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Japanoise (ジャパノイズ, Japanoizu), a portmanteau of "Japanese" and "noise", is the noise music scene of Japan. [1] [2]Nick Cain of The Wire identifies the "primacy of Japanese Noise artists like Merzbow, Hijokaidan and Incapacitants as one of the major developments in noise music since 1990.
Group Ongaku is regarded as the first improvisational music and sound collective in Japan. Group Ongaku's aim was to re-evaluate improvisational elements in music, which had been lost in Western music since the Baroque era; its members sought to rediscover the meaning of music, which they thought had been minimized. [6]
Music portal; Japan portal; 1980s portal; Topics specifically related to the decade 1980s in the music of Japan, i.e. in the years 1980 to 1989. 1930s; 1940s; 1950s ...
Merzbow (Japanese: メルツバウ, Hepburn: Merutsubau) is a Japanese noise project started in 1979 by Masami Akita, [1] [2] best known for a style of harsh noise music. Since 1980, Akita has released over 500 recordings and collaborated with numerous artists.
Project Name In Japanese Artists Involved Artists' Names In Japanese Acid Mothers Temple [1] [2] Kawabata Makoto 河端 一 Astro: アストロ Hiroshi Hasegawa 長谷川洋 Aube: オウブ Akifumi Nakajima 中嶋昭文 Boredoms [3] ボアダムス Yamatsuka "Eye" Tetsuro, Yamamoto Seiichi, Yoshimi P-We
Boredoms (ボアダムス) (later known as V∞redoms) is a rock band from Osaka, Japan formed in 1986. The band's sound is often referred to as noise rock, or sometimes Japanoise (Japan’s noise music scene), though their more recent records have moved toward repetitive psychedelic rock, ambient soundscapes, and tribal drumming.
In 1981 (Shōwa 56), Japanese music was released on records and performed in concerts, and there were charts, awards, contests and festivals.. During that year, Japan continued to have the second largest music market in the world, [1] [2] eleven percent of all record sales took place in that country, [3] and the value of tapes and records made there was $1.15 billion.
The 11th World Popular Song Festival was held on 14 to 16 November 1980. [9] The 11th Japan Music Awards were held on 18 November 1980. [10] [11] The final of the 9th FNS Music Festival was held on 16 December 1980. [12] The 22nd Japan Record Awards were held on 31 December 1980. [13] The 31st NHK Kōhaku Uta Gassen was held on 31 December 1980 ...