Artist

Group Ongaku

1960-1962·Tokyo

Formed in Tokyo in 1960 by Takehisa Kosugi and Yasunao Tone, Group Ongaku made what stand as the first Japanese noise recordings, treating vacuum cleaners, oil drums, radios, dolls, dishes, and manipulated tape as instruments in their own right. On May 8, 1960, the group recorded Automatism and Object, deliberately overloading recordings and handling conventional instruments like found objects rather than tools for melody.

The full story is in Japanoise: The Extreme Edge of Sound.

At a glance

Active
1960–1962
From
Tokyo, Japan
Records in the issues
1 (1960), 1 of them a Start here pick

In the issues

  • Japanoise: The Extreme Edge of Sound
    An influence · 1960-2000 · Members

    Japanoise: The Extreme Edge of Sound is a music scene from Tokyo & Osaka, Japan, 1960–2000. Its principal artists include Merzbow, Boredoms and Hanatarash. This issue covers 10 essential albums and 14 dated events.

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