Hikashu

Hikashu are a Japanese experimental/prog rock band led by pseudo-Kabuki vocalist, Makigami Koichi, known for their highly experimental music. They are often referred to by their alternative English moniker, Hikasu. The group's most recent album, LA LA WHAT, was released in 2021.

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Members & Collaborators

Current members

Koichi Makigami – voice, bass, cornet, theremin
Mita Freeman, f.k.a. Masamichi Mitama – guitar, sampler
Masami Sakaide – bass, laptop computer
Kazuto Shimizu – piano, bass clarinet
Masaharu Sato – percussion, drums, effect voice

Past members

Yasushi Yamashita – keyboards, drum machine
Makoto Inoue – mellotron, synthesizers
Satoshi Tobe – alto sax
Toshiro Sensui – percussion
Kazuhiro Nomoto – sax, bass clarinet; died 15 December 2003
Masaru Taniguchi - drums; died 24 October 1989
Tsuno-Ken, a.k.a. Ken Tsunoda – drums
Otomo Yoshihide – turntables
Torsten Rasch – samplers
Kouzou Nida – drums
Makoto Yoshimori – keyboards

Discography

Official releases

Haru released under the pseudonym "Pre Hikashu"Hikashu 20seiki no owarini 7 inch singleHikashu Shiroi Highway 7 inch singleNatsu Uwasa No Jinrui Watashi No Tanoshimi Mizu Ni Nagashite Soba De Yokereba Nani Mo Kamo Odore cassetteNingen No Kao Teichou Na Omotenashi Humming Soon Atchi No Me Kotchi No Me Ten Ten Nyuunen maxi singleIkirukoto Carps and Gaspacho maxi singleTen Ten Ten Uragoe Bankan Ikite Koi Chinmoku Anguri Nariyamazu LA LA WHAT

Compilations

Hikashu Super Changing Like Myxomycetes self-coversTwin Best Hikashu History Hikashu Super 2

Other albums

Untitled an early mini-albumHikashu Live liveSuper Dimension Century Orguss 02 soundtrack, reissued in 2012 as Fushigi Wo Mitsumete Retro Active Remix Hikashu songs remixed by various artistsLive In Osaka 1-4 bootleg, four low quality live performancesMusique Non Stop a tribute to Kraftwerk featuring Hikashu, Buffalo Daughter, Denki Groove and othersRadioactive Tribute To Kraftwerk another tribute, featuring a similar track listingEnd Of The 20th Century a tribute to Hikashu, featuring Koichi Makigami and others

Inoyama Land

Inoyama Land is the synth-based duo of Yasushi Yamashita and Makoto InoueDanjindan Posidon Pithecanthropus liveInoyama Land Music For Myxomycetes accompanying music for the World Of Myxomycetes exposition

Makigami Koichi

Minzoku No Saiten Koroshi No Blues Kuchinoha Electric Eel a collaboration with Anton BruhinKoedarake Jisatsu Na Disco Makigami and Mita Freeman

Makoto Inoue

Godzilla Legend Godzilla Legend II Godzilla Legend III Pygmalio image album for the Shinji Wada manga of the same name; collaboration with then-current Hikashu lineup, billed as "Makoto Inoue & Hikasu Family"