Ground Zero (band)
Ground Zero | |
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 Former band member Otomo Yoshihide | |
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| Origin | Tokyo, Japan |
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| Years active | 1990–1998 |
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Ground Zero was a Japanese noise/improvisation band[1] during the 1990s led by the guitarist and "turntablist" Otomo Yoshihide that had a large and rotating group of performers with two other regular performers.[1]
History
Ground Zero was formed to play the John Zorn game piece Cobra.[2] They first played in August 1990 and last played in March 1998.[2] The band's last project was in 1998 when they re-worked material from a 1992 Cassiber concert in Tokyo; it was released on the second CD of Cassiber's double CD, Live in Tokyo (1998).
Musical style
The band performed on such instruments as
koto, omnichord, electric guitar and two drum kits. They were one of the first free improvising musicians using turntables.[3]
Their music mixed
Kim Seok Chul
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Discography
Studio albums
- Ground Zero (1992)
- Null & Void (1995)
- Revolutionary Pekinese Opera (1995)
- Revolutionary Pekinese Opera Ver. 1.28 (1996)
- Consume Red (1997)[2]
- Plays Standards (1997)
Compilation albums
- Conflagration (1997)
- Consummation (1998)
Live albums
- Last Concert (1999)[1]
- Live 1992+ (2007)
Singles
- "Live Mao '99" (1995) (split with Bästard)
- "Revolutionary Pekinese Opera Ver. 1.50" (1996)
References
- ^ ISBN 978-0-313-29881-3.
- ^ ISBN 978-0-262-01314-7.
- ISBN 978-0-8264-1615-5.
External links
- Ground Zero at AllMusic
- Ground Zero discography at Discogs
- Ground-Zero at Improvised Music from Japan
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