Unfortunately, Takashi Mizutani passed away sometime in 2019, and we only just got the news today. The phone call from Makoto Kubota to Mr. Mizutani mentioned here, said to be from 2020, was actually from 2019, very close to the time of his death. The reason it is just now coming out is that since Mr. Mizutani does not often contact people it seemed normal that no word was heard for several years and those close to him assumed he was still alive. May he rest in peace, and be remembered for his incredible musical talent and pioneering of many musical genres. R.I.P. Takashi Mizutani 1948 - 2019
Wait are you saying he was dead and wasnt found until like last week? That means his body was just chilling dead for like 2 years undiscovered...... :o
@@ironmaiden12369 no, it wasn't "chilling" dead, I imagine he had a proper burial as there is some evidence showing he had a spouse (this is unconfirmed however). Since he barely ever kept in touch with people though, the news didn't get to his friends for a while.
@@billybats4745 makes sense as i had no idra either, i think the bit where they were tricked into thinking they'd reached NK was funny although..were they just then allowed to continue on their way? i'm stupidly tired and didn't fully understand/catch it
Because of the clickbait i thought it was the actual band and i was like ooh, and mildly crestfallen it wasn't slightly more sensationalist given the misleading title
This band is love of my life. I also adore their guitarist and sound engineer, Mr. Kubota. He’s a great person to talk to and this year I’m finishing an album made of sounds that he recorded.
This band was actually one of the biggest reasons I picked up bass guitar again after years. The simple yet captivating bass lines in “Enter The Mirror” and “Otherwise Fallin Love With” were easy enough to figure out by ear in 10 minutes and that was enough to get me started on other songs. This band will always have a special place in my heart because of that.
Longtime fan of this band. Glad they’re getting more recognition thanks to videos like this! According my late friend and bandmate Yuzo Iwata, who shared a rehearsal space with Mizutani in the 80’s as a member of Maher Shalal Hash Baz, the actual reason why they never released any proper studio albums was simply that Mizutani was somewhat insecure about the sound of his voice. He hated the way his vocals sounded on higher fidelity recordings. Hence, the bootlegs. Another interesting detail he shared is that a lot of the younger art rockers in Japan at the time regarded them as kind of corny, because they associated them with the 60’s. Most of the younger people in the scene dismissed them along the typical “punks vs hippies” lines.
@@Spectrescup Keiji Haino borrowed my roomate’s guitar for a show in Philly about ten years ago. He had an issue with his and would only play if the promoter, a friend of mine, could find a black Gibson SG which my roommate ended up supplying. Yuzo was at my place when my buddy came to get it and mentioned crossing paths with him back in the day. Yuzo was too polite to ever say anything mean about a person, but it was pretty clear there was no love there.
After Moriaki left, the story of how Mizutani recruited his new bassist is great. Allegedly he asked the bassist he wanted to meet to go to a cafe so that they could "talk". The bassist was already in a band and wasnt sure he'd join LRD. Mizutani pulled up to the cafe in a van, opened the door and demanded he get in. Dude basically kidnapped his bassist to get him to join 😂
After the hijacking, Mizutani was extremely paranoid that the American CIA was after him. I believe he went as far as to make sure he never appeared on the street during daylight for a number of years after the incident. He was never "found" because I don't think the CIA were ever looking for him, but it goes some way to explaining his clandestine behaviour.
@@薔薇-k2m Hell why not throw in the fucking Yakuza as well while we're at it if we're just throwing groups of men with huge amounts of power and large networks of connections.
@@michealpersicko9531 Bro, he was in close contact with a terrorist, almost a world famous one at the time. Police usually looks into terrorists' friends, that's just usual business. Of course CIA wasn't looking for him, but the Japanese police definitely had a file made for him, and that is normal. The rest is just paranoia probably, but there were confirmed cases of Japanese police surveilling people who were close with (for example) Japanese Red Army Faction. Again, that is how it is in every country. Your comment is pointless, because no one is "throwing groups" into this, literally only two options exist - CIA and Japanese police. CIA argument isn't baseless too, by the way. CIA was working with the Japanese on the Yodogo incident, and had deep roots in Japan, since US was controlling the country until barely 20 years before Yodogo and were on look out for every revolutionary/protest/extremist group that was there acting at that time.
One of the best music channels honestly. Bringing such interesting musicians into the light of many individuals. While I may not necessarily love all the music I find it all incredibly interesting. My favorite video was the one about Mdou Moctar.
Before I knew this band existed i went into a record store one day and saw a vinyl of the Shibuya Yaneura 1979 bootleg. I was going to buy it but for whatever reason I decided not to. A week later I discovered the band. Now I can’t find the vinyl anywhere online and it’s literally my favorite album I’ve ever listened to. One of the biggest mistakes I’ve ever made in my life was not buying that vinyl for $20.
