Japanese Noise & Metal

A music thread.

Past couple weeks of Agitator have been heavily music-oriented. First, we had multimedia artist, author, and jacked rockstar

Adam Lehrer

chopping it up about Japanese noise and psychedelic rock. We talk bodybuilding, the distinction between noise and noise rock, the entry point of noise, meditation, Osaka as Bohemian Japan, and the mysteries and histories of all these avant-garde power groups. Extensive track list below:

Merzbow - Venereology

Incapacitants - REPO

Hijokaidan - Tapes

Masonna - Inner Mind Mystique

CCCC - Loud Sounds Dopa

Les Rallizes Denudes - Heavier than a Death in the Family

Mainliner - Mellow Out

Fushitsusha - Double Live

High Rise - II

Various Artists - Tokyo flashback

We followed that up with Evan Dean Shelton—writer, publisher, podcaster, occult practitioner, and all-around chill motherfucker—discussing VOIDCON, making art for offensive purposes, edgelords, posers, and the desire to feel bad sometimes. Then, mostly on the Patreon half, we’re discussing some essential listening in the realm of Japanese black metal. Both full uncut episodes are up on Agitator Z.

Abigail - Forever Street Metal Bitch

Barbatos - Rocking Metal Motherfucker

Cataplexy - Lunar Eclipse… Chaos to the Ruin

Barglar - https://barglar.bandcamp.com/

SIGH - The Knell (Live)