The Gerogerigegege (Japanese: ザ・ゲロゲリゲゲゲ, pronounced [za ɡeɽo ɡeɽi ɡeɡeɡe]) is a music project created in 1985 in Shinjuku, Tokyo by Juntaro Yamanouchi (山ノ内純太郎), who runs and maintains the Vis a Vis record label in Japan.
Though they are often categorized with Japanese harsh noise acts such as Merzbow and Masonna, The Gerogerigegege has also released albums of more straightforward rock (Sexual Behaviour in the Human Male), noise (45 RPM Performanc...
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The Gerogerigegege (Japanese: ザ・ゲロゲリゲゲゲ, pronounced [za ɡeɽo ɡeɽi ɡeɡeɡe]) is a music project created in 1985 in Shinjuku, Tokyo by Juntaro Yamanouchi (山ノ内純太郎), who runs and maintains the Vis a Vis record label in Japan.
Though they are often categorized with Japanese harsh noise acts such as Merzbow and Masonna, The Gerogerigegege has also released albums of more straightforward rock (Sexual Behaviour in the Human Male), noise (45 RPM Performance), and ambient music (None Friendly, Endless Humiliation), in addition to several seven inch records mixing these styles with found recordings. The group is best known for their 1990 album Tokyo Anal Dynamite. This album consists of 75 songs, which serve as a fusion of the Ramones' punk jams (replete with Juntaro yelling "1 2 3 4!!" over and over) and John Zorn's frantic Naked City project.
Over the years, The Gerogerigegege has included many members, the most notable and consistent other than Yamanouchi being Gero 30 (also known as Gero 56,...
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