This blew my mind - i only knew the band from getting their music recommended to me through the spotify algorithms. I was fascinated by their sound, which seemed so out of place for the era they were in, but never knew any of their backstory. Fucking awesome video, as always. This channel is one of my absolute favorites on youtube. Every music nerds wet dream! Keep up the good work
Part of me hopes we never hear from Mizutani again. It would be very 'on brand' for them and it would be very fitting. Just never knowing why he hid away, if he lived a good life or not, if he just rode off into the sunset never looking back. No indication that they ever existed bar the few articles and the bootlegs. It would be very poetic in a sense.
MIZUTANI IS ALIVE?!?!?!?!?! AND THEY’RE TALKING ABOUT ANOTHER TOUR?!?!?!?!!!?!?!!?! *L E T ‘ S F U C K I N G G O O O O O O O !* Edit: he’s been dead for 2 years ._.
For those that don't know them already, you should definitely check out Flower Travellin' Band as well (a clip of their Satori II video is used at 9:53). As best as I understand it, they were another band who played a large part in introducing noise-rock, heavy metal, and psychedelic rock sounds to Japan. Granted their music is quite different from this band's - and probably a lot more 'accessible', as they were heavily influenced by the classic rock sounds of the US in the late 60s/early 70s - but they were also a part of the counterculture movement. A good place to start would be their Anywhere album, where they covered classics like 21st Century Schizoid Man, House of the Rising Sun, etc... And their rendition of Louisiana Blues is out of this world.
thanks for talking about this band so well. youve clearly done your research. Ive wanted to learn more about this group but I could never find any cohesive sort of information about it anywhere, it was just mysterious. great vid
This actually so cool. I miss the mysteriousness and unavailability of bands and music. I mean it is cool to habe everything with the click of a button but do you remember when you had to buy a CD or find a record store that would sell that CD? When one or twp interviews where all you had from famous artists and you had to imagine the rest of their lifes?
Dude I remember having to order Alice in chains first album at my university record store and after 3 months it still hadn't arrived. "The youth of today have it too easy" 😉😂
people have been recommending me this band for a while and i’ve just never checked them out, was thinking of finally doing it today. this video couldn’t have come at a better time
japanese musicians/creatives are a cut above in a lot of ways, and the commitment to creativity and authenticity (especially in the underground) are extreme in the best way a more recent band called Gezan (and their circle of friends) is/are carrying the torch of these older, more expressive and intense musicians of the previous era. their latest album "Klue" is practically the definition of "rebellion music" 88kasyo junrei is another great modern torch bearer
If Mizutani ever reads these comments, I would like to ask him to please reemerge and play music publicly again...I discovered this band in 2021 and I am 53 and I think this band and especially his guitar playing touches upon rock perfection, for want of better words. Like nothingness made sonic, the universe with a voice or the Buddha with an electric guitar. It's true zen.......There are no adequate words to describe how amazing his guitar playing is and how mesmerising and important their music is....nothing is as honest, as heart wrenching, as spiritual, and as heavy as this band.........Mizutani , please at least talk about your art before you die....thank you
If you ever decide to open up that Patreon for real, I'd gladly support you on there. Your vids have brough so much into my life - great conversations with my friends, interesting insight into different cultures and most importantly some fine music reccomendations.
Long live les rallizes. Will never forgot the moment I first heard em. At a party a record plays in the background and time stood still. Every hair on my body went up. It was otherwise fallin love ii, which remains much like a mantra in my life to this day
The great thing about loving music is there's always more to discover, just when you think you have a good knowledge of music, you realize there's another bazillion music genres you don't know about. It's a beautiful thing
@@drifter402 fair enough point except with obscurities that don't cost a normal price. I take your point that people shouldn't expect good music to grow on trees and for artists to go unpaid/be paid cents. Although punk and its close relations like garage and psychedelica prob had limited pressings, didn't expect to make much cash etc
Man i just found out this band few days ago reading the coments of VU's Sister Ray here on youtube. Then this video was recomended to me. Now i'm in love with this band. Its the nearest of the Velvet i,ve heard till now.
Ive really enjoyed your documentaries lately. Some outstanding digs and wonderful discoveries. As a musician, I have been spending a lot of time looking in places Ive never looked before. As someone who has married into another culture, the discoveries I have enjoyed over the years, learning how small my American mind has been. I have been making music for nearly 34 years now, from Prog Rock to metal but have only recently discovered a growing appetite for the sounds of history outside the borders of my Western country. Your videos have been a delicious and informative find. I applaud your efforts and encourage you to continue your digging and discoveries as well. The 2020 world reset has provided a unique opportunity for me to spend time exploring new sounds, bands, projects and fantastic events that have remained hidden away until now. There have been profound bands and events that have carved out changes on the world stage that are worthy of being shared. For those who truly appreciate art, music and the creative souls opening the minds of those who dare to listen, I encourage them to spend some time with your many videos and I am confident they will learn a Great deal and find some inspiration as well. Salute to you good sir. Thank you for your efforts, interests and awesome story telling.
Holy shit, I thought I would never live to see the day where Rallizes Denudes receives popularity. These guys also introduced me to "GRIM" another criminally underrated Japanese artist.
