The Gerogerigegege
2016
燃えない灰
The Gerogerigegege's first album after a 15-year hiatus. Initially released in Japan by Grim's Eskimo Records in April 2016. Original tracks were composed and recorded in 2014/15. "The Gerogerigegege" is a remake of "We Got Normal" from the 1986 'The Gero-P' cassette.
The album features the band's leader Juntaro Yamanouchi on piano, guitar, bass, guitar tuner, electronics, and with "Treasure/Trash Recordings" (found footage explicitly labeled as 'Not Field Recordings'), plus one guest musician, Dr. Euro on drums.
'Moenai Hai' was available in three formats:
=CD=
Jewel case, OBI-strip, limited to 500 copies
Two variations exist:
• Lust Vessel Distribution Pre-order Edition
With a bonus '1985 Unreleased Recording' cassette (4-min noise track, backward on the B-side)
• Disk Union Special Promotion Set
With a bonus 'Voracious' CD-R (9-min noise track)
=LP=
Released in July 2016 by Italian thrash / hardcore label F.O.A.D. Records
Limited to 400 copies: 250 on dark swirl blue + 150 'die hard edition' on clearwater w/ black & blue drops colored vinyl
* Vis A Vis Audio Arts 'Private' Edition
Extremely limited version of 5 numbered, signed, and stamped copies
Completely different artwork, cut-up poster, custom inserts
=Cassette=
Released in Aug 2016 by the U.K. label Irrational Arts
Limited to 120 copies
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1GDLjFpJ0FA
Recorded at Shibuya Kokaido in August 1983 by Tamco.
Music – Riuichi Sakamoto
Lyrics – Yukihiro Takahashi
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9IjHSzTdBWM