ZUBI ZUVA X (YOSHIDA Tatsuya / SASAKI Hisashi / TSUYAMA Atsushi)
To quest for the vector of “voice”, Yoshida formed this a cappella trio in 1995. It covers from Gregorian chant to ethnic music, to doo-wop to hardcore screaming, heavily using irregular rhythms and polyrhythm. All sorts of ideas and aberrant musicality overturn the image of a cappella. Pushing the verge of possibility of the human voice, their totally meaningless lyrics and desperate performances throw the audiences into the abyss of the laughter and admiration. It makes the concept of “singing ability” nonsense. “X” is the limited special unit of ZUBI ZUVA for the tour.
AKATEN (YOSHIDA Tatsuya / TSUYAMA Atsushi)
Formed by Tsuyama and Yoshida in 1995 with the motto of “irresponibleness” and “perfunctoriness”. They easily free themselves from the spell of the traditional seriousness of the art. Using daily commodities like scissors, toothbrush, zipper, camera, and plastic botle as percussions, and shouting their brand names over an over as the “songs,” the show is performed under the concept of low cost and maximum sound effect. They simultate the wild bird songs and sumo live broadcasting; manpowered sampling, so to speak. AKATEN is the experimental convenience store punk band that provides the sound images of cheap and simple daily lives.
RUINS (YOSHIDA Tatsuya / SASAKI Hisashi)
Formed in 1985, RUINS has still been continuing to develop and deepen their world for over 18 years, reigning as the pioneer of Drum & Bass duo. Tunes are complicated adn mysterious, and songs are sung in the language of their own invention. It’s high-tension, wild, heavy, speedy, acute, and powerful tremendous ensemble never sounds like they are only two players. RUINS started with the noisy hardcore sound, then moved into very technical, complicated sound, and not it shows high-quality performances with both characteristics. True hardcore progressive sound.
ZOFFY (TSUYAMA Atsushi / KAWABATA Makoto)
Formed by Tsuyama & Kawabata in 1998. Zoffy’s music hints both at the members’ deep musical knowledge via their improvised performances of troubadour music and European tra, and also at their deep love for rock via their destructivist covers of classic rock songs, tha no longer sounds like anything but ZOFFY. The group believes that humor is essential in music, and their unprecedented performances stray far from the beaten track. Is this the Ultima Thule that rock music has long been aiming for? It’s a must if you are interested in the musical backgrounds of the two that are never shown in AMT.