Huh, i don't think i've actually heard of Grim. Thanks for that heads up. Similar vein or completely different? Too lazy to google and prefer a human exchange. Will search later but wondering what for, besides their J status
@@mothratemporalradio517 I assume they mean Jun Konagaya/GRIM, the Japanese power electronics/industrial musician, I'd recommend their albums Folk Music and Maha if you like cold, mechanical, hypnotic noise/industrial (Their compilation album "Folk Songs for an Obscure Race" is also really good if you want a mix of harsh and approachable, as it actually has a lot of psychedelic folk/neofolk tracks and influences)
@@blackenedizzycore oh, i can't remember their name right now, but have you seen the Jp noise dude who plays prototypically modified desk fans and televisions, and also uses a barcode scanner and stuff? Trying to remember what his name is. His performances are nifty.
@@mothratemporalradio517 , maybe “Ujino and the Rotators” ? He’s an artist doing sound installations and performances. I have a DVD and have seen his installations twice in Japan.
I've watched all your videos since the beginning actually. and they've just been in my recommended for eternity but I've just subscribed today actually. you'll be one of the biggest channels on youtube some day.
Hands down my new favorite channel. I really hope there's a lot more to come. I already watched every video. I liked the Silver Apples one. Now I have a new band to listen to
Ah yes, Les Rallizes Denudes, one of the best bands ever existed. Mizutani is probably one of the fathers of: No Wave, Punk Rock, Shoegaze, Noise Rock, Industrial, Post-Punk and many other genres, a true legend.
That would be true if anyone outside the half dozen of folks who listen to their music knew about them lmao. They certainly can be seen as some of the earlier examples of those genres, but they're not really the fathers of any of them.
@@matteobanzilorenzetti2910 They're like Suicide, but instead of being anti-people, they're anti-capitalist. Equally deranged, mysterious and disturbing/-ed, though.
Couldn't help but watch all your videos in a row. Love every one and the unique story's they tell are extremely moving, thoughtful and deep. Can't wait for more 🙌
you should definitely should look into the yugoslavian band AZRA maybe a bit more poppy but also a really interesting disappeared frontman doni stulic!
The fact you had to bleep out words like high and pills, definitely shows the direction TH-cam has gone and it’s very sad. Other then that, great documentary. I didn’t realize I was already subscribed to this channel and have missed many great short docs. Great channel my man.
Your vidios are very high quality and incredibly fun to watch. You deserve honestly way more views then this and I really think you are up there with nerdstalgic and other big essay youtubers quality wise. If you keep posting with this consistent vidio quality you could become very big. We are all rooting for you :) (also this band is amazing thanks for the recommendation)
Hey this is cool, i recently made a video about the band, was quite curious about if you had a list of all your sources, i can tell some from my own research like Julian Cope, buttt of course as must be mentioned his writings have been mostly dismissed as fiction, did you happen to hire someone to translate those pieces towards the end? I've never seen the band member one before that's fascinating.
Hey there, I did hire someone to translate a few written interviews + that one video interview. The Julian Cope book was great as an overview, but a lot of his timeline was disputed by things that Moriaki or Mizutani actually said in those interviews.
@@Stevem I ended up putting the translated interviews on an alternate TH-cam page: th-cam.com/channels/WDEV3J9LzMceIlqIYWujAg.html I stalled on this for a long time because I was a little worried about a potential copyright strike. For some reason it never occurred to me until now just to make a new channel 😂
I’m sorry but there is a LOT of information lacking here. The first concert did not turn into a riot and you have completely skipped over the politics of culture of Kyoto at the time and their lyrics that were a direct response to it... It was important because they were from KYOTO, the city of tradition and upstanding values and not the modernist Tokyo and Osaka. These are covered in ミュージック・マガジン and 朝日ジャーナル (volume 24, no.14, 1982). You should have also referenced the surge of Japanese Red Army supporters, that were particularly prevalent in Kyoto universities such as Doshisha (which they attended). This is key as to WHY they were indirectly involved with the hijacking. It’s cool to see the band covered but this is a very Wikipedia-esque level of research.
Seriously one of the most incredible bands. Alot of great bands out there but LRD is Incredible. True artistic output, intensely personal and at times incredibly touching. Other times the noise is on the line of being outright offensive. Such an awesome line to have to balance on. Its been years and I'm still not over them, I dont think I ever will be.
I'm confused. From my memory, Mizutani has played with several different musicians since the 90's. If I can find time to go through old playlists this weekend, I'll share some live links.
I thought the communist Chinese saw rock’n’roll as an instrument of American imperialism, they’d actively suppress any counterculture movement and rock’n’roll.
@@jeremybiggs8413 Isn’t Chinese arts policy based on socialist realism? The CCP sees punk rock as fascist, as did all communist parties behind the iron curtain.
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Unfortunately, Takashi Mizutani passed away sometime in 2019, and we only just got the news today. The phone call from Makoto Kubota to Mr. Mizutani mentioned here, said to be from 2020, was actually from 2019, very close to the time of his death. The reason it is just now coming out is that since Mr. Mizutani does not often contact people it seemed normal that no word was heard for several years and those close to him assumed he was still alive.
