらごえ] (2012)
  • Fushigi Wo Mitsumete (Augus 02) [不思議をみつめて(オーガス02)] (2012)
  • Bankan [万感] (2013)
  • Hikashu Super 2 [ヒカシュースーパー2] (2014)
  • Ikite Koi Chinmoku [生きてこい沈黙] (2015)

    • Bootlegs & Compilations

    Hikashu WELCOME THE HIKASHU WORLD

  • 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 track listing
  • 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)
  • Jisatsu Na Disco [自殺なディスコ] (2016) Makigami and Mita Freeman

    • 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

    • Songs

    Biro Biro2001
    Rhetoric-S & Logic-SHIKASHU · 2009
    Zo Azarashi2001

    References

    Hikashu Wikipedia
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