May he rest in peace, and be remembered for his incredible musical talent and pioneering of many musical genres.
R.I.P. Takashi Mizutani
1948 - 2019
Wait are you saying he was dead and wasnt found until like last week? That means his body was just chilling dead for like 2 years undiscovered...... :o
@@ironmaiden12369 no, it wasn't "chilling" dead, I imagine he had a proper burial as there is some evidence showing he had a spouse (this is unconfirmed however). Since he barely ever kept in touch with people though, the news didn't get to his friends for a while.
@@psychrestore9610 damn that's rly sad man
@@psychrestore9610 nice pfp is that a band or something
idk why it's sad, he literally was just living a normal life like any of us. hows he supposed to tell his friends he's dead@@mihailmilev9909
I hope more people will listen to Les Rallizes Dénudés because of this video. They're a truly amazing band.
Already have one new fan
Never heard of them before this, but I will listen in
As an interesting one and done listening experience, maybe. It ain't enjoyable tho
I have, loving every song so far
Also love their recording fidelity !
The funniest part about this is I’ve been a fan of theirs for a while but never knew about the plane hijacking
Yup! I had no idea about it either
Because they didn't hijack a plane. It was their former bassist lol
@@billybats4745 makes sense as i had no idra either, i think the bit where they were tricked into thinking they'd reached NK was funny although..were they just then allowed to continue on their way? i'm stupidly tired and didn't fully understand/catch it
Because of the clickbait i thought it was the actual band and i was like ooh, and mildly crestfallen it wasn't slightly more sensationalist given the misleading title
@@mothratemporalradio517 yup completely misleading. Fucking wack
This band is love of my life. I also adore their guitarist and sound engineer, Mr. Kubota. He’s a great person to talk to and this year I’m finishing an album made of sounds that he recorded.
that's awesome! Where might I be able to listen to it when it's finished?
cool
Yeah I would love to hear that!!
What's the release date?
@@assass.oebeeseo digital release the ed of may, vinyl/cassette the end of September!
This band was actually one of the biggest reasons I picked up bass guitar again after years. The simple yet captivating bass lines in “Enter The Mirror” and “Otherwise Fallin Love With” were easy enough to figure out by ear in 10 minutes and that was enough to get me started on other songs. This band will always have a special place in my heart because of that.
Longtime fan of this band. Glad they’re getting more recognition thanks to videos like this! According my late friend and bandmate Yuzo Iwata, who shared a rehearsal space with Mizutani in the 80’s as a member of Maher Shalal Hash Baz, the actual reason why they never released any proper studio albums was simply that Mizutani was somewhat insecure about the sound of his voice. He hated the way his vocals sounded on higher fidelity recordings. Hence, the bootlegs. Another interesting detail he shared is that a lot of the younger art rockers in Japan at the time regarded them as kind of corny, because they associated them with the 60’s. Most of the younger people in the scene dismissed them along the typical “punks vs hippies” lines.
That's incredibly interesting to hear. Also, what band were you in with Yuzo? I wasn't familiar with him, but this is some cool stuff.
@@Bandsplaining I’m the other guitar player on daylight moon.
" Punks is Hippies " , punk . Saveki and Uchida are the greatest japanese musicians ever !
But Keiji Haino had been around almost as long, and I always get the impression that he was revered. Really interesting btw. Love Maher too.
@@Spectrescup Keiji Haino borrowed my roomate’s guitar for a show in Philly about ten years ago. He had an issue with his and would only play if the promoter, a friend of mine, could find a black Gibson SG which my roommate ended up supplying. Yuzo was at my place when my buddy came to get it and mentioned crossing paths with him back in the day. Yuzo was too polite to ever say anything mean about a person, but it was pretty clear there was no love there.
After Moriaki left, the story of how Mizutani recruited his new bassist is great. Allegedly he asked the bassist he wanted to meet to go to a cafe so that they could "talk". The bassist was already in a band and wasnt sure he'd join LRD. Mizutani pulled up to the cafe in a van, opened the door and demanded he get in. Dude basically kidnapped his bassist to get him to join 😂
Murdoc in phase 3 be like:
After the hijacking, Mizutani was extremely paranoid that the American CIA was after him. I believe he went as far as to make sure he never appeared on the street during daylight for a number of years after the incident. He was never "found" because I don't think the CIA were ever looking for him, but it goes some way to explaining his clandestine behaviour.
@@Ohfishyfishyfish Maybe not the CIA, but the Japanese police probably were.
@@薔薇-k2m Hell why not throw in the fucking Yakuza as well while we're at it if we're just throwing groups of men with huge amounts of power and large networks of connections.
@@michealpersicko9531 Bro, he was in close contact with a terrorist, almost a world famous one at the time. Police usually looks into terrorists' friends, that's just usual business. Of course CIA wasn't looking for him, but the Japanese police definitely had a file made for him, and that is normal. The rest is just paranoia probably, but there were confirmed cases of Japanese police surveilling people who were close with (for example) Japanese Red Army Faction. Again, that is how it is in every country.
Your comment is pointless, because no one is "throwing groups" into this, literally only two options exist - CIA and Japanese police. CIA argument isn't baseless too, by the way. CIA was working with the Japanese on the Yodogo incident, and had deep roots in Japan, since US was controlling the country until barely 20 years before Yodogo and were on look out for every revolutionary/protest/extremist group that was there acting at that time.
got ina. car crash to one of their songs. thought the squealing wheels were the song itself
One of the best music channels honestly. Bringing such interesting musicians into the light of many individuals. While I may not necessarily love all the music I find it all incredibly interesting. My favorite video was the one about Mdou Moctar.
77 Live is one of my all time favorite albums. Night of the Assassins fucking slays. So glad you covered them.
Oh yeah!
77 Live is one of the best albums period!
Before I knew this band existed i went into a record store one day and saw a vinyl of the Shibuya Yaneura 1979 bootleg. I was going to buy it but for whatever reason I decided not to. A week later I discovered the band. Now I can’t find the vinyl anywhere online and it’s literally my favorite album I’ve ever listened to. One of the biggest mistakes I’ve ever made in my life was not buying that vinyl for $20.
Stfu
@@cern591 :(
Their stuff is damn hard to get ahold of. I was lucky enough to find one of their albums a few years ago and now it goes for well over $100
Discog bro... Or maybe someone on eBay??? Try and search for it. It's a gem!!
@@HenriJawad trust me I’ve tried
This blew my mind - i only knew the band from getting their music recommended to me through the spotify algorithms. I was fascinated by their sound, which seemed so out of place for the era they were in, but never knew any of their backstory.
Fucking awesome video, as always. This channel is one of my absolute favorites on youtube. Every music nerds wet dream! Keep up the good work
Part of me hopes we never hear from Mizutani again. It would be very 'on brand' for them and it would be very fitting. Just never knowing why he hid away, if he lived a good life or not, if he just rode off into the sunset never looking back. No indication that they ever existed bar the few articles and the bootlegs. It would be very poetic in a sense.
Agree 100%. This is exactly what I was gonna say but you put it into words better than I would've
@@d.s.8227 I love your comment
Mizutani should do what ever he wants hopefully one last performance not “fit” a choice a bunch of people romanticize his image making
Yeah like jim sullivan
He passed in 2019. RIP.
MIZUTANI IS ALIVE?!?!?!?!?!
AND THEY’RE TALKING ABOUT ANOTHER TOUR?!?!?!?!!!?!?!!?!
*L E T ‘ S F U C K I N G G O O O O O O O !*
Edit: he’s been dead for 2 years ._.
I’m innnnnnnnn
Heard he is currently living in Paris
@@blagovesttodorov4483 hes in kyoto, lived in paris shortly in the 90s
@@blagovesttodorov4483 Who is in Paris?
@@Chuca2112 Parisians
Can’t explain how this feels to see someone make a video on the band that needs it more than anyone
Eh, if it makes them no money, why do they need it exactly? Maybe for the tour idea, that would be a fair point
Ray Romano really knows his stuff
HA
Lmao
He does sound similar lol
Thanks, i can’t unhear it now
Close, but Ray sounds more nasally. Funny though. 😂
For those that don't know them already, you should definitely check out Flower Travellin' Band as well (a clip of their Satori II video is used at 9:53). As best as I understand it, they were another band who played a large part in introducing noise-rock, heavy metal, and psychedelic rock sounds to Japan. Granted their music is quite different from this band's - and probably a lot more 'accessible', as they were heavily influenced by the classic rock sounds of the US in the late 60s/early 70s - but they were also a part of the counterculture movement. A good place to start would be their Anywhere album, where they covered classics like 21st Century Schizoid Man, House of the Rising Sun, etc... And their rendition of Louisiana Blues is out of this world.
Strung out deeper than the night is one of the greatest songs ever conceived
thanks for talking about this band so well. youve clearly done your research. Ive wanted to learn more about this group but I could never find any cohesive sort of information about it anywhere, it was just mysterious. great vid
today it was announced that mizutani had died in 2019, according to the official website for the rallizes, may he rest in peace
used to listen to them high out of my fucking mind in my room in highschool
Heroin right !?
White Waking will always get me. Fuck that shit hits hard.
@@biscuitgames_5016 especially the space funeral version
Wish I was high out of my mind....
@@blaketto good evenink. im count helio1055. i like to learn in highschool... and smoke the weed!
Les Rallizes Denudes is one of the greatest bands ever. A huge influence.
I didn't know about the communist hijacking stuff until much much later.
Same I've never heard of any of this!
That makes him even better tbh totally based.
"united in feedback" is a fucking awesome idea
If you like this video you don’t understand LRD
i would not be surprised if it had the dual meaning of sound feed back and feedback in cybernetics
@@calebcarlstedt1490 Yeah yeah whatever, go back to hoarding your overpriced Fischer-Price discs you elitist failure
@@calebcarlstedt1490 what do you mean?
Almost as cool as Eye from Hanatarash (& later Boredoms) driving a bulldozer into a music club & throwing huge panes of glass at the horrified crowd
Sakevi isn´t exactly very friendly and sociable either . Yamatsuka Eye \m/
This actually so cool. I miss the mysteriousness and unavailability of bands and music. I mean it is cool to habe everything with the click of a button but do you remember when you had to buy a CD or find a record store that would sell that CD? When one or twp interviews where all you had from famous artists and you had to imagine the rest of their lifes?
Dude I remember having to order Alice in chains first album at my university record store and after 3 months it still hadn't arrived. "The youth of today have it too easy" 😉😂
people have been recommending me this band for a while and i’ve just never checked them out, was thinking of finally doing it today. this video couldn’t have come at a better time
"When given scraps and grainy pieces, the rest is filled in by our imagination". Great way to put it. That's the mystique that makes a rock star.
japanese musicians/creatives are a cut above in a lot of ways, and the commitment to creativity and authenticity (especially in the underground) are extreme in the best way
a more recent band called Gezan (and their circle of friends) is/are carrying the torch of these older, more expressive and intense musicians of the previous era. their latest album "Klue" is practically the definition of "rebellion music"
88kasyo junrei is another great modern torch bearer
Woah great video man! and what an interesting band
You finally did my suggestion! Thanks
RIP Mizutani
rest in peace mizutani
i love how youtube started recommending weird bands for me after watching one pad chennington video
These videos are such a treat.
If Mizutani ever reads these comments, I would like to ask him to please reemerge and play music publicly again...I discovered this band in 2021 and I am 53 and I think this band and especially his guitar playing touches upon rock perfection, for want of better words. Like nothingness made sonic, the universe with a voice or the Buddha with an electric guitar. It's true zen.......There are no adequate words to describe how amazing his guitar playing is and how mesmerising and important their music is....nothing is as honest, as heart wrenching, as spiritual, and as heavy as this band.........Mizutani , please at least talk about your art before you die....thank you
He already died
Dude thanks for the video! My favorite band
If you ever decide to open up that Patreon for real, I'd gladly support you on there. Your vids have brough so much into my life - great conversations with my friends, interesting insight into different cultures and most importantly some fine music reccomendations.
Pfp... Do better
I remember talking to you about these guys! Cool group! I love how much time and research this stuff was put together. Thanks for such great video!
rest in peace mizutani 💛 :( it’s so sad…
He died ?
@@stupidtown1453 yeah unfortunately :/
As soon as I saw the title I knew what it was about and had to click because any content on Les Rallizes is good content
Long live les rallizes. Will never forgot the moment I first heard em. At a party a record plays in the background and time stood still. Every hair on my body went up. It was otherwise fallin love ii, which remains much like a mantra in my life to this day
I was just recently wondering when a new bandsplaining video was going to come out. Excited to watch!
The great thing about loving music is there's always more to discover, just when you think you have a good knowledge of music, you realize there's another bazillion music genres you don't know about. It's a beautiful thing
Great video as always, thank you man, you are awesome.
“Japanese doom psych band” Nice title there to reel in Boris fans lol although if they hijacked a plane i wouldve probably known
Yep I was certain this was gonna be boris
Your profile picture is absolutely beautiful
Three of my hobbies intersected: Boris, modern Japanese History, and leftism
@@FercEater the future is left
I’ve been a fan of this band for a while now, I’m so glad someone’s finally talking about them ;u;
Clicked on this because I like obscure ahead-of-it's-time music. Def wasn't expecting that reference to Red Scare.
Don’t watch this guy PERIOD dude keeps saying dumb Shit about bands that aren’t at all what he thinks they are.
Yeah, this guy is pretty gay.
He's nearly as gay as Adam but also justice for Adam.
@@willshogren1987 who is adam
Severely underrated. The band and ur channel as well
I always look at the comments for these kind of bands because fans always lead you to more amazing music.
Fushitsusha and keiji hanos work is a reccomendation , very similar
Check our Boris. They are also a japanese noise band with a lot of psych influence. They even have some Loveless covers and inspired albums.
this channel is pure gold about underground music
well, that was probably the most interesting thing i've heard this year
this is amazing man. this is an amazing channel
Honestly one of my favorite bands ever
i definitely feel like a dude with a hylics 2 profile pic would be into this band lol
@@bogmanhimself4656 Played hylics and loved this band can confirm
This channel is a true gem
The Mizutani record (bootleg?)still not on Spotify.
Shit is magic.
Unfortunately nothing released under the Rivista or UNIVIVE labels are on Spotify, and that’s all of the best stuff!
@@iamdamosuzuki_ is that on line? where can i listen to it?sorry if my english is broken, hope you can understand me
Jesus christ not everything is on Googles rip off service. buy music
Why would you guys prefer Spotify? I never used it. TH-cam just has such a huge range
@@drifter402 fair enough point except with obscurities that don't cost a normal price. I take your point that people shouldn't expect good music to grow on trees and for artists to go unpaid/be paid cents. Although punk and its close relations like garage and psychedelica prob had limited pressings, didn't expect to make much cash etc
This is probably my new favorite channel. Great stuff!
Man i just found out this band few days ago reading the coments of VU's Sister Ray here on youtube. Then this video was recomended to me. Now i'm in love with this band. Its the nearest of the Velvet i,ve heard till now.
Interesting, i kinda wouldn't associate them too much with the VU myself
@@mothratemporalradio517 I think it's because of the noisy guitar or that "underground vibe" i linked them.
Ive really enjoyed your documentaries lately. Some outstanding digs and wonderful discoveries. As a musician, I have been spending a lot of time looking in places Ive never looked before. As someone who has married into another culture, the discoveries I have enjoyed over the years, learning how small my American mind has been. I have been making music for nearly 34 years now, from Prog Rock to metal but have only recently discovered a growing appetite for the sounds of history outside the borders of my Western country. Your videos have been a delicious and informative find. I applaud your efforts and encourage you to continue your digging and discoveries as well. The 2020 world reset has provided a unique opportunity for me to spend time exploring new sounds, bands, projects and fantastic events that have remained hidden away until now. There have been profound bands and events that have carved out changes on the world stage that are worthy of being shared. For those who truly appreciate art, music and the creative souls opening the minds of those who dare to listen, I encourage them to spend some time with your many videos and I am confident they will learn a Great deal and find some inspiration as well. Salute to you good sir. Thank you for your efforts, interests and awesome story telling.
Holy shit, I thought I would never live to see the day where Rallizes Denudes receives popularity. These guys also introduced me to "GRIM" another criminally underrated Japanese artist.
Huh, i don't think i've actually heard of Grim. Thanks for that heads up. Similar vein or completely different? Too lazy to google and prefer a human exchange. Will search later but wondering what for, besides their J status
@@mothratemporalradio517 I assume they mean Jun Konagaya/GRIM, the Japanese power electronics/industrial musician, I'd recommend their albums Folk Music and Maha if you like cold, mechanical, hypnotic noise/industrial
(Their compilation album "Folk Songs for an Obscure Race" is also really good if you want a mix of harsh and approachable, as it actually has a lot of psychedelic folk/neofolk tracks and influences)
@@blackenedizzycore Great! Thanks for the recommendations! I'm going to write those down. Cherrs, and i hope you're having a good one! 🚨🍕🎧
@@blackenedizzycore oh, i can't remember their name right now, but have you seen the Jp noise dude who plays prototypically modified desk fans and televisions, and also uses a barcode scanner and stuff? Trying to remember what his name is. His performances are nifty.
@@mothratemporalradio517 , maybe “Ujino and the Rotators” ? He’s an artist doing sound installations and performances. I have a DVD and have seen his installations twice in Japan.
I've watched all your videos since the beginning actually. and they've just been in my recommended for eternity but I've just subscribed today actually. you'll be one of the biggest channels on youtube some day.
As a drone/doom fan, I'm shocked I've never even heard of these guys
just coming to say thank you for making this video and for putting me on, i am now lost in all the sound, rightfully so..
As soon as I read the title I was like "let's goooooo"
Hands down my new favorite channel. I really hope there's a lot more to come. I already watched every video. I liked the Silver Apples one. Now I have a new band to listen to
Ah yes, Les Rallizes Denudes, one of the best bands ever existed. Mizutani is probably one of the fathers of: No Wave, Punk Rock, Shoegaze, Noise Rock, Industrial, Post-Punk and many other genres, a true legend.
That would be true if anyone outside the half dozen of folks who listen to their music knew about them lmao. They certainly can be seen as some of the earlier examples of those genres, but they're not really the fathers of any of them.
@@rayres1074 lmao they'll be underground forever.
Btw yes, they were one of the first examples, not the true fathers
@@matteobanzilorenzetti2910 They're like Suicide, but instead of being anti-people, they're anti-capitalist. Equally deranged, mysterious and disturbing/-ed, though.
Get your head out of your own ass buddy lrd is lrd! Nothing more and nothing less!
I don’t think the No Wave scene really heard of LRD
great content as always, wish there was more! you always pick super interesting topics
this was unbelievably interesting
Couldn't help but watch all your videos in a row. Love every one and the unique story's they tell are extremely moving, thoughtful and deep. Can't wait for more 🙌
The only reason I know these guys exist is because of Space Funeral. I am so glad I found them.
I'm so grateful for the creator of Space Funeral to get us all in this place
It was the opposite for me, i found out about Space Funeral because of them
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Wait HOW???
I've been meaning to play that game but I had no idea it had a reference to this band.
Now this is surprising, holy shit
wow, what i learned a lot more than i thought would in this video. thank you sir
you should definitely should look into the yugoslavian band AZRA
maybe a bit more poppy but also a really interesting disappeared frontman doni stulic!
The fact you had to bleep out words like high and pills, definitely shows the direction TH-cam has gone and it’s very sad. Other then that, great documentary. I didn’t realize I was already subscribed to this channel and have missed many great short docs. Great channel my man.
easily one of the most legendary noise rock bands of all time, so fucking good
is that lucky guy...
damn im so happy I found this channel
Why the Japanese gotta be so ahead of the curve on everything, I'm so jealous!!
they are behind the curve on everything. their whole thing is they take something and make it their own unique way
Listen to SS from Japan, they were making 80s hardcore punk all the way back in 1977! Before the Americans had even gotten a full taste of the Ramones
Your vidios are very high quality and incredibly fun to watch. You deserve honestly way more views then this and I really think you are up there with nerdstalgic and other big essay youtubers quality wise. If you keep posting with this consistent vidio quality you could become very big. We are all rooting for you :) (also this band is amazing thanks for the recommendation)
“Hijacked airplane”
*Moriaki laughing in the distance*
Yooo I’ve always wondered about the band but never actually looked into them so thank you for this video!
Favorite band of all time hands down. I thought Mizutani was a fisherman in Hokkaido lol
man i love your channel please post more often
japanese bands are amazing. ahead of its time
I met this band 5 years ago, such a relief they are not forgotten; they are so talented…
Hey this is cool, i recently made a video about the band, was quite curious about if you had a list of all your sources, i can tell some from my own research like Julian Cope, buttt of course as must be mentioned his writings have been mostly dismissed as fiction, did you happen to hire someone to translate those pieces towards the end?
I've never seen the band member one before that's fascinating.
Oh hey Steve.
Hey there, I did hire someone to translate a few written interviews + that one video interview. The Julian Cope book was great as an overview, but a lot of his timeline was disputed by things that Moriaki or Mizutani actually said in those interviews.
@@Bandsplaining only saw this now, did you release those interviews kinda interested in reading them
@@Stevem I ended up putting the translated interviews on an alternate TH-cam page: th-cam.com/channels/WDEV3J9LzMceIlqIYWujAg.html
I stalled on this for a long time because I was a little worried about a potential copyright strike. For some reason it never occurred to me until now just to make a new channel 😂
Top notch content my friend! Keep it up!
The one time I saw Smash Mouth... it was literally at a country fair haha
Great doc on Les Rallizes Dénudés!
I *love* this channel. I really hope more videos come out soon. So well researched and put together.
It was just confirmed that Mizutani died in 2019. RIP.
A new fan of your channel, I must check out this band and the ones in your video about rock in China, awesome work really. Greetings from Mexico!
hoping you do something on charlie megira, jim sullivan or spacemen 3 somewhere in the future. great work on all of these videos 🤝
Thank you, this was great!
I learned about this band from reading about the Narita Airport riots.
Thank you! Always wanted to know more about these dudes
Kinda wondering who they talked to in 2020 if he died in 2019 now...
If I’m not mistaken, the band member he spoke to clarified they had spoke in 2019 before he had died
Love these videos man thank you!
I’m sorry but there is a LOT of information lacking here. The first concert did not turn into a riot and you have completely skipped over the politics of culture of Kyoto at the time and their lyrics that were a direct response to it... It was important because they were from KYOTO, the city of tradition and upstanding values and not the modernist Tokyo and Osaka. These are covered in ミュージック・マガジン and 朝日ジャーナル (volume 24, no.14, 1982). You should have also referenced the surge of Japanese Red Army supporters, that were particularly prevalent in Kyoto universities such as Doshisha (which they attended). This is key as to WHY they were indirectly involved with the hijacking. It’s cool to see the band covered but this is a very Wikipedia-esque level of research.
Having said that I do appreciate the video, and it’s nice to see someone cover the band from a visual perspective
What did you expect from a video with that title, its clickbait garbage.
Did he not mention both of those things?
He mentioned all those things.
@@finnnnnnnn1258 detail is key. Core means nothing without supplement.
Seriously one of the most incredible bands. Alot of great bands out there but LRD is Incredible. True artistic output, intensely personal and at times incredibly touching. Other times the noise is on the line of being outright offensive. Such an awesome line to have to balance on. Its been years and I'm still not over them, I dont think I ever will be.
I'm confused. From my memory, Mizutani has played with several different musicians since the 90's. If I can find time to go through old playlists this weekend, I'll share some live links.
This was a very cool video! Thank you!
Saw these cats in Shanghai, while on vacation,just out of the jungle.
from Nam. I was trippin balls on some killer micro. Haven’t been the same since
Dude that sounds awesome haha
i wish microdots would come back :( double barrel purples
I thought the communist Chinese saw rock’n’roll as an instrument of American imperialism, they’d actively suppress any counterculture movement and rock’n’roll.
@@chrishenniker5944 don’t be daft. Beijing had an awesome punk rock scene in the 90’s.
@@jeremybiggs8413 Isn’t Chinese arts policy based on socialist realism? The CCP sees punk rock as fascist, as did all communist parties behind the iron curtain.
Omg please make more content what a great idea for a channel! Love this